How does a new KDP writer supposed to market a book?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 11:00
If your book is well presented, well written, and basically free of typos, then
C) Persuade book reviewers on BookTok or Substack or someplace to recommend your book. If your book is unreadably terrible, this is probably impossible.
Are you planning to proofread your book to avoid sentences such as
Oilers-Panthers tale of the tape: Who has the edge in Cup Final rematch? - theScore.com
Or
Because you cannot persuade readers to buy any book in which sentences do not make sense. This shouldn't be “does.” If you don't see the problem, that is a big problem.
B) Build a newsletter mailing list of people who will buy your book because they trust you to write books they want to read. This is slow, but ideal.
Whole Foods is opening new stores in 2025: See locations - USA Today
You cannot effectively promote books
D) Pay promotion services like Written Word Media to promote your book. Legitimate services will not accept your book for promotion if the presentation is crappy or the book is badly written.
How does a new KDP writer supposed to market a book?
The #1 Breakfast to Eat to Support Your Metabolism, According to Dietitians - EatingWell
Or
D) that are presented with bad covers, bad descriptions, or ludicrously bad interior formatting.
B) that are filled to the brim with typos or errors.
* Underwater Smoke Signals: Humpbacks May Be Talking to Humans - SciTechDaily
A) that are not actually books.
E) Take a solid year to learn how to use Amazon or Facebook ads and be prepared to lose quite a bit of money as you figure it out.
C) that are unreadably terrible in any other way.
A) Build a following on social media, a following of people who will buy your books. Good luck with that. There is very little evidence that social media can translate to sales.