SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Saskia Leach from Kate Nash Literary Agency Good morning, everyone! Welcome back to our Spotlight On interview series, where we uncover the day-to-day work of agents, what they’re looking for in submission… Anna 19 November 2024 0 Comments
How to Sell A Book, if you can sail faster than the wind It’s a fact: A racing catamaran can sail faster than the wind – over twice as fast, indeed, under perfect conditions. (Don’t believe me? And… Harry 15 November 2024 0 Comments
How to Sell A Book, if you are made out of GOLD Last week, we dealt with the cheap and unglamorous world of book promo sites. This week, we go to Madison Avenue, or at least to… Harry 8 November 2024 1 Comment
How to Sell A Book, if you’re Billy No-Mates Last week, I explained that the trick of selling on Amazon is to achieve steadily growing traffic and sales over 4-7 days. In effect, you’re… Harry 1 November 2024 0 Comments
SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Philippa Sitters from Philippa Sitters Associates Good morning, everyone! Welcome back to our Spotlight On interview series, where we uncover the day-to-day work of agents, what they’re looking for in submission… Anna 29 October 2024 0 Comments
How to Sell A Book, if you’re a robot Over the last couple of weeks, we thought about how to sell books the traditional way – print books sold through physical bookstores. The short… Harry 25 October 2024 1 Comment
How to Sell A Book, if you’re a portly gentleman running for a door Last week, I talked about how print-led publishing is essentially dominated by the battle to secure retail space. If your book gets a really good… Harry 18 October 2024 0 Comments
SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Sheyla Knigge from High Line Literary Collective Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to Spotlight On! We’re back with a brand-new series of interviews with literary agents. Stay tuned to learn more… Anna 15 October 2024 0 Comments
How to Sell A Book, if you smoke a pipe and wear tweed Last week, I talked about how selling print books is a very different proposition from selling ebooks. Print books can’t change their covers, can’t radically… Harry 11 October 2024 3 Comments
How to sell a book This is the first in a season of emails on how to sell a book. Today’s email will cover the shape of the industry as… Harry 4 October 2024 4 Comments