Over this past generation, I saw tons and tons of games that stayed in Japan, and while you'd have
a few niche publishers — the XSEEDs and Aksyses and Atluses of the world — that are bringing some of those over, a lot of them are stuck, especially on the PSP.
Not exact matches
The Red Bull Media House and a
few other outliers have already demonstrated the potential rewards of doubling down on the strategy of becoming a
niche publisher of quality, targeted content.
Right now, I would just be glad to have
publishers make their titles available for ALL platforms and not just the
few niches they have remained in, to give EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF PLATFORM, the same reading options.
If your book falls into a specialized sub-genre dominated by a
few other writers, you might have a hard time convincing a
publisher that the world needs one more writer in that
niche.
Yeah, that has a nice ring to it.If you are interested in earning some accolades, here are a
few contest and award opportunities for self - published, independent
publishers (this is great for Lulus with a «Published By You» ISBN — you're the
publisher), or
niche books.The 2008 News Generation Indie Book Awards:
So when placing your book on Amazon (or working with your
publisher to do so), if you choose a
niche in which there are only a
few books, you will not get the # 1 badge when your book hits # 1 in that category.
Publishers have found that the more
niches they can define, the more readers they get — but each book may sell
fewer copies.
Indeed, the PlayStation Vita has only captivated a
niche market of indie titles, JRPG's and visual novels here in the west thanks to a
few publishers supporting collectors and pushing localisations.
Within the kid - friendly
niche, Nintendo is the powerhouse — that's what fuels the 3DS — but it's a
niche few other
publishers focus on.