You are welcome to read the interview with Kathie M. Thomas, the Author of Worth More Than Rubies: The Value of a Work at Home Mum, who sells her books from Lulu and her own website too. You'll find out what promotion she does for her newly published book.
General Info:
Q1. Title:
A1. Worth More Than Rubies: The Value of a Work at Home Mum
Q2. Author:
A2. Kathie M. Thomas
Q3. Genre:
A3. Christian Living
Q4. One-Line description of the book:
A4. Women are encouraged to return home to work, and care for their families.
Book Sales:
Q5. For how long has your book been on Lulu?
A5. 2 months
Q6. How many copies have been sold from Lulu during this time?
A6. 12 (192 views)
I've sold nearly 200 from my own website though
Book Promotion:
Q7. Is the book being promoted from your own website(s) and/or blog(s) that link to your Lulu listing?
A7. Yes
Q8. What other Internet promotion venues have you used - free and/or paid? Direct emailing, writers' websites, etc.? Any paid advertising?
A8. Articles, book reviews, book websites
Q9. How much time have you spent promoting your book? (approx)
A9. Every single day, some days only 5-10 min, other days an hour or more
Q10. How much money have you spent promoting your book? (approx)
A20. Hard to say, but over $1,000 so far
Thank you, Kathie, for sharing this valuable info with us.
The Conclusion: BOOK SALES ARE THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE BOOK PROMOTION.
Kathie sells almost 20 times more books from her own website http://www.worth-more-than-rubies.com than from the Lulu listing as the result of her promotion efforts.
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