can also help authors with their book’s online presence by building them a website, promoting their title across paid advertising through Google and Facebook, as well as generating reviews and interest on platforms like NetGalley. Digital Publishing Today’s readers expect to find books in multiple formats, including ebooks and audiobooks, which we produce and distribute globally. Digital publishing opens up new ways to reach audiences, whether you want to test the market with an ebook first or release digital and print versions simultaneously. We work closely with authors to choose the best format strategy and deliver high-quality digital versions for readers worldwide. Sales and Distribution How will my books actually get to bookshops, wholesalers and, ultimately, readers? Without knowing the answer to this question, authors publishing their books in a print
format will struggle to generate sales for their book. Authors wanting to sell their books through these channels need to ensure they have a distribution partner to guarantee them visibility where it matters. With our unique in-house distribution centre, we offer unmatched flexibility and control over our authors’ books. Our warehouse stores and distributes hundreds of thousands of copies of books every year and maintains direct relationships with wholesalers like Gardners, high-street bookshop chains like Waterstones and online retailers like Amazon. This dedicated infrastructure gives our authors’ books the best possible chance of widespread availability and eliminates the issues that can often arise with authors distributing their own books. Quality Matters To succeed in the book trade, your book must be professionally produced and presented in a format that aligns with trade standards. If you’re aiming for significant sales, quality of content and production is
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