
Self-Publishing with ALLi 'Sell More Books': Sneak Peek and Pre-Order with Orna Ross
Jan 25, 2026
A new guidebook on sustainable book promotion and pre-order details are introduced. The conversation covers changing promo landscapes, from AI tools to human connection. Practical options like direct sales, crowdfunding, pricing, and creative offers are explored. Advice on matching promotion to an author’s energy and building collaborations, street teams, and promotional plans is highlighted.
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Use Crowdfunding And Special Editions
- Use crowdfunding and creative, personal offerings to ignite reader interest.
- Ross recommends quirky, personal rewards like signed copies and special editions to build direct-sales income.
Layer Promotion To Grow Sales
- Layer promotion onto marketing if you want to grow a commercially successful publishing business.
- Ross warns books can become invisible without proactive promotional investment.
Promotion Can Be Quiet And Tailored
- Promotion can suit many temperaments and need not be loud or performative.
- Ross emphasises quiet, scholarly, intimate or playful promotion styles tailored to author and book.

