Creating Book Promotions – with the personal touch
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Canva can be used for: social media book promos 1080 x 1080, Facebook covers, Reels from templates, A+ content – see my starter, Media Kit, Book One-Sheet, 3D book mockups, iPad look mockups, blog post graphics, eBook front covers, Workbooks, Journals, guides.
Canva Pro was used for this show-stopping A+ content block – see ‘Marketing’ tab in Amazon KDP to install it.
The block shows up underneath the book description. It can also include early reviews (such as one written on another book reviewer site).
Pro costs me $17.99 a month, or $165 per year, inclusive of GST. I am not an affiliate of Canva.
Publisher Rocket to find Keywords & Categories
Have you ever wondered what keywords would perform best for your book?
Or what categories you should use for your book?
Or how much your competitors are making with their book?
If so, then I have the perfect tool for you! It was specifically created for authors who wish to sell more books and ebooks.
As an author, I prefer spending my time writing my books instead of marketing them. Over the years I’ve read all sorts of articles and books on how to increase my book sales, and one of the most helpful tools I’ve been able to find is Publisher Rocket.
Publisher Rocket helps me in four key areas:
- Best Keywords for my book
- Who my Competitors are (so I can learn from them)
- Best Categories for my book
- Best Keywords for my AMS ads
With this tool, I stopped guessing what keywords I should be using for my books, and instead was able to find keywords that were actually typed into Amazon’s search bar by real shoppers.
During initiation of ideas, Publisher Rocket’s most powerful feature is ‘Competition Analyzer’. It lists the books that rank on the first page of Amazon for a particular keyword. This feature also allows you to see how well any of your competitors’ books are performing and in what categories their books are currently enrolled in.
Kindle-based Publisher Rocket is US $199 and the link above provides this website with a small commission for being an affiliate.
Email System for Authors
Reasons to love Kit, the email subscriber system:
- Recommendations from The Creator Network, share the love
- Easy plugin for any WordPress site, to capture emails
- Unlimited Landing Page offer forms
- Simple Linktree-style Newsletter subscribe page
- Easy newsletters
- Newsletter Plan ($0) offers one automation flow
- See those reporting stats for every newsletter
- Buy more subscribers if desired
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Book Formatting Tools
Ulysses for Apple
Writing a complex book, textbook or monograph?
Try Ulysses: it’s simpler than Scrivener and helps you write distraction-free.
Ulysses is a polished writing environment for Mac and iOS users, combining Markdown-based simplicity with a powerful document library and clean export options.
Platform: Mac, iPhone, iPad only.
Price: Subscription (~US$6/month or ~US$39.99/year; free trial available)
Best for: Mac-only writers who value a minimal workspace, with cloud sync
There are no visible toolbars or menus. Your entire library of documents – books, notes, drafts – lives in one organised sidebar. Markdown formatting keeps your prose clean without visible formatting codes. Export to EPUB, DOCX, or PDF is built in.
Scrivener
Scrivener is US$45 – $59.99/year – and works for either Mac or WINDOWS.
It is best for books with complexity – and has a cork board feature, allowing for maximal use of re-structuring.