If we're not with a publishing house and aren't distributed by anyone (or just through the Createspace options), do we have much of
a chance getting into bookstores other than local shops like Half Price Books and Book People?
Not exact matches
The
chances of you
getting into a
bookstore are slim, very slim.
This is a huge paradigm shift for publishers, who have typically taken a business - to - business approach to sales and marketing, pitching their list to key agents within the industry supply chain; primarily sales reps who stood the best
chance of
getting their books sold
into bookstores.
Expanded distribution is a self - publishing choice that gives you the
chance to
get your book
into bookstores and libraries, places that are usually off limits to indie authors.
As a publisher said to me a couple months ago, «I would suggest to you that the
chance [of
getting your book
into a physical
bookstore] is extremely minuscule.»
Next time you go
into a
bookstore, consider the warehouses one would need to store the manuscripts that never
got a
chance.
And if you want to explore expanded distribution for a
chance to
get into brick - and - mortar
bookstores, we have the digital and offset printing options to help you
get there.