“Tim Riordan is more than a bestseller; he is an author you can relate to. From the very first page, I found myself nodding in agreement and saying ‘this guy gets it.’ Tim doesn’t just understand the struggle authors face when it comes to marketing their books, he knows how to overcome them. Offering action points and sound advice, The Next Bestseller is by far the best book marketing book I have come across.” – Heather Hart – Author of “Book Marketing 101
Author Tim Riordan has written a book that every writer, aspiring writer and published author needs beside them at their computer! The Next Best Seller- Book Marketing for Success has hundreds of practical, cost-effective ideas for marketing your books. This book covers every possible marketing strategy from email marketing, video marketing, public speaking, using Amazon to its fullest potential, and more. He bases this book on everything he’s studied and learned as he has marketed all ten of the books he has authored. Following the strategies and tips he offers will help put your book on the bestseller list! I highly recommend this book! – Alexandria Bagnell – Author of “Abandoned into the Heart of God”
The Next Best Seller by Tim Riordan is a roadmap to success for authors with a focus on the best ways to market their books. Tim is very open and honest about his own writing and marketing strategies, sharing what has worked for him and the many lessons that he’s learned along the way. The book covers all of the major categories of marketing including creating a market strategy, using social media, developing an email list, book launches, and maintaining book sales indefinitely. It’s filled with easy to understand explanations of how each kind of marketing works, along with step by step instructions that are very practical and easy to follow.
I am an author whose biggest struggle as a writer is the marketing of my books. I can attest that in The Next Best Seller, Tim Riordan hits the nail right on the head as far as addressing the real issues that make marketing a book so difficult. I found the information that he lays out throughout the book to be well organized and relevant to today’s marketplace. Established authors, as well as first-time authors, can each draw plenty of great information from this book. For the beginner, it’s perfect because Tim Riordan has given them a plan for success that is so clear and easy to follow that even newbie authors will be able to follow along and launch their book-writing career correctly. Authors who’ve been in the business for a while will also find many tips to help them break bad marketing habits and start new ones that have been proven successful by the experts. I found this book to be a wealth of good information. Authors would be wise to use it as a compass to get them off the road of marketing frustration and onto the road of marketing success. – Scott Cahan for Readers’ Favorite
“Great book if you or someone you care about has written (or wants to write) and wants to sell their book. It’s level-headed, up-to-date, comprehensive and written in a manner you can understand.” – Wayne Jenkins, Author of the Ana Stilwell series and Director of Missions, Western Baptist Association
The Next Bestseller: Book Marketing for Success is a hands-on guide to help authors tackle marketing problems and needs. Tim Riordan, a pastor and an experienced author, uses his knowledge from publishing both bestselling fiction and religious non-fiction to offer a lot of advice primarily to newer authors and self-publishers. The book explores the often difficult and time-consuming marketing that most authors must do, no matter where they were published, and the first half introduces basics like finding your platform and using a website and social media. Later chapters move from intermediate to advanced author techniques such as video, conferences and public speaking, mastery of Amazon’s features, and revitalization of older publications.
For authors faced with a maze of book marketing options, The Next Bestseller: Book Marketing for Success is a great, comprehensive summary of the tricks of the trade. An impressive array of tips and strategies are explored here, and the book doesn’t underdeliver. There’s a lot of material packaged into The Next Bestseller that, if applied, can really take an author from beginner to polished, branded author over time. The thoroughness of the topics was impressive and I found that the lists of useful links, the pie chart of author platform components, and the sample job description to send to a launch team made this book a real find. Tim Riordan’s cheerful sincerity about how he incorporates God into his marketing plan and goals as a writer makes this a must-have for Christian authors who are researching a publishing journey, but this is a perfect overall study resource for anyone who wants to learn the secrets of how to improve their book sales. – Sarah Scheele for Readers’ Favorite
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