Today is about getting
discovered. One way is to publish your book in different formats.
What do I mean? There are 3 that I know about: audiobook, paperbook
and ebook.
For those of you who
write for children, paperbook is probably the only version to do, esp
if you write for younger readers eg under 9 year-olds. I currently
write for 7-9s and will only publish in print for that age range,
especially that I have discovered children of that age do like paper
books more. When I come to write the next series, which will be for
9-12s, I might do an ebook version, too. Children of that age do have
Kindles as I have been told by one mother who wanted a book for her
daughter who was ten. My previous children's books are only available
in ebooks for now, but I plan to start putting them back into print
this year.
For those of you who
write for adults, all three choices are good options, esp ebook and
print. There is also audio. I won't be doing this as I don't make
enough money on my adult ebooks to warrant this.
I believe the more
formats you have out there, the more readers you can reach. I do like
to have print copies of my books to hand, esp if I go to a meeting or
a library where I can meet people and show them my book. I might sell
a copy or two.
So, if you write for
older children, think about publishing your book in print and
digital. If you write for adults, think about publishing your book in
all three formats.
