Answering The Question: Can I Get A Self-Published Book Into Bookstores?

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Someone may choose to self-publish a book for any of a variety of reasons - ranging from a desire to do everything on their own to a lack of connections with traditional publishers to simply feeling that self-publishing is a superior path - but one issue faced by most self-published authors is how, exactly, they will get their book into stores; if you have self-published a book, you may have wondered this yourself, and while it is certainly not easy to get a self-published book into stores, it is possible, if you know a few things to keep in mind.

First off, you need to realize that getting your book into stores will be up to you, not up to the company with whom you chose to publish, and the best way to start doing things on your own is to start working on one bookstore at a time; once every week or so, call this "one bookstore" you are working on, asking them if they have a copy of the book you wrote (of course, you will want to call as if you are simply looking to buy the book - not as if you are the author!), and enlist some friends to call on a regular basis as well, until the answer finally changes from "no" to "yes."

Because the majority of your initial sales will come online regardless of whether or not you are able to eventually get into bookstores, another thing that will be beneficial is that you encourage your readers to write a review of the book online after they have finished reading; in this way, you can collect a lot of positive reviews, and you will be able to point to these reviews as an additional argument for why your book should be in stores!

And one question worth taking the time to ask yourself is why you are so keen on getting your book into stores in the first place, as you should be able to make sales with a good marketing campaign, and it does not especially matter where these sales are coming from!

If you are hoping to achieve success as an author, you will need to have a whole lot of patience, but with a good measure of patience - and with these tips in mind - you will be well on your way to that success you long for!