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My Search for a Bookstore in Singapore that will sell my books

Writer: Janice SiewJanice Siew

The following AI paragraph was generated when I was playing with the AI text generator. This is why I try not to use AI although it is quite useful sometimes. It distorts my to-be-written post.


'As an avid reader and self-published author, I found myself on a quest to find a bookstore that resonates with my cultural heritage and offers a platform to showcase my work. Living in Singapore, a bustling city that embraces a diverse mix of cultures, I was determined to find a hidden gem that caters to the appreciation of more niche literary works, particularly those reflecting the rich nuances of Asian culture and language, such as Singlish – the unique Singaporean English dialect sprinkled with phrases like "la," "lor," and "leh."'


No, I did not want to mean this.


What I meant to say is that it is hard to find a bookstore that will sell my books in Singapore. Because the local bookstores mostly sell books that contain Singlish (copied that AI text) - the unique Singaporean English dialect sprinkled with phrases like "la," "lor," and "leh." or the books that contain our Asian culture and language. Examples are the Chinese, Malay and Tamil books.


I was looking through the online website of OwlReaders and found that most books they sell are cultural books and they sell well!

I don't mean this is not a good thing. In my context, it does not bode well for me, unless I do it in Chinese. (That's another idea for another day.)


My books are only published online, and mainly on Amazon. I have no physical book printer, so I can only sell them online or print on demand.


The rep of OwlReaders told me that they can store 20 of my books and that they can recommend a printer for me. The pro is that I can finally put my book there and increase visibility! The con is that it will be hard to sell my books and I will have to pay for the printers to print in bulk first. So that means I have to fork out quite a lot before I see some results.


I seriously do not mind paying extra to put my books there.


OR I just put my books there first, and if it doesn't sell, I will stop putting them there.



Can someone please advise me on this?



 
 
 

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