I’m pretty proud of myself for my efforts in June. June isn’t a big seller month with everyone doing summertime activities, but I think my efforts this month will pay off down the line. 

I received several new reviews on Goodreads for the books I uploaded to Muted Muse. I then selected choice snippets and created testimonial posts using MockUpShots, scheduling them to post once a week over the next few months. 

I also used Canva to make some Leave a Review (please) graphics and have them scheduled out once a month over the next couple of months. 

I wanted to share something that I believe could have an immediate impact on book sales.  It’s already affecting mine. I recently tried to order an author copy of one of my own books, only to discover I couldn’t get it shipped to Mexico (where I live). Amazon wouldn’t even let me add it to the shopping cart.

After digging around, I learned that because my books are printed in the U.S., and Amazon Mexico doesn’t have its own printing facilities, new tariffs make international shipping unfeasible. 

On top of that, Amazon raised print book prices in June, so I had to adjust my list prices to reflect those changes.

Print has always been my bread and butter, but with these new distribution and price hike hurdles, I shifted gears. I reviewed all my titles to ensure they were available on Kindle, which involved reformatting and tweaking several manuscripts. That part’s done, but the results? Not exactly encouraging. My Kindle Unlimited royalties for the first week of June barely broke the $1 mark after 10 days. Oof.

So, July’s focus is now all about reassessing and rebuilding my paid ad strategy. With these changes, I’m revisiting every campaign to figure out what’s still worth investing in and what’s not.

How did your book marketing go this month?

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