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Originally Posted by abookreader
I would argue that there is an abundance of e-books, but perhaps a shortage of differentiated ebooks...
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It may just seem that way, since there are so many books out there in all genres that clone books would naturally be more numerous.
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Originally Posted by abookreader
I think that authors looking to break out of the pack need to do something to break out of the pack. So many authors and publishers today are just regurgitating past successes and hoping to catch the tale end of a trend. If you liked x, then you are going to LOVE y.
I realize that marketing is a tough task for most authors now. You are one in a million screaming for attention. Finding a way out of that difficulty is probably just as hard, if not harder, than writing a good book to begin with.
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Unfortunately, it seems most of the content sellers (like Amazon) use that "If you liked x, then you are going to LOVE y" system exclusively, even if it's only based on purchases by others.
I agree about getting noticed: I often feel like an individual independent author is like a kernel of corn in a stew: Not only does he need to get noticed among all the other corns and vegetables that float to the surface; but he needs to be noticed among the huge pieces of meat and potatoes that are the famous writers and major publishers. And for every corn you see on the surface of the stew, there are many more kernels just below the surface that are completely obscured.
I feel like most of my works are fairly unique... but being
too unique might make it harder to be found, and therefore counter-productive. At least sparkly vampire books have the advantage of being in right now, and so they get some notice.