For one, clear your mind of any notion that your craft is just a hobby. This is a lucrative business and must be taken seriously! To understand the game, one must understand all aspects of the literary business. As a rich author or a poor author, remember your publisher is your partner who sponsors your business- you’re the entrepreneur who creates a hot product! Don’t believe me, invest in your future- take a class on publishing and find out how much money your publisher shovels out quarterly. Regardless if they have a team that can cut some of their publishing costs, risks are taken daily, leaving most publishers in the red [negative-net] from authors who don’t uphold their end of the deal and properly promoting their projects, or being diligent in turning in rewrites, sequels, etc. Remember that contract you were so eager to sign in the beginning of your dream? Your Publisher is your partner-the Sponsor who fronted their money to make your dream a reality. So listen to all of the fruitful pointers your publisher gives and show appreciation for their risks and faith. You just might learn a few valuable lessons and increase the numbers on your royalty checks. The publishing industry is a numbers game, the more units you move the more you and your publisher stand to gain. People may lie but the numbers don’t. Having your books in stores that keep track of your ISBN is what gets an author numbers. Hello Amazon, Books a Million and Barnes & Nobles! An aspiring author should aspire to see their books on the shelves, not only in your local mom and pop shops recycling black dollars, but also on shelves that can get your numbers closer to becoming a New York Times Best Seller! But no matter where its placed, if you’re not motivated to push your product, your book will sit on a shelf and collect dust. I mean, truly, who aspires to be a mere one hit wonder/has-been with fifteen minutes of fame on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? Your books don’t sell themselves they require an author’s input. So, come up with a strategy. Discover your strengths. Develop a marketing plan, get some marketing materials, and then, set out on a tour to move those units. You are the IT factor which will get that product popping. Your worth is your brand. Know your target audience and go get that sale! Read the full article w/ Tameeka MoNique now! #straightchaser #literaryblog #ebooks #paperbacks #bookstore
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:58:02 +0000
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