Wow. That is a lot of books!
According to MJ Rose over at Buzz, Balls & Hype, English-Speaking Countries Published 375,000 New Books Worldwide in 2004. Wow. That's a lot of books.
No wonder my reading pile keeps getting bigger and bigger and I can't seem to keep up. No wonder authors feel like they're being ignored by their publishers and the media. No wonder readers are bombarded by a never ending stream of books. No wonder the old way of doing book marketing no longer works the same.
Is this bad?
No way. It is actually great news for people who keep up with new marketing ideas and go with them, ignoring the folks who keep on telling them to do it the same old way. The same-old type authors will find their marketing harder and harder and you will find yours easier and easier.
Keep your eyes on this blog for exciting new ways of marketing books. In the next week you will see a review of the best book on marketing I've seen in years, a new service that helps you reach readers and booksellers in one fell swoop and a system for becoming a best-selling author.
Here we go!
No wonder my reading pile keeps getting bigger and bigger and I can't seem to keep up. No wonder authors feel like they're being ignored by their publishers and the media. No wonder readers are bombarded by a never ending stream of books. No wonder the old way of doing book marketing no longer works the same.
Is this bad?
No way. It is actually great news for people who keep up with new marketing ideas and go with them, ignoring the folks who keep on telling them to do it the same old way. The same-old type authors will find their marketing harder and harder and you will find yours easier and easier.
Keep your eyes on this blog for exciting new ways of marketing books. In the next week you will see a review of the best book on marketing I've seen in years, a new service that helps you reach readers and booksellers in one fell swoop and a system for becoming a best-selling author.
Here we go!
