Observation
I'm a junkie of TitleZ since I'm got a few of my books, and some friends' selling on Amazon. You can track the rise and fall of sales and fret over it as much as you have angst available for it.
My best selling book is a Large Print edition. I've been somewhat puzzled about the phenomenon until I noticed that my book is compared to some well-known books also in the LP division. If a reader wants LP, and buys, say, "A Map of the World," they'll possibly notice my little ol' book in the list of "People who bought X, also bought Y" list.
I've hit some high ranks in the Books/Large Print/Literary category, sitting around with the likes of "The Known World" by Edward Jones, or books my Louis Lamour and Jack London. Good company, indeed.
I'm come to the conclusion that getting your book in the company of some famous folks, works nicely for sales. Hard to do with your standard old trade paperback or mass market trim sizes. Much easier to accomplish in the Large Print group.
Should I be giving away my trade secrets? Sure. Why not? If you haven't put your book out in Large Print, or your publisher is dragging their feet on Large Print, go poke them in the ass. LP sells! Maybe not for all genres, but certainly for books that might interest the US's increasingly large AARP group of readers.
Is your famous big publisher losing a bet? Probably. So, stick with the dinosaurs if you well. Your other option is to create your own LP edition and get it out to the world. Big publishing? Smart? Not so much.
Buy the LP version of Tales of a Texas Boy for your grandma or grandpa. They'll thank you. Trust me, they'll love it.
Tales of a Texas Boy - 10x8 edition Large Print
Tales of a Texas Boy - 7x10 edition Large Print
My best selling book is a Large Print edition. I've been somewhat puzzled about the phenomenon until I noticed that my book is compared to some well-known books also in the LP division. If a reader wants LP, and buys, say, "A Map of the World," they'll possibly notice my little ol' book in the list of "People who bought X, also bought Y" list.
I've hit some high ranks in the Books/Large Print/Literary category, sitting around with the likes of "The Known World" by Edward Jones, or books my Louis Lamour and Jack London. Good company, indeed.
I'm come to the conclusion that getting your book in the company of some famous folks, works nicely for sales. Hard to do with your standard old trade paperback or mass market trim sizes. Much easier to accomplish in the Large Print group.
Should I be giving away my trade secrets? Sure. Why not? If you haven't put your book out in Large Print, or your publisher is dragging their feet on Large Print, go poke them in the ass. LP sells! Maybe not for all genres, but certainly for books that might interest the US's increasingly large AARP group of readers.
Is your famous big publisher losing a bet? Probably. So, stick with the dinosaurs if you well. Your other option is to create your own LP edition and get it out to the world. Big publishing? Smart? Not so much.
Buy the LP version of Tales of a Texas Boy for your grandma or grandpa. They'll thank you. Trust me, they'll love it.
Tales of a Texas Boy - 10x8 edition Large Print
Tales of a Texas Boy - 7x10 edition Large Print