Not exact matches
If it is 10 pm and you are at home, you may have
to wait
to scratch that literary itch until the next day, possibly after work or class, and
still make the time
to go to the
bookstore to buy it.
First, studies show that the majority of dedicated book buyers — a small but loyal subset of our population —
still go to brick - and - mortar
bookstores.
If you have a desire
to get
to bookstores (a fools errand for the most part, but
still many want
to see that one book sitting on a wooden shelf),
go through Ingrams Spark with that.
Still, if
bookstores are critical in helping you reach your audience, working with a publisher might be the way
to go.
Just like if you are
going on a real life book tour, you will
still need
to make appearances at
bookstores or seminars.
If some period of time passes and
still no traffic
goes to your page, Amazon may move it
to «Temporarily out of stock»... the online equivalent of walking into your local
bookstore and asking them
to order a title for you.
Many authors are glad
to know that there are people out there who
still love books and they are glad
to go out and meet their readers at indie
bookstores.
It's
still a good idea
to go to publishers / agents as they have more resources and can get you into
bookstores more easily, but if you are are not patient enough
to wait, or the rejections get
to you, or you want
to skip publishers altogether, then self - publishing is a great option
Plus,
bookstores are
still going to need some arm - twisting
to pick your book, especially with a generic publisher, and they won't display it on par with the more reputable publishers.
While the Kindle and the Nook are creating direct channels
to customers, and are pretty much making
bookstores redundant, we
still have no idea what's
going to happen with Publishers — Will they survive?
My recommendation is
to still go with the Nexus 7, because it doesn't lock you into a proprietary
bookstore, and you can get all the Google apps.
Yes — mostly out - of - print / used that are unavailable on ebook; also I'll
still browse the bargain books when I
go to the
bookstore to relax and have a cup of coffee.
He talks about how
bookstores are
still a place for social interaction, discussing books, sipping coffee, browsing magazines,
going to author signings, and more.
The
bookstore is
still an important way for readers
to discover new books and authors and it is important for you
to be where readers
go.
Anyways, Lynch made it clear that the company will be «committed
to to the e-reader and tablet business
going forward,» and reminded participants that B&N's digital
bookstore service
still holds significant portions of the e-book and digital magazine market in the U.S.
So yes, I'm convinced online
bookstores like Amazon et al.
still have a long way
to go before they can actually support effective book discovery.