7 Tips For Getting Indies To Stock Your Book! By Anthony St. Clair
Any author can understand what a bookstore owner or buyer looks for when evaluating new titles. Here are 7 tips for asking an indie bookstore to carry your book.
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Has Your Book Been Displayed At A Large Book Fair? How Many Copies Did You Sell?
At the last book fair I attended, there were countless lonely authors sitting behind tables, offering to autograph their books…
Pitch Your Book to These National Book Clubs! By Dr. Marlene Caroselli
Poet Don Marquis once divided the world into two types of people: those who could tell you they had just bought a package of paper napkins and make you “thrill and vibrate with the intelligence” and those who could share the secrets of the universe and yet “fail to impress you with any sense of the importance of the news.”
How My Bookstore Signings Led to a Traditional Publishing Contract and Film Consideration! By William Creed
Being self-published, and trying to see your creation become successful, can be a daunting task – especially if you have no one to counsel you. I’ve written several books and have close to a hundred book signings under my belt. The result is a traditional publisher signed me to a multi-book contract, and these books are carried by Barnes and Noble and several other chains now. In addition, my first book is now under consideration by a film company. That’s the good news.
How To EASILY Get Awesome and Honest Book Reviews That REALLY Carry Weight With Readers!
How many of these reviewers will deal with indie authors? Should I pay reviewers for their services?
There Are Really Only 2 Ways To Accurately Estimate Your Book Sales By Angela Hoy
Last week, on a publisher’s list, someone wrote in asking about NovelRank.com. He wanted to know if their numbers only came from Amazon, or if they counted third party sellers as well. He said NovelRank was reporting more sales than his printer. That was not at all surprising!
What to Do When Your Book Event Organizer FAILS TO ORDER YOUR BOOKS! By Angela Hoy
It happened again this week. And, unfortunately, it happens ALL the time. Conference organizers/coordinators and their employees (and even bookstores!) drop the ball. After hiring you (or charging you!) to appear at their event, and after promising to order dozens or even hundreds of your books for their attendees, they fail to do so. The author, after making plans to attend, to present, or just to sell, and perhaps even after buying a plane ticket, and reserving a rental car and hotel room, is stuck at a table (or in front of a podium) with no books for their eager, book-buying audience.
How Can I Get Barnes and Noble to Sell My Books on Consignment?!
Would I approach a Barnes and Noble with a consignment agreement or there’s too much red tape for that?
Should I Send Paperbacks or Hardcovers to Book Reviewers?
My self-published book is in paperback and hardcover formats. I know the hardcovers are more expensive but I think they are more impressive, and might garner more attention from reviewers. I am looking at this from a business perspective – ROI. What has been your experience?
How to Build Your Social Media Following FAST! By Dawn Gluskin
In today’s high-tech and uber-connected society, times have sure changed. You are now more likely to find details on a breaking news story on Twitter well before one of the major networks breaks it. Digital media has taken over newspapers and magazines, and long gone are the days of only the select few authors hand-picked by publishers getting book deals. Nowadays, just about anybody can self-publish in digital and/or print format.