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  1. Oct 2016
    1. But as more readers find stories via social networks like Facebook rather than individual sites’ homepages, it’s growing harder for those publishers to reach audiences directly.

      How about creating an social media account (Facebook and Twitter) to reach audiences a lot easier? Publishers can summarize their book in the newsfeed (I think Twitter has limited word counts, probably 300?) and make a link to their site for readers who would like to find out more. I think appealing their name in social media will help them to showcase their book easily.

    1. Publishing is full of luck, timing, and unpredictable trends

      I think media plays a significant role in this. When I watch a reality show in Korea, where it shows one celebrity's daily lifestyle and the colouring book was introduced as her hobby. The colouring book is greatly known after and it brought a huge influence in bookstore in Korea. The sales of colouring book has increased enormously.

    1. lets users upload any essay, book, recipe, presentation or other type of writing for distribution on its site.

      This really diminishes the validity and reliability of online literature services.

    2. I also found the Kindle Unlimited interface to be the clunkiest of the three. It’s not easy to find the Kindle Unlimited home page, and you often end up browsing a list of Kindle books, looking for choices that are free.

      This reminds me of one article saying, "publishing industry hasn't exactly made accessing books on screen easy."