Not exact matches
That
book has been
out for 2 years, so it's a
backlist title.
Granted this was for a
book originally e-published, but I hear, all the time, of people taking their
backlists, scanning them in (if they are
out of print) and voila.
Then I saw that Chris Fox had a new
book coming
out, today, in fact, titled Relaunch Your Novel: Breathe Life Into Your
Backlist.
Reach
out to PW Booklife, Kirkus Indie, Foreword Clarion and independent
book reviewers to help promote
backlist books.
Some published authors even put
out special editions of
backlist books that include illustrations or two - color printing.
Friends trying to go hybrid or get rights back for thier
backlist or
books that are
out - of - print that they don't want to take a 25 % net ebook deal on and the big 5 is not letting them
out.
When those
books go
out of print with DAW, I certainly plan on self - publishing them myself in order to keep my
backlist available.
I have reached
out to Overdrive to comment on whether or not the Penguin
books are frontlist or
backlist titles, or a mixture of both.
What would happen, say, with the original manuscript of a
book out of your
backlist that you've always wanted to publish as an ebook?
Getting more
books out there is the best way to build your
backlist and pursue your goal of becoming a full time writer.
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backlist,
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out of print, print run, revert, royalty, slush pile, [traditional publishing]
You must also not realize (as you think it's only
backlist titles) that there are traditional authors who are putting
out NEW
books as SP titles in addition to their regular titles, or have left traditional altogether (like Courtney Milan).
It helps to have a new title every year or so to keep readers interested enough to seek
out your
backlist but that's it — one
book a year.
The Digital folks have done well for themselves
out of this whole affair, as the three
books in question (two of which were deep
backlist) have gotten a lot of attention; advertising them as too hot for digital is a pretty shrewd move.
Backlist books went
out of print, but this is no longer true thanks to POD.
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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.
Get your younger staff
out talking to readers, off loading
books, taking a leaf
out of indigenous techniques for renewing the land, start a new grassfire in culture every year to renew it — not chasing the new only or necessarily but reorganising respect for
backlists.
It really is that simple, so when Kris and I helped start WMG Publishing and they took over all our
backlist, the focus was to get our
books out to all readers.
New titles are the fuel that keep your
backlist sales going and, once you stop writing, even if you're a bestselling author now, your
books will soon go
out of print.
In print publishing, most
backlist books would eventually go
out of print once they were no longer selling a sufficient number of copies to justify the cost of printing and stocking them.
But published authors are getting rights to their
backlist, pushing
out e-book versions and selling
books, right?
Today, most publishers make most new
books available in at least one electronic format, and many sell direct to readers from their own websites, but they're taking their time making
backlist and
out - of - print titles available this way.
This reinforced what's now common wisdom to have all of your
backlist out there and easily linked, so readers can work their way through the series and find the rest of your
books.
I'm still pumping
out series
books to build my
backlist.
It makes sense to me that for the first print run publishers stick largely with the current model but use POD on the
backlist; that could have tremendous benefits to author and pub house both if done correctly (not to mention readers, who'd be able to order older
books by a favourite writer and not face the flipping frustrating «
out of print» or «no stock available» options.
DMP also uses these campaigns as a way to clean
out the closets, giving backers at certain levels the ability to choose volumes of manga from their
backlist at the approximate cost of $ 5 a
book.
Small press titles, titles by local authors, regional winners,
books that are
out of print or
out of stock,
backlist or replacement titles, and self - published titles — all merit nontraditional spending sprees.
And that value, of course, extends to a supply of strong, highly salable
books otherwise left
out of e-sight as languishing
backlist.
«Digitisation in its wider form than just e-
books or e-readers, offers much for booksellers and their customers, especially by overcoming supply problems for readers wanting to buy
backlist copies or
out - of - print
books.
Romance is a huge seller in both traditional and self - published, but I would say that you find way more
books out there in romance as e-book only... much of that has to do with many authors putting up their
backlists on e-book as well as a number of other things.
Today, after just 5 months as an indie author, I've already
out - earned that advance — with only 2
backlist books published so far.
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»
I'm still inspired by the serendipity of my work — the thrill of finding a saleable project that was sent over the transom, the satisfaction of seeing a project turn into a top seller and reliable
backlist title, the chance to travel to conferences to meet authors who are starting
out and to help build their careers,
book by
book.
I think it's great that traditionally published authors with their
backlist rights can get their
books out there again and possibly even attract new readers.
Complementing current exhibitions as well as new developments in art practices and writing, these rotating thematic displays include new releases in addition to important
backlist books, indie press titles, imported catalogues and
out - of - print selections.