How to Boost Sales With Permafree Books
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Giving away your hard work for free doesn’t seem to make good business sense. So why do authors give away ebooks for free?What if “free” didn’t kill your revenue, but primed it? In this week’s episode, we’ll dig into the permafree strategy with Dale Roberts, author of Secrets of the Permafree Book.You’ll learn: -Where permafree works (and where it flops) -How to make Amazon price-match a free book -How to determine whether the permafree strategy is working for you -Which kinds of standalone books might benefit from being permafreeIf you’ve got a strong series and a tight budget, permafree may be the fastest path from obscurity to discovery. Listen in or read the blog version to see if it will work for your book or books.Time Codes 00:00 Introduction01:17 How could giving away free books be good for business?07:06 What are the steps to making a book permafree?11:04 How can you make the most of your permafree book?22:31 When is permafree the wrong choice?25:40 How should authors handle negative reviews?31:05 How do I start charging for a book that\'s been permafree?36:14 How does permafree affect sales of other book formats?42:36 What genres benefit most from the permafree strategy?LINKS:BLOG VERSION: https://www.authormedia.com/how-to-boost-sales-with-permafree-books/PATRON TOOLBOX: https://www.authormedia.com/patron-toolbox/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/novelmarketing#BookMarketing #AuthorTube #Publishing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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