Sentences with phrase «backlist books about»

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Which is why I'm also starting to say — don't worry about marketing or selling until you have a backlist of at least 3, preferably 5 books.

You can help prove the most critical assumption — that FaceBook marketing can drive sales for full price backlist books if it is done consistently and well (more about that if your books qualify).

They're talking now about the backlist, but that could apply to new books as well, couldn't it?

Just about two weeks ago, readers who went on Amazon looking for certain current Hachette Book Group titles and backlist bestsellers discovered odd 2 - 5 week wait times listed on the site.

Approved by my agent at the time, I signed a traditional contract a few years ago with publisher Aflame Books, whose backlist (of twenty literary fiction titles in their first English translations) was about to be supplemented by a new imprint for original - English - language fiction, starting with my novel The Imagination Thief as this imprint's launch title.

With all the discussion about self - publishing books and how published authors can reap their backlists in order to sell more books, I thought it appropriate to bring in someone who has become a bestselling author using today's technologies.

And while it's exciting to find that your new obsession has a lengthy backlist, there's something especially satisfying about knowing you've been with them from book one.

There's a lot of talk about how there's more competition in the Kindle Store and elsewhere these days — more independent authors publishing and also more Big 6 backlist books being put out in ebook form, but if you can cultivate a fan base that enjoys your work and will try a lot of what you write, then you can do this for a living, providing you're able to publish regularly and keep getting more stuff out there for readers to consume.

If you have any questions for the Caveman Author about his backlist or pre-historic book marketing practices, leave it in the comments below.

I'd like to hear your thoughts about a critical - mass point where one book begins to sell another, both sequels and backlist.

These groups are a terrific way to promote a new book, generate interest in a specific backlist title, or spark conversation about your work in general.»

Once you know what sells, you can make a more informed decision about which books from your backlist might be worth investing in.

I was not about to let some publisher have them forever through the illusion of keeping the printed book in stock; HarperCollins maintains a deathgrip on my strongest backlist titles in this fashion.

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Whether you are self - publishing your first book, planning a strategy for your backlist, or simply curious about the future of reading, these slides are worth scrolling through.

I stopped buying Hachette books about three years ago, as a result of what I considered egregious overpricing of backlist by a favourite author and a rather frustrating refusal to publish an author I liked in ebook format in my region (they owned the rights to ebook publishing in the region and choose not publish).

(More about why that happens in this post: KDP Select & Kindle Unlimited: Why Ebooks Not Enrolled Are at a Disadvantage) In 2015, I found that I sold less of each title overall for my backlist books (specifically my Emperor's Edge books, which are part of a series I completed over a year ago), most likely because the permafree Book 1 is being downloaded a lot less now — there are more free titles available at Amazon and elsewhere, and also I believe KU has siphoned off some of the deal seekers who used to peruse the free lists.

If I buy one book from an author, I can immediately buy her backlist, without time to think about how much money I'm spending.

When I joined the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) board, I thought my company, Cooperative Press (which primarily publishes knitting books, with a backlist of about 40 titles), would be the most specialized publisher represented.

(Btw, I'm talking about new books here, not backlist novels.

Ben Macklin presents 5 Steps from Print (Backlist) to eBook + Costs posted at BWM Books, saying, «A short blog on what to consider when thinking about turning your out of print book into an eBook»

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I've talked in the past about how I wanted to create an income of $ 50k a year by having a backlist of 20 books.

Digital comics Corrina Lawson pens an open letter to DC Comics concerning the publisher's recently announced digital pricing model: «I'm not saying DC should put up their new books for free — I can see all kinds of piracy problems plus the issues with cutting into comic retailers profits — but DC should seriously think about putting up a large amount of its backlist for digital distribution.