By knowing where to locate
examples of type of book you want to write, you can accelerate your brand building and writing & publishing success.
This feature is becoming more important as reading consumers are taking
notice of the types of books that each publisher releases, especially in the case of smaller press or boutique publishing houses.
Some will specialize in fiction or nonfiction (my favorite) or a particular genre and will help you develop your unique voice and style
regardless of the type of book you are writing.
There was not a lot of actual reading going on, more quick reference look ups and now with the internet less and
less of those types of books are needed right at hand.
Now, as a publishing consultant with My Word Publishing, helping other authors
of all types of books on their publishing journeys, I sometimes hear similar fears from other authors: «Is my book any good?
There are quite a
few of these type of books on the market at the moment all with different stories, so it's worth looking around online to find the one you want with a festive feel.
One of the strengths of Goodreads is that you can find fans
of every type of book category from military history to paranormal romance to personal finance in our community of 70 million readers.
For instance, if your book is a paranormal romance set in the future in which the main characters are all teenagers, is there a group that buys
lots of your type of book?
If you are a fan
of the type of books Denise writes, I would encourage you to look into joining a Facebook group devoted to celebrating her work and the work of one of her author friends Jana DeLeon.
Sony currently has well over 10,000 best - seller titles in their CONNECT eBook store, although they presently have very few technology books available (Internet, Programming, Graphics Design, etc.), the E-Ink ® technology is constantly improving and once we have large color screens, we may start to see
more of these type of book being made available.
There's even a whole sub-category specifically about sex: The Act of Marriage, Intended for Pleasure, Celebration in the Bedroom...
Many of these types of books have an almost myopic focus on a woman's obligation to have sex with her husband.
Author platform is most important for
authors of this type of book because having influence and a large following is one indicator of expertise and credibility; and, it's an indicator of an author's ability to get exposure and sell books (something more expected of nonfiction authors).
Some will specialize in fiction or nonfiction (my favorite) or in a particular genre and will help you develop your unique voice and style
regardless of the type of book you are writing.
I'd argue against enrolling a cookbook in the KU lending program since most of us want to hang on to our cookbooks, but yes, they're a good
example of the type of books you don't read from cover to cover.
Readers (and romance readers more than others) read so many books they go to social media platforms to beg for help finding MORE
of the type of book they want!
Examples
of types of books that qualify for a special quote: Novellas, poetry books, short nonfiction, graphic novels, workbooks, journals, photo books, or books that will have a lot of graphical design elements.
Note that a publisher might have different boilerplates for
each of those types of books to reflect those variables.
Students need to provide information about the content, regardless
of the type of the book.
Authors
of these types of books are aware that very few readers are going to go through every page of their book, so they may be worried about earning less money than they did before.
Oh, and they said the ET's cover was not bright enough and needed more happening on it because
of the type of book it was.