By Keri-Rae Barnum As we get ready to wave goodbye to 2020, there are several things we hope don’t make a reappearance in the new year. TP shortages. Quarantine haircuts. Thanksgiving get togethers that require actual pants. (You can eat so much more pie in elastic...
By Keri-Rae Barnum What Authors Are Asking As we approach the end of the year, I am receiving almost an email per day from authors who are seeking advice on when to release their next book. Several had projects ready to launch before the pandemic hit and delayed for...
By Shelley Sturgeon We are pleased to welcome Keri-Rae Barnum to The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer. You may remember Keri from her previous posts here on The Book Designer: Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – BookBub Do This, Not That – Blog Tours Keri...
By Keri-Rae Barnum The Challenge Recently a client asked me why, when he Googled the title of his book, the most exciting search result was his Amazon product page. “There’s nothing really there,” he lamented. Many authors feel this way. They spend months, even years,...
By Keri-Rae Barnum Note from Amy Collins: Have you heard that BookBub is one of the best ways to promote your ebook? Keri-Rae Barnum works with me at New Shelves and has been orchestrating our marketing efforts for all of our authors. Recently, Keri has been...