i will shortly be self publishing my first book based upon my blog. interest from readers has been high but not high enough for any publisher to take a punt on an unknown and with costs so cheap here i decided to take a risk and do it myself
first of all i decided like any good business start up how much money i could afford to lose!
next is how to get people aware of the book.
i will be e mailing publications that deal with the subject matter but because i am self publishing i don t have an amazon or lulu behind me but that may not be much of an issue if you google indonesian football book i am already on the first page!
distribution beyond the website will be tricky but i have a couple of ideas. a local bar owner has said he will promote the book in his bars which is a start
the other idea i have is to run round south east asia under the guise of a holiday, selling copies in the numerous second hand book shops you can find in bangkok etc
a couple of local football shops will also be targeted for sales as well as plugs in the local specialised press but given that the book is in english these outlets may not produce many sales...but that is not the main thing. the target is to build awareness...
the process hopefully kicks off end of may!
first of all i decided like any good business start up how much money i could afford to lose!
next is how to get people aware of the book.
i will be e mailing publications that deal with the subject matter but because i am self publishing i don t have an amazon or lulu behind me but that may not be much of an issue if you google indonesian football book i am already on the first page!
distribution beyond the website will be tricky but i have a couple of ideas. a local bar owner has said he will promote the book in his bars which is a start
the other idea i have is to run round south east asia under the guise of a holiday, selling copies in the numerous second hand book shops you can find in bangkok etc
a couple of local football shops will also be targeted for sales as well as plugs in the local specialised press but given that the book is in english these outlets may not produce many sales...but that is not the main thing. the target is to build awareness...
the process hopefully kicks off end of may!
