Sentences with phrase «what sells more books»

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By focusing on what I didn't have (more speaking events, more books sold, more dollars raised) I missed a chance to be faithful with what was in front of me.

The stories describing how they started making and selling breakfast tacos in Austin are what makes this book much more than just a cook book with beautiful pictures.

«The first book I sold was on yoga,» says Gaustad, 50, who opened Sportspages in 1985, «but the second book was a Rothman's Football Annual [a kind of Baseball Register for English soccer], which is what I more properly think of as a sports book.

food manufacturers have managed to invade what should be a commercial - free zone through vending machines and «pouring rights»; branded foods (like Pizza Hut pizzas) sold in the national school lunch program; the sale of a la carte foods; the use of Channel One television in the classroom; the creation of textbooks replete with math problems that use the products» names; give - aways of branded items like textbook covers; offering their products as rewards for academic performance (read X number of books over the summer and earn a gift certificate to McDonald's); and much more.

MORE THAN 2 MILLION POSITIVE DISCIPLINE BOOKS SOLD The Positive Discipline method has proved to be an invaluable resource for teachers who want to foster creative problem - solving within their students, giving them the behavioral skills they need to understand and process what they learn.

This week on the podcast: We'll hear a little more from Alan Weisman, author of the best - selling book, «The World without Us, which is at its core — gigantic thought experiment, what would happen if human beings suddenly disappeared and we'll talk to Scientific American editor in chief, John Rennie, about some big doings at the magazine.

But, yeah, it's uh — you know, I haven't tried that but, that — would — If I could uh — make a little — If I can sell a few more books maybe I'll do that daily NMR just to kind of keep an eye on what's exactly happening.

This is where to find Dr. Lee's best - selling «What Your Doctor May Not Tell You...» books and more of his writings.

His most popular book, The Seven Principles, has sold more than a million copies, and is based on his pioneering work studying real marriages and what makes them succeed — or fail.

What we've found is that in addition to utilising online dating (if you haven't got a copy of Gary Gunn's best selling online dating book you can grab a copy here) and approaching and interacting with women during our normal daily activities (which you can find out more about on our live training page), speed dating should also make up a part of our global dating strategy.

Her new book, The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff (Prentice Hall) just released on March 30th, talks about the cultural transformation underway thanks to social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and what that means for people's behavior, interactions, and relationships — both with one another and with businesses.

Though you may go to this film to see what the fuss is all about, you can discover more by reading the best - selling book, while the film leaves us wondering why Natalie Portman, a gifted actress with fluent Hebrew was so eager to play this role.

As technology continues to expand our definitions of what constitutes reading and literacy, interest in reading digital books has skyrocketed, as evidenced by retailers selling more e-books than printed books.

In The Oz Principle, one of the best - selling leadership management books of all time, «accountability» is defined as the empowerment and employee engagement that results from individuals and teams who continually ask the question: «What more can I do to overcome obstacles and work to get the desired results?»

For a writer who kept control of their property and was indie published, if a book is selling at the level of about 3 per month, the writer would push it some, or write more in the series, or write some short stories to boost it, or do a Bookbub, or who knows what....

So what does this mean to you as a writer who wants to get published and wants to sell more than a few dozen copies of your book to family and friends?

This week's Question of the Week: What are some marketing ideas you might be able to pull from other markets that could help you sell more books?

Assuming that it did make a profit, it will take some time to establish what the profit was; there will be further income — their cut on the books sold, for example - but there are a lot of large expenses involved in setting up large conventions, and those expenses don't magically disappear when the convention finishes because more expenses are actually incurred in the process of closure.

Michelle Brower: I'm a very editorial agent, but I don't really look at it as a separate service: it's just what I do in order to make a book better so that it will sell for more money.

I want to show you exactly what you can do to reach more readers and sell more books, while growing ongoing relationships with your readers.

«This book has already sold more than three - quarters of what they offered me, and it's been out for two weeks.

I've sold over a million books and make far more money than a hack like you, so let's chalk one up for the good guys... and please find another subject to put words together about or are you simply limited in what your tiny brain can come up with?

What may be more astonishing — and therefore upending — to literary critics is that women are now the top - selling authors by far on a number of book retailers» sites and self - publishing platforms, including Smashwords and Kobo, largely due to the popularity of romance and erotica.

Most self - published authors have more original, better ideas than traditionally published authors but get shot down by publishing companies because the book wasn't what was «selling».

The book was particularly to address the rapidly expanding group of self - published or independent authors — but what author doesn't want to sell more books, even those commissioned by traditional publishers?

Even if you don't sell a book from the campaign, for $ 25 or less, you can get a good amount of information about who's interested in your book... which can help you with your overall marketing strategy by letting you get more focused on the people who really want what you're writing.

A lot of authors have asked the question «What should I do to sell more books?

Consider the two - year difference for publishing, add the more money you'll make selling your book — and you have to ask yourself, What's the point?

«Here is a tip that I would like to share with you to find what actually WORKS to sell your books more.

Here's what they said: Nine out of ten best - selling authors have published more than one book....

Turning to more promotion when something doesn't sell is a fear - based decision based on ignorance of what sells books.)

What happens if Hachette says no more selling, now you have a million books you can't sell, and a million customers who are unhappy.

Jim also took you behind the scenes of the Sell More Books Show and presented a question of the week: If you had the option of asking your readers what your next book or series should be about, would you use it?

Monica loves sharing ideas that inspire, teach, and create movement in others and that is exactly what she's going to do at the Sell More Books Show Summit.

When it comes to book marketing, or anything else you're doing to sell more books — remember: Don't put your key to success in someone else's pocket, because you never know what could happen.

«If you eliminate Red Hood, then according to Bookscan, the new book sold more print copies in its first week than any of my previous books... What does this all mean?

Print - on - demand technology allows you to print what you need and nothing more, so say goodbye to a garage full of inventory and only print books as they're sold.

One line of questioning that'll help you to sell more books is to ask yourself what you need to do to get more readers buying.

«They're always thinking how to sell more books,» says Carolyn Reidy, chief executive of Simon & Schuster Inc. «If they can figure out how to marry what is in their stores with what's online, they can survive.»

What's worse is that we have to take into account that bestselling books sell about 500-1000 times more than midlist titles, which means the potential revenue for the average book will be a few cents.

This will ensure you gain global wholesale distribution (meaning book distribution beyond what you personally sell), which is important to the success of your book without having to invest anything more than a nominal setup fee.

But what about when you're stuck, miserable and just fed up with pushing at closed doors and not actually selling any books — what about when you need more than a few writers you met through Twitter to talk to?

And... the query letter sample structure below is what I used to get book deals with houses like: Simon & Schuster, St. Martin's, Hyperion, Prentice - Hall, Workman, Andrews - McMeel, Entrepreneur, Barron's, Amacom, and more... resulting in millions of books being sold, as well as works being picked up for TV, stage, and feature film (with companies like Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks).

If you were Jim, what would be some ways you'd have a good time during the show while also providing value to Sell More Books Show listeners?

You can also see directly what the publishing process is like and learn more insights into how books get sold.

My Penname, on the other hand, rocks the Amazon algos — not only does she sell more because she's writing in a popular genre, but her fans know just what to expect from the next book... and eagerly await its arrival.

6) Publishers are looking for books that will sell — they will tell you that the marketing team has more sway than the editor when it comes to acquisitions, so that limits the scope of what you can write about.

How does knowing what platform a reader prefers will sell more of my books?

What if I told you I could help you sell % 500 more books in less than a month; that I had personal media ties; that I could get you top exposure everywhere and keep the momentum going to sell thousands of books for years to come?

Make the hardware as cheap as possible, but integrate it into a platform which is industry - leading, and you end up selling more units which in turn drives what you make money on: selling books.