Part
1: Evaluate your competition.
Break
out your notepad and browse bookstores (Amazon.com,
Barnes and Noble, etc.) and make a note of comparable
pricing of other books in your subject area.
Bestseller
Lists
GET
OUT INTO THE PUBLIC, GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK AS
POSSIBLE. Set off to where they know and love
books… independent bookstores. Speak with
the owners, customers, ANYONE and EVERYONE and
ask what the best books in your category are
- BUY and STUDY them thoroughly.
Part
2: Determine if your book is ready to be published.
Ask
yourself:
- Is
my book ready to compete with the big boys?
- What
kind of book covers did I see?
- How
many pages did these books have?
- What
grabbed my attention?
- What
did I like/dislike about these books?
- Does
my book need to be more reader-friendly?
- More
Complete? More Vivid? Shorter? Funnier?
Let’s
dig deeper.
Ask
yourself:
- Specifically,
who are my potential customers?
- What
makes my book different from my competition?
- What
benefits will my book provide?
- How
can I make my book STAND
OUT?
Prepare
Yourself to start shopping for printing prices.
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