I thought indie - bookstores would be the natural place to start pitching my self - pubbed
non-fiction historical research title... but as a small business, it seems they are even less likely to take risks on indie authors.
As a result,
non-fiction titles of a complex nature (i.e.
research - based) and those genres outside of the Chinese popular realm — such as hard sci - fi, epic fantasy, horror, high - tech thriller,
historical fiction, etc — generally have difficulty in finding enthusiastic translators.