Any suggestions on how to sell a book when its on preorder?

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   Tara Andertonposted 12 years ago

   I have to sell 100 copies of my book pre order before it goes to print but its proving harder than I thought... any suggestions???

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      luvpassionposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You might try free excerpts on Kindle. My advice which is obviously late in coming is submit...submit...submit.
      
      Good luck

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      Shadesbreathposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Why? Who is making you do this?

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   luvpassionposted 12 years ago

   Exactly...since from her bio I assume she's sold in print before. It seems she has opted for self publishing (risky at best) her latest romance.

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      Shadesbreathposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have self-pubbed books. There is no risk beyond your outlay for cover art and formatting help, editing, etc. Not through legitimate channels--and there is certainly NO outlay for legitimate legacy publishing.
      
      That's why I'm wondering who is requiring anything from her. I don't have the details but my first instinct is someone is trying to rip her off.

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         luvpassionposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         In this case it sounds like a risk.   Self publishing means more work as well as the responsiblilty if the book succeeds or fails. As a self published author you understand this, but many don't.
         
         http://www.quotelady.com/writings/self-pub.html
         
         In this article she should pay close attention to the buisness side of writing which has always baffled me.

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            Tara Andertonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            I read the article and found it interesting. However I wont have to do any of those things as The Publishing company are taking care of all of that including editing. I understand it is not a traditional way of publishing but its def no self published.

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   Tara Andertonposted 12 years ago

   Hi - for a start I contacted a publishing company and they offered me a publishing deal sort of! If I sell 100 books on pre order they publish my book for free no outlay on my Part! Then from there I get 30% for the first 1000 sold and 50% thereafter.
   It is my responsibility to sell the first 100 - which will obviously go towards the cost of publishing the book. After the 100 sell they will promote my book through Amazon.com, barnes and noble and traditional book shops.

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      couturepopcafeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      So, are you saying the publisher/printer is getting 100% of the first 100 books, 70% of the next 1000 and 50% thereafter? You can do better. What's the name of this company, if I may ask? I can name at least 3 companies that will give you 30% of the first 100 and if you sell 1000 books you'll get your 50%. If you have to do the work of preselling anyway, why not just use that money to pay for the printing and keep 30%?

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         Tara Andertonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yes I suppose its to cover costs! SBPRA is the name of the company they are based in America! Ive sold 27 so far and have 6 months to make it 100. I didnt really want to self publish and was trying to get published traditionally but when I got this offer it just seemed so easy to let them do all the work

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