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The Write Way: Everything You Need to Know About Publishing, Selling and Marketing Your Book
Have You Written a Book?
Are You Thinking About Writing a Book?
Have You Heard it's Easy to Self-Publish?
It is.... sort of...
To properly create, publish and market a book that will sell takes time and expertise. Amy Collins has put in the time and has the expertise to show you how to avoid the expensive mistakes so many author and small-presses are making.
Do you want to know the best way to get your eBook in libraries?
Do you want to see your book in airport stores?
Do you want to have someone help you get your book up on Amazon.com?
THE WRITE WAY walks you through the entire publishing process step-by step. No agonizing over questions and plowing through hundreds of websites to find the answers.
They are all right here.
Are You Thinking About Writing a Book?
Have You Heard it's Easy to Self-Publish?
It is.... sort of...
To properly create, publish and market a book that will sell takes time and expertise. Amy Collins has put in the time and has the expertise to show you how to avoid the expensive mistakes so many author and small-presses are making.
Do you want to know the best way to get your eBook in libraries?
Do you want to see your book in airport stores?
Do you want to have someone help you get your book up on Amazon.com?
THE WRITE WAY walks you through the entire publishing process step-by step. No agonizing over questions and plowing through hundreds of websites to find the answers.
They are all right here.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2015
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July 31, 2017
A Short Book Packed With Powerful Insights
If I want to learn about publishing, I want to turn to an expert. Amy Collins has been in book marketing and distribution for over 20 years. She started her career as a book buyer in 1996. I found THE WRITE WAY to be loaded with insights. Read this book with your yellow highlighter and be prepared to use it often.
In the introduction, Collins writes, “As a writer on the verge of publishing, you are enthusiastic about your work and determined to see it through to book form. While these are certainly helpful qualities in battling the challenges ahead, there is one tool to help you overcome the obstacles and push forward during the final stretch: That one key tool is knowledge.” (Page 6) This title is packed with such knowledge.
Whether you want to produce an excellent book, sell it to bookstores or simply sell many copies (broad distribution), then you need this information. As an example of the insider information, Collins writes, “Here are some sobering statistics from Nielsen Bookscan, a company that tracks the sales of more than 6 million books in the United States:
• Each year, only two to five books sell more than a million copies each.
• Less than 1 percent of the books published this year sold more than 500 copies. That’s it.
• This year, major TV stars went on daytime talk shows, hawked their wares, showed up on NPR and still sold less than a few thousand books. The vast majority of books published by major publishing houses lose money. Far more books published by small presses lose money. More than 80 percent of books published lose money.
This isn’t meant to make you change your mind or discourage you in any way. I just want you to get a grasp on the book industry and realize how unpredictable it can be. Knowledge is power, remember?” (Page 50-51) From reading stacks of books on publishing and writing, you never find this type of realistic information in a book. Never. Collins includes timetables about what authors need to do when to make an excellent book then push it into the market.
Whether you are working on your first book or you have written many books, you will gain important information in THE WRITE WAY. I highly recommend this book.
If I want to learn about publishing, I want to turn to an expert. Amy Collins has been in book marketing and distribution for over 20 years. She started her career as a book buyer in 1996. I found THE WRITE WAY to be loaded with insights. Read this book with your yellow highlighter and be prepared to use it often.
In the introduction, Collins writes, “As a writer on the verge of publishing, you are enthusiastic about your work and determined to see it through to book form. While these are certainly helpful qualities in battling the challenges ahead, there is one tool to help you overcome the obstacles and push forward during the final stretch: That one key tool is knowledge.” (Page 6) This title is packed with such knowledge.
Whether you want to produce an excellent book, sell it to bookstores or simply sell many copies (broad distribution), then you need this information. As an example of the insider information, Collins writes, “Here are some sobering statistics from Nielsen Bookscan, a company that tracks the sales of more than 6 million books in the United States:
• Each year, only two to five books sell more than a million copies each.
• Less than 1 percent of the books published this year sold more than 500 copies. That’s it.
• This year, major TV stars went on daytime talk shows, hawked their wares, showed up on NPR and still sold less than a few thousand books. The vast majority of books published by major publishing houses lose money. Far more books published by small presses lose money. More than 80 percent of books published lose money.
This isn’t meant to make you change your mind or discourage you in any way. I just want you to get a grasp on the book industry and realize how unpredictable it can be. Knowledge is power, remember?” (Page 50-51) From reading stacks of books on publishing and writing, you never find this type of realistic information in a book. Never. Collins includes timetables about what authors need to do when to make an excellent book then push it into the market.
Whether you are working on your first book or you have written many books, you will gain important information in THE WRITE WAY. I highly recommend this book.
October 30, 2018
What can you say about Amy Collins? She has single handedly turned the self-publishing world into something that is obtainable to everyone. This book walks you through the steps to self publish a book and to set the book up so that it can be sold virtually every where! Great guide to anyone thinking about publishing a book! Self- or otherwise!
April 27, 2019
Amy is amazing.
Lots of great info you can’t find anywhere else. She shares so much, not a lot of fluff, and I will need to read again and again. Thanks Amy for putting so much of your knowledge on paper!
Lots of great info you can’t find anywhere else. She shares so much, not a lot of fluff, and I will need to read again and again. Thanks Amy for putting so much of your knowledge on paper!
March 3, 2017
Great little book PACKED FULL of all the info you need to know to be a profitable author. Excellent reference book!
April 1, 2016
The Write Way is an insightful book into the reality of book publishing for those of us who do not have a publisher. It gives all the tips and tricks that could take years to learn on your own.
I found Amy's no nonsense approach to book publishing refreshing. It makes sense that if you are a "midlist" author you will have to punch above your weight in the marketing and selling of your own book. Further, I found it fascinating to learn that Publishing on Demand is a business model not a way to print books. Knowing that you must use many sources in order to get publicity for your books is enlightening.
The resources that Amy provides in the book for everything from how to purchase ISBN numbers to where to sign up with various outlets to sell your books is great. It is a one stop shop that speeds up the process of successful book publishing and sales.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be successful in selling your books. The book is short and to the point with all that you need. Many thanks Amy for sharing everything a new author needs to be successful.
I found Amy's no nonsense approach to book publishing refreshing. It makes sense that if you are a "midlist" author you will have to punch above your weight in the marketing and selling of your own book. Further, I found it fascinating to learn that Publishing on Demand is a business model not a way to print books. Knowing that you must use many sources in order to get publicity for your books is enlightening.
The resources that Amy provides in the book for everything from how to purchase ISBN numbers to where to sign up with various outlets to sell your books is great. It is a one stop shop that speeds up the process of successful book publishing and sales.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be successful in selling your books. The book is short and to the point with all that you need. Many thanks Amy for sharing everything a new author needs to be successful.
May 22, 2019
This book is a valuable tool for independent authors. Amy gives a great overview of the self-publishing process from creating ARCs to database entry(page 140). Here's my advice to new authors out there: Read this book, tits the right things to do.
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