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Why Sell Audio Books?
What comes to mind when you think of audio books? Maybe it’s fumbling through an assortment of CDs, trying to keep them in perfect order so you don’t accidentally skip a chapter. Or maybe you imagine the narrator droning through the text as if they’re giving a classroom lecture. Either of these assumptions, or a number of others, may have persuaded you not to sell audio books. However, especially with the advent of digital download, audio books are rapidly making waves in the entertainment industry. Perhaps it’s time to reevaluate your decision to sell audio books. Re-evaluating Audio Books The number one factor when considering the popularity of audio books is something that’s always in demand but in short supply – time. One of the biggest obstacles that prevents people, most notably working adults, from reading is that they simply don’t have the time. With all of the demands of an everyday life – working, running errands, maintaining a household, and so on – many people simply do not have the time to commit to reading a book. An audio book, however, is able to capitalize on one part of a person’s day where a print book just can’t compete…
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How Do I Write A Book?
How do I write a book? We already know the simple response, “put pen to paper.” Right. If it was only that easy, wouldn’t we be writers already? In reality, this question is not quite so straightforward. Are you asking how to complete a book? How to get one published? Are you asking, “How do I write a book that people will want to read?” Or, even one step further, “How do I write a book that will sell and make me money?” Great questions! Let’s see if we can dive into each one. How do I write a book to completion? This question is important for anyone considering writing a book. For those of us that are interested in publishing and those of us who only want to write a book to say we have done it. The latter may not necessarily want to be published but only say they have accomplished writing a book or want to leave behind a legacy of themselves to for generations to come. Either way the single most important thing you can do is write what you know. There are topics you know inside out that you may not have…
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3 Things You May Not Know About Publishing a Book
Publishing a book comes with all sorts of trials and tribulations, many of which can be intimidating to someone who’s just getting started. In your research, you’re introduced to so much information about publishing a book that you’re bound to miss some of the smaller and less talked-about points. Whether you’re a newbie to the industry or have some experience to boast of, there may be several tips that you accidentally overlooked. Publishing a Book: What Else Should You Know? Finding a literary agent A literary agent is someone who can help you get your manuscript read by the right people when you’re publishing a book. They represent you to publishing companies, film studios, and more and perform many valuable services to writers who many not be experts on the industry. Not only will they connect you with a publisher, they are key in negotiating your contract, establishing your royalties, and mediating disputes between you and the publisher. Small vs. large publishers Every publishing company will have its own goals and its own brand that it’s trying to sell. The books they choose to publish will reflect their brand. Your aim when you’re publishing a book is to find a…
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How To Write A Book: 3 Key Components To Getting Started
There are 3 key components in learning how to write a book. Seems simple enough, right? These are very basic components but they can seem so daunting when you aren’t sure of how to get started. As we walk through each one in this post, you will see that by breaking down your book into these 3 components, it becomes much more manageable and by the end of the post my goal is to empower you to get started. How To Write A Book – #1 Generating an idea The first key component in learning how to write a book is generating an idea. While it seems to be pretty common sense, some of us get lost in this component. It can be overwhelming choosing between multiple ideas, determining if an idea is good enough, or maybe you feel the writing bug but have no idea what you could write about. So, how do you go about generating that idea? There are a few ways you can achieve this: Jot down many different topics that interest you. Keep jotting until you feel you have exhausted the list of topics you could write about, then add 5 more. Once…
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What Kind of E-Book Sales Will Your Cover Bring In?
A picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, it can be worth a lot of money, as well. The cover of an e-book can often be the final – or only – factor that customers use when making their purchases. It can also be the key difference in your audience’s eyes between a trusted professional and a wannabe amateur. Your credibility and your profits are on the line, so it’s important that you ask yourself, how much of your e-book sales will your cover be responsible for? What E-Book Sales Will Your Cover Really Make? There’s only one way to really determine how many e-book sales will your cover make, and that’s through trial and error. If you’re just starting out, consider yourself lucky. You have the freedom to change your e-book cover as often as you want without drawing too much attention. You can run several different experiments – a professional design versus one of your own, what designs make the best thumbnails, and so on. If you’re an established author or are making a print book available in e-book format, your cover will be more synonymous with your book’s identity, so I would only…
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