Not exact matches
If the
name Sally Fallon Morell rings a bell, you may be
familiar with her
book and her foundation.
As your child grows, read
books with textures she can touch, and let her point to the
familiar objects to try to
name them.
Still, anyone
familiar with Isaac Marion's
book of the same
name knows that the Warm Bodies story and tone could make for a fun (albeit campy) film — playing on traditional «undead» tropes.
Put yourself in a position where, when you do contact them to request a
book review, they already know your
name and are already at least somewhat
familiar with you.
But then I see new
books — good
books — by writers in the region whose
names I'm just beginning to recognize, and others by authors long
familiar to me, and still others by people I've never heard of, and my confidence grows that no matter where the rest of the country is heading
with the printed word, the South is moving in the right direction, and picking up speed.
When library patrons think of ebook lending, they might be
familiar with the powers behind the
books,
with names like OverDrive or 3M distributing content to their local libraries.
While this might be a viable option for individual authors whose readers already know where to search, it can be incredibly difficult for publishers to lure readers, given that many consumers may be
familiar with a
name or title, but are rarely in tune
with who launched a particular
book.
Insert your
name in the above paragraph and replace the word soap
with the title of your
book... does this sound
familiar?
I was taken aback at the setting at first because it does not have many of the places and
names that I'm
familiar with, but in the end of the
book, after the novel, it has his explanation of why, and it is fabulous.
Goodreads Giveaways appear to be a fantastic way to get exposure and letting readers become
familiar with your
books and your
name.
(If you're not
familiar with the term, pull through is marketing speak for a clear demonstration that the author's
name / reputation will sell a lot of
books or at the very least they have an idea of how to raise awareness).
If you have interest in running for a national position, good starting points include writing
book reviews, blogging, serving at the state level or on AASL committees, or sharing ideas on social media so school librarians from other states will be
familiar with your
name.
Now is the time to get a reader base, people who are
familiar with your
name and can find you when there are four - times as many
books, Now is an easier time to get published — and a harder time to get discovered.
Now she's branching out and exploring fan fiction: Her author website is under her own
name, which readers are
familiar with, and it focuses on her string of successful
books.
It's all a matter of marketing: embedding your
name and face everywhere your typical reader will go, so they become so
familiar with you they'll automatically buy your
books.
If you are
familiar with the
books, you may recognize the
name, as they are given brief mention a couple of times, -LSB-...] Read more
To rephrase my earlier comment, and basically in agreement
with the thinking of prof Pindyck (his
name is
familiar to me from the
book Dixit & Pindyck: Investement under Uncertainty on which I have based some of my lectures about 10 years ago).