The Book Business Collective

The Book Business Collective is designed for independent authors ready to take their marketing seriously, including:

• Self-published authors with at least one book who want to increase sales and expand their readership.
  
  
• Authors transitioning from traditional to indie publishing who need to learn how to manage their own marketing effectively.
  
  
• Experienced authors who feel uncertain about marketing or want a clear, structured plan to follow. 
   
• Newer indie authors preparing to launch their first book who want to build a strong foundation and avoid common mistakes.

In short, it’s for authors who are committed to treating their writing as a business and want to understand how to market with strategy, confidence, and community support.

You’ll follow a proven, step-by-step plan that includes:

1. Setting clear author goals and income targets

2. Choosing the best publishing and distribution path for your books

3. Optimizing metadata, keywords, and categories for discoverability

4. Writing compelling descriptions and creating sales pages that sell

5. Building your author brand and online presence

6. Growing your email list and connecting with readers

7. Planning launches and promo stacks that drive sales

8. Using free and paid marketing strategies effectively

9. Creating a 90-day action plan to keep your momentum going

Kerrie Flanagan is an experienced author, writing consultant, and the Author Liaison for Booklinker. With more than 25 years in the publishing world, Kerrie brings a deep passion for helping writers succeed.

She has worked with hundreds of authors through workshops, consultations, conferences nationwide, and as a former instructor for Stanford Continuing Studies. She’s the author of The Writer’s Digest Guide to Magazine Article Writing and has written for The Writer, Writer’s Digest, Alaska Magazine, and several Chicken Soup for the Soul books.

Kerrie has published more than 25 books, including sci-fi and fantasy coauthored under the pen name C.G. Harris.

Booklinker is a free service that helps authors save time and sell more books with a single, localized link for their entire international audiences. With Booklinker, authors and publishers can instantly create beautiful, shareable landing pages where readers can purchase their books from multiple retailers including Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.

Started in 2013 as localization tool for Amazon book links, Booklinker has grown to serve over 20,000 authors with more than 300,000 optimized book links.