Sentences with phrase «lack of book sales»

Who really is to blame for lack of book sales?

Self published authors frequently lament their lack of book sales.

Not exact matches

Carefully itemizing mercantile bills of sale, inventories of militia and volunteer detachments, the evidence that there was a lack of gun - smiths, records of importation of guns from Europe, the incidence of duels (three in the entire South in the 1760s, none fatal), children's books and toys, comments by eyewitnesses about the abysmal shooting ability of settlers (lacking both the weapons and the gunpowder to practice), court records, and a wide variety of other historiographical resources, the author assembles an overwhelming mass of data to show that military prowess was not, in fact, characteristic of early Americans.

The lack of policy influence that is attributable to recent education - reform books is not for lack of sales.

One of the biggest sales barrier for training companies today is the lack of online course booking.

Since distributors and stores only impose the most basic quality controls, a lot of self - published books suffer from lack of sales because the author simply didn't deliver at a level readers expect for the price.

When you look at academic and professional publishing, Amazon may actually be an even bigger player than with trade publishing due to the lack of retail sales space compared to that for mainstream books.

This, together with the lack of a pan-Russian book sales network like Barnes & Noble, that creates the perfect setting for ebooks to thrive, and as is evident elsewhere in the world, digital editions are already luring more readers than their printed counterparts.

Despite the lack of any evidence that comics caused any harm to minors, by 1949 more than 50 cities and towns had banned the sale of comic books through laws or censorship committees.

A lack of blockbuster books and low ebook sales.

I like what you say about blaming the author for lack of sales even when the publisher can't define what that «better book» might be.

She is always complaining about the lack of sales for her books.

The belief is that unknown authors with no publishing sales histories are a gamble because the lack of name recognition creates a hurdle that may keep the book from finding its audience — hence the tendency to publish the same famous names over and over again.

The most hurt are indie and first time writers who see a lack of revenue come in and fail to garner book deals because sales numbers are everything.

A number of things may have caused the high numbers discrepancy, but one of the most crucial factors in the lower debut sales figures may just be the sheer lack of places to buy a book.

Prices can be set at a maximum value far lower than the average prices of most competing ebooks and the lack of a professional marketer can cause many self - published books to be lost among the countless other books for sale on sites like the Amazon Kindle bookstore or Barnes & Noble's online bookstore.

The retail environment has also been a challenge with store sales falling across the board and there are a lack of fad products, such as adult coloring books.

If people are clicking on your ad but not buying the book, it means your book or ad or topic is interesting enough, but you lose them on the sales page (probably because of poor design or lack of reviews).

In a convincing post at The Bookseller, Scott Pack, publisher of The Friday Project, an imprint of HarperCollins, notes that the lack of e-book sales integration into the UK bestseller lists cases a «whole host of problems,» not the least of which is that it might undermine a books ability to hit the list.

Both of these books contributed to the lack of sales, which fell... [Read more...]

Both of these books contributed to the lack of sales, which fell by 4 % to # 441 million and has adjusted operating profit down 48 % to # 22 million.

The book results from my intense interaction with many writers who have told me how self - doubt, lack of sales, rejections (by traditional publishers and literary agents), «workshopping,» sales addiction and the feeling readers don't care for your books — can take away the joy of writing.

Instead of blaming PA or America Star Books for your lack of sales, look in the mirror!

The notion that there has to be something wrong to explain a book's lack of sales is false.

My opinion is that it was the complete absence of any platform for Robert Galbraith, the lack of any fans, anyone who cared about him, the lack of anyone willing to host him on a blog tour or help him set up readings at bookstores, or a tribe that would greet his long - awaited first book with enthusiasm that held back sales of what's obviously a well - written book.

With overall book sales in Germany experiencing their first minor dip in years (1.4 %), more and more publishers are investing in their e-book business, despite the current lack of overwhelming demand from readers.

Most authors react to lack of sales by lowering their book price.

The problem is that after you publish, if you haven't yet marketed, you've lost your chance to create buzz for your book and your lack of sales history will be a challenge to overcome.

Barring that, we could get a bunch of early reviews from beta readers and post them in the «editorial reviews» section (one of the hardest things about selling a book on preorder is lack of reviews...) Preorders are important because on most platforms, preorder sales count the day of launch — and all the sales need to be in the same week to hit the big bestseller lists.

For paperback sales we rely almost entirely from bookshops — the lack of paperback sales from Amazon is not helped by the fact Amazon say in bold that my book is out of stock, when there are in fact copies in their warehouse.

The lack of comprehensive ebook sales tracking in Canada makes it difficult to speculate on the effect ebooks are having on print books, but BookNet Canada's market research indicates that the Canadian ebook market remained steady in Q1, at 17 % of book purchases.

Being hidebound and lacking innovation for decades, the publishers were particularly concerned that Amazon's pro-consumer pricing of eBooks would negatively impact their moribund sales model, and in particular the sale of higher priced physical copies of books.

You know, it's funny... as authors we know how to write books in our respective genres, but when it comes to writing the most important part of our book (the sales copy) we lack the ability to really knock it out of the park and hook the reader enough to buy our books.

And since every major study I've seen has shown lack of DRM to be a wash or beneficial to sales (across the music and book industries), it falls upon the pro-DRM crowd to show any evidence to back up their fear - mongering.

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.