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Of the many definitions available, I find the most acceptable one is the category of fiction which is written with the background of some era in the past where even if the characters and events are fictional, they are rooted to a specific time period. Hence, the simplest Historical fiction definition can be stories that take readers for a time-machine ride to a place in the past. Though Lynda Adamson in her bibliographical reference work of World Historical Fiction has considered all novels with “about a time period at least 25 years before it was written”, Historical Novel Society accepts a literary work as a historical fiction only if it is “written at least after fifty years of the event described”. Hence, the question “What is historical fiction?” can be summed up as a style of literature written by blending true historical facts and events with fictional characters set in a real place during a culturally recognizable time and written with a backstage of at least fifty years. It is hence of significance that going by definition in strictest sense, “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo which was published in 1969 qualifies as a wonderfully written crime fiction only but not as historical fiction- as despite the fact that the large part of the novel was based upon reality, it covers the period 1945-1955. Similarly, going by the set rules of qualification as historical fiction, Matterhorn of Karl Marlantes or The Things They Carried of Tim O’Brien qualify as well written fictions but not as historical fictions as they were written in 2009 and 1990 respectively. Thus it may be a wise decision to leave it on the readers to do this categorization.

Historical Fiction Characteristics

Historical fictions are unique in their characteristics, and they can be easily marked out from the rest of other categories of fiction. In historical fictions, the journey down the past is painted without any assertiveness but with an elan, a background being believable and near accurate. The description most of the time include actual historical characters even if the events in the historical fiction are created out of the imagination of the author and are not from history. Another important characteristic is that the historical fictions lay eyes to the authenticity to hold the right flavour and essence of the period considering the society of that time and the languages and the sounds and remain totally faithful with the time that is been captured- without any compromise. Balancing the various opinions of that era is an important characteristic that the author must possess while writing a historical fiction. Biasness, prejudice and ignorance has no room in this form of literature. Characters, irrespective of being fictional or real, must behave in a realistic way. Along with the characters, the description of the place and the event has to be elaborate- if the part of the history is not known to the readers and is foggy, it is the duty of the author of the historical fiction to remove the fog and make it visible to the reader.

Origins of historical fiction

The origin of this genre of literature dates back to nearly 2400 years. Many historians are of the opinion that it was with Plato and his book on Atlantis, the journey of historical fiction started.

Historical Fiction in Literature

Historical fictions rose into real prominence and became one of the most popular forms of literature in 18^th century. It was this period that has umpteen number of historical fiction examples bestowed as jewels on the crown of literature. And these historical fictions had not only become popular, they also had a major impact on the society of Europe. The works of Walter Scott created interest in Scottish history and have been doing so ever since. Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” kindled the movement to preserve the Gothic architecture of France. “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens written under the backdrop of French revolution, Barnaby Rudge with Gordon Riots as background, Kidnapped of R.L. Stevenson written against the backdrop of Jacobite problems in Scotland, “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy are a few examples of iconic historical fiction books.

Types of Historical Fiction

There is a wide range of variety available in literature.

• Historical romance fictions

They are fictions with a romance theme- written with accurate historical timeline. 20^th Wife by Indu Sudarshan, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin are two examples capturing two different era.

• Biographical Historical Fictions

These are are stories that builds a bridge between a real life person and fictionalized story. The Master by Colm Toibin tells the story of Henry James. Middle Passage by Charles Johnson detail the terrors of the slave trade.

• Documentary fictions

Documentary fictions closely adhere to events of an era and try to maintain the historical accuracy. Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka and The Night Watchman by Louise Erdich are classical example of this type of historical fiction.

• Historical Adventures

The most prominent example of this genre in world literature is Count of Monte Cristo. Written by Alexandre Dumas in 1846, where he writes about a powerful and mysterious Count comes from east and makes an entry to the fashionable and elite Paris of early part of nineteenth century – and ulterior motive of destroying men who conspired against him.

• Historical Mystery and Thriller

The first modern English work which is classified as both mystery and thriller and is a subset of historical fiction genre is the 1911 Melville Davisson Post story “The Angel of the Lord“. The story features an amateur detective. In all the 22 stories Post wrote between 1911 and 1928, the character puzzled out local mysteries with his keen observation and knowledge of the Bible. Historical Mysteries and Thrillers are fewer in number compared to other categories of historical fictions.  The historical murder mystery set in the year of 1327 in an Italian monastery – The Name of Rose of Umberto Eco became an instant hit when it was published in 1980.

• Historical Fantasy

These stories have been written in many languages across the globe and some of their origins have been from folklores for centuries. Arabian Nights is the most famous book of this genre. Mary Poppins by P.L. Traers or Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Louis Carol are two of the names which has been widely read too.

While wrapping up on historical fictions, it is pertinent to mention on the thin line of difference between historical fiction and a fiction. The never-ending controversy on whether the epic Mahabharata is a historical fiction or merely a story has finally come to an end with the archaeological findings of recent times have finally established the saga as work of historical fiction and not a myth.

The self-publishing team at Orange Publishers is one of the most organised and one of the most well-structured systems in the entire publishing world and we take pride in having one of the most efficient and effective ways of making sure that we assess and process excellent manuscripts submitted to us by our esteemed authors.

 

While the process might look simple to the authors as we process manuscripts quite quickly, but there is a lot going on in the background and it is a well-oiled machine at play here when comes to all our techniques and organisation.

 

Let us divide the essential components of a well-established self-publishing team into several categories so that you might find it easy to understand how we do what we have been doing for decades.

 

ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A SELF-PUBLISHING TEAM

 

THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

 

The editorial department is basically quality control because we understand that our esteemed authors are humans after all and they can make typos and grammatical mistakes that need to be sorted out.

 

INITIAL READING AND EDITING TEAM

 

They are the first line of defence to simply read the entire manuscript and point out all the mistakes and this is quite a thorough process. We make sure to assign the reading to multiple readers with multiple copies of the manuscript so that there is no mistake that is left out.

 

THE TEXT EDITOR

 

Then the manuscript is passed on to the editor who makes sure that the quality of the reading team and the initial pointing out of mistakes is at par with the quality standards at Orange Publishers. The editor is assisted by several subordinates in order to make sure that every important change is made and nothing slips through the cracks.

 

Our editing process is so meticulous simply because we value the investment that our esteemed authors make in support of self-publishing and we value their investment.

 

THE PROOFREADERS

 

The proofreaders do the exact same thing as the initial reading and editing team but just on the opposite side. They are the final line of defence before the books can be classified as print-worthy and publish-worthy. They make sure that everything is alright and that there is not even a single mistake that has slipped through the eyes of the other members of the editorial department.

 

While it has never happened to us that our proofreaders have come across a mistake but if they do so in the future then it is our protocol to repeat the entire editing process once again and the manuscript is rotated so that we get zero errors on every book that will publish.

 

THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT

 

We have one of the most renowned design departments with some of the finest illustrators and cover designers in the entire Indian publishing industry and we take pride in making sure that we create designs that are not only unique but are the exact representation of the book.

 

COVER DESIGN TEAM

 

Among the several teams in the design department one of the primary teams is the cover design team who makes sure everything about the book cover is sorted out.

 

Our cover design team consists of everyone from illustrators to format editors and colour specialists and many other people. The cover design team is quite creative and can give multiple recommendations for cover designs to our authors upon request.

 

TYPESETTING TEAM

 

While the outer layout of the book is important and is handled by the cover design team, the inner layout is also important and is handled by the typesetting team.  They make sure that everything from the font to the spacing and everything else is perfect.

 

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

 

Orange Publishers not only operates offline but we have one of the widest online footprints available and along with that comes the responsibility of creating promotional content and also other web design needs.

 

That is why we have one of the most advanced graphic design teams that make sure everything from the promotional content to poster creation and all the other factors involved in the promotion and publishing of the book is done correctly.

 

EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK TEAM

 

While we could have included the eBook and audiobook team in any other part of the design department but we have specifically created and categorised this into a separate team in order to make our operations even more efficient. Our eBook and audiobook team makes sure that everything from the eBook formatting to the audiobook recording, editing and compilation is done perfectly.

 

THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT

 

Now that everything from the editing to the designing is done, we are left with the production and the distribution which is proudly done in-house at Orange Publishers, let us look at some of the teams involved in the last chapter of the publishing journey of a book at Orange Publishers.

 

THE PRINT TEAM

 

We have our in-house physical locations in place where we have one of the finest and most secure print facilities in the country. We have one of the finest print teams who make sure the printing never stops and that we can achieve both print-on-demand and limited print runs whenever there is a necessity.

 

We have the capacity and capability to print on a wide range of materials and a wide size and colour gamut.

 

• LEGAL AND COPYRIGHT TEAM

 

We have one of the finest legal teams in order to make sure that everything from the confidentiality clauses for all the employees and all the other legal obligations is maintained at all times

 

This is to make sure that all our printing and processes are secure legally. Along with that we also make sure that every book that passes through Orange Publishers has the perfect copyright filing done.

 

While we could have created a miscellaneous section in order to include this essential team but we have decided to include this in the production and distribution department so that it becomes easier for our readers to understand.

 

DISTRIBUTION TEAMS

 

There are several distribution teams under Orange Publishers which consist of everything from the online distribution team who makes sure the distribution channels are efficient and perfect both in B2B and B2C channels to the offline traditional distribution team who takes care of our renowned offline distribution foothold in the publishing industry which includes everything from multinational bookstore chains to wholesalers to individual book stores and much more.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

You might have observed that there are many departments and that is why there needs to be excellent coordination between entire departments and entire teams as they need to collaborate in order to make sure that only the perfect results are achieved and that is exactly what the management does.

 

The management makes sure that everything from the administration to the collaboration is maintained and we have a perfectly synchronised structure which is headed by our chief editor.

 

HR is also an essential component of a self-publishing company and is an important part of the management team in a company like ours.

 

SALES AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT

 

We are a future-ready and forward-looking company and in order to do so we have one of the best sales and marketing teams out there that are always on top of the game when it comes to online and offline marketing and reaching new markets and exploring new sales opportunities to make sure that the excellent books we publish reach even more readers.

 

While we can’t go into the details of our proprietary techniques and our offline and online marketing strategies but we can assure you that it is definitely working as you can see by the rapid growth and love that we experience in the market, we stay humble and hardworking as always.

 

ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT

 

An accounts department is one of the most important elements of a self-publishing company because we need to keep track of multiple transactions and we need to organise and manage multiple movements of materials and funds.

 

Everything from the salaries of our employees to the transactions between publishing material suppliers and tax filing and much more are managed by our accounts department.

 

We hope we haven’t missed any other element, although there are a lot more people working to keep everything in order. We also hope this gives you a clear idea about how one of the finest self-publishing companies in India operates and what are all the essential components of Orange Publishers.

 

We welcome you to check out our services and we welcome you to request a quotation because we would be delighted to work with you in publishing your imagination and your vision into the world by publishing with us, the no-compromise publishing company of modern India.

Today we are going to talk about something that confuses authors even to this date because today we are going to talk about imprints.

 

So, what is an imprint? What is an imprint in self-publishing?

 

We are going to answer important questions like this so that you might understand everything about imprints whether it is in the context of traditional publishers or independently published titles.

 

WHAT IS AN IMPRINT?

 

There can be different ways to define the imprint but it is simply a subsidiary or a trade name of a publishing company under which it publishes books.

 

A single publisher can have dozens of imprints and they can choose not to have any imprints as well but all the major publishers in the world do hold multiple imprints.

 

In order to understand this, you must think from a business perspective because a company can have multiple brands for different categories of products and similarly imprints work like that.

 

For example, Plume is an imprint of Penguin Publishers and the imprint Plume is used to publish non-fiction titles for Penguin Publishing group.

 

So, why does an imprint matter? Let us find out.

 

WHY DOES IMPRINT MATTER?

 

If you are ever thinking of creating a publishing house and you want to know how to create an imprint then the first thing you want to do is to understand the purpose of the imprint.

 

A publishing house aims to be something that publishes every kind of book because of versatility and profits and market share.

 

But there is a problem with that because sometimes there can be some genres that see more publications and some genres that see fewer publications.

 

Additionally, there is a problem with publishing different genres under a single imprint. Let us explain with an example.

 

Let’s say you want to buy a pen and you want that to be a good pen that is specialised and that you will carry with you and it will be a status symbol. Would you prefer to buy it from a departmental store or a boutique store that specialises in pens?

 

Of course, you are going to buy it from a pen store that only sells pens, because that way you know it’s not a generic product but a specialised product.

 

The same goes for different imprints. If a publisher publishes books of every genre and claims to be the best then people would simply consider it a Jack of all trades and master of none.

 

However, being a publisher, you can claim that you are a specialist if you have different imprints for different genres.

 

You can be children’s book publishers as well as being self-publishers for independent authors who write mature fiction. The possibilities are endless with multiple imprints.

 

Let us get into a bit more detail about the advantages of imprints.

 

ADVANTAGES OF IMPRINTS FOR PUBLISHERS

 

• MARKETING

 

One of the critical benefits of having different imprints is marketing. In order to understand this you will have to think in terms of other companies and businesses.

 

A makeup company can have two different brands separating female makeup and men’s hygiene products. This will allow them to create two brands that can claim to be specialised instead of being a company that does everything.

 

Similarly, when a publisher has for example two imprints, one for fiction and another for non-fiction, they will be able to market them differently.

 

They can have entire marketing campaigns and have two different approaches to them and control the marketing process better.

 

• ACQUISITIONS

 

Sometimes large publishing houses acquired independent publishing companies or smaller self-publishing houses. Sometimes large publishing houses can acquire smaller publishing houses.

 

Once they have acquired smaller publishers, the large publishing company would obviously want to retain the same customers and the same sales of the smaller publisher.

 

That is when the name of the smaller publisher is converted into an imprint. This means that the smaller publisher can still hold on to the name thereby availing the advantage and utilising the previous market share.

 

• SPECIALISATIONS

 

Sometimes imprints serve a special purpose which is quite practical and it is to publish different types of books.

 

This is a relatively new concept because sometimes there can be imprints that only publish audiobooks and there can be other imprints that publish eBooks.

 

The advantage of this is that it won’t be confusing to the buyers because they will know exactly which imprint to go for if they want a certain type of book.

 

The advantage of this is also that sometimes the imprints are separated so that they can publish on entirely different platforms.

 

We hope this blog has been helpful for you to understand what is an imprint and what are the different purposes of an imprint and how important they are to the publishing world.

 

If you are someone who is keen on publishing your own work and if you are someone who simply does not like to wait for traditional publishers to approve your work and like to take matters into your own hands then we are here for you.

 

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest-growing and most popular self-publishing book house in India.

 

Everything we do is in-house when it comes to publishing from the illustration design to the book cover design to the printing as well as the publishing and even promotion and copyright.

 

We would love to work with you and we welcome you to check out our services and request a quotation.

Today we are going to talk about ‘Adventures of Ikata and Tikata: Go Green’ by Chitra Raghavan.

This children’s novel is a homage to silviculture and much more. This novel, although which has been classified as a children’s novel, has the capability and quality and unique character of being interesting to everyone of every age group.

Let us divide this review into sub-points on why you should get this children’s novel for yourself and your kids.

HERE IS WHY ADVENTURES OF IKATA AND TIKATA: GO GREEN IS UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT

SILVICULTURE

This is truly one of the rare instances when an adventure novel is created on silviculture and has a very important cause that is guiding the novel.

This is not just a novel that you read for timepass because you are going to derive real-world values that are so basic and important in nature that these values can shape the next generation into understanding and falling in love with nature.

From the introduction of the children with their pets and their toys to the development of their keen minds which allows them to explore nature and care for it, this novel can do marvels for kids who might not interact with nature due to being involved in technology for entertainment and education.

AN UNIVERSAL NOVEL

This is an adventure novel that tells the story of two children Ikata and Tikata, when we tell you that this novel is for everyone it is for everyone simply because it not only talks about the deeds of these two brave children but it also talks about the supporting parentage that they get from their elders.

From their grandparents to their parents as well as other important people can be seen in the novel supporting the very beautiful motive that the children have for doing their green drive in the locality.

We can see positive interaction between the children and the adults as we can see the adults not being too overprotective of the children but being a guide in guiding them to moral lessons about nature and much more.

EDUCATION THROUGH ACTION

This is not like any other children’s novel which has been written just for entertainment because this novel can help anyone get the clear message about caring for the environment.

Just like how Gulliver’s Travels can be categorised as a novel for young minds and also categorised as a political novel, this is the same case with Go Green, but the message here is about nature awareness and understanding.

Chitra Raghavan has done an amazing job of keeping the novel extremely balanced, simple and easy to understand for children and nuanced for adults to derive a message about silviculture.

This has been done so effectively that it adheres to all the important tenants of child psychology, children usually learn more through action than words and complex ideas. And that is exactly what has been done with this novel because it teaches children compassion about nature with a very adventurous and fun and practical demonstration.

SUBCONSCIOUSLY SPIRITUAL

It is always a good thing to imbibe children with spiritual consciousness on their level and this is exactly what has been done in the novel.

The Indian psyche and the Indian ethos is very rich and diverse where human beings have always had excellent spiritual connectivity with nature. This novel has captured this Indianness and transformed it into a simple amalgamation that children can understand.

This is not a novel about children going to the zoo and looking at caged animals but this is about children going into nature and interacting with animals in their habitat and the best part about this is that the animals answer back.

Childhood is a beautiful time when we do not need to differentiate fantasy and reality and children are excellent dreamers as well as believers. If we can inculcate important moral lessons and values in them through fantasy then that will be fun as well as as a very permanent effect in their minds.

Fantasy has been used very consciously and very clearly to make sure children understand what it is to be with nature and be a part of it.

This captures the spirit of India’s soul in a beautifully simple way for children.

EMPATHY OVER SYMPATHY

We can be sympathetic to someone or something without understanding their situation and without feeling their feelings.

However, empathy can only occur when we can put ourselves in someone else’s shoes in order to feel exactly what they feel and that is exactly what has been done in the novel.

The children are not only made to observe nature but feel as if they are also nature and that they must protect nature in order to protect themselves.

This is probably one of the most beautiful themes of this incredible novel.

So, we hope we have given you a definite answer as to why you should buy this incredible children’s novel Adventures of Ikata and Tikata: Go Green by Chitra Raghavan.

If you like her work, you can also read other adventures by Ikata and Tikata and there is an incredible series on these two brave children. She has also authored countless other novels which you should definitely take a look into.

Influencer marking is not only something important for authors but it is a necessity in today’s day and age for authors. You as an author will need influencers to grow your author brand and make an impact in the digital marketing landscape.

 

You will need an influencer marketing strategy to make sure the book influencers do the proper and effective book promotion and the promotion of your author brand.

 

WHY ARE BOOK INFLUENCERS IMPORTANT

 

When you ask the question of why work with an influencer, the answer is social media. Social media platforms are the means are the primary reason why book influencers play such a key role.

 

Influencers have a deep reach within the reader community and influencer audiences can number in the millions, making influencer engagement a necessity if you want to reach deep within the community.

 

So, whether it is author influences or book influences, influencer marketing for authors cannot be ignored.

 

HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT INFLUENCER?

 

• The best way to do this is simply research.  You can go on popular social media platforms and look at influencers who are popular in a certain category.

 

In order to do this, you can search with relevant hashtags such as books or the type of book you write and the genre. You are going to get influencers and the number of views that they have and this will enable you to choose the perfect influencer.

 

• You can also ask your writer friends for suggestions because there might be influencers that they go to and that way you can be more certain about how to approach the influencer.

 

• You can also ask your readers for suggestions simply because there are going to be a lot more readers than a single person and they are going to be exposed to more content than which is ever possible by a single person like you.

 

They will probably give you a few good ideas on which influencers to choose.

 

• Another great option to make sure that you have the perfect influencer for your kind of book and your kind of authorship is to utilise paid tools.

 

We had explained you how to search influencers with the help of hashtags and how to make sure that I influencer is genuinely good.

 

You can do this automatically with the help of these paid tools and they are going to be more accurate because this is exactly what these tools do and that is find influencers.

 

• Another great option would be to ask your network and by network we mean your publishers as well as critics and people from the media that you know and of course, your writer friends because these connections that you are going to get from your network are going to be genuine.

 

 

HOW TO APPROACH THE INFLUENCERS?

 

One of the most important things that you must keep in mind when you are approaching influencers is that you must approach them as formally as possible.

 

Unless you have any mutual connection with the influencer it is always the best idea to approach the influencer as formally as possible because that is how this specified it and if you are going to do so then it will be a sign of respect.

 

It will be like acknowledging their importance and being willing to respect them for that.

 

You must always be ready to have a pitch that you want to offer to them. This pitch should be a concise pitch that contains everything important about you and your work and which book you want the influencer to promote.

 

There are generally two kinds of influencers and there are two kinds of ways for approaching them.

 

• There are going to be amateur influences who are new to this and you must understand who are those amateur influencers because if you start talking about money with them then they are not mature enough to keep it confidential because they are new to this and they can even reveal it for content.

 

You must offer them freebies instead such as the best quality of your book and audiobook CDs and you must give them merchandise and you must promise that you are going to work with them in the future and you must also give them exclusive access to books before launch.

 

• Now we come to the professional influencers who already have a huge audience base and know exactly what they are doing.

 

You must not hesitate in asking them their asking price for reviewing your book. If they mention a price and if you are alright with the price then you can ask them specifics about reach and how many people are going to watch the video and much more because this is a business transaction.

 

After everything is done you must simply go ahead with this plan.

 

 

We hope this blog has been helpful to you in order to understand how to approach influencers and also why influences are so important in the book world.

 

However, if you are someone who is planning on self-publishing your own book then we are here to help you.

 

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest-growing and most popular self-publishing book house in India and we do everything in-house from book cover designing and illustration to printing and publishing and we also do copyright and book promotion.

 

We welcome you to check out our services and ask for a quotation.

Every author and writer knows that the reader’s attention is the most important factor in the entire process of literature because readers complete the writer and it is not only important to ensure writing high-quality content but it is also important to keep your readers engaged in that content.

 

We will not tell you how to write an engaging article because you are already experienced enough to be a good author but we are going to tell you how you can use social media and also other means to promote your creative content at the right frequency to keep your readers engaged.

 

Whether you are writing blog posts or you are writing fan fiction or any other kind of online writing such as essays, you must make sure that you follow certain rules that will help you keep the engagement levels up.

 

TIPS TO KEEP YOUR READERS ENGAGED AND INTERACT WITH YOUR READERS

 

· SOCIAL MEDIA

 

Social media is probably one of the most important tools you have in your arsenal when it comes to reader engagement.

 

This has never been the case in the history of literature that you had so many platforms to engage with so many people at a fraction of the cost of traditional means.

 

You must utilise all and every social media platform out there from traditional places such as Facebook to even YouTube where you can utilise the video format and change your content to suit that.

 

However, you must utilise social media. But there is something even more important that you must keep in mind and it is that your content must be rich and not repetitive.

 

You must make sure that you are simply not spamming your story and posts with irrelevant content because that will have the opposite effect on your fans and readers and they can find it repulsive and irritating.

 

Therefore, you must post only when you have something really good to post.

 

· BLOGGING

 

Blogging has been on the internet for so long that it can even be considered one of the oldest forms of literature on the internet. It is a standard way of communicating in the text where there is a simple layout of a strong introduction and a body and a conclusion.

 

If you want to interact with your readers then blogging can be a very standard and amazing way of putting across your views and whatever you want to write in detail.

 

The best part about blogging is that you can have a blogging website and your readers will exactly where to look for new content that will be organised in a chronological way.

This is way better than social media because whenever you want to publish any content on social media your readers will have to navigate through the thousands of other posts and that can get distracting but having a blogging website will ensure that their attention will stay fixed on what you write.

 

· Q&A SESSIONS

 

While you can consider it a part of social media engagement but we have decided to give it an entire point simply for the reason that this is one of the most effective ways of interacting with your readers.

 

One of the best ways of interacting with anyone is to simply engage them in a conversation that they can take part in and that is how you can make sure that they stay interested in the conversation.

 

Likewise, when you want to translate this formula to the online world the best way is to hold Q&A (question and answer) sessions. These sessions can be live sessions where you go live on any social media platform such as Facebook or Instagram or even YouTube and you ask your readers and followers to simply ask questions in the comment section.

 

This will not only ensure that you have a good number of views but this will also help you get new readers and fans because social media platforms promote live streams more than regular posts.

 

And this will be the most practical and the most realistic way of emulating two-way communication with your readers that is.

 

· PHYSICAL EVENTS

 

This is probably the most difficult thing to arrange and this is probably something that will have twice the benefit of any social media interaction.

 

Having physical events means hosting book signing events and also participating in seminars and other events where authors gather to take questions from the audience.

 

It can be organising a program in a reputed book store on the day of your book launch and that will ensure that you not only have a physical presence in the literary world but it will also mean that you will have excellent content to post online about the physical interactions with your readers.

 

You can also utilise these events to give away freebies and readers love freebies.

 

We hope this blog has helped you understand how you can interact with your readers in a meaningful and impact full way.

 

However, if you are really new to the book publishing scene and you want a reliable self-publishing book house to take care of everything from the editing to book cover design and the printing and publishing as well as the copyright of your book then we are here to help you.

 

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest-growing self-publishing book house in India and we do everything in-house to make sure that all our client’s demands are satisfied and we even organise physical events and also digital events to make sure that our authors are always in the reader’s attention.

 

We welcome you to check out our services.

Today we are going to talk about ARCs, one of the most powerful tools available to any author including self-published authors.

 

However, before we get ahead of ourselves and ask questions like how to self-publish an ARC or how to market a book using ARCs, let us find out what these actually mean.

 

WHAT IS ARC?

 

The full form of ARC stands for Advanced Reader Copies. These kinds of copies are quite popular in the literary community and let us explain how it is different from a book.

 

Whenever a book is published, it is published according to a plan of the number of books that the author or the publisher wants to be in circulation, this is also the same in the case of a self-publishing process.

 

When it comes to ARCs, they are pre-release versions that need to get printed for different purposes. For the purpose of not regular readers but advanced readers.

 

These Advanced Reader Copies are sent to important people in the literary community so that whenever the book is published there can be a significant number of reviews about the book already on the internet and media.

 

These copies are sent out to literary critics, different book clubs and organisations which are very closely tied to the author, journalists, other authors, bloggers, important people related to the subject of the book and reviewers of every kind including influential Amazon reviewers.

 

However, regular Amazon customers do not get access to the ARC of the book. Nor can it be bought in any bookstore, both online and offline.

 

You can basically think of this as something like a pre-released movie that needs to be sent out to important people such as critics as well as the censor board and even movie theatres for sample and trial reasons.

 

Sometimes these ARCs might not even look like the final product and this is quite common and sometimes they might not even be copy edited.

 

Since the book is not being printed in large numbers, the cost of printing ARCs can be significantly high and sometimes they are even sent out digitally.

 

They can be an excellent promotional tool that will allow the author to promote their book even before it is released.

 

Of course, that goes without saying that you need to send out Advanced Reader Copies for free.

 

Now that we know what ARCs are, let us find out how they can be used as a promotional tool to promote a new book.

 

HERE ARE THE WAYS TO USE ARC TO PROMOTE NEW BOOKS

 

· BLOGGERS

 

When we ask the question of how Advanced Reader Copies help your book reviews, one of the very first people that comes to our mind are bloggers.

 

Bloggers have an amazing impact on the whole online community and that is also applicable to the literary community.

 

Therefore, if you want your book to get noticed online and know how to use ARC copies to promote new books then you need to promote it to the bloggers who are relevant and have many readers.

 

You can gift them free copies and that will make sure that you are sending them out something in a non-biased way simply for review and you are leaving it to their discretion if they want to review it or not.

 

If they like your book then they are definitely going to review it and before your book even gets released you will have very good reviews of your book online.

 

· JOURNALISTS

 

If you want your book to have the same impact on media as it had online with the blogging community then you need to send out ARCs of the new book to prominent journalists.

 

You must make sure that these journalists at the right people for your book and you can use your own discretion on it.

 

For example, if you are writing your new book about cricket then you must send out the Advanced Reader Copies to a sports journalist who usually reviews anything related to sports including books.

 

You must also make sure that you are choosing the right media house that has an interest in the topic that you are writing about.

 

You simply cannot send out a fantasy novel copy to a media house that covers only parliamentary politics.

 

The sky is the limit simply because you can utilise ARCs to great effect if you simply know what you are doing.

 

· INFLUENCERS

 

You might be thinking about the fact that what kind of influencer likes reviewing books because all you might see are influencers reviewing everything except books, but you must know that there is an excellent community of literary influencers online that solely focus on reviewing the literature of every kind.

 

You can also take the risk and send out ARCs to influencers that influence people on the topics that you have written on.

 

The key thing to understand is to only send out things to people that actually have enthusiasm for the topic that you have written on.

 

If you keep on sending out copies irrespective of the person then you can send out as many copies as you want but you will never get good results.

 

· CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS

 

A simple way to make sure that there is hype and enthusiasm among the readers for your book and also make sure that this is an incredible promotional moment is to rely on contests.

 

These contests can be in the form of giveaways that you can organise on book websites such as Goodreads.

 

You can also approach literary content creators and ask them to start a giveaway competition and the winners will get an advanced copy.

 

This will of course have to be for free because you cannot charge someone for a giveaway.

 

You must also make sure that you have utilised all the promotional potential of the giveaway by promoting it over and over again and making sure it garners a lot of attention.

 

It is very rare for any regular reader to get their hands on an ARC and that is why this will be quite the thing if you decide to give away ARCs as a part of a giveaway to regular readers.

 

This was the blog on how you can utilise ARCs to promote your new book and we hope this has been helpful to you.

 

However, if you are someone who is looking to self-publish your new book and you are also planning on sending out ARCs but you have no prior experience in doing so then we are here to help you.

 

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest growing and the most popular self-publishing book house in India and we will take care of everything from the printing to the publishing as well as the sending out of ARCs to all the relevant people that you want.

 

We also do copyright and we have our own extensive team of book cover designers, editors, illustrators and everything else that goes into book publishing. We do everything in-house.

 

Additionally, we also do book promotional content creation. We welcome you to check out our services.

Before we say anything, we have to say that this book is special and this opportunity is special. It is our privileged honour to be able to publish for such a stalwart as Dr Nagendra Nath Mondal.

 

This book is a treasure for researchers who are not well-funded by the government and who think of leaving the country. This book is created so immaculately that this should be in the hands of every astronomy and physics enthusiast and especially someone who is looking to pursue and follow up on important discoveries with their own pocket money.

 

THE THOUGHT BEHIND THIS BOOK

 

Dr Nagendra Nath Mondal is a household name when it comes to research and physics. He is the person to look towards when someone is willing to advance their research work and that is why he is also the perfect person to have understood one of the biggest challenges for researchers in India.

 

We are of course talking about the lack of funding for research by the government and also the lack of funding for educational institutes and universities when it comes to research in physics.

 

This very problem has led Dr N. N. Mondal to create this book that has critical analyses of important scientific discoveries that are within our planet and also across the universe.

 

This can very well be called an encyclopaedia of research for anyone who is trying to find ideas for research and what better book to choose than from one of the brightest minds of physics in India!

 

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS BOOK

 

There can be a million reasons for you to buy this book but one of the most important reasons that we found while publishing the book is something that is not really seen in a lot of books.

 

We are of course talking about variety and versatility.  If you are someone who is only interested in the characteristics of the solar spectrum and solar radiation and also black body radiation then there is an entire chapter for you.

 

However, if you are someone who is keen about natural disasters and how they occur and also what kind of implications it has on the general behaviour of Earth then there is also a dedicated chapter for that that has a detailed introduction and also a good theory along with a few important experiments based on the Tsunami of 2011 in Japan.

 

If you want to delve deep into the Bose-Einstein-Condensation and if you want to continue your research from this then there is also an entire chapter for this and this chapter contains important experiments on materials and matter.

 

One of the other important reasons why you should get this book is because this book is not simply an isolated collection of experiments about important equations but this book has its feet firmly planted on real-life effects and always has a focus on how different events can have a real impact on the earth.

 

There is even an entire chapter that focuses on the Blue Earth movement and along with that important experiments that can be done to determine if it is in fact solution to global warming.

 

This is also one of the rare books that focuses on astrophysics which in itself is a very new topic in physics but has excellent potential and is also seeing a good surge in popularity internationally. Some even compare astrophysics to being one of the most glamorous fields of physics because of its capability to attract the non-physics folk.

 

This book is full of experimentation and experimental methods and also discusses the results of different experiments meaning that you do not have to do the hard work of finding them out yourself.

 

From the micro to the macro this book focuses on everything that can be even remotely interesting to anyone who is trying to find a topic for research on physics and the value that you are going to get out of this book is going to be far exceeding the price of this book.

 

 

CONCLUSION

 

As a tribute to this book, we have named the ending of this blog as a conclusion just like how the professor likes to end chapters.

 

We would like to state that books like this are still quite rare to come up indigenously and it is books like this that have the potential to revolutionize entire generations into pursuing research with or without government help.

 

If you are someone who is indeed willing to go on this path then we would suggest that you buy not only one but two copies, one to simply preserve and the other one to use daily. This will be a treasure that you are going to cherish for a lifetime and publishing A book of Research on Astronomy and Astrophysics by Dr N. N. Mondal has been an experience that we are indeed going to remember for a lifetime.