tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post4262529616294396274..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: ImpatienceJohan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-13677813385431588032015-10-17T11:02:41.741-07:002015-10-17T11:02:41.741-07:00We have an established imprint, but most of our co...We have an established imprint, but most of our content is offered for free download on a Web site. I'd like to know how we'd sell even ten paper copies. Free distribution is possible, of course (a grant will pay printing costs) but even then I would like to know how the books would reach a committed audience. My queries: "Envision a potential audience member in concrete terms--who is he or she? How will this potential reader find out about the book?"Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-17064206909757704232015-10-16T06:02:23.074-07:002015-10-16T06:02:23.074-07:00I recently read that the typical self-published bo...I recently read that the typical self-published book sells 100 to 150 copies. Getting it to sell significantly more usually requires a substantial commitment, on the publisher’s part, to marketing by every possible means (bookstore visits, public appearances, flogging it on one’s blog, even taking out ads). I hope your former committee doesn’t find itself stuck in that morass.Marshall Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371519122299607819noreply@blogger.com