Comments on: How I Sold 10,000 Copies of My Self-Published Book http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/12/how-i-sold-10000-copies-of-my-self-published-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-sold-10000-copies-of-my-self-published-book Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 5 Things You Don’t Know About Self-Publishing | Self Publishing http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/12/how-i-sold-10000-copies-of-my-self-published-book/#comment-18352 5 Things You Don’t Know About Self-Publishing | Self Publishing Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:14:17 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=3145#comment-18352 [...] Nonfiction publishing almost always pays-over time If you really do your homework and publish a book with genuine value with just an adequate job of pushing it into the world, I think you will [...] [...] Nonfiction publishing almost always pays-over time If you really do your homework and publish a book with genuine value with just an adequate job of pushing it into the world, I think you will [...]

]]> By: Joel Friedlander http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/12/how-i-sold-10000-copies-of-my-self-published-book/#comment-5154 Joel Friedlander Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:48:52 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=3145#comment-5154 Jeff, it all depends on the book. Buyers sometimes expect a book to be hardcover (like a training manual or a big cookbook) and would prefer the hardcover. On the other hand, memoir, fiction, self-help are probably more attractive to readers in softcover. It's the price differential and people's perceived value that come into play. If you price both versions you will see how different your retail price is. Of course, you can always do both, and satisfy all readers. This is even easier now that you can do them through print on demand suppliers. Hope that helps, but if you have more questions just leave them in the comments. Jeff, it all depends on the book. Buyers sometimes expect a book to be hardcover (like a training manual or a big cookbook) and would prefer the hardcover. On the other hand, memoir, fiction, self-help are probably more attractive to readers in softcover. It’s the price differential and people’s perceived value that come into play. If you price both versions you will see how different your retail price is. Of course, you can always do both, and satisfy all readers. This is even easier now that you can do them through print on demand suppliers. Hope that helps, but if you have more questions just leave them in the comments.

]]> By: Jeff Emmerson http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/12/how-i-sold-10000-copies-of-my-self-published-book/#comment-5146 Jeff Emmerson Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:09:12 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=3145#comment-5146 So hardcover books are harder to sell than softcover? I'm doing an image-wrap cover for my heartfelt Memoir, so any advice is appreciated. Cheers, Jeff Emmerson So hardcover books are harder to sell than softcover? I’m doing an image-wrap cover for my heartfelt Memoir, so any advice is appreciated.

Cheers,

Jeff Emmerson

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