But some more modest efforts of a company like Osprey, which caters to military history buffs and offers subscriptions, online forums and the like, demonstrates how a deeply
traditional niche publisher can develop their community online while enhancing the value of their print customer base.
Not exact matches
Two weeks ago, I praised Harlequin for their new digital - only imprint, Carina Press, noting that its business model, while not «new» by any stretch, was a great leap into the future for a
traditional publisher to make, especially a well - established leader in its
niche.
While these
niche topics won't interest
traditional publishers or literary agents — it's still possible there's an audience waiting for you to publish that unique book!
Also, self - publishing titles tend to include books that are locally focused, narrate family histories, are
niche and at times more risque — around religion, politics, sex and sexuality — than what a
traditional publisher might wish to handle, Fulton and Bradley said.
Traditional publishers often want «blockbusters» so I published my
niche books myself.
The mindless idiots on reality shows selling garbage books to the mindless idiots who watch such shows is a typical garbage
niche genre that is currently being exploited by
traditional publishers none of which has any redeeming literary value whatsoever.
Many authors who write in
niche genres are overlooked and ignored by
traditional publishers and literary agents because their genres can be difficult to market.
Zhonghua is just one of a group of
traditional publishers attempting to carve out a
niche in the multimedia world, but they are finding the going tough.
The success of indie authors can largely be attributed to the fact that
traditional publishers ignore
niche audiences.
And since
traditional publishing is so competitive, and it can be especially hard to place certain «
niche» books with a
traditional publisher, self - pub is a terrific option.
Amazon is further expanding into the realms of
traditional publishing with a new deal with
niche children's
publisher Marshall Cavendish.
We work with small and large
traditional publishers, university presses,
niche / special interest
publishers, and e-book only
publishers, and have worked with many on a continual basis for years.
From
niche publishers (Christian, LGBTQ, erotica) to good old - fashioned «retro» romance; from
traditional print to digital - only, here's a sampling of some of the top
publishers in the Romance genre today.
It may be apparent that local
publishers are tailoring the content in local language to appeal their
niche audience's preference of
traditional publication's layout.
Marketing can be done effectively through social media now, especially for
niche markets, so one indeed wonders what «value added»
traditional publishers still have to offer.
As I see how smaller
traditional but specialised
publishers can increasingly connect this triangle of
publisher / author / reader predominantly because they have selected a
niche and excell in that
niche, it strikes me that this specialisation is at least an equal element there.
«I believe
traditional publishing will focus more on subjects with broad market appeal, sensational subjects, timely events, and / or celebrity - type bios, and I see self - publishing as an excellent option for subjects with
niche markets or those of regional interest, that wouldn't capture the attention of a mainstream
publisher.»
There are many small
niches that
traditional publishers would never touch — they're just not worth it.
Any ideas for where to start looking for
niches too small for
traditional publishers?
Positive aspects are that a book can be published in a matter of days, and also that authors can reach
niche / «micro-genre» readers — the long tail — in a way that many of the
traditional publishers can't.