A book is always new to someone (Thoughts post-book launch)
A book is always new to someone. Take it from me, who has written 28 books, and started in 2009. Every year, every day even, could be the day someone notices one of our books for the first time. Some of them will start reading, some of them will finish the book, some will proceed to go through our backlist and make sure to buy future books. Another day is another chance for our books to be discovered. That is, if our books are available to be found.
As far as self-published romance books go, the 2024 batch of Blush Books (Better at Weddings Than You, Scandalized, Beginner’s Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions) already had their moments. Each of those books received a warm welcome and enthusiastic support from an international community of readers and our peers. All the first editions, released on Amazon between 2016 and 2017 and available since then, are still around and being discovered, thanks to reviews and recommendations. Is that enough? It doesn’t have to be.
Here’s a tip from a self-published author: Treat a book like it’s new, give it the care and attention of a new book, and it’ll find new readers. I’ve done things like: release a compiled edition, change the cover, update the text, add new chapters, add illustrations, give away digital copies, put the entire book on a serial fic platform, celebrate a reprint with a get-together, and any combination of these.
If you discovered me (and RomanceClass) through our Blush Books published by Komiket, welcome! There are more books from us, new to you, to discover.
[photo of first edition and new edition Better at Weddings Than You by IG @chachicsbookbook]
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