Sentences with phrase «getting your books in the hands of readers who»

The difficult part of self - publishing is the marketing and getting your books in the hands of readers who will advocate you to other readers.

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That in turn has been helping some good authors, some published by large houses as well, get works into the hands of readers who might never have had access to those books because they would not sell in high enough volumes via traditional print ways.

«A good ebook developer will know that the author has put their heart and soul into writing their book and he or she will be able to take that book in whatever format the author provides and then lovingly hand - craft an ebook version for them which will honour their work and get it to the devices of readers who will appreciate it too.»

Your friends, family, and publisher will do everything they can to spread the word about your work, but at the end of the day, with more books than ever being published and read, authors who think their work is done after the finished manuscript is in simply won't be read as widely as an author who (respectfully) continues to do everything he or she can to get their book into the hands of readers.»

In the past, the only way to get your book into the hands of readers was by working with a publisher who could get your book into stores.

Personally, I think in most cases it can be traced down to getting a lot of books into the hands of readers through free downloads and then having the good luck of being mentioned by influential people who liked what they read and who have clout and have their opinions voiced in widely circulated media.

I tinkered with blurbs and keywords and book covers, relentlessly trying everything other authors were talking about in order to get my book into the hands of readers who might enjoy it.

Offering a free eBook to everyone who enters the contest is a win - win for everyone involved: Your books get into the hands of more readers and it definitely encourages more readers to sign up... so you get more people on your mailing list who are genuinely interested in the fiction you write.

Anne Womack crystalized this sentiment: «We would love for the Big 5 publishers to recognize libraries as partners, as a means to get their books into the hands of hundreds of readers who may very well purchase more of the same book / author in the future.»

Transparency and sales ranking issues aside, Amazon Giveaways ARE a decent way to get the first book in your series into the hands of readers who might not find it otherwise.

He and other industry professionals of the old publishing paradigm are still holding onto that gate with both hands (and white knuckles)-- but readers like mine (who, granted, aren't into LIT - tra - chure, but just want to escape into a good read that gets them to think and maybe even changes their outlook on life) aren't particularly flooding to read the books that were deemed acceptable reading material by the old - fashioned gatekeepers who tend to be looking for this year's bestseller to put out in multiple re-iterations in 2 - 3 years.