Sentences with phrase «for getting books into bookstores»

Having worked with traditional publishers and self - published several of her books, Massey has great advice for indie authors on independent publishing, book marketing and strategies for getting a book into bookstores, libraries and reviews.

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Bookstores could be early adopters and natural locations for these machines — but most bookstores would need help to take the risk out of such and investment — and ongoing support in the form of a galvanized local author community to get people into the habit of ordering books through the new in - store tBookstores could be early adopters and natural locations for these machines — but most bookstores would need help to take the risk out of such and investment — and ongoing support in the form of a galvanized local author community to get people into the habit of ordering books through the new in - store tbookstores would need help to take the risk out of such and investment — and ongoing support in the form of a galvanized local author community to get people into the habit of ordering books through the new in - store technology.

It's getting easier and easier for successful digital - first authors to move into print and even bookstores without the help of a publisher, and the spread of e-book reading from dedicated devices such as the Kindle to tablets and smartphones (22 percent of Americans age 18 to 29 read books on their phones, according to the Pew survey) seems to offer new opportunities for those who get the format and pricing right.

For authors, getting your book into bookstores is a great way to increase sales and exposure.

That's how long it takes to collect the information and get into a book for distribution in bookstores.

The second generation platform launched in early 2013 and focuses on getting indie authors to submit their books for inclusion into the Nook bookstore.

Additionally, getting your book into brick and mortar bookstores is much easier when a publisher handles it for you.

And honestly, the distribution services offered by CreateSpace have been wonderful for the indie publishers to get paper books out into bookstores.

Devote time and energy into getting the right events for your book: speaking engagements, signings, etc., and see if you can make your book available in brick - and - mortar bookstores.

She talked about her arrangement with IngramSpark which gets print editions of her books into bookstores — still not an easy feat for indies — and revealed that she works now without a literary agent, basically hiring only a foreign - rights agent.

• Cathey Armillas — How to Pitch, Prepare and Deliver a Killer TED Talk • Bob Erdmann — Build Your Foreign Rights Revenue Stream • John Lee Dumas — Podcasting for Promotion and Profit • Pam Lontos — Publicity Strategies That Get Results • Joanna Penn — How to Make a Living from Your Writing • Joel Friedlander — Essentials for Author Websites, Blogs and Book Sales Pages • Dana Lynn Smith — How to Launch and Market Your Book • Amy Collins — Book Distribution 101: How to Get Into Bookstores and Beyond • Maria Nemeth — From Author to Coach: Build a Thriving Coaching Practice Around Your Book • Roger C. Parker — Write Three Books This Year!

Books sold into bookstores is becoming something only reserved for the brand name authors or big, breakout books that are getting a lot of Books sold into bookstores is becoming something only reserved for the brand name authors or big, breakout books that are getting a lot of books that are getting a lot of buzz.

Walk into any B&N bookstore, buy any book and get the eBook for a huge discount?

With the new breed of E-Readers coming out, more companies are releasing new e-readers because It is more cost effective for a company to release an e-reader and not invest millions of dollars into developing their own book store, when they can simply get a commission referring their users to other bookstores.

When you register for Indie Author Fringe, you also receive a free copy of Opening Up to Indie Authors, which tells you how to get your book into bookstores, literary festivals, libraries and wherever good books are found.

So «getting into bookstores» isn't a super thing — it looks cool and makes you feel good for awhile, and yes it might help sell lots of books.

Yes, if you really want to make a run at bookstores, go to CreateSpace for only Amazon, then move the same book file to IngramSpark to get into the Ingrams catalogs and such with better discounts.

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.

The bookstore has a limited number of slots available for authors and they've established a wait list for those who want to get their books into the store.

It's difficult for self - published / indie authors to get their books into bookstores.

Today we're taking a look bookstores, which are significant sales channels for traditionally published authors, but for indies, it can be a challenge to get your books into local bookstores.

Said James Patterson in a New York Times interview, «The reality is that women buy most books... The reality is that it's easier, and a really good habit, to start to get parents when they walk into a bookstore to say, «You know, I should buy a book for my kid as well.»»

But since I've never really tried to get my books into bookstores, that's not a big deal for me.

When author Regina Sirois decided to self - publish her young adult literary fiction, On Little Wings, she found the process satisfying but for one aspect: the gate to getting her book into bookstores was nearly impossible to open.

Certainly those standardized categorical identifiers are important for bookstores and libraries, but as authors have discovered, their books aren't getting into bookstores anyway, at least not without massive amounts of legwork involved in contacting individual store owners and convincing them to stock their books.

It the «old days» (pre-2007), big pub got books into bookstores and bought prime real estate for the titles it wanted to push.

As an added benefit, having a print version of your book can get you into bookstores (see below for more on this).

It is difficult for self - publishers to get their books into brick and mortar bookstores (but it is becoming easier and easier).

If you subscribe to the premium program for your book (which you will do to get cheaper books for your company), you allow your books to get into the Baker & Taylor catalog or the Ingrams Catalog for a bookstore to buy your book way.

If you'd like a step - by - step guide to publishing print and ebooks and getting them into the major online bookstores, check out my book Self - Publishing for Canadians.

I'm a commercially published author, and I love my publisher for all the reasons Ms. Hocking is hoping she'll love hers... they take care of covers, editors, and getting my book into the big bookstores.

Self - Publishing for Canadians — A comprehensive book that teaches everything you need to know to publish print and ebooks and get them into online bookstores.

If cyberspace fails to be the time - wasting stagger - down - the - aisles - and - sit - on - the - bookstore - floor - reading approach of the bookshop, I say bravo for asking us to get a grip, get off the floor, think for ourselves, do a little research, use the damned samples, and order and buy books like discerning readers do, not like sheep who backed into the Philosophy session and fell over what Sartre meant about responsibility.

Looking for ways to get your book into bookstores?

With your book listed on Google Books (print) and the Google eBookstore (ebooks), someone can walk into a local bookstore (if the store is also a member of the Google Books Partner Program) and place an order for that book, and the store gets some credit.

Unprofessional practices (agents who «blitz» submit or use their clients» own query letters, publishers that make writers responsible for getting their own books into bookstores, independent editors who claim that manuscripts have to be «professionally» edited in order to be competitive)

I needn't remind those in traditional publishing about the agonizingly slow process of contracting for a book, developing the manuscript, seeing it through the editorial and design and manufacturing processes, getting it into the stores with adequate publicity — and finally trying to move it off the bookstore shelves.

It takes a (helluva) lot of time and money for self - published books to get on the radar (never mind into the inventory and then shelf space) of a retail bookstore.

But getting into the bookstores can be done, and when you establish your book in the retail channel, you may find that orders continue to flow in for years to come.

Distribute your book: Get distribution for effortless sales into brick - and - mortar bookstores and online bookstores nationally and internationally.

Wool did well for Simon & Schuster, despite their problems getting the book into Barnes & Noble bookstores [because of retail contract negotiations, now resolved], so there is money to be made here.

However, according to The Digital Reader's comment section, perhaps this program might work for certain types of bookstores or outlets that need to get into the book business.

WestBow Press helped us get it into bookstores, and made it available for purchase through all the major book distribution channels across America and around the world.

I searched the Internet and bookstores for information about how to publish a book and get it into online stores.

Keep in mind that discounting your book holds potential for future sales and is necessary to get you into physical bookstores.

You don't need to pay a company thousands of dollars for them to turn your manuscript into a printed book, and it doesn't take special skill or knowledge to get a book cataloged for bookstores.