The need for an author platform has been talked about for a few years now, but it seems the mainstream publishers are now actively encouraging it,
even for established authors.
We'll discuss metrics that help you make informed and meaningful decisions about how to best spend your time, and what advanced platform - building looks
like for an established author.
While things like author familiarity will help
sales for established authors, they are not going to help independent authors just entering the market.
The various digital short platforms have made it
possible for established authors and debut writers alike to reach out to an audience in a more immediate way that doesn't have the time or interest in reading a longer piece.
The option labeled «Select Your Book Release Option» is intended
more for established authors, publishers, and eBooks that expect to be marketed quite a bit prior to the release.
This retreat would be perfect for someone who's been «stuck» on their book and needs help organizing, outlining or plotting it; but it would also be
useful for established authors with multiple books out who aren't seeing the sales they want.
This
true for established authors with an out of print backlist, but it's very bad advice for a fledgling writer who's just finished a first novel.
So enjoy the ease of selling via Amazon and realize that the ebook business is a
boon for established authors and a far harder hill to climb for new authors.
If book publishers can't illegally set high prices with Apple, then they will have fewer resources to develop new authors, and less money to buy promotional
campaigns for established authors.
And while they may appear
poor for established authors, I was over the moon with the result — especially since I've never had any reputable reviews besides the couple of hundred that have accumulated on Amazon UK & US sites.
At the time of the conference Ms. Gardner was shopping her «Love You More» title and admitted, in response to a question from the audience, that she had found the going —
even for an established author — slow «nowadays».
For Established Authors: I help experienced authors attain higher levels of success much faster!
If Hachette wins,
for established authors it'll be an argument for traditional publishing.
For established authors, a Virtual Tour is a good choice as a book launch tool, since it improves Amazon sales rank when the title has its best shot at becoming a subcategory best seller.
For established authors to then use their reputation and leverage a successful independent publishing campaign from it has been a huge development, and lent a lot of credibility to independent publishing.
For established authors, you can strengthen your brand loyalty by offering several different promotional materials and engage super fans with lots of multimedia files of your book signing events, book trailers, games, press clippings, book review, and many surprising offers irrespective of size limitation.
However,
for established authors, there are many possible ways you can add extra value to your book.
For established authors, if you have nearly finished writing your latest book, sitting comfortably still in your creative den and wirelessly submitting the book to the retailer might not help you crack the bestseller list.
For established authors, you can use the preorder to pitch other existing books in your catalogue.