70 Percent of the Top Sellers Come from Medium- to Small-Sized Publishers
This figure impresses me. The first time I saw it on an Amazon report I was really astonished. We had just had two Amazon top sellers (in the book's respective categories) in 2014. It seems the small publishers have inched out the larger groups like Random House where their statistical "winnings" were at 16 percent, according to that same Amazon report. In terms of market position and perception by the average author, the big publishers still retain their allure. My belief though is that new authors stand a much better chance at success by working with independent presses than the big houses. The barriers to the big publishers are numerous: You have to have an agent It takes time to get an agent You have to write a book proposal and prove your platform You have to have a platform You have to have a platform to prove you have a following (audience) Your agent has to build this case with a prospective publisher A prospective publisher has to build its case to acce...