Yanna
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Intisar Khanani:
Does the publishing company play a big role in how popular a book can be? I've seen your book "Thorn" and its something that I would read.
Intisar Khanani
Thanks so much for your interest in Thorn! I feel like I can't judge how different indie versus traditional publishing might be quite yet for me, as Thorn hasn't come out from HarperTeen. I do know that Thorn sold very well as an indie book--which means primarily e-book sales versus print.
However, judging from friends' experiences, with the right book and promotion, you can be as big with an indie book as with trad pub... your sales just look a little different. You'll sell a lot more e-books rather than print, and it's a lot harder to get into libraries (*sad panda*). But you can still have massively popular books. So I guess I'm just saying that both avenues can allow books to effectively reach readers, thought it will look a little different from one context to the other. In both cases, the author definitely has to put on their marketing hat and do what they can to help folks find their books.
Hope this is answers your question!
However, judging from friends' experiences, with the right book and promotion, you can be as big with an indie book as with trad pub... your sales just look a little different. You'll sell a lot more e-books rather than print, and it's a lot harder to get into libraries (*sad panda*). But you can still have massively popular books. So I guess I'm just saying that both avenues can allow books to effectively reach readers, thought it will look a little different from one context to the other. In both cases, the author definitely has to put on their marketing hat and do what they can to help folks find their books.
Hope this is answers your question!
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