Thursday 1 April 2021

Paul Anthony's #Bookshop

PAUL ANTHONY'S PEN



Welcome to the bookshop. If you stopped by to see what's in the store, then thank you. 

The images below begin with an interesting set of graphics showing how the popularity of books fluctuates over time. My first book was published in 1996 and it was titled The Fragile Peace. You had to have a publisher in those days and books only appeared in print from traditional publishing houses or vanity publishers. I have experienced both methodologies in years gone by.

Kindle books arrived in the UK in 2010 and self-publishing took off. 

In the traditional publishing model, the publisher bears all the costs and risks of publication but retains most of the profit if the book is successful. In self-publishing, the author bears all the costs and risks but earns a higher share of the profit per sale. 

Amazon has had a huge impact on the book-selling industry, driving many brick-and-mortar bookstores out of business and making inroads into publishing as well. 

True self-publishing occurs when the author controls the entire publishing process from start to finish. That, by the way, is the model of my authorship. 

All writers have one thing in common. They are all vain. But I wish them all good luck.

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Readers will wish to know that my latest book was published in September 2023 and is titled USHANKA. It's available in both Kindle and paperback 


The older books obviously have more sales whilst the younger ones are currently the most popular as you can see from the easy read images below.  

Don't let anyone tell you that self-publishing is not worth the effort.

YOU CAN DO IT, and readers will appreciate it.


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CURRENT BESTSELLER


Release May 2022

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There are twenty-nine books for sale worldwide in the Amazon store in both kindle and paperback. Ten kindles are priced at 99p and include three full-length crime thrillers. The others are variously priced up to a maximum of £3.85, Paperbacks begin at £5 and carry a maximum price of up to £8.85 per book. Enjoy. 

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The bookshop contains 29 books divided into various sections.
The Boyd detective tales
The Davies King detective tales
Suspense and Intrigue
Autobiography, true crime and non-fiction
Anthologies