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Barnes & Noble See inside the Book: A Look at the Feature |
Today, almost all work gets designated or delegated on the internet. Gone are the times when
people would prefer visiting an actual library to browse and scan for books rather than sitting in
the luxury of their plush houses while checking out previews of books on Barnes and Nobles and
the like.
Now, in an online catalog of books, only pictures of their cover pages do not stand chance as
sufficient enticement for the target potential customers. To stimulate the target audience’s
interest and cement it, sufficient stimuli has to be used. That is the sole reason such sites offer a
preview of the books, which provides for several pages or excerpts of the respective book. This
move helps in generating interest and furthering any remote interest in the book. To stimulate
readers’ interest, Barnes and Nobles has started this interesting feature to cash on this with their
feature called: Inside the book.
It is a remarkable and relatively recent new concept by which writers and publishing houses can
advertise or market their books at a much more wide-spread level. See Inside offers previews of
books, which in turn is beneficial for prospective customers. It allows them to search and
navigate to find the books of their choice containing the phrases or keywords they want. See
Inside allows authors and publishing houses to sign up for free to advertise and promote their
books on the Barnes and Noble website.
The following provides for some sound advice for authors and publishing houses:
Procedure to sign up and get started with it!
A simple and concise procedure that involves only 3 easy steps!
1. This step is the preparatory step which involves signing in with the Barnes and Noble
Account and requesting for the See Inside feature.
2. After sending the See Inside application to Barnes and Noble, they review the application
and upon approval, confirm the same.
3. The third and the last step involve submission of books to the program.
Now, this feature allows readers to catch a glimpse of the excerpts of the book, in the form of a
preview of the book, which usually involves a couple of pages. Such website based book content
previews can significantly escalate your book’s marketability. The See Inside program also
allows BarnesandNoble.com customers get a selective preview of your work’s title. It is akin to
sampling the book, for which one would have to resort to visiting the library or book store.
See Inside provides a global platform for your books to be displayed, read, sampled and enjoyed
by the rest of the world. Navigation on see inside is simple which can be done by entering the
keyword or the term that has to be searched for in the search box and then they can easily
pinpoint pages that includes their term.
Advantages of using See Inside for Authors and Publishers:
Seeing is believing, is a proven adage. People after catching a glimpse of the books
online;mostly buy the books of their choice. The short preview that is provided gives the
readers an insight into the book. The navigation tools let them view more than just the
front cover page and the back page. It provides access into the pages of the book as well.
Easy access to people. This feature brings books into public gaze or attention, making the
books more market viable. The task of searching and discovering books becomes all the
more simple.
Customer satisfaction – Educated consumers are better satisfied with their purchase since
they are handed with an opportunity to sift through the material of the book of their
choice. The customer experience is much more suave and niche.
Apart from the assets of See Inside there are a few doubts that cloud the minds of authors and
publishers alike.
Whether the books available for viewing on See Inside will be free of cost for the
viewers?
This question seizes the minds of most, when the preview provides access to most of the
pages of the book. But, the books are not available free of cost to customers. Only
excerpts of the book feature as a part of the preview. Not all the contents of the book are
present. Along with that, additional links are provided which allow the customers to buy
the books of our choice.
Whether the sales reach an all-time high or are necessarily high? Sales that are generated
cannot be predicted particularly and hence there is no guarantee of profits or sale of
books. Sales can never be anticipated and this holds for most books. However, See Inside
will act as a catalyst in boosting sales of the prospective book by bringing it in the
hindsight of viewers. This feature singularly stands out as an application that makes the
books more discoverable and showcases them to the public at large while slinging the
opportunity of browsing through them and even buying them, if need be.
people would prefer visiting an actual library to browse and scan for books rather than sitting in
the luxury of their plush houses while checking out previews of books on Barnes and Nobles and
the like.
Now, in an online catalog of books, only pictures of their cover pages do not stand chance as
sufficient enticement for the target potential customers. To stimulate the target audience’s
interest and cement it, sufficient stimuli has to be used. That is the sole reason such sites offer a
preview of the books, which provides for several pages or excerpts of the respective book. This
move helps in generating interest and furthering any remote interest in the book. To stimulate
readers’ interest, Barnes and Nobles has started this interesting feature to cash on this with their
feature called: Inside the book.
It is a remarkable and relatively recent new concept by which writers and publishing houses can
advertise or market their books at a much more wide-spread level. See Inside offers previews of
books, which in turn is beneficial for prospective customers. It allows them to search and
navigate to find the books of their choice containing the phrases or keywords they want. See
Inside allows authors and publishing houses to sign up for free to advertise and promote their
books on the Barnes and Noble website.
The following provides for some sound advice for authors and publishing houses:
Procedure to sign up and get started with it!
A simple and concise procedure that involves only 3 easy steps!
1. This step is the preparatory step which involves signing in with the Barnes and Noble
Account and requesting for the See Inside feature.
2. After sending the See Inside application to Barnes and Noble, they review the application
and upon approval, confirm the same.
3. The third and the last step involve submission of books to the program.
Now, this feature allows readers to catch a glimpse of the excerpts of the book, in the form of a
preview of the book, which usually involves a couple of pages. Such website based book content
previews can significantly escalate your book’s marketability. The See Inside program also
allows BarnesandNoble.com customers get a selective preview of your work’s title. It is akin to
sampling the book, for which one would have to resort to visiting the library or book store.
See Inside provides a global platform for your books to be displayed, read, sampled and enjoyed
by the rest of the world. Navigation on see inside is simple which can be done by entering the
keyword or the term that has to be searched for in the search box and then they can easily
pinpoint pages that includes their term.
Advantages of using See Inside for Authors and Publishers:
Seeing is believing, is a proven adage. People after catching a glimpse of the books
online;mostly buy the books of their choice. The short preview that is provided gives the
readers an insight into the book. The navigation tools let them view more than just the
front cover page and the back page. It provides access into the pages of the book as well.
Easy access to people. This feature brings books into public gaze or attention, making the
books more market viable. The task of searching and discovering books becomes all the
more simple.
Customer satisfaction – Educated consumers are better satisfied with their purchase since
they are handed with an opportunity to sift through the material of the book of their
choice. The customer experience is much more suave and niche.
Apart from the assets of See Inside there are a few doubts that cloud the minds of authors and
publishers alike.
Whether the books available for viewing on See Inside will be free of cost for the
viewers?
This question seizes the minds of most, when the preview provides access to most of the
pages of the book. But, the books are not available free of cost to customers. Only
excerpts of the book feature as a part of the preview. Not all the contents of the book are
present. Along with that, additional links are provided which allow the customers to buy
the books of our choice.
Whether the sales reach an all-time high or are necessarily high? Sales that are generated
cannot be predicted particularly and hence there is no guarantee of profits or sale of
books. Sales can never be anticipated and this holds for most books. However, See Inside
will act as a catalyst in boosting sales of the prospective book by bringing it in the
hindsight of viewers. This feature singularly stands out as an application that makes the
books more discoverable and showcases them to the public at large while slinging the
opportunity of browsing through them and even buying them, if need be.
