Book Publishing is Crowded
By Jerry D. Simmons | January 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments » (Click to add yours!)

With over 800 new titles being published every day in the US, the sheer volume of product is astounding. It is estimated that last year over 350,000 new books were published, each looking for a place in the market. If you estimate a growth factor of 10-15% in the number of books being published each year, that represents over 1 million new titles every three and a half years. The traditional bookseller marketplace cannot absorb all these books. So what should authors do?

First off, authors need to continue to write and produce new content, which is now and will always be king. The evolution of book publishing will reward writers who are prolific and can produce quality content that sells predictable numbers of copies regardless of the form of delivery. If writers can control the content they produce by securing rights and ownership, they will be rewarded handsomely in the future.

The old ways of publishing books are beginning to fade, the market is shifting and the consumer is changing the ways they want content. The long narrative will always be the standard but the delivery may not be print. Digital is the future but content will always be king. For the first time, many authors under contract are moving to self-publishing, however, to be successful they must do it right. Don’t follow the heavy advertising of these POD companies. You need to produce a quality product to be successful and profitable.

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