Publishing

Boost your book marketing efforts by using PickFu to test book titles and covers with potential readers targeted by literary preference, reading frequency, and more.

Anna David freely admits she’s made plenty of mistakes along the way to becoming a New York Times bestselling author, popular podcaster, and publisher. Party Girl, her first “almost entirely …

From Cinderella’s evil stepmother to The Parent Trap‘s Meredith, there’s no shortage of despised stepmoms in the stories we encounter every day. But for many people, stepmothers are the pillars …

Book titles have to draw readers into a story and get them excited about reading it. They also have to set the right expectations. Finding this balance can be tricky. …

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Welcome to Expert’s Corner, our interview series with makers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs in the core industries we serve: e-commerce, mobile gaming, marketing, and publishing. While PickFu is your platform for …

How to use PickFu for Kickstarter advertising and marketing

There’s never been a better time to get into crowdfunding. Nearly one-third of Americans say they contribute to a crowdfunding project each year, according to a report by the Lilly …

Kids’ book covers do double duty: they have to attract not only kids but also the adults who actually buy the books. In this PickFu poll, a user tested two …

Have you ever run a split test only to end up with inconclusive or statistically insignificant results? You might think of it as a failed poll, but that isn’t the …

Few things are as difficult — or as important — as choosing the title for a book. If you’re writing crime fiction or a mystery, your book title should intrigue …

A header image showing two book covers and saying "Which One Won?"

It’s wild how one or two details in a book cover can make a big difference in how people respond to it. That’s what one PickFu user discovered after testing …

A main image featuring two very different book covers for a fantasy or sci fi book.

The smallest details can make a big difference when it comes to book cover design. So what happens when you have three wildly different cover ideas and you need to …