If you're writing anything with a YA or paranormal slant, then a book trailer can be really effective,
because readers of these genres are very active on YouTube.
Not exact matches
Dear Author and Smart Bitches both run regular features on their sites highlighting books that have gone on sale for $ 2.99, $ 1.99, or $.99,
because the romance
genre in particular is full
of readers that burn through so many titles that they are eager to snap up books for as cheaply as they can get them.
Speaking
of genre specific listings, this might be more successful
because it's targeting a group
of readers already happy to use online resources: http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200906/1245919505.html Not self - pubbed focused, but in a way that's good as there's no distinction made.
It's
because it doesn't properly fulfill
reader expectations;
because it doesn't hit all the essential scenes
of a particular
genre.
«Every
genre and book category exists and has some amount
of popularity
because it meets a goal for
readers: education, enlightenment, entertainment, etc..
But my concern centers around all those
readers they put off the
genre because of their histrionics and all the new writers who are discouraged by what's going on.
It's crucial to convey the tone and
genre of your story — possibly more crucial than conveying the content —
because potential
readers, editors, and / or agents will use it to make a snap prejudgment
of the reading experience.
Because the book became a hybrid lyric memoir that I feel pushes up against the boundaries
of the
genre, it felt like an independent publisher committed to bringing
readers more experimental or overlooked story forms, from traditionally marginalized writers including women, would be the right home.
It's much easier to cross the
genre chasm,
because they're able to build a very large catalogue
of books which can sustain the different tastes
of readers.
In fact you could argue getting up even higher could be bad,
because right now I have visibility in my section, but if I get up to top 10 in the free kindle store I'm going to get lots
of downloads from people who aren't normal
readers of my
genre, which could lead to negative reviews.
It can be costly (depending on what
genre you pick to promote your book in) but I've heard authors have good odds
of making the expense pay off in sales
because you get your book in front
of readers of your
genre.
This focus is an essential component
of your virtual book tour,
because knowing who your target audience is helps you to identify and locate blogs and blog owners that attract
readers who are interested in your topic or
genre.
While The Forgetting Time doesn't fall into the
genre of speculative fiction, some potential
readers may view it that way
because of the subject matter.
Our advice is to start looking in the writing community, simply
because writers read with a different set
of eyes than most «normal»
readers and are more aware
of common mistakes in your
genre.
This increases your chances
of becoming a
Genre Bestseller in your book's
genres because you reach the perfect set
of readers for your book 7) There is no other book promotion company with comparable reach in Apps or Twitter.
So I know things will take a dive when I make the move out
of Select... but it's okay, I'll be ready
because I'm building deep with developing a loyal, engaged
reader base and capturing them on my email list,, building broad by reaching into new markets (audiobooks, trad pub deals, film and tv) and high by developing new projects in new
genres.
It's not an Amazon algorithm thing per se, but it's often the newly, refreshed content that helps to spike visibility
of the book
because it looks new to
readers, especially if your book is
genre fiction.
Romance, like other
genre novels — paranormals
of various kinds, thrillers, mysteries, and some YA sell extremely well
because their
readers expect not just one novel but an entire series (we meet Dan Brown's protagonist, Robert Langdon, in book after book), which they also expect to buy.
If commodity publishing is here to stay, I can only see its future in the realm
of genre fiction,
because this is the area where I see sufficient
reader demand to drive the kind
of volume that leads to a living wage.
Since I've read so little fantasy
of late, I haven't done this much (I'm going to try it with my pen name's mailing list,
because I've actually read more in that
genre in these last couple
of years), but I have done this with some
of my beta
readers» books.
While mainstream
genres receive approval and press coverage
because of the success stories, those
genres have built a solid base for future authors to learn and craft their audience similarly, diversifying
genres also proves to motivate
readers to choose their favorite title in digital format based on their interests.