by David West | Aug 10, 2022 | News
The fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, Called to Account, is now available for pre-order as an ebook. I’ve set the publication day as Tuesday 8th November. I’m working with my New York base book publicist, Brian, to prepare for the launch. He’s...
by David West | Aug 9, 2022 | News
I’ve just approved the 15 minute sample of the audiobook for The Spy who Sank the Armada. I hadn’t initially thought about audiobooks, but my friend John Holland has a bad eye and wanted to read my books. There must be millions of blind and partially sighted people...
by David West | Aug 8, 2022 | News
In my post on book reviews I mentioned the Amazon honeymoon period. I thought I’d do some more research to better understand what it is. Now searching for “Amazon honeymoon period” wasn’t as easy as I thought it might be. Due to the power of Amazon, what my search...
by David West | Aug 7, 2022 | News
An author needs book reviews. If you publish your book on Amazon, there is, I understand, a kind of honeymoon period. It’s a new book, and will appear above older books. But to keep its head above water, it needs good reviews, and fast. You can try to get your friends...
by David West | Aug 5, 2022 | News
Amazon Ads The two Amazon Ad campaigns that I have tried have been Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands. In book terms, product is a book. I decided to use book 1, The Spy who Sank the Armada. In brand terms I’ve used my series, Sir Anthony Standen Adventures....
by David West | Aug 4, 2022 | News
I’ve already told you about the research I do when writing. Today I thought I’d write about my research concerning publishing and marketing. Publishing All the advice I read says that you can’t find a publisher without going through a literary agent. I think that...
