So Many Choices

Readers have many options. They are in the driver’s seat when it comes to purchasing books. As authors, we do all we can to help readers select our specific books.

But if I simplify the equation, it all comes down to two basic decisions authors must make: products or promotions.

Products are everything. Without them, we would only have dreams as wannabe authors.

Most readers may not consider novels as products like a bar of soap or any number of other items on the shelf of a department store. But to an author, that’s precisely what they are.

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Finding The Books We Want

You might be interested to learn that in today’s bookselling world, authors have to take on many roles.

Publishing involves much more than thinking up a plot, writing about it, and editing it.

As with any business, potential buyers need to understand the benefits of a product (in this case, the reasons you will love reading a novel) and how to purchase it. This is especially important in the book world because there are a gazillion books to choose from.

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