KWL is a team of 7 strong women running a major pillar of Kobo’s content catalogue. We LOVE hearing stories about how self-publishing empowers female writers to build booming independent publishing businesses, making enough money through writing to quit their day jobs, and even hire their partners, family members, or friends to support them. Here Julia Kent shares her tips for success.
by Tracy Cooper-Posey Here’s a question for you: Why did you get into indie publishing?
The episode you can’t miss: how to sell more books with BookBub.
By Barbara G. Tarn Have you heard this great marketing tip? Include your book in a multi-author bundle, so that readers can cross-pollinate among various authors.…
By Barbara G. Tarn As an introvert, marketing one’s own work is a huge challenge. Free advertising seems like a great way to get your name…
How do you decide what you’re reading next? Checking various book lists? Asking friends? Browsing endlessly through the bottomless internet? Helloreads has built one platform to…
By Andra Watkins Are you an author who’s interested in working with libraries? Whether an author has one book or twenty, libraries are still one of…
Standing out in a crowed marketplace is something that smart authors and publishers do. We have raved about it in the past, and here’s another example…
SALES ON KOBO TOPPED ALL OTHER VENDORS DURING MY FIRST GLOBAL DISCOUNT-PRICE PROMOTION By Diana Deverell This result surprised me. I’m an ex-pat American living in…
In this industry where thousands of new titles are published every week, it’s in a publisher’s and author’s best interest to do everything they can to…
Attention all Kobo Writing Life Authors! Summer is officially here, and what better way to celebrate than with a 50% off sale–fully supported by Kobo? This…
Episode 58 features an interview with Kobo Merchandisers Liz Hilborn (Manager of Merchandising) and Sarah Smith-Eivemark (Canadian Merchandiser) conducted by Mark Lefebvre, KWL Director. In the…
Attention all Kobo Writing Life Authors! The first month of 2016 is almost over, and what better way to celebrate than with a 50% off sale–fully supported…
By Chelle Bliss There’s been a lot of buzz about author events recently and I wanted to throw a couple things out there. There are so many…
By Monique Sherrett Having an author website is one component of your overall marketing mix. In addition to social media, email newsletters, online ads and contests,…
Attention all Kobo Writing Life Authors! On the heels of our successful 50% off promotion in August–which was fully supported by us–we’re excited to announce we’ll…
Attention all Kobo Writing Life authors! We’re proud to announce that we’ll be supporting a special end-of-summer clearance sale on all titles published through KWL—a 50%…
When did you first discover a love of writing? I never imagined I would make writing my career when I was young. I didn’t figure that…
KWL Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Nancy L. Baumann, CEO of Bookarma, a platform that allows authors to leverage the community in their social media endeavors. In the…
by Katie Cross When I decided to go off KDP Select my sales pretty much plummeted and took my ego with it. Just kidding. No I’m not.…
Reader reviews are BACK at Kobo! As authors know, reviews definitely help readers decide whether or not they are going to buy a book or download…
By David Gaughran The sales of every book decay with time, but the great thing about self-publishing is that a book won’t get yanked from the…
By Brian J. D’Souza Back when I attended a publishing program at a Toronto university, we had a class led by an agent and his assistant…
By Adam Dreece There’s nothing like finding readers live tweeting your book as they read it, or finding them promoting your book to their friends. It’s…
Hot on the heels of our wildly successful Jeffrey Archer Short Story Challenge, Kobo Writing Life and Curtis Brown Creative are partnering once again – this…