So if
a reader sees it on the page but doesn't buy the book, don't worry: once they're on your list, you can offer them book 2, book 3, etc..
Not exact matches
In fact, the average
reader spends fewer than 15 seconds
on a
page before clicking away, meaning most would never
see the button, much less engage with it.
Some
readers who hit the phrase «excitable nipples»
on the first
page — and who
see that Bauer has contributed to Salon — will hesitate to read further.
Last week, I used my Facebook
page to get some feedback about the blog from
readers, and many of you expressed a desire to
see more posts
on faith and parenting.
On page 2 you can
see a selection of inspiring testimonials, which I have received from
readers of both our website and book.
I created a poll
on the Emily Bites Facebook
Page this week asking my
readers what you'd like to
see more of
on the blog and «crock pot recipes» was the runaway winner.
I recently took a poll
on my Facebook
page, asking what types of recipes my
readers are interested in
seeing.
What The Times's
readers did not
see was the dramatic Garden panorama
on these
pages which Peskin had shot a few moments earlier.
A savvy
reader e-mail pointed out that you can still
see the old version of the website through Google cached
pages (Google takes backup snapshots of websites, which you can
see by clicking the «cached» link that comes up under the site
on a Google search).
I actually was so impressed with this water filter that I reached out to the company to ask them to work with me to make it more affordable for my
readers, so you'll
see a nice discount
on the
page when you check it out.
A few PHD
readers, whose cases are listed
on our «Results»
page (
see Angie and Bella), had trouble
on GAPS and were able to fix their problems by adding starches.
Since my site is running WordPress.org and not hosted
on WordPress.com, I don't get that normal Follow button that you usually
see on WordPress.com blogs: / A lot of people just Like my FB
page or follow me
on Twitter to get updates, but I JUST installed a Follow Plugin at the bottom right of the screen so that it shows up
on your
reader (I believe...) Hope that helps!
«Rather than
see other
readers of Serious Eats, Eater, etc.,» she writes, «which is the reason I signed up and went to that branded landing
page, I
see everyone in my area
on HowAboutWe.
Maybe it hasn't been edited, and the
reader gets tired of
seeing fifteen typographical errors
on every
page, and having to guess at the meaning the author may have intended.
On each
page spread,
readers actually
see what they are tempted to eat.
Most of you are familiar with their «Look Inside» feature that allows potential
readers to
see the first few
pages of a book, but this is only while
on the Amazon site itself.
They include one of the most volatile, protracted arguments you'll
see on the matter, incidentally making me think there's something to Disqus CEO Daniel Ha's assertion in Four ways web comments will change that «
readers are spending most of their time
on the south side of web
pages.
Once they know who you are, or have
seen you pop up
on their feed a few times, you can reach out (though, I prefer to organize a joint author promo or content
page first, like «10 best xyz books for
readers who love abc.»
The ultimate goal is to create some form of social proof so that «cold»
readers landing
on your product
page for the first time can
see your book is relevant and worth the investment.
«The ratings let literary agents and publishers know what real
readers want to
see on the shelves,» notes the WEBook.com PageToFame FAQ
page.
The fact is that Goodreads is a place for both authors and
readers and everyone can
see what you write
on a public forum or in a review which is a publication
on a book
page.
The biggest disadvantages of this e-book
reader are that you can
see each pixel
on the screen, you can
see old image after full
page refresh and display is not so white as you can
see above.
The full
page is still available in the background, allowing the
reader to easily toggle back to a traditional view to
see other interesting features
on the
page.
Up till now, I have
seen Guided View mainly as a way to make a print comic readable
on a screen that's smaller than the standard
page size: It allows the
reader to pan across the
page and zoom in
on one panel at a time.
I also expect to
see more
reader reviews, and because of all the paid downloads, Swimming with Maya will now be featured
on the
pages of other e-books under the «Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought» heading — which amounts to free advertising.
A
reader may need to
see mention of your book several times before he clicks through to your book's product
page on Amazon or elsewhere.
You can
see a few preview
pages of Love Hair's interior
on its Amazon.jp
page, with a reminder that these images and the book are for 18 +
readers only!
If you go to Smashwords at http://smashwords.com you'll
see their distribution partners
on their home
page as Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony
Reader Store, Kobo and the Diesel eBook Store.
The first edition of Publishing Basics was 80
pages and produced
on five different papers and printed using three different printing processes so
readers could look, feel and
see the differences between the different processes.
A poor landing
page will
see you waste money
on marketing and fail to gain any traction in developing a loyal tribe of
readers While there are a number of objectives that can be achieved through landing
pages, this article is going to focus
on a landing
page that is designed to capture an email address in exchange for some free content.
It is one more way to get some free promotion because, as you add books and link them to your Author Central
page,
readers can click
on your name and
see a list of your titles.
Unfortunately, Kobo and Kindle improved
on the lighted
readers before Nook did, and when they released their Nook Lowlight in late 2013, it was
seen by many as a step backwards: gone were the contoured back, physical
page buttons, and SD card slot in favor of more even lighting and slightly improved screen resolution / contrast.
Getting back to the woolly mammoth, as the
page is turned
on that magnificent spread, the animal moves toward the
reader, trunk unfolding, tusks getting closer (this pop - up is also effective when
seen in one's peripheral vision).
Not only can you use your Author
page to show cover graphics from your books, but
readers can follow you
on Twitter and almost any other social media, sign up for your newsletter, enter a giveaway,
see what you are adding to your Pinterest boards, and view your Goodreads author profile — all from your Facebook
page.
If you've recently self - published a book
on travel, clearly, you've
seen more than one
page of that book... but what about your
readers?
This means a lay test
reader can
see something that looks quite nicely set up like a book
on the
page, and still comment and annotate for the author.
However, Madefire does provide a more pleasant reading experience
on the iPad, because the
pages of My Little Pony tend to be a bit crowded, and
seeing the panels one at a time helps give the
reader a bit of structure.
WEB OTAKU provides in - depth coverage by expanding
on stories in the magazine, along with daily updates of what's hot in Japanese pop culture, additional manga chapters, game coverage, interviews with artists and writers too extensive to fit in print
pages, writing contests, drawing contests, web - only reviews and tips,
reader forums and an online community program, bringing an immediacy to the market that has never before been
seen.
Still, if you've got a well - organized review campaign in place, it's possible to get honest reviews posted and shared
on your publication date so that people who learn about the book
see honest
reader feedback as soon as they visit the book's sales
page.
Digital comics
On a related note, Shaun Huston ponders the challenges of making «comics as we know them» work on digital devices: «While there's some latitude to read full pages on the iPad, and the Fire at 4.7» x 7.5» (or the Nooks) affords that option more realistically than the iPhone or similarly - sized devices, in all of these cases there will be situations where most readers will shift to Guided View in order to effectively see some particular detail on a pag
On a related note, Shaun Huston ponders the challenges of making «comics as we know them» work
on digital devices: «While there's some latitude to read full pages on the iPad, and the Fire at 4.7» x 7.5» (or the Nooks) affords that option more realistically than the iPhone or similarly - sized devices, in all of these cases there will be situations where most readers will shift to Guided View in order to effectively see some particular detail on a pag
on digital devices: «While there's some latitude to read full
pages on the iPad, and the Fire at 4.7» x 7.5» (or the Nooks) affords that option more realistically than the iPhone or similarly - sized devices, in all of these cases there will be situations where most readers will shift to Guided View in order to effectively see some particular detail on a pag
on the iPad, and the Fire at 4.7» x 7.5» (or the Nooks) affords that option more realistically than the iPhone or similarly - sized devices, in all of these cases there will be situations where most
readers will shift to Guided View in order to effectively
see some particular detail
on a pag
on a
page.
The higher up the book lands
on the search engine results
pages («SERPs»)-- aka the higher the search engine or Amazon «ranking» — the more potential
readers will
see and «discover» the book, and the more possible sales the book will have.
Readers love
seeing things like this
on your
page.
To complicate matters a bit, search engines and online booksellers sell valuable real estate to advertisers and retail sites (including publishers and authors) who pay money for their services and wares to appear in specific search results or
on particular
pages where
readers are most likely to
see them.
You can separate your audience for your books through a different author name, as you can have separate author
pages on Amazon, Kobo and the other book retailers so
readers only
see the books associated with that name.
Imagine this: a potential
reader sees a bunch of reviews
on your book
page that complain about the narrator.
Many
readers cruise to the
page for a particular category or genre to
see what's new, and if you're «
on the wrong shelf,» they won't find you.
How would you feel sitting
on the train reading your Kindle and
see the woman next to you haul an iPad out of her purse and start flipping
pages in iBook
Reader, or connecting to the internet, or writing a gorgeous multimedia document in
Pages, or...
I did this because I know that my «
page» has no relationship whatsoever with what my
readers will
see when they open Mousetrapped
on their e-reading devices.
These are books where the author positions text and images
on the
page, and your
readers will
see the same layout, exactly what you want for most books containing pictures.
The problem I
see on the indie publishing side is that Amazon reviews in particular seem totally untrustworthy so while
readers may be able to avoid the really bad ebooks that only have one - star reviews there are plenty getting five - star reviews where I've barely managed to read through five
pages of the sample before abandoning them.