Author name recognition, and word of mouth.
Most readers hear about books via word - of - mouth or
author name recognition.
Author name recognition helps sell books?
Some don't see anything wrong with paid reviews that expands
the authors name recognition.
Not exact matches
By purchasing a Kirkus indie review,
authors can have the opportunity to build some
name recognition and get noticed by agents, publishers and other industry influencers.
I have no
name recognition and I still sell a book or two at the non-English Amazon stores each month so I can only imagine the demand for more popular
authors.
If you are a serious
author, and you want people to know your
name and buy your books, I recommend you take some tips from Kait, because she is getting some serious
name recognition going across social media.
Because my fan videos are as much to support my favorite books and their
authors as much as building my
name recognition in non-diva ways, I also don't want my quality to negatively influence them or me by association.
Now, if you're going through a dry spell as a writer, or if you're such a successful
author that you can afford to take time off from writing in between book promotion campaigns, then you might well have the time that building your brand, and expanding your
name recognition, on Twitter takes.
Our
author tagline is for our
name recognition.
Any
authors aspiring to bigger
name recognition and more sales should take note.
▪ Advance payment, which varies depending on the
name recognition of the
author, and is usually minimal for first - timers.
Authors with less
name -
recognition are faring better and are picking up new readers.
JManga was built on a model like that but those titles did not have the
name recognition even though quite a few were from established
authors and a number had media tie - ins.
The inherent promotion of the contest itself can increase a book's visibility, while the resulting traffic of increased searchability can lead to more household -
name recognition for the
author.
The belief is that unknown
authors with no publishing sales histories are a gamble because the lack of
name recognition creates a hurdle that may keep the book from finding its audience — hence the tendency to publish the same famous
names over and over again.
In some campaigns our focus is on enhancing
name and brand
recognition to position
authors as experts in their field, and to lay the framework for speaking and other opportunities.
Still, only three finalists are allowed for each
recognition, so please remember that whether or not your
name is selected this is not a reflection on you or your talent as much as it is an effort to find an
author to best represent the writing values of our organization.
I look at the cover, the synopsis, the sample and sometimes
name recognition of the
author.
But (and this is a big but) an
author with
name recognition, impressive bio, and experience to back their book is priceless.
But as the experts at Indie
Author Fringe will tell you,
authors and publishers who lack big
name recognition, will also need to focus on making good first impressions.
The objective is to promote the book (assuming I'm approached when the
author has a new release on the horizon) and the
author's branding so that the
name has
recognition beyond the new book.
I think for most
authors (category
authors or those writing under a publisher's series might be the exception),
name recognition is more important than the publishing method (assuming equal availability).
Over the weekend, the New York Times posted an article that profiled one company in particular, as well as discussed well - known self - published
author John Locke's own use of some 300 paid book reviews to boost
name recognition and sales, a practice Locke himself does not take issue with.
Writers who wish to write in differing genres with the same brand
author name can locate the same type of response or authenticity
recognition in their potential readers if they look for common threads and key words for them personally and for their fiction.
This means a lot to me as it is
recognition for writing and judged by a number of big -
name thriller
authors.
Before an
author has
name recognition by the public, a chunk of the effort is focused on relationship building with a readership base.
Indie
authors with no
name recognition may do even worse, selling a handful of copies to friends and family and then sputtering out entirely.
We think out of the box to optimize media coverage, expand
name recognition and build your
author brand.
I think this is a pathetic way for Harlequin to prostitute whatever
name recognition that they have to feed their bottom line at the expense of aspiring
authors dreams.
Whether it's a publisher that'll put a good amount of money behind the book or a top flight
author's
name that'll gain
recognition, this is an awesome way to get our
name out there.
There are many ways to promote: social media, advertising on popular websites and blogs, print advertising in trade magazines, attending reader oriented conventions and events... but one of the best ways to get your book out there and build
name recognition as an
author is through a virtual book tour.
As an indie
author, especially because you don't have
name recognition yet, your book is judged by its cover.
This system circumvents those traditional methods of book distribution, allowing for more
name recognition for the
authors and the businesses who agree to «house» their books.
Research and study the covers of top - selling books similar to yours, especially those which aren't selling because of the
author's or publisher's
name recognition.
The critical view feels that the
author's
name should take on a humble role on the cover (i.e. out of the way) if the
author doesn't have
name recognition.
If HER sales are disappointing, what can
authors who do not have the benefit of famous relatives or
name recognition do to sell books?
For
authors who are using their «book as a business card» to increase their
name recognition as an expert in their field or to attract new opportunities, book sales are typically a lower priority as they want to make money from consulting projects, speaking engagements, etc..
I don't really sell enough books to have a strong opinion, but it seems that an
author's
name recognition will still benefit from pirated editions of her / his ebook, but that royalties from book sales would obviously suffer.
On a positive note, there are some
authors who are excited by the opportunities KU brings, such as helping to build an audience, gain
name recognition, get more reviews, climb sales rankings, and more.
There isn't money changing hands, but branding and
name -
recognition — two essentials for every successful
author — are happening.
A website built on your
author name helps develop
name recognition with readers and the industry — as well as search engines!
Our
name «BookViral» simply and succinctly states our aspirations in helping
authors achieve the
recognition and success they deserve.
She made headlines and gained international
name recognition by being the first self - published
author to sell more than a million copies of her books on her own, primarily in eBook format.
For a beginning
author, one strategy might be to live with the small royalties and built - in readership, use social media to build
name recognition, then go independent and parlay the
name recognition into more money and, perhaps even more
name recognition, then go mainstream again to combine better royalty rates and larger numbers.
And the midlist self - pub
authors can get just as squeezed because they don't yet have enough word of mouth and
name recognition.
By purchasing a Kirkus indie review,
authors can have the opportunity to build some
name recognition and get noticed by agents, publishers and other industry influencers.
There is no doubt that certain brand
name authors far outpace their publishers in
recognition and attention stakes, but in general, for the vast majority of
authors that is not the case, and even for those
authors who do surpass their publisher, when the publisher can do such things more effectively, more efficiently and has a competitive advantage in doing them, the sensible thing to do is to trade some margin and let them do it.
Regrettably, very few
authors can count on celebrity
name recognition to sell books, so we might as well move on to other platform tenets.
Just because it doesn't have the right
name brand
recognition that an
author might be looking for, doesn't mean that they're a really good option.