If potential readers have to work too hard to find the title on a cover that's loaded with too many distracting elements like pictures, maps, illustrations, and quotes, they'll pass it up.
If your potential readers can identify with the core thesis (plot) of your books, they're more likely to pick it up.
If potential readers are not impressed by the first paragraph of your description, they will almost always leave!
If a potential reader is entertained enough to watch a full ninety second cinematic book trailer (always remember that on the web, shorter is better), that's a full ninety seconds that they've lingered on your title, and the next time they hear about your book, you can be sure that they'll remember the your name.
Initial Exposure —
If a potential reader has never heard of your book, odds are they aren't going to just stumble across it on Amazon.
So
if a potential reader doesn't want to hear about what happened to your character when he was five, how do you answer that question?
Secondly,
if the potential reader does know anything about the history of the so - called hockey stick debate, that reader will fall into one of two camps:
Not exact matches
It doesn't attempt to hold the
reader's attention for an extended period of time, and this is important
if you're presenting to a
potential investor who will have other plans he or she will need to read as well.
You can't write a powerful poem
if you don't deeply understand what moves your
potential readers.»
If you create a lengthy and detailed post about the future of content marketing, you will build significant trust with
readers, generate social shares and develop deeper relationships with
potential customers.
Top tip:
If your blog is aimed around professional
readers and business people you might have more
potential traffic from LinkedIn and Google +.
And,
if you are using big numbers to which some people can not relate (for example, when describing
potential income gains), you might test using a more realistic number with which the
reader can identify; or break it up into weekly or monthly amounts.
If it is not attempting in some way to be relevant (without being reductionistic) then it will not arouse the interest of any
potential readers.)
If to understand oneself is to understand oneself in front of the text, must we not say that the
reader's understanding is suspended, derealized, made
potential just as the world itself is metamorphosized by the poem?
A thoughtful
reader wrote in to note the individuals to whom Mayor Bloomberg reached out recently to discuss
potential replacements for outgoing Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler have strong Albany ties and wondered
if this is a sign that the mayor is re-thinking his traditionally combative relationship with the Legislature.
If you publish your book in all of these markets, you'll reach your
potential audience across ebook
reader devices and channels.
Not only do
potential readers look to see
if a book has been reviewed and what other
readers think, Amazon looks at how many reviews a book has when it comes to their own advertising metrics.
If you have a blog or mailing list, you can present the title candidates to
potential readers and let them vote.
If your cover image, title and description tell potential readers exactly what they can expect then they're only likely to click on your ad if they are interested in buyin
If your cover image, title and description tell
potential readers exactly what they can expect then they're only likely to click on your ad
if they are interested in buyin
if they are interested in buying.
Probably (1) get bought — or at least read; (2) make you money; (3)
if self - published, get snagged by a «big house» and do more of [1] and [2]; (4) establish you as an «expert» or «authority» in its topic field; (5) get
potential readers to want to know -LSB-...]
If you're on a budget, it's easier now more than ever to create your own visually stunning covers that will draw in
potential readers.
Unless the author has chosen a hybrid publishing package that includes sales and distribution, few
if any stores will have the book on their shelves
if the author's marketing is successful in raising awareness and driving
potential readers into stores.
We agree that self - publishing (1) can be a means of getting your words in print, (2) it will let you can control your tome's contents and design, (3)
if you can market well, by self - publishing you can sidestep the big - house foot - dragging, (4) when your book is complementary to your greater purpose of displaying your expertise (as, for example, using your book to secure related speaking engagements), or (5) when self - publishing is the best (and perhaps only) way to get your words and ideas past the older, established houses so
potential readers and buyers have a chance to see and decide about the merits of your independent offering.
Whether or not it is standard for their titles, the website didn't seem to offer stand - alone sales;
if this information is inaccurate, the site itself wasn't intuitive enough to clearly state that stand - alone sales were possible, which could have left
potential readers with the impression that it was all or nothing.
If multiple readers point something out, then it is not a difference of opinion, there is merit and if you want your message conveyed to its best potential, you need to address that concer
If multiple
readers point something out, then it is not a difference of opinion, there is merit and
if you want your message conveyed to its best potential, you need to address that concer
if you want your message conveyed to its best
potential, you need to address that concern.
And now this, as a techy and avid book
reader I see so much
potential in this,
if it can fulfill it's promise it hits all the right spots.I wish I could buy stock of the company.
And even
if it's only the tens, tens or scores, or one, that's another
potential reader for the next book, which is a huge asset that you're building for the business.
Select works,
if you change your expectation of what it can do for you, and use it as a tool to find new
readers... perhaps only a few hundred at a time, but each time you use the free promo tool, you're picking up
potential True Fans.
It can be such a tedious process
if you're not used to creating book blurbs, but a great book blurb will hook a
potential reader, even
if the book itself is so - so.
Your cover is the face of your work, so
if the cover isn't good or is all wrong for your target audience,
potential readers will never get far enough to know your book isn't bad.
Additionally, I also found it curious that in another recent post by Howey regarding a new short story he published for 99 cents, he expressed so much guilt concerning the size of the work versus the price point that he advised stealing the story somewhere
if the
reader, or
potential thief, felt the story was not worth 99 cents.
You may be surprised where your
potential readers may be, but you'll never know
if you don't first make it available to them.
But
if we think of a book trailer as another way for
potential readers to form an impression, the more impressions we can create on their memory, the better our chances they'll go through with a purchase.
If you become a verified Goodreads author, you can create a giveaway for a print copy (or more) of your book, which will reach
potential readers.
Even sites like Amazon where consumers go to buy and often spend a lot of time comparing products and reading reviews - it's important to keep in mind that most
potential readers will move on
if your text is too cumbersome.
Why you need it:
If you're an author you need to know how to distill your book down to its most potent form (just like a jug of moonshine), for both
readers and
potential publishers.
The process is exactly the same as writing a blurb for a fiction book, although the blurb will focus on selling the benefits of the book to the
potential reader (and how the book will help them
if they buy it), rather than trying to hook them into a story.
And
if you have no publisher backing you, or a small or nonexistent
reader base, then it's especially important to prove value to
potential readers, or have some way of indicating merit before they'll invest time or money.
If you want to sell your book directly to
readers and receive higher royalties, but don't want to deal with the
potential time and complications associated with fulfilling orders yourself, we offer this convenient, affordable alternative.
If you're writing a series of mysteries or thrillers with a recurring protagonist, then blogging about her hobby or day job is a great way to reach
readers potential readers.
If your target audience isn't bloggers, businesses or online entrepreneurs, the share -
potential of your
readers will be much lower — and your growth, therefore, may be much slower.
I mean, with
potential buyers getting involved with social networking sites — some of which have gone terribly mainstream in recent months, there's more of a chance that your book will come to the attention of your
potential readers even
if you don't land an appearance on a major television show.
It seems that
if you have the time, energy and persistence, then it can be a good way to a) network with other authors and look out for cross-promotional opportunities and b) interact with
potential readers.
Reviews are vital for book sales, and
if readers find editing issues and formatting mistakes, it could cost you
potential sales.
A simple solution for providing a sample of your book to
potential readers is for you to offer a free chapter of your book,
if you have the publishing rights to do so.
Your pool of
potential readers is limited
if you're still conducting exclusively traditional book promotion campaigns and ignoring social networking; producing articles, podcasts, and book trailers; syndicating your blog; using your Web site to create an online community; distributing newsletters electronically to those on your mailing list; publishing eBooks to offer free peeks at your book's content or to gain
readers who might potentially get interested enough in your topic to buy your book (or, perhaps, to hire you); and so forth.
Reviews are one area of
potential «influence» that may be pernicious for authors, especially
if writers don't maintain a firm distinction between what
readers say they want and what is actually good for a book — or for the project the author set out to accomplish.
If your author website looks like dozens or even hundreds of other websites, it'll be harder to make a lasting impression on your
readers and
potential fans.
I could tell authors that,
if they blogged,
potential readers would find their blogs and read their messages.
How well your book is formatted will affect the way it looks to
potential readers and
if it looks sloppy, they probably won't buy it.