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Book Sales: What Happens When Blockbusters Flood The Market?
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Back to business, ladies and gentlesirs. Today I want to look at who in the blockbusting big leagues was publishing in 2014, and what the market looked like when they did. I’ve been wading around in the book data again, my hand on my chin, occasionally contorting myself into…
Authors! Your Cover Font Is Killing Your Book
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Think this looks amateur? You’d be right. I did it in Paint, just messing about for a jokey post earlier this year (click pic for link) Whilst most of us will judge a book by its cover, I very often judge a book cover by its font. This might sound odd…
What Makes People Buy Self-Published Books?
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In this post, I discussed the findings of a scientifically incontrovertible study (of myself) on the factors which influenced me when buying a self-published book. Embed from Getty Images The findings surprised me (which surprised me, because I was surveying myself). I found that I knew what made me…
What Makes Me Buy A Self-Published Book?
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It’s summer holiday season. Therefore it’s self-published e-book time. I’m currently loading up to my Kindle. But what makes me choose one non-traditionally published book over someone else’s? It’s tough to know which marketing works, and which doesn’t; as a reader, I have to say that I find a lot of book…
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The Thin Skin of Self-Publishing
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Embed from Getty Images I usually spend January looking for new trends in the book world (or making them up, which is more fun), and I’m seeing an increase in pronouncements about self-publishing online. It’s probably a seasonal thing, as people sketch out their writing goals. But a lot of what I’m seeing…