But to surpass expectations, you also need to be a student of publishing and to be able to hold your
own with book buyers, event coordinators, librarians, wholesalers, distributors, and reviewers.
«[Dayton Book Expo is] a fabulous opportunity to
network with book buyers, accomplished authors and potential characters for my next book.»
While we also cover social media, virtual book tours, public speaking, and other tactics, I want participating authors to benefit from the fact that legitimate, traditional media outlets still carry a great deal of
weight with book buyers.
Episode Thirteen (and a Half), Bonus
Episode with Book Buyer Elisa Munoz: Talking Book Signings, Local Bookselling and Farmers Markets
yes, but it seems that the card only has value in traditional publishing or the arts establishment, and very
little with book buyers.
Like you, I do hope they are not only seeking to profit from this stream and are instead planning to help Self Publishing to grow in areas where growth is difficult, namely distribution and raising the profile of self published
books with book buyers.
And
with book buyers rapidly going digital, the company that owns the lion's share of the e-reader market could have a huge advantage in getting its books in front of readers (who hasn't bought a book as a result of Amazon's recommendation engine at some point?).
The goal, McDonald emphasized, is to create a show floor that provides publishers more opportunities to
interact with book buyers and to give publishers more time to arrange for book buyers to meet with authors.
The survey also revealed that video - sharing websites were among the least
popular with book buyers, with the more established, book - cataloguing websites at the top.