Derek Haines

Derek is an experienced English teacher, writer, and author with a passion for grammar, creative writing, and all forms of publishing. He also enjoys experimenting with technology and tools for writers.

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Promote Your Ebooks Without Social Media

Promoting Books On Amazon Without Using Social Media

Social media is often ineffective in promoting books on Amazon. Using social media such as Facebook and Twitter to help advertise books and ebooks is extremely time-consuming. From my experience, social media is becoming less effective in increasing book sales. When I started using Twitter (X) and Facebook in 2010, there was definitely some benefit.…

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Free Ebooks A Dead Giveaway

Is Giving Away Free Ebooks A Dead Giveaway For Book Promotion?

Everyone wants something for nothing, so giving away free ebooks seems logical. But is it worthwhile? Many sites that offer lists of free Kindle ebooks are doing it to attract traffic for pay-per-click advertising on their website. Or they are trying to make Amazon Associate income from paid book sales and luring traffic by listing…

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d2d Universal Book Links

Draft2Digital Universal Book Links Review – Makes It Easy To Buy Ebooks

With Draft2Digital Universal Book Links, readers can buy your ebook from their preferred bookstore. Book buy links have always been a problem. Which store do you choose to add to your promotions, or do you add a long, confusing list? Most authors choose Amazon links, of course. But this is not ideal if your ebook…

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