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Here at Self Published Author.com, we offer tools, advice, and resources to help you through the publishing process. Bowker is the official ISBN agency in the US. We're excited about authors taking the publishing process into their own hands, and we're here to help however you need it.

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How Can I Sell More Books?

by Dan Dillon
Bowker | Tue Nov 19, 2013

One of my favorite parts of my job is speaking with independent authors and listening to the challenges they face on their paths to success. It’s interesting to hear their perspectives on the tools available to them and what they need to be more successful. One of the most common questions during these discussions is how can I sell more books? As the holidays approached, my colleagues and I began hearing it more regularly and began asking ourselves how can we help them sell more books?

To answer this question, we asked 4,000 of Lulu’s best-selling authors to share the best practices that they've learned on their path to book marketing and sales success. Both the eagerness with which the authors replied to our request and what their responses revealed were eye-opening.

Inside Publishing

Distribution

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Bowker Self Publishing Report: 2012

by Laura Dawson
Bowker | Tue Nov 12, 2013

A new analysis of U.S. ISBN data by ProQuest affiliate Bowker reveals that the number of self-published titles in 2012 jumped to more than 391,000, up 59 percent over 2011 and 422 percent over 2007. Ebooks continue to gain on print, comprising 40 percent of the ISBNs that were self-published in 2012, up from just 11 percent in 2007.

“The most successful self-publishers don’t view themselves as writers only, but as business owners,” said Beat Barblan, Bowker Director of Identifier Services. “They invest in their businesses, hiring experts to fill skill gaps and that’s building a thriving new service infrastructure in publishing.”

Inside Publishing

Marketing & Publicity

News & Resources

Other Resources

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Video Logs of Self Published Authors

by Bowker Publishe...
Bowker | Tue Nov 12, 2013

Recently Bowker released statistics on self publishing over the past 5 years, which were also the topic of a presentation at Frankfurt Book Fair.

Looking at these statistics, one might think that self publishing is a new phenomenon. However, we have put together some videos that show self published author experiences over the past 30 years. The difference now is the ease of the process as well as the mass volume that an author can sell in a short period of time.

In addition, these authors tell several different ways that self publishing leads to traditional publishing either through obtaining a book contract or starting a company that publishers other authors.

Enjoy!

· Hugh Howey

Marketing & Publicity

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Did you know?

According to Bowker® Market Research in The Book Consumer In 2012

71% of self-published books that were sold in 2012 were purchased by women
After Romance, the most popular category of self-published books sold in 2012 was Literary.
Nonfiction, Cooking and Self-Help were the most popular nonfiction categories of self-published books in 2012.

How Can I Sell More Books?

Bowker Self Publishing Report: 2012

Video Logs of Self Published Authors

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