Donna Fasano Anogovera Zvake Zvake kusvika 4 Million Kopi Zvakatengeswa
Mabhuku eDonna Fasano akatengesa kumakopi emamiriyoni mana munyika yose uye akabudiswa mumitauro inenge gumi nemaviri. Yakatanga kuparidzirwa nemuparidzi wezvetsika, Fasano akasarudza kuenda kuzvinyorwa-kudhinda-uye iye zvino ari kurarama kubva pamabhuku ake.
Pano, "Donna Faz" inomupa akaedza-uye-yechokwadi akazvinyora munyori wouchenjeri pamusoro pekugoverwa kweA DIY nekudhinda:
Ita Kuti Mabhuku Ako Akwanise Kuwanika Muzviitiko Zvakawanda uye Maitiro
Valerie Peterson: Ndezvipi zvinoshandiswa iwe kubudisa nekuparadzira? Ebooks? Kudhinda? Chero mazano kune vanyori ikoko?
Donna Fasano: Mabhuku angu anowanikwa kune Kindle, Nook, Kobo , uye seBooks (muchitoro cheTunes). Mamwe mashoma eebhuku rangu anowanikwa paSmashwords.com . Mamwe mabhuku angu anowanikwa mukudhindwa. Ndinoshandisa CreateSpace pamabhuku angu ekudhindwa, asi pane mamwe makambani anopa POD (zvinyorwa-in-kuda) mazano, zvakadai seLulu.com , Print-To-Press, nezvimwewo mabhuku angu anowanikwawo semabhuku e-Audio at Audible.com , Amazon, uye iTunes.
Zano rangu kuvanyori ndeizvi: ita mabhuku ako avepo munzvimbo dzakawanda sezvinobvira, mune dzakawanda mafomu sezvinobvira - ebooks, kudhinda, mabhuku ehurukuro , uye chero mapepa matsva anogona kuuya pamwe chete.
Ndakapedza makore makumi maviri emabasa angu ndichiisa "mazai angu ose mune rimwe tswanda" uye ini handidi kuita chikanganiso icho zvakare. Kune vadzidzisi vanogara pasi pose, uye vose vane maonero akasiyana-siyana mukuda kwavanofarira kuverenga: vamwe vanoda kufambisa bhuku repapapa mumaoko avo, vamwe vanosarudza e-reader, vamwe vanoda kutora mabhuku pamamashoni avo, vamwe vanoverenga kubva paPads dzavo kana mamwe mahwendefa, asi vamwe vari vateereri vanofarira.
Ndinoda mabhuku angu kuti avepo kune ani zvake angada kuedza mavhidhiyo angu.
Iva nechokwadi chokuti Bhuku Rako Packaging ndi Professional
VP: Ndeipi mabhuku ekutengeserana mabhuku anovimba naro?
DF: Chokutanga, kuiswa mukati, kureva chifukidzo chebhuku uye bhuku rakajeka (aka, tsanangudzo yemagetsi yako). Kune ani zvake anoda kuenda kune imwe, ziva kuti izvi ndizvo zvinhu zvokutanga vaverengi vako vachazoona pavanoenda kuHome Kindle kana Nook Book Store, kana iTunes iBook Store.
Kubhadhara mufananidzo wakajeka kugadzira chifukidziro chikuru zvakakosha mutengo. Kunze kwekuti iwe uine ruzivo rwakakura rweMa Photoshop, usaedza kuzviita iwe pachako.
Uye kana iwe ukanyora tsanangudzo yako yebhuku, shandisa zviito zvakasimba mumutsara wako. Hook muverengi nekutsanangura protagonist yako kana nyika yawakasika. Gumisai mutsvuku nemakakatanwa akazaruka achaita kuti muverengi anzwe kuti anofanira kuverenga bhuku rako.
Kurudzira Bhuku Rako Thru Blogs uye Targeted Ads
VP: Saka unoshamwaridzana sei nevadzidzi vatsva vanogona?
DF: Ndiri kungopedzisa 50-blog New Release Chiitiko cheKununura Mwoyo Wangu chakaitika kwemazuva gumi. Zvainakidza, asi yaiva basa rakawanda. Zvisinei, kushandira kuongorora mabhuku ndiyo imwe nzira yakanaka yekuwana vaverengi vatsva. Mumwe munyori anokwanisa kuwana rurefu rwekuongorora mablogiki munenge chero rupi zvarwo kuburikidza neGoogling "[Isa genre] mabhuku ebhubhu" kana "[insert genre] database database."
Uye sezvandinofunga ndakataura, kuparidzira kunokosha. Ereader News Nhasi ndiyo nzvimbo ine mari yevanyori vatsva kutanga. Bhuku Bub rinodhura, asi mvumo yako ichawana mhinduro.
Gungano neVaverengi paSocial Media
VP: Une zvakawanda zvekubatana nevadzidzisi vako kuburikidza nehuwandu hwemagariro evanhu kana mamwe maforamu, sekuverenga, kusaina, misangano, nezvimwewo?
DF: Makore akawanda akapfuura, ndakabatanidzwa mukuverenga uye kuiswa muzvitoro mabhuku.
Ndaimboenda pane rimwe bhuku reguta rechina. Ndakapa masangano uye seminara kuRomance Writers of America (RWA) misangano, uyewo ndakafamba-famba kune zvikoro zvepamunharaunda uye ndakataura nevadzidzi nezvebasa rangu. Ndakataura pamabhuku mabhuku. Uye kunyange zvazvo zvose zvezvinhu izvi zvaifadza, handisi chokwadi kuti mabasa aya akaita zvakawanda kupfuura kuparadzanisa zvangu. "Tarisa kwandiri, ini ndiri munyori akabudiswa."
Mazuva ano, ndinosangana uye ndinokwazisa vateereri zuva rega rega pa-line. Ndine Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, uye Tumblr. Ndine blog inonzi In All Directions (nokuti ini handimbozivi zvandinoda kuburitsa pamusoro) uye ine nzvimbo yekutsvaga yandinomhanya inonzi Awesome Romance Novels apo ini ndinokurudzira vamwe vanyori vemabhuku ekuda.
Donna Fasano ane mukana wechitatu weH HOLT Medallion, aCataRomance Reviewers Choice Award Winner ye Best Best Title, Dawn Rose Golden Quill Mupepeti wokupedzisira, uye VaRomance Writers veAmerica Golden Heart wokupedzisira. Kubvira pakuva Indie Munyori, akakunda Mubayiro weVaverengi '2013 Choice WechiRamende MukurumbiraAndPals.com. Eebhuku dzake dzakagadzira Peji Rokunyora uye Nook Top 100 Rakabhadharwa kakawanda. Enda kunewebsite yeDonna Fasano.