Book Marketing Strategies for 2026 01-08-2026

In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Dr. Judith Briles, host of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, has invited book marketing guru John Kremer to step up and reveal his key tips for 2026 success for authors. Your goal: You want to create what others want to read. Smart 2026 strategies include: -Revisiting your website and updating each page’s metadata. -Why you need to visually post the price of your books and other “products for sale” on your website. -Hooking onto existing bestseller titles and authors in your genre with ongoing posts. - Hooking onto names of authors and their titles that are bestsellers in bookstores you want to work with. -Commit to "knocking on doors" 20 times a week. Pitching you and your book--speaking, podcast guesting. -80% of book sales come from "word of mouth." Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of bookmarketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.