That first - time authors and specialty books will have an even harder
time getting into bookstores.
Not exact matches
The next
time she phoned, she said, «I'm calling to talk about
getting your book
into bookstores.»
Devote
time and energy
into getting the right events for your book: speaking engagements, signings, etc., and see if you can make your book available in brick - and - mortar
bookstores.
I can't
get into details right now, but i find it interesting just as Diamond digital stops giving coupons and codes to
bookstores is about the same
time marvel is developing their own app.
The one thing that I really miss is the ability to swap my used «one -
time» reads at the used
bookstore — which is why my parents won't
get into the eReader thing.
But that wasn't the case, because the next
time around I decided to self - publish a 300 - page book as a paperback and ebook, with the aim of
getting into bricks and mortar
bookstores as well — so a whole new set of skills and needs.
Generally, I don't recommend trying to
get into bookstores or focusing on live events such as book signings, but it's important to address WHY I don't recommend them, since most first
time authors will persist in achieving visual markers that match the «writer fantasies» they grew up with.
With less
time spent on worrying about
getting into the
bookstores, the independent publisher can concentrate on promotion and publicity.
Good luck with the cleaning cats... Like you, I have a houseful of books, a library I haven't
got time to go
into, and used
bookstores are always a passion.
Said James Patterson in a New York
Times interview, «The reality is that women buy most books... The reality is that it's easier, and a really good habit, to start to
get parents when they walk
into a
bookstore to say, «You know, I should buy a book for my kid as well.»»
I spend a lot of
time on social media — the hardest is
getting into bookstores.
If cyberspace fails to be the
time - wasting stagger - down - the - aisles - and - sit - on - the -
bookstore - floor - reading approach of the bookshop, I say bravo for asking us to
get a grip,
get off the floor, think for ourselves, do a little research, use the damned samples, and order and buy books like discerning readers do, not like sheep who backed
into the Philosophy session and fell over what Sartre meant about responsibility.
It takes a (helluva) lot of
time and money for self - published books to
get on the radar (never mind
into the inventory and then shelf space) of a retail
bookstore.
Let us know if you agree or disagree with investing
time and dollars
getting into bookstores.
It seems like a poor tradeoff (long
time to market, little money) in exchange for
getting into bookstores.
Next
time you go
into a
bookstore, consider the warehouses one would need to store the manuscripts that never
got a chance.
The only real advantage I see with going the traditional route is that it can
get you
into bookstores — for a limited period of
time.
The first
time I published, I went with Ingram Spark because I heard it would be easier to
get into bookstores and libraries.