To Elephant Man:
Please send me your email address so I can send the cover of the book. Thanks. sydney@ffpublish.com
Please send me your email address so I can send the cover of the book. Thanks. sydney@ffpublish.com
VERY IMPORTANT POLL-Everyone please vote.
- Thread starter Fatboy
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Kickin Chicken---it's for a book. For stores and websites.
TITLE OF THE BOOK IS: Confessions of a POOLHALL Junkie, not POOL ROOM.
Guess you got ur answer. 135 to 22
Title?
How about:
Confessions of a Road Player
Alot of pool players will know what this is but the average Joe will not. They will pickup the book out of curosity to see what it is about. At least you will get a bite!
How about:
Confessions of a Road Player
Alot of pool players will know what this is but the average Joe will not. They will pickup the book out of curosity to see what it is about. At least you will get a bite!
I revise my answer after seeing the cover. After seeing the cover, Confessions of a Pool Hall Junkie looks perfect. The silhouetted gentleman looks classy. He looks as though he has his act together and the word junkie takes on a more positive meaning. Hustler is overused IMO. :thumbup: Where do I get my copy?
Of the two, I have to vote for "hustler" ! The "junkie" word has a much more negative connotation and could lead people to believe it was about a heroin addict who hung in a pool room. I'm not sure where the book/story is going but I think I'd work a bit more on it and not get locked in on one of the two titles anyway. Good luck with the project whatever it may be.
I voted for #1. Though Confessions of a League Player might draw interest. or Confessions of a Sandbagger.
The word junkie is tied directly to drugs, in my mind, maybe addict would be a little better, though it is also tied to drugs. In any event I chose hustler. The two titles denote entirely different meanings, IMO, i.e., hustler = someone who does business/makes money in the poolroom; and junkie = someone who is very much into the game of pool or the ambiance of the poolroom. So, I would say it would depend on what the story is.
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I voted for "hustler" but I suppose it would depend on whether the protagonist is a hustler or a junkie.
Also, though it wasn't stated I based my vote partially on which title I thought would be more likely to entice the average Joe Blow to purchase the book.
The word "hustler" sounds more likely there may be some interesting stories that are worth reading.
Also, though it wasn't stated I based my vote partially on which title I thought would be more likely to entice the average Joe Blow to purchase the book.
The word "hustler" sounds more likely there may be some interesting stories that are worth reading.
the idea is to sell as many books as possible, why else write a book?
Since only 0.0000234234% of the general population knows how to draw their cue ball, and know nothing about pool. They will see the word "Junkie" and be turned off the book instantly, like that show "Intervention" with the addicts its a niche' market at best.
If you want to make alot of $$$ you have to attract the largest possible audience, thats why McDonalds will awalys be bigger than KFC, because more people like bugers.
So back to the book, how many customers are in our world? 3000? the other 300,000,000 people that live in America dont understand pool, that its a life style for some. they look at it as a toy or something to do at a bar. So educating them is necessary or grabbing their attention, "Junkie" is not a grabber "Confexxions" is a grabber or grab line.
Everyone wants to know how the magic trick was done right after they saw it, its called intrigue or curiosity, that sells anything. In telemarketing selling the big suprise was among the strongest sales pitches. the word "Confession" implies that your gonna learn a little secret, thats how tabloids have marketed themselfs for years and get $3 for a little tiny news paper. This will get the general population to notice the book or a publisher, self publishing is ok, but not the fast track to the NYT best seller list.
If the name of this book is blown(wrong) it will have to be reprinted under a better name or it will never sell 5000. I have spoke to Brad Simpson and I know the numbers on the Blue Book of cue prices. I'm not going to put his biz in the street, but all you have to do is think about it, I'll leave it at that.
Pool is a niche market, cottage industry almost. but Hustling is widely known and people are curious of the dark side of life. If thei book is a tell all then the general public will buy it. I know bobby very good and am aware of the content of a small % of this book, it is triple strong. Strong enough to carry the day main stream. I will be sick if it dosent sell main stream-hence my starting this thread. Any great plan can be side tracked with one small error. The word "Junky" on the cover of this book is death.
I aint much of a pool player but I can sell like Efren runs balls. endlessly. effortlessly. Forever. Its what I do.
Since only 0.0000234234% of the general population knows how to draw their cue ball, and know nothing about pool. They will see the word "Junkie" and be turned off the book instantly, like that show "Intervention" with the addicts its a niche' market at best.
If you want to make alot of $$$ you have to attract the largest possible audience, thats why McDonalds will awalys be bigger than KFC, because more people like bugers.
So back to the book, how many customers are in our world? 3000? the other 300,000,000 people that live in America dont understand pool, that its a life style for some. they look at it as a toy or something to do at a bar. So educating them is necessary or grabbing their attention, "Junkie" is not a grabber "Confexxions" is a grabber or grab line.
Everyone wants to know how the magic trick was done right after they saw it, its called intrigue or curiosity, that sells anything. In telemarketing selling the big suprise was among the strongest sales pitches. the word "Confession" implies that your gonna learn a little secret, thats how tabloids have marketed themselfs for years and get $3 for a little tiny news paper. This will get the general population to notice the book or a publisher, self publishing is ok, but not the fast track to the NYT best seller list.
If the name of this book is blown(wrong) it will have to be reprinted under a better name or it will never sell 5000. I have spoke to Brad Simpson and I know the numbers on the Blue Book of cue prices. I'm not going to put his biz in the street, but all you have to do is think about it, I'll leave it at that.
Pool is a niche market, cottage industry almost. but Hustling is widely known and people are curious of the dark side of life. If thei book is a tell all then the general public will buy it. I know bobby very good and am aware of the content of a small % of this book, it is triple strong. Strong enough to carry the day main stream. I will be sick if it dosent sell main stream-hence my starting this thread. Any great plan can be side tracked with one small error. The word "Junky" on the cover of this book is death.
I aint much of a pool player but I can sell like Efren runs balls. endlessly. effortlessly. Forever. Its what I do.
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