Imagine it. Your book on the shelves of your local bookstore. A dream come true? Well, read on. When trying to negotiate a sales agreement with a brick-and-mortar bookstore, self-publishing authors need to have a few things in place: 1. Wholesale distribution through a major book wholesaler like Ingram. Yes, bookstores can order books directly … Continue reading How Self-Publishing Authors Can Get Bookstores to Carry Their Books
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Have you ever seen the movie Field of Dreams? Do you remember the infamous line, "If you build it, they will come"? True enough, the field was built and "they" came. Marketing a book is a bit different, though. Publishing a book is not enough to make the theoretical "them" appear. You need to market … Continue reading Top 4 Ways Self-Publishing Authors Can Shatter the “Field of Dreams” Myth