"Indie books" is a phrase used to refer to books that are self-published by independent authors or small publishing companies, rather than being published by larger and more well-known publishing houses.
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In traditional publishing, newspapers and magazines were a core source for reviews, so it's natural to look to them for reviews
of indie books as well.
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They are read by people who are specifically interested
in indie books, which is your target audience.
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Most bookstores turn their noses up
at indie books because most indie titles don't sell more than 100 copies, and most of that is sold to family and friends.
More importantly, the book was a bit of a paradigm shift in how I thought
about indie books.
Mind you the negative feedback and criticism may as well come
from indie book reviewers as anywhere else, I guess.
The latest statistics on
indie book sales prove that indie writers have won the revolution.
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So not only are
indie books making authors some serious money, but they are becoming bestsellers over traditionally published titles.
We actually review primarily
indie books because I will soon be an indie author myself and well we wanted to give them a bit of a helping hand.
Plus, they've
got indie books selling on their website, where it doesn't cost money to put on a physical display.
A traditionally published book, for example, has a very detailed copyright page, which
most indie books lack.
They've made it almost impossible to get
indie books into the stores or to hold author events there.
When I first started out, my first objective with my
first indie book was to break even.
Why are you afraid that someone will
like indie books more than traditional books?
Finding indie books can be a challenging process, but it's been exciting when I find a book that inspires me.
Editors should only be looking to do a minimal edit anyway on
indie books if they're tuned in to this market.
So many people order online, physical and ebooks, so most marketing is better done online, as well as reviews, and there are plenty of places reviewing
indie books now.
While there is strong evidence of average indie prices on those top selling books going up, there is no evidence of the percentage of
indie books going down.
Points are a great way to get free audiobooks and ebooks from major publishers, not
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These 50 are not the
only indie books worth reading; they are the simply the very best place to start.