I’ve recently started diving into publishing as a hobby/side gig. It got me to see the other side of things when it comes to books, and it’s quite the craziness.
The first thing I came to realize is how much I rely on word of mouth to select my books. Things like ads, author interviews and usual marketing stuff means nothing to me. But if I see a book listed in a post when searching for a specific genre or topic, or a friend recommends it to me, it almost always immediatly goes to my reading list.
So as I focus on getting my story published and read, I wonder if I should invest in anything other than word of mouth.
So, I wanted to hear from you guys. How do you usually put a book on your radar? How would you like to discover new books?
Word of mouth for me too (including reccs from booksellers at my local) – which I guess from a publishing perspective, begs the question, where does the word of mouth chain start?
I’d say it comes firstly from family and friends, where it usually stops at for the average author. After that, I’d say it comes from finding its place in groups that have a shared interest in the story, perhaps? Still trying to figure that question out too.