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Indie Authors: Selling Print Books and Working with Bookstores

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For indie authors, it can be harder to sell print books than ebooks. But, there are a number of opportunities and methods authors can use to sell print books, and even get their books into bookstores. Holly Brady outlines tips for authors when approaching bookstores. This includes working with local bookstores, working with POD services not related to Amazon, and how best to … [Read more...] about Indie Authors: Selling Print Books and Working with Bookstores

8 Fun Trends in Reading and Publishing

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Our culture is changing, and it's exciting and fascinating to watch. In literature, what used to be taboo is now trending. According to Broadly, gay characters are gaining popularity in teen fiction. According to Broadly, it started in 2003 with David Levithan's Boy Meets Boy novel, though in the beginning it was still considered controversial. Now, according to author Simon … [Read more...] about 8 Fun Trends in Reading and Publishing

Writing a Strong Book Description, a.k.a. The Blurb

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After the cover, a book description may be the most important tool in selling a book. On a print book, the blurb appears on the back cover. For ebooks, this is the description that appears on every sales page, usually below the cover and just before the reviews. Concise tends to be better, and for books sold both as print and ebooks, it's easier to use the same description. … [Read more...] about Writing a Strong Book Description, a.k.a. The Blurb

Self-publishing, the Slush Pile, and Print Books

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Self-publishing may be the new slush pile. In the past, the slush pile has been the pile of unsolicited manuscripts sent by aspiring authors in hopes of being picked up by a publisher. Now, some publishers are looking to pick up books that have already proven to be successful. They offer authors bigger advances and they take on less risk in doing so. One example is … [Read more...] about Self-publishing, the Slush Pile, and Print Books

E-Books v. P-Books

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Wonderful infographic by http://www.teachingdegree.org/2012/11/26/ebooks-vs-print-books/ that shows how ebooks and print books can co-exist. The idea came from a study by the Pew Research Center about the rise of ebooks and people's reading habits. According to the designers who created the infographic, a lot of the data showed how print books still dominate in a lot of ways, … [Read more...] about E-Books v. P-Books