Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast

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Publishing News That Actually Matters: Big Amazon Changes, Audiobook Shakeups & More

2026-11-0639:47

Publishing news moves fast. But here's the question nobody seems to ask enough: Does any of it actually matter to your book sales? Welcome to a new kind of episode on the Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast, where we're cutting through the industry noise to bring you the publishing news authors can actually use. No endless headlines, no industry gossip, and definitely no panic over every little Amazon update. Just the changes worth paying attention to, why they matter, and what you...

Holiday Gift Guides: The Book Marketing Opportunity Most Authors Miss

2026-10-3018:29

Think holiday gift guides are only for bestselling authors, celebrity book clubs, and glossy magazines? Think again. Some of the best holiday book marketing opportunities are hiding in places most authors never think to pitch. And you don't need a massive platform or a fancy publicist to pursue them. In this episode of the Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast, Penny Sansevieri and Amy Cornell are pulling back the curtain on one of the most overlooked seasonal publicity strategies: g...

Should You Launch Your Book Before the Holidays? What Authors Need to Know

2026-10-2324:10

The holidays are coming, shoppers are spending, and suddenly getting your book published before the end of the year feels like a brilliant marketing strategy. But will a holiday launch actually help you sell more books—or could rushing to publish cost you sales, visibility, and momentum? Before you start racing toward that December publication date, there's something you need to know: holiday shoppers don't automatically become book buyers just because your book is available. And a poorly tim...

The Launch Culture Trap: Sell More Books Without Chasing the Next Release

2026-10-1622:56

Publish. Launch. Repeat. Somewhere along the way, authors got the message that the only way to sell more books is to keep writing new ones. But what happens when you’re so busy chasing your next release that the books you’ve already published barely get a chance? In this episode, Penny Sansevieri and Amy Cornell take on the launch culture trap—and the pressure to stay in production mode while perfectly marketable books gather digital dust. Your next sales opportunity could already be sitting ...

Why Influencers Aren’t Responding to Your Book Pitch—and How to Fix It

2026-10-0928:29

You found the perfect book influencer. Their audience is exactly right. You sent what you thought was a great pitch…and then? Nothing. Before you assume influencers hate pitches—or that your book just isn’t interesting enough—there’s something you need to know: your pitch probably had about five seconds to make the cut. Influencer inboxes have become absolute war zones, packed with review requests, generic PR emails, mass pitches, and books that have nothing to do with their audience. And aft...

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Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast