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Will try to share about Author and Book marketing today.
Who among us wouldnt like those thousands and millions of sales and some promising advances?
We also know that brandong of that scale costs a lot of money. Yes, it does.
What I shall share+
Will try to share about Author and Book marketing today.
Who among us wouldnt like those thousands and millions of sales and some promising advances?
We also know that brandong of that scale costs a lot of money. Yes, it does.
What I shall share+
+today is not a secret to become an overnight bestseller but the stuff needed to make a life as an author.
Whats needed to make an impact on readers from a fundamental perspective?
1. A great cover (assuming you have already written a nice book).
A book cover must convey+
Whats needed to make an impact on readers from a fundamental perspective?
1. A great cover (assuming you have already written a nice book).
A book cover must convey+
+the genre and set expectations. It is a visual shout out to the genre readers.
It needs to say, "you cant call your self a reader of this genre if you havent read me."
It should stick out of its peer group on Amazon, compel a store guy to display the book right at the front+
It needs to say, "you cant call your self a reader of this genre if you havent read me."
It should stick out of its peer group on Amazon, compel a store guy to display the book right at the front+
#MondayGyanforCreatives - Author Income
Sharing the bits I know about Author Income that eventually becomes a point of discussion in writer circles.
How much do authors earn?
When can I grow enough to become a Rowling or a Stephen King or an Amish?
Coming to Basics+
Sharing the bits I know about Author Income that eventually becomes a point of discussion in writer circles.
How much do authors earn?
When can I grow enough to become a Rowling or a Stephen King or an Amish?
Coming to Basics+
Traditionally published newbie authors start at around 8% royalty. That is, sale of a book priced Rs. 300 at full price fetches the author Rs. 24
If your monthly sustenance budget is say Rs. 50,000, you need to sell 2084 copies that month (and at full price) ++
If your monthly sustenance budget is say Rs. 50,000, you need to sell 2084 copies that month (and at full price) ++
Needless to say, selling that many copies needs a marketing investment where the returns are way too iffy. So,
*One book out there cannot sustain an author.*
Even in Self published cases where the royalty is supposedly 70% (Amazon KDP), the competitive pricing and lack of+
*One book out there cannot sustain an author.*
Even in Self published cases where the royalty is supposedly 70% (Amazon KDP), the competitive pricing and lack of+
