Even pre-Covid19, Amazon dominated book sales. Over 70% of eBooks and 45% of paperbacks are sold on Amazon, and most statistics suggest these percentages have only increased during the quarantine.

All of this is to say that prioritizing Amazon is more important than ever for authors.

For that reason, Brookstone Creative Group and Vincent Davis are hosting a series of instructional videos to teach you everything you need to know about selling books on Amazon, from the basics to advanced tactics.

Join us for our standalone free class “How to Make Money in Self-publishing”, or join us for our six-part Amazon series that will include:

1. Metadata Madness (TBD) – there is no “secret sauce” to selling books, but your metadata (ex. Keywords and categories) are the fine spices. You don’t always notice you’re there, but you’ll definitely notice when they aren’t because your books won’t be selling! In this class we’ll be going over best practices for optimizing your metadata.
2. Advertising on Amazon (TBD) – Amazon Ads (AMS) used to be a luxury. Now they’re a necessity. To sell books on Amazon, you must take advantage of their advertising platform. This allows you to put your book directly in front of the readers who are looking for a book like yours, even if they wouldn’t be able to find it otherwise. In this session we’ll be going step by step from setting up your ads account to keyword best practices!
3. eBlasts and Price Promotions (TBD) – 800 books are published via Kindle Daily and there are over 7 million eBooks already on Amazon. Needless to say, sometimes we need a little boost to get our books fixed in the algorithms and in front of shoppers. In this course we’ll discuss utilizing Kindle Countdown Deals and Free Promotions to get your book visible and discoverable to readers all over the world!
4. Building an Amazon Platform (TBD) – There’s no better way to build a platform than from those that have already bought your book and plan to buy more. Although Amazon doesn’t share consumer data with authors for security reasons, there are plenty of steps we can take to use our Amazon sales to build up a brand that will sell books for years to come!
5. Creating a Creative Empire (TBD) – Most authors want to write full time, and they want to earn a decent living doing so. That’s easier said than done, but over the long haul we can use all the tools we’ve learned about selling on Amazon to turn readers into lifelong fans!
6. Ask the Experts (TBD) – After five weeks of intensive Amazon training, this is your chance to ask Vincent and the Brookstone team specific questions and receive specific answers, personalizing the experience so you can go out and use Amazon to sell your books!

All of our sessions will be available forever for those that attend! We hope to see you for “How to Make Money in Self-Publishing”!