WEbook of the Month

To celebrate the end of Kimberley Reeves' series of articles on self-publishing, our WEbook of the Month for April has to be Broken!

We published Broken, back in 2015 and since then it's popularity both amongst WEbook members and the wider reading world has soared. Kim has put her own advice to good use with Broken, utilising Amazon's KDP facilities and running targeted promotions of her book whenever she can. During one promotion, Kim achieved an incredible 36,000 downloads of Broken, taking her to the top of the charts within her selected genres, and to number 3 in Amazon's free download chart.

"Kimberley is a great writer"
Kdskandles on Amazon.com

"I loved this book. Kimberley Reeves is one of my favourite authors"
V. York on Amazon.com

"This was an extremely emotional book to read, but all in good ways. I cried, I laughed, and I fell in love with Mitch and Jessie along the way"
Crystal Sin "Speed Reader" on Amazon.com

How Can I Promote My Novel?

There are lots of ways you can get the word out about your new novel.

Social media such as Goodreads, Twitter, Facebook and writer's blogs have the potential to be very powerful if used in the right way.

Remember though, it's really important to be generally active through these medias and not use them just to promote your novel.

Don't underestimate the value of word-of-mouth. Networking on the internet will help you to develop a camaraderie with fellow writers and fans. This can turn out to be very beneficial to sales in the long run.

Deciding When to Promote

Before deciding whether to give your book away for free or not, you need to consider how long you're going to wait between your novel's launch and discounted or free promotion.

A lot of this is personal preference. Some authors like to wait and see how initial sales are performing, whereas others like to give their novel an extra boost right from the beginning.

"I like to run a promotion within a week of release date. This usually gives my novel the kick it needs to get off the ground."

Promoting your Promotion...

Running a promotion is all well and good. But if nobody knows about it, then chances are you'll see a pretty lacklustre performance.

• Paid Promotions
Be sure to research the sites thoroughly before handing over any cash. Reputable sites like BookBub offer several options for genre selection and post success rates.

• Free Promotions
There are many sites that will post your promotion and send notifications to subscribers. Research the guidelines for each site, especially when it comes to advance notification as some sites ask for books to be submitted up to a week in advance.

WEbook Ebook Giveaway!

This month we're going to be giving away copies of Sarah Szabo's In Case of Emergency Please Notify: Jet Hunter. In order to be in with a chance of winning this month's prize, all you need to do is answer this question:

Where does Adam go when he's broken?

Clue: read the blurb for Broken