I can honestly say that the only time those words have ever come out of my mouth was when I had read
ever book on the shelf.
Not exact matches
«It may not be the newest shiny object
on the
shelf, but it certainly remains one of the best
books for teams I have
ever read.
The part of that story that is this story in a messy house at midnight with a loud clock ticking
on the wall is what the Greek philosophy
books said
on that guy's
shelf: That more than half a century before the Gospel of John was
ever written, more than 500 years before God pulled
on flesh and stretched out
on straw, Heraclitus was the first Greek philosopher who used that word: Logos.
As I for one would miss being made very very hungry outside of my normal mealtime; ¬)
On the other had, if ever you were to publish a recipe book, with the backstory of the provenance, it would be on my shelves pd
On the other had, if
ever you were to publish a recipe
book, with the backstory of the provenance, it would be
on my shelves pd
on my
shelves pdq!
The
book has sat
on the
shelf waiting to be read
ever since and by late November last year I thought I'd give it a go.
Ever since society finally admitted that most babies don't drift off to dreamland without a whimper, the «bedtime industrial complex» has steadily expanded to include swaddling blankets, white noise machines, sleep labs and
shelves of
books with titles like «The Happiest Baby
on the Block,» «The Baby Whisperer» and «Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems.»
Does your sweet dog
ever move things around
on the
book shelves?
I organized our
ever - growing
book collection by color, and I love the graphic statement that it makes
on these
shelves.
Anyway regardless of your thoughts
on libraries, indie bookshops or even big bookshops, I hope this helps explain to trad and self - pubbers alike why they may not see their
book on our
shelves,
ever.
See how Michael Mayer, real estate guru and author of (7L) The Seven Levels of Communication, self - published his way to the best - seller list without
ever having his
book stocked
on retail
shelves.
But it's another thing entirely to have a publisher's sales team — or a distributor's sales team — working
on your behalf and personally making sales calls with the buyers at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Ingram, and others to get orders placed for
books before readers
ever see it sitting
on a
shelf.
These
books would then rarely (if
ever) see any marketing and promotional investment, leaving the
book to reside
on the back
shelf.
More importantly, as authors and publisher look for
ever more creative ways to attract the attention of readers who already have large amounts of content to choose from,
books are going to have to have a way to stand out from the crowd
on the bookstore
shelves.
Personally, I have never known ANY aspiring writer whose goal was to pay out the nose to have a
book «published» with no hope of
ever seeing it
on store
shelves or having it sell enough to pay out their expenditure (which is the case with about 99.9 % of all self - published
books - if not more).
The argument is that
ever since digital
books became mainstream, buyers are having to choose between a print copy or a digital copy, between a physical copy to coo over
on a
shelf or a convenient ebook
on an ereader.
The true work in finding an audience, developing name recognition, and image building should happen light years before the
book ever appears
on a bookstore
shelf.
If the only
books you
ever see
on bookstore
shelves and special displays, YB lists, and nominated for awards are written by men and star male protagonists, what
books will the vast majority of readers buy?
That being said, I'm making more money from my writing than I
ever expected and certainly more than I would make if my
book were sitting
on a
shelf unpublished.
It has been sitting
on my
book shelf ever since and I love going though it time and again.
Now selling at my Etsy shop, Screamy Mimi Crib skirt and bumper: Made by me Set of 3 posters above crib: Subliminal Baby series by Sycamore Street Press
on Etsy Tutti Fruitti poster to right of red
book shelf: Keep Calm Gallery For Like
Ever poster: online from Village Pom poms: Pink, Indubitably by Pom Love Wall flowers by Umbra: many stores, including Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Shelf under window with
books: West elm Decal: Alphabet Zoo Re-stik decal from Blik
I organized our
ever - growing
book collection by color, and I love the graphic statement that it makes
on these
shelves.