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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from writers life and coming up today how to get your self-published book into book stores if you have self-published your book you may be wondering what to do next of course there's nothing better for an author than seeing their work proudly displayed in a book shop without a publishing house taking on your work however this could be tricky big bookstores rarely carry books that have been self-published or only digitally put this may come as a disappointment to those thinking that simply by their publisher offering the book to the trade that it will be sold in all the major bookstores in the country the truth is however these large chain bookstores only take on a small number of books each year and in fact even if your book was picked up by a smaller publishing house it doesn't guarantee that your novel will physically be available in the shops however your dreams have seen your book next to some of the country's Grace doesn't have to be over just yet there are some alternative approaches you can try that mean you can get your book into book stores and change the minds of the bigger book shops such as Barnes & Noble and borders first get practical in order for your book to be sold via bookstores it needs certain things firstly it must have an international standard book number by SPN or a bar code and this should be printed on the book cover filling out the advance book information or the ABI means your book will be listed in books in print this is the primary directory where booksellers order their books so without this you are unlikely to guess anywhere next get professional you need to make sure your book is printed to the highest standard by this I mean get a professionally designed book cover don't do it yourself unless you're exceptional and design and have experience designing covers that sell also make sure it's printed and bound correctly bookstores are unlikely to stop comb bound or saddled stitched at stapled books next understand your book is a product just like any other product it needs to be saleable the work you need to do in order to write a book itself should start before you even begin writing make a business plan for your book do some research around similar books ask yourself why people will want to buy it and who those people are you need to be able to justify why you think people or rather lots of people will come into the bookstore and buy your book otherwise it is just not worth the shelf space next market your book if you don't have the backing of a huge publishing house behind you you're going to have to sell it yourself build up a following your fans organize a book tour go to events do book signings send press releases ask for reviews and use social media to try and get your book talked about in any way you can if you can build a Pinterest your book just might catch on and if you can prove how well it is doing digitally you well convinced big-box stores it is worth taking it on in print next negotiate give bookstores a good deal they are unlikely to be willing to pay more than half the cover price anyway but if he can negotiate with them and offer a good Commission rate they're more likely to take a risk offering sale or return could also help this is where if your books don't sell they will be returned to you and any money paid refunded to the bookstore this provides a guarantee that they won't lose out by investing in you our next go local if you aren't having any look with larger book stores and try local independent ones if you can sell yourself as a local author particularly if your book is based in the area or is of interest to local people this will give them more of a reason to stock it remember that even if you don't get your book into the stores it doesn't mean it can't be a success and you should still mark it and promote it any way you can it can be daunting but if you follow these suggestions and keep persevering then regardless if you make it into bookstores or not you could still sell your book and be proud of your achievements and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now   be sure to give us a thumbs up if you liked this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now