Comments on: Sell Your Book Without Bookstores

By: LuLynn

LuLynn — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:06:41 +0000

E-books are another great way to go. I have found the owner of IdeaMarketers.com. She does a lot to help self-publishers. Her name is Marnie. You can contact her on IdeaMarketers.com

By: Christine Ocampo

Christine Ocampo — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:46:05 +0000

first of all i would like to congratulate you for selling your books successfully, very impressive. i just have one basic question/request. how do you write a proposal letter or what do you usually submit to book shops in order for them to agree in selling your books?

By: mamet

mamet — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:25:57 +0000

Can you please let me know how i can get my books in supermarkets. It’s a novel on polygamy marriages and female genital mutilation. The book would be ready in a month.
Thanks.

By: mamet

mamet — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:25:51 +0000

Can you please let me know how i can get my books in supermarkets. It’s a novel on polygamy marriages and female genital mutilation. The book would be ready in a month.
Thanks.

By: Kip Cosson

Kip Cosson — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:20:19 +0000

Wow, what a very interesting article.
I live in New York City, what better place to sell a kids book about New York. That is just what I did, I self published my own New York children’s book,
Ned Visits New York.
The book came out the end of November and as of June I have sold over 2500 books and I am still going strong.
95% of the books I have sold have been on my own, directly to cusotmers. As long as people keep having babies and New York is still around, my book can continue to sell as long as I want it to sell.
Maybe one day I will catch up with Stuart Ballan and Rick Lawler and sell over 10,000 books!!
Kip Cosson
http://www.KipKids.com

By: Zoa S. Silvestri

Zoa S. Silvestri — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:21:42 +0000

Your article was very rewarding. Thank you. I belong to the SCBWI. I write and illustrate bilingual children’s books (English/Spanish) and would love to get them published in South Florida Public School System. I have never been published.
Zoa

By: Sonya

Sonya — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:50:13 +0000

Enjoyed your article and appreciate the stats.

Here’s what I want to know about:

1) Who’s the best point of contact for these venues and are there any best practices for reaching them?

2) Should one expect to pay to have his books placed in these non-book store venues?

Many thanks for sharing your insight.
Sonya

By: Mary Maria Papaoulakis

Mary Maria Papaoulakis — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:23:07 +0000

Hi,

Please advise how can I sell 10,000 children’s books every month.
Is that possible?

Regards,
Maria

By: Rick Lawler

Rick Lawler — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:55:31 +0000

I’ve sold over 75,000 copies of my “Owner to Owner: Guide to WorldMark Ownership” in the past five years — and not one through a bookstore.

Sell 10,000 copies to a bookstore chain and six months later you’re liable to get back 9,997 unsold books.

Instead, identify and sell to a targeted audience. In my case, it’s 250,000 timeshare owners and the associated infrastructure (sales, upgrades, gift shops, as well as on eBay).

Another very lucrative market is school and public libraries, school teachers and other educators; big market few returns.

Another of my books IS marketed to bookstores, but it’s still a target market. The book, a photo book called “Whidbey: My Eye” is available at bookstores on Whidbey Island, and is a favorite of tourists wanting to take home an inexpensive souvenir. This book would not sell didly squat in a bookstore, for example, in Texas. So I don’t market to bookstores in general, but only local ones (along with museum gift shops, souvenir shops, etc.). I’ve also had some success offering this book as a fund raiser for churches and schools.

As Fern says, think outside the box – sell more books, avoid returns, and smile all the way to the bank.

By: Evrlio Arroyo

Evrlio Arroyo — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:50:48 +0000

we have a book in spanish and we want to know if you can sell it in your bookstore.