Common objections to this advice, like «but if I self - publish how will my book
get into bookstores or get major media placement» will be addressed in other answers.
I've stopped
going into bookstores because there are no longer bookstores within an hour's one - way drive.
My audiobook producer is big into old - fashioned promo: going out
into bookstores for events, doing book tie - ins, and that type of thing.
Books
sold into bookstores is becoming something only reserved for the brand name authors or big, breakout books that are getting a lot of buzz.
And that's not even counting that indie publishers, with some work and minor investment, can sell
into the bookstores with POD books as I have been talking about.
So, I will continue work to keep my name and my book out there on the internet, and I will accelerate my
foray into bookstores, albeit in a very targeted manner.
Over 5.1 million students
come into the bookstore each semester to purchase textbooks and digital devices to read e-books and take notes.
A publisher might be able to get the book
into a bookstore chain, but the day to day marketing falls on the author's shoulders.
After over a year of waiting, at long last, the fifth in the BLACK series makes its
way into bookstores.
Especially because I believe the future will offer us opportunities to get our books
into bookstores regardless of our publishing method.
You're more likely to get
into bookstores if you develop a relationship with your local bookstore and organize events with them.
If your heart is set on
getting into bookstores, then self - publishing those first million words before sitting down with an agent might be your best ticket to success in both arenas.
I don't plan to do public events, I live too far from a big town to
pop into bookstores and try to get them placed, etc. etc..
-- You will want to sell your book
into bookstores at the same price or less as your electronic book.
This is easy to measure but the truth is that it is extremely difficult to get
into bookstores as an independent author.
Look into bookstores, town halls, farmers markets, and other places that lend themselves to author events.
If all your title tags are identical, then to a search engine this is a bit like walking
into a bookstore where every book, regardless of its content, has the same cover.
Smashwords gets your story up on Smashwords (a store itself), but it also functions as a gateway site to get your
work into bookstores powered by Kobo, Sony, iPad, and others.
I have a friend who is a huge reader who doesn't like to go
into bookstores because they overwhelm her — she asks, «where is my iTunes for books?»
Phrases with «into bookstores»