Hello. I realized the other day how many small presses I know of today who publish YA books that I had never heard of before 5-10 years ago. A huge part of this is because searching for places to submit your manuscripts, you come across such places. Potential authors may be buying/reading books from these publishers, and I support fellow indie writers I know by buying/reading/reviewing their books - BUT, how many real teen non-writers are actually looking for/buying books from the over abundance of indie presses that seem to be available now? Does anybody know?
For those of you who are teens or parents of teens - where do they most commonly buy their books? Buying popular books through Amazon? In-person at big retailers like Chapters? Independently owned bookshops? Secondhand book shops or thrift stores? Places like Wal-Mart that will have displays of best sellers? During my teen years it was mostly the library or places like Chapters. As I got older if there was a certain book I wanted and didn't find it at Chapters, I would order it myself through Amazon. Now I shop a lot at secondhand book shops, but still use the library often.
Sometimes I wonder if all these indie book publishers would even exist if it wasn't for fellow writers supporting writers or writers trying to get published doing research.
For those of you who are teens or parents of teens - where do they most commonly buy their books? Buying popular books through Amazon? In-person at big retailers like Chapters? Independently owned bookshops? Secondhand book shops or thrift stores? Places like Wal-Mart that will have displays of best sellers? During my teen years it was mostly the library or places like Chapters. As I got older if there was a certain book I wanted and didn't find it at Chapters, I would order it myself through Amazon. Now I shop a lot at secondhand book shops, but still use the library often.
Sometimes I wonder if all these indie book publishers would even exist if it wasn't for fellow writers supporting writers or writers trying to get published doing research.
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