I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
My e-books sales have overtaken everything else, so I think all the marketing has become very much driven by the author now because of social media.
No, my publisher has always done the marketing.
I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down.
I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books.
Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It may well have vanished by the time your book's ready.
The first book I did - the first successful book - was a kind of a travel book, and publishers in Britain encouraged me to do more.
Obviously it makes a difference if an author has a public online profile of some sort, even just down to the level of having a moderately popular blog. Most books sell 5, 10, or 15 thousand copies. Most are midlist books. With those people, even a modest online presence can make a difference in sales.
My books didn't fit a marketing niche.
I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.