Explore the world through language and math with a linguist/budding mathematician! In season one of Letters and Numbers, we focus on books - delving into the world of publishers and platforms, who writes (and why!), and what makes some books more successful than others.
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episode 46: How can authors avoid their books becoming pulp?
For anyone aiming to become an author, the statistics on what happens to books once they hit the shelves aren't all that rosy. Around a third of all traditionally-published books that make it to bookstore shelves are returned to the publishers - then remaindered, or shredded.
In this episode, we take a look at Carolyn Howard-Johnson's tips on how to avoid our own books landing in the warehouse - or worse, in the shredder.
Join author, linguist, and mathematician-in-the-making Sarah on an exploration of the world through the lens of letters and numbers!
Links from this episode:
The Frugal Book Promoter
Heather Demetrios' article
Hannah Holt's survey