![]() ![]() Based on sales, Hidden should have been #2 on the e-book bestseller list for many weeks. This is the second question I always get asked. Your book will not be on bestseller lists. They just have some extra (awesome) stuff the others don’t. Other than the marketing channels, everything about the Amazon experience can be found in a big publishing house. It is clearly in their leagues, from editorial to production to overall units sold. Now they call it the Big Five, but they are not counting Amazon. You always used to hear about the ‘Big Six’ before the Random-Penguin merger. Amazon Publishing is now one of the big six publishers. But you have to be okay with this being the exception and not the rule. Ditto your local Indie if you have a good relationship with them, or B&N if you plan an event there. Certain big box stores like Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club might take your title. It will be prominently displayed there and marketed through their many channels. First of all, Amazon is a bookstore-the largest in the world by far. I run an online group for LU authors and invariably the first question everyone asks is “I heard I won’t be in bookstores, is this really true?” Yes. With Amazon Publishing, your books will not be in bookstores. So if you are looking for a (new) publishing home, here are the top 10 things I think every writer should know about Amazon Publishing: 1. But one thing is constant: they are constantly trying new things and I always say yes. Lake Union has changed a lot since I signed with them three years ago, as has Amazon Publishing. I’m now about to publish my third book with Lake Union, Fractured, which comes out October 4th. And when all was said and done, Amazon knocked Hidden out of the park: Hidden was one of Amazon’s top 10 selling titles in 2014 among all publishers in Kindle format. When they approached us a few months later to be one of the first titles in Kindle First (where my book would be given away for free for a month), I agreed. Visit her online at on Facebook and agreed. Her sixth novel, FRACTURED, is published by Lake Union Publishing and is available now. Smoke was named one of the Best Books of 2015 by Amazon. Her five published novels, Spin, Arranged, Forgotten, Hidden, and Smoke are all international bestsellers and have been translated into numerous languages. She has captivated readers all over the world with her absorbing characters, engrossing storytelling, and unflinching treatment of love, loss, forgiveness and redemption – universal themes that affect the human condition. McKenzie is a bestselling author of popular fiction. This guest post is by Catherine McKenzie. Also: no one ever talks about being rejected after getting a book deal! My first ( Spin) and second ( Arranged) novels had published with them that year, had been well-reviewed, Target Emerging Author Picks and mid-list sellers. ![]() And the handy little print book is just the beginning: EasyWriter now includes integrated media components-LearningCurve adaptive quizzing, video prompts, multimodal student writing, and more-to take advantage of what the Web can do.In 2012, right before my third novel, Forgotten was released, my agent let me know that my US publisher, William Morrow, would not be picking up my fourth novel, Hidden. ![]() Whether you’re looking for an affordable way to focus your writing classroom on rhetorical choices, or just a pocket-sized quick reference that your students can use on the go, you’ll find what you need in EasyWriter. But concepts such as making effective choices for academic work and understanding the conventions of formal written English may be more difficult to grasp. Some skills, especially in social writing, come easily to many students. Andrea Lunsford’s research shows that students today are writing more than ever. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or to request a custom ISBN. Get the most recent updates on MLA citation in a convenient, 40-page resource based on The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition, with plenty of models. PACKAGE THIS TITLE WITH OUR 2016 MLA SUPPLEMENT, Documenting Sources in MLA Style (package ISBN-13: 9781319088651).
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