A weblog by Simon Kolz
1 04 2013
Diet information is everywhere. In advertisements, on TV, in magazines; the bookstores are crammed with books on many different diet options – The South Beach Diet, The Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers, The Cabbage Soup Diet. The message is ‘you should think about your weight’. If you aren’t already thinking about dieting, you will be before […]
21 12 2011
Where is your book now? With a distributor? In a book store? Or, did it already die an early death after a few months?
19 06 2011
Since I self-published my first book, “101 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Instantly,” in 1998 and began doing book signings shortly afterward, many people have asked:
23 03 2011
Once upon a time, people went to bookstores when they wanted to buy a book. Or at least, that was the theory. Actually, non-bookstore channels have been a big part of book sales for decades
9 11 2010
When authors think of their audience buying books they think of bookstores. This myth sends authors taking the long, arduous road to seeking out an agent, a publisher, hoping their book will become a best seller. It won’t. Why?
21 09 2010
You’ve probably bought a book or two at one of the major chain bookstores. When you’re checking out, you get asked if you have the “discount card.”
7 04 2010
To have your work accepted for hard copy publication is a thrilling achievement but to have it bomb at the bookstores is to see your reputation go down the tubes simultaneously.