Travel Writing discussion

Hello There,
After publishing 4 books in Portuguese, I decided to translate one of them into English. What are your strategies to promote books at countries that you don´t have that many contacts? Thanks!
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Have you ever heard of South Ossetia, Transnistria or Somaliland? And what about Abkhazia or Nagorno-Karabakh? Can you guess what these strange names have in common? These are all countries that, despite being independent, are not recognised by the United Nations. In other words, they are countries with borders, populations, visas, their own currencies, and even their own systems of Government, but that are not among the 193 members of the United Nations. Apart from these, which are completely unknown to most of the world’s population, this list also includes some more familiar names, including Palestine, Kosovo, Kashmir, Tibet and Taiwan. Traveller Guilherme Canever visited 16 countries that are not recognised by the United Nations, and has presented us with reports, stories and questions about each of these places, scattered on the map. He met people, stayed with the locals, tried local food, hitchhiked, and visited tourist spots. He was also able to take in a bit of the culture, observing the habits of these “non-citizens of countries that do not exist”, and has put all this experience in a book which, even though it is provocative, is a pleasure to read. The book starts with an explanation of what makes a country be “a Country” and how new countries come into being. Next, each chapter brings a different “non-country”, with its location on the map, its main characteristics, the report on his experience in each of them, tips about what a visitors can do there, and other curiosities.
The preface is signed by Guga Chacra, who has a master’s degree in International Relations from the Columbia University, and is a news commentator at Globo News.
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“Guilherme is a traveller and not a tourist. This difference is very important for us to understand the book. I have nothing against tourists, and I am sure that Guilherme must have embarked on traditional tourism in the past. However, a traveller really wants to make discoveries, and not see what everyone else had already seen. Yes, we must all visit Paris, Rome, and also New York, where I now live. A real traveller is not satisfied with traditional destinations: he or she wants more. In Guilherme’s case, he wants to see how things are in Abkhazia, Eastern Turkestan, and South Ossetia. And, just like the traditional travellers of the past, he likes to tell us about his experiences.” (less)

Hi Guilherme, this looks an interesting read. As regards promotion, thanks to the internet countries have no boundaries now. Twitter, facebook etc give you access to the whole world. I've just checked your book on amazon.co.uk and I see that it's priced at £9.90 which I think is probably too high for a kindle book. Also, it doesn't have the option to 'Look inside' which Kindle books always have. This would be a great help to give people a better idea of what the book is about and how it's written. Good luck, Hilda

Thank you Hilda,
I had the text ready, but since it is on pre-sales, I didn´t upload because some friends are still reading. But I understand it is important to have the "look inside" tool. Just uploaded the version that I have. At the end, if I change something it will be a few words.
In Brazil I had a publisher, something that was very dificult for me to find abroad. That´s why I decided to pay a professional to translate it and sell only the e-book version. The costs are quite high to do this independently. Tried to search the prices of other books, and I know the price is high for e-book. Do you think people wouldn´t buy because of the price? What price do you sugest?
Thank you for all the insights.
best regards

I think the price probably is too high for the ebook. But you can change the price at any time. So it might be a good idea to put it on at a low price to start with and see how that goes. It's important to get reviews and you won't get those unless people are buying and reading the book. You say that you had a publisher in Brazil. Does that mean that the book has already been published in Portuguese, or did you decide just to go it alone with the ebook in English?

Yes, the book was published in Brazil back in 2016. We had printed version (sold out) and e-book.
It got quite popular, figured at major media and bestseller at travel books section at AmazonBR.
Could not find a good agent to publish in USA nor Europe, so thoght to just publish the e-book. The Idea of the price, is that people that I know will buy it anyway. It will help me to pay the translator and I will probably receive reviews. After that I might sell it cheaper.
I play with the prices at AmazonBR sometimes. A promotion, with the price 5 times lower, sometimes sell a lot of books, but sometimes don´t.
I think I only will have a better idea after July 4th, when people will be able to read it.
A popular book, related to the same subject, is announced at 9.99.
An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States
But they have all the publicity behind, something that I don´t have.
He made an academic work, I traveled to the places. Different views. But I think I will drop the price dramatically to have more reviews and see how it goes.
Thank you very much!