Tip No. 1: Offer an Excellent Book
The Best Series is based on a presentation by Wheatmark author James D. Best, author of The Shopkeeper, The Shut Mouth Society, and the upcoming release Leadville. Best has offered 10 tips on how to use Amazon to sell your book and we'll look at each tip in depth in a series of blog posts.
Best Tip No.1: Offer an Excellent Book
One of the first things an author must consider before heading into open selling waters is whether their book is an excellent book. An excellent book doesn't mean the next J.K. Rowling. It means a quality book. Have you edited, revised, re-edited, revised again, and repeated the process several times? Is the book professionally copyedited and then proofread? The editing stage is crucial and should not be skipped. If you plan on selling your book in competition with other professional-level books, you need to make sure your book has gone through similar rigorous editing that a traditionally published book goes through.
Another aspect of the excellent book is the design and layout of the book. The interior should be elegantly designed to go along with the content of the book. A correctly designed interior can set you apart from the pack. Publishing books is becoming more easily available every day.
However, just because someone can upload a Word document, doesn't mean they know how to make a book. By working with your publisher or with a designer, you can make sure that your book will be well designed and well received.
And of course, lastly, because the first thing your buyer will see is the book's cover, you need an eye-catching and appropriately designed cover. Chartreuse may grab the reader's attention, but it isn't necessarily appropriate for, say, your book about wolves. Choosing a design that is fitting for your book and that will also be easy to see on a web-based seller like Amazon will help your project win readers before they even open the book.
For more information on book editing and design, visit our Author Resources section of the Wheatmark website.
Next tip on the horizon: Look Like a Bestseller
Best Tip No.1: Offer an Excellent Book
One of the first things an author must consider before heading into open selling waters is whether their book is an excellent book. An excellent book doesn't mean the next J.K. Rowling. It means a quality book. Have you edited, revised, re-edited, revised again, and repeated the process several times? Is the book professionally copyedited and then proofread? The editing stage is crucial and should not be skipped. If you plan on selling your book in competition with other professional-level books, you need to make sure your book has gone through similar rigorous editing that a traditionally published book goes through.
Another aspect of the excellent book is the design and layout of the book. The interior should be elegantly designed to go along with the content of the book. A correctly designed interior can set you apart from the pack. Publishing books is becoming more easily available every day.
However, just because someone can upload a Word document, doesn't mean they know how to make a book. By working with your publisher or with a designer, you can make sure that your book will be well designed and well received.
And of course, lastly, because the first thing your buyer will see is the book's cover, you need an eye-catching and appropriately designed cover. Chartreuse may grab the reader's attention, but it isn't necessarily appropriate for, say, your book about wolves. Choosing a design that is fitting for your book and that will also be easy to see on a web-based seller like Amazon will help your project win readers before they even open the book.
For more information on book editing and design, visit our Author Resources section of the Wheatmark website.
Next tip on the horizon: Look Like a Bestseller
Labels: Amazon, bestsellers, book marketing
posted by KatG on 2/18/2009
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