High prices do the opposite and letting
great backlist books flounder is tragic.
Not exact matches
I think it can be a
great tactic but only for someone who has a significant
backlist of
books.
In the early days of the retail giant, it seemed a near miracle that any
book in print could be had easily — it was
great for
backlist authors,
great for those of us whose job it was to market
books.
Another factor any author self - publishing has to consider is the likelihood of success, which is much
greater if the
books are
backlist (have some fame in the marketplace) or even if just the author has been previously published.
But a
great many
backlist books are available readily from free sources on the internet, Openlibrary.org being the most obvious.
The latest Author Earnings report demonstrates the earning potential of the
backlist, so writing more
great books should always be the focus if longevity in this market is your goal.
Come browse our extensive collection of used
books at
great prices, our carefully curated new
book selection (including
backlist gems and classics), our unique array of greeting cards, & our DVDs, puzzles, journals, prints, zines, calendars and more!
That took the account that sold upwards of 10 percent of most publishers»
books, and a far
greater percentage of the bookstore shelf space for
backlist, off the board.
What if you could relaunch those
books, turning your
backlist into a
great source of income?
With the
great success they had with the re-publication of
books like the Atlantis Series and The Green Beret Series, Cool Gus opened its doors to other authors and their
backlist and frontlist.
I think it's
great that traditionally published authors with their
backlist rights can get their
books out there again and possibly even attract new readers.