HOW I SOLD 80,000 BOOKS: Book Marketing for Authors

HOW I SOLD 80,000 BOOKS: Book Marketing for Authors

By:

Alinka Rutkowska

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Discover how you too can sell 80,000 books even if you haven’t sold a single copy yet!

 

Warning: Reading this 2016 Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner and implementing its strategies may cause a significant income increase.

 

Get your copy now and discover:

 

 

    • How I sold books by the truckload and how you can do it too;

 

    • The truth about book marketing for authors: which book marketing tips really work and which are a waste of time;

 

    • What never to include in your author marketing;

 

    • The single most powerful strategy to get readers on Amazon;

 

    • Why self publishing through Amazon isn’t the only marketing strategy and how to significantly increase your book sales by pursuing paths less travelled;

 

    • One, often overlooked, strategy to get book reviews on Amazon;

 

  • Plus, kindle publishing guidelines: how to market a book before you hit publish.

 

Probably the best and most comprehensive one-stop guide I have seen.

 

Rick DeStefanis, Award-Winning Author of "The Gomorrah Principle"

 

Alinka is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to help authors in whatever way she can. I highly recommend this little gem of a book!

 

Patti Tingen, Award-Winning Inspirational Author

 

"How I Sold 80,000 Books" by Alinka Rutkowska covers it all from web page to social media to promotion, sales and everything in between.

 

Mary Adair, Award-Winning Author of Native American Romance Novels

 

The links included in the book are like gold dust, and you will find yourself watching/reading them over and over again as you forge your way through the publishing world. I only wish that I’d had access to this when I first started out. It would have saved me months of work.

 

Lyneal Jenkins, International Award-Winning, Best-Selling Author

 

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HOW I SOLD 80,000 BOOKS: Book Marketing for Authors

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April 25, 2026

About Your Book Genre

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Tell Us About the Book

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180-Character Book Teaser*

THIS IS NOT YOUR BOOK DESCRIPTION. This is a 180-CHARACTER pitch for your book. 

  • Encourage readers to snag a copy of your book by writing a short, catchy teaser that grabs readers’ attention and entices them to want to read your book.
  • We use this pitch on social media, on the book cards on our website, and in the email newsletter.
  • Please do NOT use carriage returns (hitting the Return or Enter key). You may use multiple sentences, but please do not add paragraph breaks.

⬆︎ Proofread your 180-Character Book Teaser again ⬆︎
This is the most common place for us to find spelling and grammatical errors.

  • Go to the book’s KINDLE page (NOT the paperback or hardback or Audiobook)
  • Right-click on the image of your book and select “Copy Image Address”
  • Paste it into this form field
Additional eBook Links

We can include links to your book at other bookstores if your promotion pricing is the same on ALL sites. Please do NOT use link shorteners or universal book links. We need the direct link to your eBook.

Be Sure To Use Your eBook Link — NOT your paperback, hardcover, or profile

🛑 Please include the link to your book’s page on Kobo. This is a Kobo search page. 🛑

🛑 Please include the link to your book’s page on Smashwords. This is your profile page. 🛑

🛑 Please include the link to your book’s page on Goodreads. This is your profile page. 🛑

  • Go to the video page on YouTube
  • Click on the “Share” button below the video
  • Click the “Copy” button in the popup
  • Paste it into this form field

About Your Book Promotion

A few items to remember:

  • Your book must be priced at $4.99 or less on your Best Book Monkey PROMOTION DATE
  • Your PROMO DAY PRICE must be in place by 5:00 AM Pacific Time
  • We do not require Kindle Free Book Promotions or Kindle Countdown Deals, but we do recommend it
  • If you are running a Kindle Free Book Promotion or Kindle Countdown Deal, you must select a PROMOTION DATE at least one day before the end of your Kindle promotion. For example, if you are running a Kindle Countdown Deal from June 3 to June 6, you may select June 3, June 4, or June 5 as your PROMOTION DATE.

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KDP Select
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Perma-Free
Your book is “permanently free” on Amazon. To be Perma-Free you have dealt with Amazon’s customer service to set your book’s price to $0.00

We love promoting FREE books, but please note that if you are promoting your book as FREE, you must be running a Kindle Free Book Promotion. A book enrolled in KDP Select does not automatically count as a FREE book.

Regular Kindle eBook Digital Price 

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Regular Kindle Price for Perma-Free Books

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PROMO DAY PRICE

Your PROMO DAY PRICE must be $4.99 or less.

Please note that your PROMO DAY PRICE must be in place by 5:00 am Pacific Time on your selected PROMO DATE.

Please note that your Promotion End Date must be at least one day after your PROMO DAY.

In other words, please do not schedule your promotion for the same day that your discount pricing ends.

 

Social Media Details & Author Links

On your promotion date, we will share your book on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram. We will tag you on Instagram if you include your Instagram Username below.

🛑 Please input your Username. 

Do NOT include the @

  • Go to instagram.com and log into your account
  • Click on the Profile picture in the upper right corner, and select “Profile” from the dropdown.
  • Your username is in two places:
    • in the URL after instagram.com/
    • at the top of the page, below the navigation
  • Copy your username
  • Paste it into the field to the left
Add Some Descriptive Hashtags

You may add up to seven hashtags for your book to help social media users find it.

Hashtag Tips and Rules
  • Hashtags can be genre-focused such as #scifinovel, #thriller, or #WesternRomance
  • Hashtags can also be topically focused, such as #dystopianbook, #psychological, or #weird 
  • Hashtags can also be generally focused, such as #amreading, #bookpromo, or #freebook
  • Hashtags do NOT have spaces within the tag
  • Hashtags are only letters and numbers
  • Please add one space in between hashtags
  • Please include the # sign with your hashtags

Social Media Profile Links

You may include up to three additional social media links on your book page on BestBookMonkey.com. Your Instagram will be included automatically. We support the following social media platforms.

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