Not exact matches
Sure there are social media platforms like Goodreads, Wattpad, Facebook groups etc. and then there are the «real» opportunities that are so much harder to facilitate and organize (and pay for e.g. expense vs
profit) like community or regional events and networks as you point
out above, but I feel really strongly that the most important thing for an author to do in order to build a loyal paying (italics) fanbase / readership is to produce good quality works that are publicized properly and to spend time interacting with those
of your
readers who you know buy your books because they came to you in the first place.
If you're like me, you're already looking for the sweet spot where you can both reach new
readers and make a small
profit out of it.
I got Beta
readers, but wanted further input because, quite frankly, doing the multiple rounds
of editing takes all the
profit out of a book that was a long time building.
Not making your book available on all the major platforms is cutting off your nose to spite your face and cheating yourself
out of profits and
readers.
24 Symbols was very adamant that, as
profits are not based on full - scale sales
of e-books,
readers are seeking
out the lesser known titles for their enjoyment knowing that if they don't like this «unknown» author, they didn't invest a lot
of their limited book budget on the sale.
By cutting
out the middlemen who take the vast majority
of the money, self - publishers can often simultaneously charge
readers a lot less for a book while still making a greater
profit per book.
Readers unfamiliar with systematic trend trading have a hard time grasping the concept
of trading for
profits with
out predicting.
Given the volatility
of many cryptocurrencies, and the fact that developers are,
of course,
out to make a
profit,
readers may by scratching their heads: what can airdropping actually bring to the table?