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Tag Archives: bookstores

Self-Publishing: Art or Business?

The World's Greatest Book Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dave BrickerJanuary 2, 2023

The very idea of “book marketing” is vague. It’s like subsuming advertising and fine art sales into a single realm of “image marketing.” And in tacking marketing on as the de facto second phase of writing a book, a lot of worthy artists’ resources are placed in jeopardy.

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Posted in Self-Publishing, Writing | Tagged art and business, book marketing, bookstores, fiction, independent publishers, indie publishers, marketing books, nonfiction, publishing, self publishing

Indie Publishers, Bookstores and Readers – the Indie Ecosystem

The World's Greatest Book Posted on December 26, 2011 by Dave BrickerJanuary 2, 2023
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Indie publishers are everywhere and so are indie bookstores, but apart from their names, the two have little in common. “Independence” is a feelgood concept, but it’s often presented without any reference to that which a publisher or bookstore is independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Self-Publishing | Tagged book distribution, book stores, bookstores, Dave Bricker, independent bookstores, independent publishers, independent readers, indie bookstores, indie publishers, indie readers, self publishing

Book Distributors: What’s in it for Publishers?

The World's Greatest Book Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dave BrickerJanuary 2, 2023

There is a direct relationship between the number of sales you can expect from a book distributor and the value-added services they provide to publishers and readers. Publishers are best served to ally themselves with book distributors that do the … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Self-Publishing | Tagged amazon, barnes and noble, book distributors, book previews, book retailers, bookstores, google books, iBookstore, iPad, itunes, itunes bookstore, kindle, kindle fire, kindle vs. iPad, nook, Pubit!, publishing

Are Self-Published Books Really Crap?

The World's Greatest Book Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dave BrickerJanuary 2, 2023

From an Internet writer’s forum: Comment: I see self-publishing as vanity publishing. There’s a reason there’s a traditional route; it really does sift out the crap. I may not be a published author, but I’ll be damned before I chuck … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Self-Publishing | Tagged agents, Books, bookstores, editors, press, publishers, publishing, self publishing, traditional publishing, vanity publishing, writing

Many Unhappy Returns – Think Outside the Bookstore

The World's Greatest Book Posted on October 5, 2010 by Dave BrickerJanuary 2, 2023

If you’re hoping to have mainstream bookstore distribution, using a Vanity Press may present some obstacles. Book buyers will likely tell you, “your book may be excellent, but you’re using a Vanity Publisher and the vast majority of their books … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Self-Publishing | Tagged book buyers, bookstores, POD, publishing, retail, returns, vanity publishers
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