Ben-71
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To answer this would take knowledge of the market niche.Okay, not quite the responses I thought I'd get, but that's
a good thing.
I'm curious, though, as to why one would buy a book I'd write
as opposed to, say, the few I linked to in my first post?
a good thing.
I'm curious, though, as to why one would buy a book I'd write
as opposed to, say, the few I linked to in my first post?
Still, the humble experience I do have (I've participated in various productions
& projects) makes me believe that once your book is out there, and provided
that it is a good product in a few ways, it would sell.
& projects) makes me believe that once your book is out there, and provided
that it is a good product in a few ways, it would sell.
From personal experience in investing in various fields, and by observing how
other investors decide whether to invest in commercial offers, I can tell you that
in many cases, the final investors' decision whether to invest in something or not,
even though he/she may have all the data available, is based on gut feeling, or
hunch, whatever we call it.
This is no science.
I've seen promising projects (by the figures and serious analysis) fail,
and I've seen questionable projects soar.
other investors decide whether to invest in commercial offers, I can tell you that
in many cases, the final investors' decision whether to invest in something or not,
even though he/she may have all the data available, is based on gut feeling, or
hunch, whatever we call it.
This is no science.
I've seen promising projects (by the figures and serious analysis) fail,
and I've seen questionable projects soar.
If something like your book would have been offered to me as a business opportunity,
I'd go for it.
(This is not a hinted suggestion J, and I don't think that you need an investor.)
I'd go for it.
(This is not a hinted suggestion J, and I don't think that you need an investor.)
I can only try and help by laying out (In a very concise way) what I think
would make it succeed.
would make it succeed.
It starts with how the product looks (outside & inside) and named, and continues to
how its contents compare with the competition.
how its contents compare with the competition.
The buyers' first impression is very important, and the first impression is from the
front cover.
The cover should include an attractive photograph, a good choice for the books' name
and an appealing graphic design that relays seriousness.
As the photographs' background is typically black, the text should be bright, and
maybe echo one of the light colors in the photograph so the photograph and the
verbal message "become one".
front cover.
The cover should include an attractive photograph, a good choice for the books' name
and an appealing graphic design that relays seriousness.
As the photographs' background is typically black, the text should be bright, and
maybe echo one of the light colors in the photograph so the photograph and the
verbal message "become one".
It would be a nice selling point if you show the reader how to make the
front cover photograph as a step by step case study and somehow
point to the fact on the cover.
front cover photograph as a step by step case study and somehow
point to the fact on the cover.
The cover graphic design and the book's name should relay the 'feel' that
the buyer is looking for, the beauty that deep space offers, and the impression
that this is not "just another guide".
The verbal message should relay that this book is all that either the knowledgeable
& experienced photographer or the amateur with a P&S needs, to get good results.
the buyer is looking for, the beauty that deep space offers, and the impression
that this is not "just another guide".
The verbal message should relay that this book is all that either the knowledgeable
& experienced photographer or the amateur with a P&S needs, to get good results.
A demonstration for the considerations that should be made:
A name like ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE would effectively "camouflage" your book among others.
However, something in this direction
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
With Your Digital SLR or Point & Shoot Camera
With Your Digital SLR or Point & Shoot Camera
Explained In Detail
would be more attractive.
(The space, that accentuates the 'Explained In Detail', is not a coincidence.)
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