No problem. How is your poetry book coming along? Have you grabbed my free Self-Publishing Secrets Checklist yet? It breaks everything down to get your book self-published and selling! selfpublishingmadeeasynow.com/freechecklist
I disagree about the trim size. From what I have seen poetry books tend to be smaller: 5"x8" or 5.5" x8.5". Some great marketing ideas, though. I self-published my first book at the start of this month. I don't have a platform and didn't want to foist it on family or friends so I tried a couple of book review services and running Amazon ads. There has been limited traction so far but, as you say, poetry is a difficult sell. It is possible I priced it a dollar too high so I will look at adjusting that. I do have some poems in journals so perhaps the next time I publish I'll get a link to the book put in my bio.
Amazon itself states "The most common trim size for books in the U.S. is 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm) and is a regular trim size. When setting up your book, this is the default". For maximum distribution we go with the defaults. Poetry is a very difficult nut to crack when it comes to getting sales. If you are a well known poet, it is easy to get your books to sell. However, when is the last time you took a chance on a poet you had never heard of? Even with ads aimed at your poetry, this is very difficult.
Just check my name in Amazon. I can tell you most of my books are under pen names. It is almost always a terrible idea to use your actual name on your books for a number of reasons I discuss with my clients.
Thank you so much for your tips
No problem. How is your poetry book coming along?
Have you grabbed my free Self-Publishing Secrets Checklist yet? It breaks everything down to get your book self-published and selling! selfpublishingmadeeasynow.com/freechecklist
Thank you for sharing this information and specifically providing the 6x9 trim size 😉👍
Yes, this is the best size to go for and Amazon itself says exactly this. Most people blow this off and that means a smaller distribution.
Helpful video, thanks
Thanks for your comment. Have you been working on a poetry book?
I disagree about the trim size. From what I have seen poetry books tend to be smaller: 5"x8" or 5.5"
x8.5". Some great marketing ideas, though. I self-published my first book at the start of this month. I don't have a platform and didn't want to foist it on family or friends so I tried a couple of book review services and running Amazon ads. There has been limited traction so far but, as you say, poetry is a difficult sell. It is possible I priced it a dollar too high so I will look at adjusting that. I do have some poems in journals so perhaps the next time I publish I'll get a link to the book put in my bio.
Amazon itself states "The most common trim size for books in the U.S. is 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm) and is a regular trim size. When setting up your book, this is the default". For maximum distribution we go with the defaults. Poetry is a very difficult nut to crack when it comes to getting sales. If you are a well known poet, it is easy to get your books to sell. However, when is the last time you took a chance on a poet you had never heard of? Even with ads aimed at your poetry, this is very difficult.
What's the name of your book? Please post the link.
Just check my name in Amazon. I can tell you most of my books are under pen names. It is almost always a terrible idea to use your actual name on your books for a number of reasons I discuss with my clients.
Valuable info, thanks
Thanks Charu. Have you started writing your first book of poetry?
@@SelfPublishingMadeEasyNow have a few but not enough for a book
Hi Charu, the target is to get to at least 24 pages worth of material. Did you grab a copy of my checklist in the description? It goes over the steps.