How I Sold 80,000 Books

Book Marketing for Authors - Self Publishing through Amazon and Other Retailers

De: Alinka Rutkowska

Narrado por: Nikki Delgado

Discover how you too can sell 80,000 books, even if you haven't sold a single copy yet!

Warning: Listening to this 2016 Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner, and implementing its strategies, may cause a significant income increase.

Get your copy now and discover:

• How I sold books by the truckload and how you can do it too
• The truth about book marketing for authors: which book marketing tips really work and which are a waste of time
• What never to include in your author marketing
• The single most powerful strategy to get readers on Amazon
• Why self-publishing through Amazon isn't the only marketing strategy and how to significantly increase your book sales by pursuing paths less travelled
• One, often overlooked strategy, to get book reviews on Amazon
• Plus, Kindle publishing guidelines: how to market a book before you hit publish

"Probably the best and most comprehensive one-stop guide I have seen." - Rick DeStefanis, Award-Winning Author of The Gomorrah Principle.

"Alinka is extremely knowledgeable, and always willing to help authors in whatever way she can. I highly recommend this little gem of an audiobook!" - Patti Tingen, Award-Winning Inspirational Author.

"How I Sold 80,000 Books, by Alinka Rutkowska, covers it all from web page to social media to promotion, sales, and everything inbetween." - Mary Adair, Award-Winning Author of Native American Romance Novels.

"The links included in the audiobook are like gold dust, and you will find yourself listening to them over and over again, as you forge your way through the publishing world. I only wish that I'd had access to this when I first started out. It would have saved me months of work." - Lyneal Jenkins, International Award-Winning, Best-Selling Author.

©2015 Alinka Rutkowska (P)2017 Alinka Rutkowska

Endless lists read aloud, some good tidbits buried

I may have been disappointed because I expected so much from someone getting so much mainstream media coverage. There are juicy tidbits buried, but here are some of the major problems with this book:
1] Poor production values. Listening on my iPhone, iPad, and in my car, I noticed major audio/volume drops at the start of the beginning chapters. This improved near the end.
2] Endless lists and URLs read aloud. The narrator began to sound like one of those mechanical car navigation devices, Siri, or Alexa. Her voice is clear, her pronunciation faultless, it's simply difficult to make endless citations, lists, URLs and data read aloud sound interesting.
3] Because the author is painting with a VERY broad brush, her endless lists of contests and other promo methods she's used turned a good half of this book into an endless commercial. (Much like the "drip" campaign she offered that turned into an annoying torrent of hard sell of courses and programs she's sponsoring. But I digress.) Unless you're a children's book author, little of the information is genre specific of necessity.
4] Unless you have assistants, paid or unpaid, much of what she suggests should be analyzed for return on investment. I'm in the U.S. so your mileage may vary if you're in another country.

Unless you are sight challenged, my recommendation would be to go with a version other than audio IF you believe the information will be of use to you. The endless contest lists and URLs are things you'll either want to bookmark or flip over entirely, depending on where you are in your publishing career and what genre your work falls into.

Again, there are some nuggets buried if you can stay awake through the rest.

It truly pains me to give lower marks to a book I had such high hopes for. Especially as, “I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

The book is very thorough

I liked that the book discussed things that I didn't know about and things I'd forgotten about.

It was okay.

Please note: my rating is reviewed on a personal learning basis, and not based on the content (nor narrator) itself. Everything she says in this book is absolutely true and proven. She *does* know what she’s talking about.

I’ve been an author for almost two years now. I wouldn’t say I’ve done a ton of marketing research - I don’t lay in bed reading articles and marketing books such as this by any means. My research is more in spurts and as needed.
That being said, most of the information in this book I already knew about and often (and I mean often) I’d fast forward the audio. I didn’t learn anything new, besides her take on giveaways (which I definitely took note). I think this book is more suitable for those just beginning and those trying to find their place among the author world and business industry, and not those who have already have found where they snuggly fit.
If you’re struggling with that aspect, if you honestly don’t know what to do before or after you hit “publish”, then this book is for you.
If you have an inkling of understanding of how to attract readers (giveaways, permafreebie the main point), of how to attract subscribers (through giveaways and permafreebies), of where to put your books (smashwords, Amazon, apple, etc), then this isn’t for you.

I honestly didn’t find any of her “secret success” that kept being hinted at or by what the cover/title portrays. I can find more detailed successful stories on a large fb group I follow. Most, if not all, of this information can be found free on blogs or by simply asking another author friend. However, if you’re new to marketing (and I thought I was until I read this and sort of patted myself on the back for nodding “yep yep” along with it), and you want it all in one place, grab this book.

Please note authors: if you’re looking for a quick fix success, there’s no such thing. Good luck finding it. Everything stated in this book, and any book you pick up under this subject worth a dang, will all tell you to dig your feet in and prepare to work your butt off. Get used to that idea now.

A Must Read For Every Author

How I wish I had access to all those tips before incurring thousands of dollars of unnecessary costs that went down the drain.
Alinka is a great mentor and coach. She takes time in explaining the topic and follows up on inquiries when authors connect with her.

Great Resource for Beginner Authors

Any beginner authors who are new to the book publishing business will find this book to be a great resource. There are all kinds of pointers and information about marketing and all of the things that someone who just finished writing their first book probably isn't thinking of. If you are ready to publish your first book, this should be one of the first things you listen to.

Narrator was decent, but there were a couple rough spots. Overall, after a few more books, this narrator will be as good as any other.

I requested and received a free copy of this audiobook from the author, publisher, or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review. I was NOT required to write a positive review and this reflects my honest opinion of the work.