Readership
A Five Author Street Team = Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen? A Recipe for Success, by Tracy March
You can take your pick of online dictionaries on the web, but I like this definition of “street team” best: “A Street team is a term used in marketing to describe a group of people [...]
What Will and Won’t Fly in Multicultural Romance with Shelly Ellis
As a reader, I am all about equal opportunity-you write a good romance and I’ll read it. While I don’t favor historical romance in general, my bookshelves/Kindle cover every genre and every subject matter in [...]
Your Author Brand – How to Make the Most of It with Oliver Rhodes
RU is so pleased have Oliver Rhodes on board as a regular contributor. We are so excited to mooch off his vast experience and we invite you to come along. Welcome Oliver! Your author brand – and [...]
Marketing for Authors with Jillian Dodd
Will tweeting and a Facebook ad increase your book sales? Should you lower the price or offer it as a freebie to attract more readers? I’m happy to have indie YA author Jillian Dodd with us! Carrie and I met Jillian through a workshop last [...]
Listen Up! Romance Audio Books Increase Author Profits with Jennifer Fedderson
We are living in the beauitful age of options and authors have a mind-blogging buffet before them. Today we have Jennifer Fedderson of AudioLark Audio Books to tell you more about your options in the [...]
Sara Megibow Sells Romance – The Wonderful World of Bloggers
Do you have a blog? How much time do you spend on a daily basis visiting book and author blogs? I have several that I visit everyday because they offer insightful reviews, great information, and [...]
Reader Reviews and What Not To Do, by Wendy S. Marcus
Happy Wednesday, RU! I’m very pleased to welcome Wendy S. Marcus back to Romance University. When we last chatted with Wendy, she was reveling in the moment of her debut release. Seven months later, Wendy [...]
The 7 Components of Book Marketing Strategy by Jennifer Fusco
I heard Jennifer Fusco give a workshop at RWA Nationals and I knew I wanted her to come to RU. Then, I “met” her on FB and discovered that she’s not only smart and savvy [...]
Creative Ways to Find Your Readership, by Emery Lee
Good morning, RU! Today, I’d like to welcome fellow Sourcebooks author Emery Lee to the classroom. I first met Emery, not through our mutual publisher, but through her fabulous Goodreads forum. Emery is here to [...]
The Other Side of the Bookshelf: Part 3
Today we wind up our three-part mini-series by LINDA KELLER, RWA Bookseller of the year and longtime Barnes & Noble Community Relations Manager. Parts 1 and 2 ran on Tuesday and Wednesday – lots of [...]
