Its front cover is customizable with a 3 × 3 - inch baby photo and a footprint, which is one of the main
selling points of this book.
A headline at the top of the cover that succinctly sums up the key benefit or
selling point of the book — or consider a convincing quote (blurb) from a recognizable authority who recommends the book
When writing a press release, think about the following questions: What do you think are the prime
selling points of your book?
Title and book description should be chosen with just the same care as your cover as they are two of the major
selling points of your book.
In every situation, it is of utmost importance to determine the unique
selling point of the book: the publicity angle.
There's actually the kind of negative review I like, where the person reviewing it says they don't like certain things that are actually
the selling point of the book.
Not exact matches
A clear summary
of your
points is possibly the best thing you can do to not just deliver value to the reader, but also make the
book memorable, which helps you
sell more
books.
Then, whenever someone asked me for advice, instead
of telling them I didn't have time, or trying to
sell them on coaching or consulting they couldn't afford, I could
point them to the
book.
In his best -
selling book «Outliers,» which investigates the psychology
of success, Malcolm Gladwell makes a powerful
point about what helps people commit to and enjoy their work.
With millions
of copies
sold on Amazon alone, it seems folks gladly took a break from their ball -
point pens and to - do lists for a set
of colored pencils and an «age - appropriate» coloring
book.
That's one
of the things I was
pointing out to someone who read a
book on necromancy (long island medium) and was totally
sold on everything the author wrote and was now at «peace» from reading about the endless cycles
of death — i.e. soul coming back as such... dying then coming back again as another.
He does have a
point, but then, what are movies, TV, pro sports, best
selling books, etc, etc, but a support and applauding
of some
of the worst vices talked about in Scripture?
Due to the success
of our first
book, «Sports Investing: Profiting from
Point Spreads», which became Amazon.com's # 1
selling gambling
book for over 6 months, SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication
of a new series
of books, focused on specific betting systems for each
of the major U.S. sports.
Due to the success
of our first
book,» Sports Investing: Profiting from
Point Spreads,» which achieved Amazon.com's # 1
selling gambling
book for over 6 months, SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication
of a new series
of books, focused on specific betting systems for each
of the major U.S. sports.
From a pure business
point of view it is obvious why Stan Kroenke will want as many British players as possible to be on the
books, they are easier for fans to relate to which is why they are often chosen to be the ones to
sell merchandise from the club's shop.
I guess my
point is that a lot
of people
sell these
books, promoting certain diets as if you can magically eradicate all
of your gut problems.
One
of the main
selling points of this tent camp is its privacy and tranquility, so be sure to
book in advance if you hope to snag one
of these luxury accommodations.
Every person is individual and has their own
point of view on how to behave in this Married, Rules dating and relationship coach, author
of two best -
selling books, «How to Date — Single Girls» Dating Manual» and «Why Men Ask Dumb
Based on Kathryn Stockett's best
selling novel
of the same name, «The Help» tells the story
of a young white woman, Eugenia «Skeeter» Phelan (played by Emma Stone), and her decision to write a controversial
book from the
point of view
of the help (the maids).
Stephen Totilo, who has played most
of the LEGO games and read most
of the Harry Potter
books: The graphics in this new LEGO Harry Potter, believe it or not, are a
selling point.
Some stemmed from a cynical viewpoint that the movie's sentimentality was used as a
selling point for self - improvement merchandise (read: Jim Stovall's
book and that wonderful «Ultimate Gift Experience Kit»), and others focused more on the shortcomings
of the movie in the conventional storytelling sense.
I do find it deeply ironic that the
books, whose biggest
selling point appears to have been erotic stuff for women, have been adapted into a movie so full
of the male gaze and with a lot more female than male nudity.
The only real
selling point of this release is for a snazzy new case and an exclusive 30 page photo
book with photos and stills from the production and also a personal message from Tim Burton.
I was tempted at this
point to put a link on my Web site and order a bunch
of the
books to
sell at conferences.
I can
point to moments
of good fortune in the life
of the
book, but then, so can other authors whose
books sold either far more or far fewer copies than mine did.
However, if you want to make the most money (especially on Amazon, which only allows authors to receive 70 percent in royalties if the
book is priced at $ 2.99 or higher — $ 1.99 and $ 0.99
books only allow authors a 35 percent royalty rate), then $ 4.99 appears to be the best price
point for
selling a good amount
of books (though far less than with a lower price
point) while making the most in profit.
Now, let's do a quick analysis
of price
points and incomes for
books being
sold in 1965.
But one
of the major
selling points for the NookColor — and one that can make the difference to a lot
of people — is the chance to read magazines, graphic novels, art
books and other documents in full color.
Certainly I haven't asked people to specify a «heat level» when reporting their stats to me, so I have no way
of knowing if there's a
point at which «too graphic»
sells fewer
books (or more
books!)
Likely one
of the biggest
selling points is the social
book discovery site, GoodReads.
If an Indie writer puts only one work out and
sells 10 copies a year I can see your
point of view, but Indie authors
sells 10 copies every hour, and if readers buy their
books and enjoy reading them, those Indies ARE authors, whatever you can think otherwise.
From Amazons
point of view, they
sell so many
books that empowering Apple with so much extra cash was crazy.
Despite efforts from different major publishers to
sell books directly through their own websites, even in the face
of pricing disputes and lack
of access to titles offered by retailers at one
point, it isn't a concept that has grown.
It is possible to see the foundations
of the modern eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation
of the Open eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing readers to receive
books without using a computer, often seen as one
of the core
selling points of the original Kindle.
There are more writing craft
books out there than you can shake a stick at and almost as many covering a myriad
of other topics like writing faster, outlining better, building an author business,
selling your
books in Tijuana... well, you get my
point.
What's the average number
of books you can
sell @ the 99 cent price
point versus the typical E-book price
of $ 9.99?
Yes, Stephen King was once an unknown too, but the
point is that as an aspiring author it's a mistake for you to compare your work to Stephen King's and think, «My
book is as good as that, so it will
sell millions
of copies.»
The entire
point of Author Marketing Club is to help you find ways to
sell more
books.
Having one's
book published (especially in this day and age
of on - demand self - publishing) is only one part
of the process because at some
point, whether traditionally published or self, we can all agree it comes down the
selling.
What I recall is that some people
pointed out that Amazon was choosing to not stock large numbers
of Hachette
books that it possibly could not
sell if negotiations fell apart completely, so instead they were ordering titles from Hachette as the orders came in.
Imagine that she's going to
sell 2,000 digital copies
of her
book a year, every year, for five years, at which
point it tails off and she
sells only 500 digital copies
of her
book a year for the remainder
of the life
of the contract.
My
point is that... a lot
of the things people consider to be «
book marketing» is actually annoying spam that won't
sell your
book.
Aside from the backing
of parent company Barnes & Noble (probably the biggest name in
book retailing in the US), the Nook HD's main
selling points are its full HD screen, lightweight build and the ability to set up multiple user profiles.
No matter how many or few you
sell, you can keep your
book alive and available long past the
point at which a «traditional» house would have taken it out
of print.
That she
sells 2,000 copies
of the
book a year for the first five years (the lower price
point combatting whatever marketing * cough * the publisher may or may not do for the
book), and 500 copies a year for the next 30 years
of comparison.
At this
point Ingram clearly seems like the winner in this category, but there are a few nuances to keep in mind: first off, having control over your global pricing sounds cool, but in practice you need to
sell a LOT
of books globally for it to pay off.
If you're looking to get your
book into the hands
of the greatest number
of readers by
selling the most copies, $ 0.99 is by far the best price
point to achieve that goal.
At this
point, you should know which
of your marketing strategies works the best, how well your first
book sells through to your later works, and how many people are clicking the links in your emails.
After another year or so, (note, we were about three years in at this
point) what started to become clear as electronic
books exploded in sales was that readers were buying electronic
books in place
of mass market paperbacks, the pocket - sized
books that
sold around $ 7.99.
My overall
point remains that at the end
of the day, when entities as big as Amazon and Hachette go at it, the people who are ultimately hurt by this are still authors — who can't
sell their stuff via Amazon — and readers, who can't buy the
books they may want to get.