For our 100th episode, we decided to give our listeners a behind-the-scenes look into Kobo Writing Life and the magic that goes into publishing a new title on Kobo. We follow Sarah Woodbury’s upcoming release The Favored Son, as it makes its way on to the Kobo store and into the libraries of our customers. We also introduce an exciting edition to the KWL podcast, Chrissy Munroe’s newest co-host, Stephanie McGrath!
In this episode, we interview:
- Nalina, the KWL Dev team lead. She discusses the behind the scenes magic that goes into a book reaching the Kobo webstore.
- Laura, our resident Author Engagement Coordinator, talks about her role helping authors on our platform. Whether it’s solving payment problems, helping with promotions or running the KWL social media.
- Shayna our Author Relations and Promotions Strategist is the magician working behind the scenes to help authors sell their books. She goes into detail on how she can help your preorder, as well as the different ways you can get your book more visible on our store.
- Cristina, the CRM Marketing Specialist, talks about how she is in charge of all the emails that go out to our customers. She alerts our customers to new releases and specific new titles that would be of interest to them based on their reading preferences.
- Stephanie, our new co-host and Publisher Operations Coordinator for KWL, talks about how she helps authors with the uploading process for new titles. She also discusses how she makes sure all titles published to the store meet the Kobo requirements.
- Lastly, we interview Sarah Woodbury who discusses her forthcoming release The Favored Son and how she sets up a new release and approaches pricing. She also talks about how self-publishing changed her life and why she decided to keep her titles (over 50 of them!) available on all eBook platforms.
We hoped you enjoy this episode and links to all the books mentioned will be below. Don’t forget to check out Sarah’s new release, available on January 21st!
Links of Interest
Nalina’s Pick: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/hit-refresh
Laura’s Picks: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-good-daughter-14 and https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/rookie-move
Shayna’s Pick: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/see-what-i-have-done-2
Cristina’s Pick: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/circe-16
Stephanie’s Pick: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-cruel-prince
Sarah Woodbury:
Sarah Woodbury’s latest release: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-favored-son-a-gareth-gwen-medieval-mystery
Personal Website: http://www.sarahwoodbury.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sarahwoodburybooks
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