Comments on: How To Sell A Book And Have Fun In The Process http://authorscoop.com/2010/05/05/how-to-sell-a-book-and-have-fun-in-the-process/ The Latest in Literary News Tue, 22 May 2012 09:21:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: William Haskins http://authorscoop.com/2010/05/05/how-to-sell-a-book-and-have-fun-in-the-process/#comment-9878 William Haskins Thu, 06 May 2010 12:14:15 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=9983#comment-9878 scarlett's good people, and i wish her the best. interesting piece, jamie. scarlett’s good people, and i wish her the best.

interesting piece, jamie.

]]> By: chris johnson http://authorscoop.com/2010/05/05/how-to-sell-a-book-and-have-fun-in-the-process/#comment-9867 chris johnson Thu, 06 May 2010 02:27:00 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=9983#comment-9867 Yes, the conundrum of book promotion. My next one's coming out in July and I don't know what I'll do this time around. The latest rage, as you say, seems to be the blog tour. I suppose I'll have to figure some variant of that. Ms. Parrish does appear to have a new and clever take on it. Perhaps I'll have some bacteria interview a couple of white blood cells, up close and personal. The dilemma is that, if you want to get a contract for your next book, you've got to get the sales figures. So, weirdly enough, adequate sales aren't so much a way to make money as they are the means to keep the ball rolling. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling a little like a Ponzi scheme. Yes, the conundrum of book promotion. My next one’s coming out in July and I don’t know what I’ll do this time around. The latest rage, as you say, seems to be the blog tour. I suppose I’ll have to figure some variant of that. Ms. Parrish does appear to have a new and clever take on it. Perhaps I’ll have some bacteria interview a couple of white blood cells, up close and personal.

The dilemma is that, if you want to get a contract for your next book, you’ve got to get the sales figures. So, weirdly enough, adequate sales aren’t so much a way to make money as they are the means to keep the ball rolling. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling a little like a Ponzi scheme.

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