Publishing Services for Independent Authors
Why would you want libraries to buy and stock your book? Well, it’s a surprisingly lucrative source of income, but it’s also a marketing masterstroke. There are almost 120,000 libraries just in the US. For comparison, there are around 14,000 Starbucks stores and just under 11,000 bookstores. Your work will stay on the shelves longer than in a bookstore, and it’s more likely to be picked up, …
[Read more...] about How To Get Libraries To Buy Your Book
Titles are intrinsic to a book’s identity – it’s almost impossible to talk about a work without giving it a name – so it can be jarring to realize that, in most cases, they’re the last thing to be added. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t do things differently, and there are good arguments for choosing your title at different times in the writing process. In this article, I’ll be taking a …
[Read more...] about When Choosing Your Title First Is The Right Thing To Do
So, you’re ready to publish your book: congratulations! The most important question now is when you should do it; whether you’re chasing the holiday-reading market of summer, the gift-giving readers of winter, or an audience somewhere in-between. I’m not going to beat around the bush here: with only a couple of exceptions (such as when a blockbuster author in the same genre is about to publish …
[Read more...] about 6 Things You Should Know About When To Self-Publish
People give up and put books down for any number of reasons, but if we understand the most common causes, we can intercept them during the writing process. As writers expend all their energy actually writing the book and expend all their sleep freaking out about publication routes, it’s easy to lose sight of this one pressing question: are people going to want to read this book all the way to the …
[Read more...] about 5 Reasons Readers Give Up On Books… And How To Avoid Them
In theory, hybrid publishing is straightforward: it’s a cross between traditional publishing and self-publishing. In reality, navigating a rowboat full of clowns through a tempest might be easier than understanding the hybrid publishing circus. It can be a smart way to get your work out there, though, which is why so many authors are going that route, so let’s take a look at whether hybrid …
[Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About Hybrid Publishing
Though writing is often thought of as a solitary pursuit, some notable authors have seen success by working with a writing partner, and doing so is a valuable experience that many writers experiment with at some point in their career. Despite that, twice the authors can often mean twice the problems, and if you’re entering into a writing partnership, it’s a good idea to know what you’re getting …
[Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About Working With A Writing Partner
Enter your details here for an obligation-free chat about your publishing project.
