There is an amazing paradox taking place in book publishing
\ntoday, and it’s this:<\/p>\n
There are more books being published now than at any other time
\nin human history.<\/p>\n
Walk in your local Barnes & Noble; you could spend the rest of
\nyour life reading the books just in that store.<\/p>\n
At the same time, it has become much more difficult for an author
\nto find a mainstream publisher for his book.<\/p>\n
Now, how is it possible that we are drowning in books, yet
\npublishers are making it tougher than ever for authors to get
\ntheir books published?<\/p>\n
Here’s the answer….<\/p>\n
Self-publishing has taken off like a rocket — with self-published
\npaperbound books as well as ebooks — largely because of Kindle and
\nCreateSpace.<\/p>\n
Plus, thanks mainly to Amazon, the supply of used books available
\nfor purchase has increased almost exponentially — and it’s
\neasier than ever to find and buy the titles you want online.<\/p>\n
Because bookselling is so competitive, traditional publishers now
\nfocus on publishing new books by authors whom they believe can
\nsell a lot of copies on their own or working with the publisher.<\/p>\n
For instance, Rachel Ray is not the best cook or the best writer
\nin the world, but she has written 20 best-selling cookbooks. Why?
\nBecause her TV show is a platform from which she can sell her
\nbooks to a huge audience.<\/p>\n
Therefore if she writes a new book on baking pies, she will
\ncertainly get a contract from a major publisher, a big advance,
\nand sell a ton of books.<\/p>\n
You may be a much better baker than Rachel Ray, but if you are
\nnot a celebrity, a TV host, a radio personality, or do not have
\nanother platform for reaching a large audience, your chances of
\ngetting your pie book published by a real publishing house are
\nslim to none, as are the odds that it will sell many copies.<\/p>\n
By comparison, it’s easy to publish a Kindle ebook and sell it on
\nAmazon. But the vast majority of self-published Kindle ebooks
\nsell only a few hundred copies or fewer.<\/p>\n
That’s why book publishing is a somewhat tough nut to crack
\ntoday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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