How Many Copies Does It Take To Be an Amazon Bestseller? Amazon, the biggest bookseller in America, is also famously one of the most tight-lipped. Sales rankings are available on the Web site and are updated hourly, but the company doesn’t provide information on how many unit sales it takes to make a title an Amazon bestseller. Like everyone else, PW couldn’t get sales numbers from Amazon, but by studying the print bestseller list for a two-week period, we were able to determine that a title in Amazon’s top five averages 1,094 print copies sold across all channels, including other retailers, on a typical day. And because the general industry thinking is that Amazon accounts for about 30% of print sales, that means it likely takes around 300 copies per day to reach Amazon’s top five, depending on the day of the week and the time of year. How was PW able to get this number? 'Zelda' Print Sales and Amazon Ranking
Sample DMCA Take Down Letter It just came to my attention earlier today that someone had copied an entire article from IPWatchdog.com and posted it to their own website last week. How is it possible that anyone doesn’t realize that you just cannot do that? More likely, it is known that you cannot do that but people do it figuring they won’t get caught. One of the most frequent questions I would get from my former law students was “how do you ever learn that someone is infringing”" or “how would you ever know what someone it thinking?” For those areas of law where motive matters, luckily those who are malicious also tend to be rather stupid. While they don’t necessarily need to tell you they fired you because you are African American, female or disabled, so many people revel in their own bigotry (and stupidity) and just cannot help themselves. Online copyright infringement is rampant, everyone knows that. You must send this notice in writing to the webhosting company, which you can learn through a WHOIS lookup.
Ελληνικά Ebooks | Ηλεκτρονικά Βιβλία | Myebooks.gr Directory of Online Literary Journals | Review 31 A resource for readers and writers alike, the Review 31 Directory is a listing of English-language online literary journals. This listing also includes some print journals that offer significant online content. www.3ammagazine.com Founded: 2000, Paris Reviews, essays, interviews, fiction. Adirondack Review www.adirondackreview.homestead.com Founded: 2000, New York Fiction, poetry, essays, interviews. Asymptote www.asymptotejournal.com Founded: 2011, Taipei International fiction, poetry, essays (in English translation). Berlin Review of Books www.berlinbooks.org Founded: 2009, Berlin Reviews, essays. Biblioklept www.www.biblioklept.org Founded: 2006, Jacksonville Reviews, interviews. Bookforum www.bookforum.com Founded: 1994, New York Reviews, essays, interviews. Bookslut www.bookslut.com Founded: 2002, Chicago Reviews, features, commentary, interviews. Boston Review www.bostonreview.net Founded: 1975, Boston Reviews, essays. California Literary Review www.calitreview.com Founded: 2004, Carlsbad Frigg
New Study on Kids' Reading in the Digital Age: the Number of Kids Reading eBooks Has Nearly Doubled Since 2010 | Scholastic Media Room Contacts: Kyle Good Scholastic 212-343-4563 kgood@scholastic.com Sara Sinek Scholastic 212-343-6899 ssinek@scholastic.com Follow @Scholastic on Twitter for live data reveal today, Jan. 14 at 11 am (EST) #KFRR Overwhelmingly children who read ebooks still read primarily print books for fun; Half of parents say their child does not spend enough time reading books that are not assigned for school NEW YORK, January 14, 2013 — In the fourth edition of the Kids & Family Reading Report™ , a national survey released today, kids age 6-17 and their parents share their views on reading in the increasingly digital landscape and the influences that impact kids’ reading frequency and attitudes toward reading. The study, a biannual report from Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, and the Harrison Group, a leading marketing and strategic research consulting firm, reports that: Additional findings of note include:
Advice for Indie Authors As promised last month, I’m back this month with some strategies and advice for anyone considering the indie publishing route. And a quick update before I begin–I’ve actually had a great month, sales wise. (Thank you to any WU readers who bought copies of my books!) Two of my titles, Susanna and the Spy and Georgiana Darcy’s Diary, climbed all the way into the top 1000 titles on Amazon! At any rate, without furthur ado, I’d like to introduce three indie authors who have graciously agree to share some of their tips and strategies with us here at WU today. First, N. Sarah Woodbury. Jennifer Becton. 1. Gemini: I’ve had several new writers ask me about marketing and unfortunately what I did a year or two ago probably isn’t effective today – at least not by itself. In the beginning, I leapt at any blog interview or book feature I could get that didn’t cost me money, because I had none. The most effective strategy for me was advertising. Sarah: Jennifer: What marketing strategies have you used?
The Bestselling E-books of 2012 All the publishers that shared digital information were houses that rack up enough print sales to compete in the bestseller race. And while we estimate that we have more than 1,000 e-books with sales of 25,000+, we know this does not reflect all e-book sales in the book industry. Still, a look at this quantity underscores that the book business is quickly moving to digital. It would be safe to say that the lackluster performance in mass market has a lot to do with the fact that readers are enjoying the convenience of the electronic devices instead of the more traditional convenience of the paperback. Also, it is clear where backlist sales have gone. In almost all instances, unit sales for print books are still ahead of e-book sales, but the gap is starting to narrow. We've also compiled a list of the top-selling children's and young adult e-books of 2012, led by the powerhouse Hunger Games trilogy, which sold a combined 12.7 million e-books. 15 Million+ for All Three One Million+ *Wild.
How to Write a Synopsis by Marg Gilks Writers will spend years writing, lovingly polishing and then marketing a novel, and yet they shrug off the synopsis with a comment like "I hate writing synopses." I hate writing synopses, too. I used to hate them because the ones I wrote sucked all the life from the novel, reducing it to bare-bones sentences that did nothing to capture the depth of the novel itself. The synopsis is the most important part of your submission package and, as such, it has to be developed and sweated over and polished with the same attention you devoted to the novel itself. The synopsis is your sales pitch. "Okay," you say, "you've sold me. One Step at a Time Rather than being daunted by the enormity of such a task, break it down. The first step, of course, is realizing that you're going to have to write a synopsis -- if you intend to market your novel, that is. Sit down to that final reading with a pen and paper beside you. Notice any themes running through your chapters as you're reading?
Τα καλύτερα βιβλία σε πωλήσεις το 2012, Βιβλιοπωλείο "Δοκιμάκης" 1 Πενήντα αποχρώσεις του γκρι E.L. How to Write a Terrific Author Bio Posted on Jul 5th, 2011 | 247 comments Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to make it easier. Write your bio in first person for query letters, third person for most other purposes including proposals, book jackets, article bylines. Make it professional but you also need to convey personality and writing style. Don’t try too hard to be funny, but include something that makes you seem like a real person. What gives you credibility? If your book centers on something specific—the Civil War, for example—are you a member of a Civil War society? Try not to include too much “resumé” type information–education, job history, etc. because it tends to be boring. As you write a bio, consider carefully the purpose of the bio – who is the audience? How to write a bio if you have no publishing credits: A bio for a query letter: Be Sociable, Share!
How to market your book online How to market your book on the internet (Not the article you wanted? Check the index for more) These days I'm a full time programmer and writer, but before that I worked in small business (retail and wholesale) for almost twenty years. Large companies have many divisions, and a weaker part of the company can be supported by the stronger ones. In small business you sell product or you close up shop. My publisher's sales manager calls me the one-man publicity machine, and she's the one in sales! Books are much the same. Maybe it's my small business background, but I regard my books as products to be sold, rather than works of art people should be worshipping. Now, it's common knowledge that who you know has nothing to do with getting your book published. Who you know is important when it comes to making a success of your books. Apart from being generous with copies of your book, you should also have accounts with LJ and Blogger. Okay, you have your blogs and you've filled out your profile.
Market Your Book like Amanda Hocking: 7 Tactics to 'Overnight' Success | Market Your Book made a stir earlier this year when the press noticed that she had made nearly a million dollars in a year selling self-published ebooks. She later signed a multimillion-dollar contract with St. Martin’s Press for her wildly popular young adult romances. Her bio has been covered in the publishing world, but as far as I can tell, no one has actually listed out some of the top book marketing tactics she did well, and so that’s what I want to do for you. 1. Write Good Stories This should be obvious, but it may not be. 2. No, she didn’t just say to herself, “Vampires and trolls are hot now. 3. When someone finishes one of Amanda Hocking’s books, there’s another one in the same world or another world by the same author. 4. With an ebook, all of your production costs happen before the book is published: editing, cover and book design, formatting for ereaders. Amanda Hocking prices the first book in her series at $.99, and the next books at $2.99. 5. 6. 7. What Works for You?
Literary Terms Defined: The Uncommon and Common by Chuck Sambuchino Working for Writer’s Digest Books, I come across a lot of literary terms — both the common and uncommon. Because it’s healthy for writers of all levels to be familiar with terms they may come across in articles, conversations and contracts, here are some literary terms defined for your enjoyment. Boiler plate contract (also known as a “standard contract”) – (n.) Denouement – (n.) Galley – (n.) Kill fee – (n.) Logline – (n.) Narrative nonfiction – Nonfiction that uses the devices of fiction. New adult – a new and growing genre that features protagonists aged 18-26. (Hi, everyone. On spec – Writing a complete assignment before money is assured through a contract. Sic – Latin for thus or so. Simultaneous submission – (n.) Stet – Latin for let it stand. Vet – (v.) F&G: stands for fold & gather – (n.) MG: stands for the genre of middle grade fiction. MS/MSS: stands for manuscript/manuscripts – (n.) PB: stands for picture book – (n.) About Chuck Like this: Like Loading...