I don't
think reaching readers is the problem.
Not exact matches
You need to
think of the
reader when choosing the publication to
reach out to.
Advertising to non-fans instead of building a fan base and then engaging them sounded like a dangerous plan at first, and I
think it's very (very) important that your
readers know that you're only talking about advertising to
reach a highly targeted group of people (which in your case means website vistors).
When his post on how iDoneThis
reached $ 1,000 in recurring revenue struck a chord with
readers, Walter
thought it would be enlightening to talk with other entrepreneurs about their own such journeys.
The EA are asking Christians to boycott The Sun, but if the church wants to
reach it's average
reader, we need to
think differently says Carl... More
By tracing this development the
reader can grasp why Whitehead
reached these conclusions and sec how significant they are for religious
thought.
I
think most
readers on JustArsenal are agreed that some of these failures have
reached their sell - by date and should now be replaced by some stars that have actually
reached their potential.
LeeBillings: Re: how this anthology helps sci comm / sci writing, I
think that depends somewhat on how many
readers it
reaches.
These are life changing concepts and techniques, and Rene presents them in a well integrated,
thought provoking, easy to digest style that can
reach any
reader.
She described the course as contributing to her understanding of the ways children learn as well as stimulating her to
think of new strategies for
reaching struggling
readers.
It's critical that you
think carefully about who your
reader is, and what media they consume, in order to
reach them.
I
think most of us want to write the best books we can and market them as well as we can so that we can
reach more
readers and make more money.
I don't because Baen, first under the leadership of Jim Baen and now under the leadership of Toni Weisskopf, has always been forward
thinking, innovative and uses new technology to
reach more
readers.
Your
readers will benefit if you're
thinking about how to
reach them beyond traditional retail outlets.
I also
thought I could
reach many times more
readers (and hopefully buyers later) on Amazon — even if I don't capture all their emails.
But I actually
think the biggest problem is marketing — books don't
reach their
readers a lot of the time.
Audio is a great way to
reach readers, I
think.
Think of this as a little Twitter celebration when the
reader count for your book
reaches 100, 1,000 and 10,000.
Given the fact that the book has to
reach ten percent consumption on the part of the
reader to even count as a «sale» or «borrow» for royalty purposes, it would be logical to
think that a KU borrow would serve much the same purpose as a typical book sale for ranking purposes.
But the same
thinking that makes a publisher offer a book contract to an internet comedian does speak volumes about how indie authors can work to
reach new
readers and build an audience that will buy their books.
And for me, when somebody says, «in order to read my writing, you're really going to have to
reach to understand...» and I
think that's a flaw on the side of the writer, not the
reader because a writer should be able to make things as simple as possible... to flow not only into this culture, but in the future so somebody can pick up this book in the future and have an understanding of this world.
You've got to
think about how you'll
reach your
readers.
Think of it as an opportunity to get in front of hundreds and even thousands of potential
readers that you'd have no way of
reaching otherwise.
I kind of
thought that no one would ever find my book and go buy it unless I, or a
reader, personally
reached out to them and said here, you have to read this.
What other things can you
think of to give away for free that you
think would really snag those hard - to -
reach readers?
Think broadly about your strengths to
reach and engage with
readers across a variety of channels.
Although I've built up a loyal following of
readers, I
think the market for the type of book I write is exponentially bigger than I'm
reaching.
Despite the number of closed doors in industry - facing media and traditional media, most
readers do not care how a book was published, and can be effectively
reached with a well -
thought - out marketing campaign, combined with competitive pricing.
Jen: Sure, beta
readers are essentially
readers that when you have a completed draft of your novel that you feel you have
reached a point where you can't really make any more changes knowledgeably but you don't
think you are ready for an editor yet, then beta
readers are, sometimes they are professionals, I do it professionally myself and I know there are other people who offer it as a service, or there are a lot of fellow writers out there who will do it for you in exchange for a beta read of their novel.
Many have been aggressively seeking ways to
reach readers without the increasingly necessary aid of Amazon, which is
thought to control nearly half of all U.S. book sales.
Because for an indie author to
reach new
readers, I
think KU is the best possible way.
Most have no idea that they could earn more being independent on even relatively modest sales... Being a hybrid continues to give any author the greatest chance of building that all - important fan base without which none of us would make a living, and that's what any author should consider when
thinking about adding independent titles to their backlist: can you afford not to
reach more
readers?»
One of the uniting factors of the four panelists — who included
Thought Company, Diversion Books, Pegasus, and Soho Press — is that willingness to not only look at books as a matter of risk, but also to embrace digital publishing wholeheartedly for its ability to
reach a high - level of
readers while allowing them to release large numbers of titles each year, which for this panel includes between 90 and 120 titles annually.
Thanks Ed, and yes, I
think most indies realize it is about the long term model, the long tail of content and
reaching readers, not publishers!
While our advertising and marketing techniques allow us to
reach readers in ways most individual authors are unable to, we still
think it's a great idea to hustle up your own dinner every now and then.
When you lead the
reader smoothly from one paragraph to the next and one chapter to the next, the
reader reaches the end of your book
thinking, «Wow!
If you've been
thinking about an audiobook as a way to
reach more
readers, here are three important things to take into consideration.
Set up milestone - based tweets (
think of this as a little Twitter celebration when the
reader count for your book
reaches 100, 1,000 and 10,000.)
I
think this venture is going to be a win - win - win for booksellers,
readers and Indie authors like myself who have not been able to
reach the print market outside of print - on - demand in the last few years.
On the other hand, e-book sales continue to increase, and I
think e-books do have a chance to (a) increase the amount of reading people do by making reading less expensive and more convenient (I know I read more now that I have a Kindle), and (b)
reaching younger
readers who are not only used to, but expect technology.
Everything I'd heard lately was making me question that, but your analysis shows that Select may still work like the tool I was
thinking it might be —
reaching the first initial
readers.
I
think this is a good reminder of the mantra I've seen a lot of successful indies mention: don't hinge your entire strategy (
reaching readers) on a single tactic (KDP Select and Unlimited).
And that speed of change in tech, he said, is a good example of challenges facing the traditional industry: «By the time many publishers
think a technology is important enough to warrant starting a book,» Armstrong said, «the technology has already crossed the chasm to the early majority... By the time most computer programming books
reach a bookshelf, the most important
readers... won't be interested, as they'll have already learned everything they need from blogs.»
For some reason it seems like lots of authors are still reticent to embrace Pinterest as a social media network to
reach their
readers and build their brand, but I
think it's the perfect platform to build your author brand.
This is where the hope lies for the literary novel, from authors who are
reaching out to the
readers who love a more rewarding read, and not
thinking about getting their novels on the university syllabus, or a review in the Times Literary Supplement.»
Your Assignment is not only an interesting thing to pass the time but with the help of your Assignment you are delivering a positive message that
reaches into the
reader's
thoughts to consider what they have discovered in your Assignment.
This is such nonsense it almost doesn't require a response, because there are people out there who have a knee - jerk reaction against Apple that goes beyond critical
thinking, but in the hopes of
reaching more open - minded
readers who might be tempted by that argument, let me address it.
I
think it definitely plays to every indie author's advantage to orchestrate a box set set per the advice in my prior box set post because once the box set is out there, not only help you
reach more
readers but it will also make you a contender when iBooks or some other retailer is looking to do another box set promotion.
It might be Harlequin — they pay less, but they
reach more
readers, if you
think that's where God's leading you.
I
think Amazon's response would be in answer to the New York Times article that
reached 5 - 6 million
readers — not the petition from 400.