You wrote the book, the publisher or your team put it on paper, and now everyone will just buy it in their local bookstore and online, right? Surprise Book distribution is a little more complicated than that. What is book distribution? How does it work? And what sort of approach is the best fit for you? Getting Your Book Out There sets out to answer these questions and bring clarity to a subject most people know very little about-the intricate process of putting a book out there into international distribution and actually selling it. How do you get your book into a major chain store, how long will it stay there, and is that even the best avenue for you to take if you want to turn a profit? This book gives you the inside scoop, direct from the publishers themselves who have worked with some of the largest distributors in the world, explaining all the ins and outs of this mysterious process. Pick it up and arm yourself with a thorough understanding of distribution, and you'll be a big step ahead on your writing and publishing journey