Traditional Book Sales and Marketing Ideas for Authors
It's never been easier to get published than it is in this day and age. As a result, millions of people are publishing millions of audiobooks, ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers all around the world. But this ease of production creates its own challenges. Never before has the competition been so steep. How do you stand out? How do you even begin to sell your books once they're published?
A lot of people want to buy ebooks nowadays. But there are still those who want to hold that physical paperback or hardcover book in their hands. If that's the clientele you're after, then there are several traditional ways you may consider to sell your books. Here are three of those ways:
1. Good old-fashioned book signings: Book stores will often sell a handful of your books for you on a consignment basis when you hold a book signing in their store. It's a great way to stand out among the mountain of books at a store by putting yourself front and center there for a Saturday afternoon.
2. Book launches: Inviting friends, family, colleagues, and even your blog subscribers to a breakfast launch at a restaurant is a great way to sell a children's book; or you can have an evening reading at a pub or other similar venue for adult poetry, fiction, or non-fiction books. Sell tickets to your event to cover your costs and create a sense of excitement around the book.
3. Craft fairs and farmers' markets: It's usually pretty affordable to rent a table at a craft fair or farmers' market, and it's a great place to move more books. That's what these events are all about--selling affordable personal, hand-made, and/or hand-grown items to the locals. A book is a perfect item to sell here.
If you can think of some more traditional places for authors to sell more books than are listed here, please share your thoughts by replying to this thread. We can all learn from each other.
A lot of people want to buy ebooks nowadays. But there are still those who want to hold that physical paperback or hardcover book in their hands. If that's the clientele you're after, then there are several traditional ways you may consider to sell your books. Here are three of those ways:
1. Good old-fashioned book signings: Book stores will often sell a handful of your books for you on a consignment basis when you hold a book signing in their store. It's a great way to stand out among the mountain of books at a store by putting yourself front and center there for a Saturday afternoon.
2. Book launches: Inviting friends, family, colleagues, and even your blog subscribers to a breakfast launch at a restaurant is a great way to sell a children's book; or you can have an evening reading at a pub or other similar venue for adult poetry, fiction, or non-fiction books. Sell tickets to your event to cover your costs and create a sense of excitement around the book.
3. Craft fairs and farmers' markets: It's usually pretty affordable to rent a table at a craft fair or farmers' market, and it's a great place to move more books. That's what these events are all about--selling affordable personal, hand-made, and/or hand-grown items to the locals. A book is a perfect item to sell here.
If you can think of some more traditional places for authors to sell more books than are listed here, please share your thoughts by replying to this thread. We can all learn from each other.
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What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?
What if they're not stars? What if they are holes poked in the top of a container so we can breath?