Want to Sell More Books? Check Out This Tip From TNBR Associate, Lois W. Stern

SECRETS FOR SELLING MORE BOOKS 

By Lois W. Stern

Founder, Contributor and Editor of the #Tales2Inspire Series of anthologies

Contributing #AuthorsHelpingAuthors associate here and on the #SharingwithWriters Blog

Did you ever think of selling your books from the comfort of your home? At one time I thought about it too, looked into several inernet pay options, but nixed them all as they seemed too involved.

Then I learned about ZELLE.

The name of this game is SAFE, QUICK 'n EASY and FREE. 

Zelle is a safe, flexible, no fee way to make or receive a payments - all from the comfort of your home. 

SAFE: Despite all the talk of internet scams, when used properly, Zelle is extremely safe because you are not giving out either credit card or bank account information. This bank to bank transfer of funds moves a dollar amount from the buyer’s account to the account of the seller. The buyer’s bank simply transfers that inputted amount from one account to the other, without revealing the account number of either party. If you already pay your bills online, you're good to go. Once you sign in, there will be a drop down menu for paying bills. At my bank it looks like this:

• You can set up your Zelle account using either your cell phone number or your email address. I set up my Zelle account with my email address because I knew those placing book orders would be familair with the words Tales2Inspire, but preferred to keep my cell number private.
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• QUICK: When making a Zelle payment, you simply input the amount owed, the name and identifier (either e-mail or cell number, but not both) of the person you are paying, click a button and DONE. An immediate Bank-to-Bank transfer of funds takes place.

 

EASY: I asked Siri to compare Zelle with traditional payment options and up came the chart, below.

FREE: Absolutely no charges for this service.

Most major banks now use Zelle. Many are now incorporating an additional step, such as multi-factor authentication, for first time payments to any given party. 

STILL NOT CONVINCED? If you're still not sure this is for you, do what I did: Ask a friend if you could Zelle them $1. Once it arrives, have them return the favor and Zelle $1. back to you.  

CAUTION

Only use Zelle to make payments to people you know and trust. To avoid falling victim to a scam, never use Zelle to buy goods or services from online marketplaces or strangers. 

SINCE USING ZELLE, MY BOOK SALES HAVE TRIPLED:

Since I have published all twelve of my Tales2Inspire books with Amazon KDP, I came up with a creative idea for selling more books while offering Zelle as a payment option. It all starts with a Jotform I created, and you can create one too, for free. Click here, to check it out (or copy and paste https://form.jotform.com/260094023611041 into your browser). 

COMING SOON: A whole new Sharing with Writers section, where I'll be sharing details of my project and inviting readers to post their best marketing tips as well. 

THREE FREE HOLIDAY MEMOIRS STORIES YOU WILL NEVER FORGET

Dear Sharing with Writers Visitors and Subscribers:

Today’s guest post comes to you from my #SharingwithWriters associate who offers several free services to authors through my review blog, https://TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, with submission instructions in the round silver icons in the right column on the home page. Feel free to explore and get ready for 2026 by taking advantage of these contest winning memoirs (each a gem of inspiring true stories!) Any book in this series of anthologies makes a beautiful last-minute holiday gift, or a gift for the special people in your life any time of year. Since each book in this series is named for a different zodiac stone whose symbolic meaning forecasts the theme of the stories in that particular edition, once you know when the recipient was born, present them with that gem collection on their birthday. What a meaningful, thoughtful gift at less than the cost of a box of chocolates!

Today’s sample stories come to you as a gift from her.  Please pass the link around and they will become (again!) a free gift to your friends. 

Hugs and Happy Holidays to You All,

Carolyn 

PS: Watch here for an invitation on this blog to contribute to Lois’s next anthology--again absolutely free plus several great value-added benefits for each and every entrant.  ~ CHJ

THE LACE TABLECLOTH

 

Retold by Lois W. Stern

When a lace tablecloth, a pastor and an old woman come together at the very same moment in time, was it destiny or coincidence? Read this story to decide for yourself. 

https://tales2inspire.com/inspiring-story-lace-tablecloth/ 

THE HANUKKAH BUNNY

by Mort Laitner

Mort captures the laugh-out-loud story of the little bunny enthralled by his backyard Chanukah lights so perfectly.

https://tales2inspire.com/hanukkah-bunny/ 

THE GIRL WHO LOVED CHRISTMAS

by Micki Peluso

A little girl, born two weeks before Christmas, leaves this Earth much too soon, but leaves family and friends with joyous memories to smile anew as each December rolls around.

https://tales2inspire.com/girl-loved-christmas/ 

MORE ABOUT TODAY’S GUESTBLOGGER AND GIFT-GIVER:

Lois W. Stern, the Book Review Coordinator for TNBR blog spot, is the creator of Tales2Inspire, an authors helping authors Free project to help aspiring writers on their paths to discovery. As such, she has now published twelve Tales2Inspire® treasured anthologies of her contest winners' stories. Lois is a multi award winning author whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Newsday, Long Island Press, Barnard Magazine, on Local Access TV and in live presentations in varied venues. As TheNewBookReview review coordinator, Lois serves as an outreach to help other authors brand themselves as authors of talent. 

Get a FREE Tales2Inspire Sampler book at: www.tales2inspire.com/gifts

                                    Visit her Tales2Inspire blog at: https://www.tales2inspire.com/blog

                                         Visit her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/tales2inspire

MORE ABOUT THE  #SHARINGWITHWRITERS BLOGGER 

 Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning #HowToDoItFrugally Series (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTXQL27T/ ) of books for writers including "The Frugal Book Promoter" (https://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromoIII), and "The Frugal Editor" both offered in their third editions by Modern History Press. Others in that series are "How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically," and two booklets, both in their second editions also from Modern History Press. The booklets, "Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers" (https://bit.ly/LastMinuteEditsII) and "Great First Impression Book Proposals" (https://bit.ly/BookProposalsII) are career boosters in mini doses and both make ideal thank you gifts for authors. The one on writing book proposals is also available as an Audio Book. "The Frugal Editor "(https://tinyurl.com/TheFrugalEditor), was recently released in its third edition. It is the winningest book in this series for writers. 

 Carolyn also has three frugal books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it helps them understand what is needed to convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is "A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques" (https://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, Carolyn helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at https://TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at "The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor" (https://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com). Learn more and follow it to get news on her new releases directly from Amazon at https://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile.