Category: Agents & publishing

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Packing the bags

When I was a lad, and the sun shone hot, and water was bluer and the grass was greener, I used to do a fair…

Harry 10 May 2024

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The luck of the draw

Because I’m charging around in Wales with the kids – I’m going to keep it short this week. One thought and one thought only: There’s…

Harry 5 April 2024

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