Not exact matches
You need to understand the supply chain for
bookstores and the reality of how long a book is left
on the
shelves before it is pulled.
Robin Cutler [00:05:54] I tell authors when they're thinking, even
before they finish writing their book they should think about where it would be placed
on a
shelf in a
bookstore or in a library, and really go and look at those books like where exactly you think your book would be
shelved.
Every traditionally published book will have to be placed
on a specific
shelf in a
bookstore or library — and you need to know which
shelf that is
before you pitch to an agent or publishing house.
You give up an awful lot in rights and royalties just to have the supposed prestige and validation of a publisher's name
on your book's spine, or to see it
on a
bookstore shelf for a few weeks,
before all the copies are pulled and remaindered.
Before your book can be displayed
on bookstore shelves, your book's title has to «sell» the
bookstore owners, managers, and category buyers who will order your book from the publisher in order to display it in their stores.
The true work in finding an audience, developing name recognition, and image building should happen light years
before the book ever appears
on a
bookstore shelf.
The New York Times «The film rights to self - published books are getting acquired even
before the big houses can get them onto
bookstore shelves with their own imprints
on them.»
Before, niche romance and erotica authors had to conform to their publishers» desired subject matter to get that coveted paperback
on a
bookstore's
shelves — now, readers can barely keep up with the ever - increasing «girl -
on - centaur» and «boy -
on - merman» creations going
on sale daily.
JK Rowling's first novel not to feature young bespectacled wizard Harry Potter was released
on Wednesday, following a massive marketing campaign that effectively shrouded The Casual Vacancy in mystery
before its debut
on bookstore shelves.
I quickly learned that even if I secured a literary agent and found a publisher it would be 3 - 5 years
before I'd ever see my story collection
on a
bookstore shelf.