Plenty
of books don’t get written that would be great sellers, make the news, and
impact society. Why? Because of many factors, including:
·
The
author is under contract not to reveal such things
·
There’s
litigation over the would-be book
·
Its
publication would hurt the writer’s career
·
The
book would damage someone’s reputation
·
People
would protest what you wrote, endangering your family
·
You
risk being jailed if you publish it
·
You
lack the proof to show what you know is true
·
You’ll
be attacked personally by the media, exposing your own dirty secrets
·
You
were paid off by others not to publish it
·
The
book’s publication threatens national security, endangers lives, or puts
something important at risk
It makes
you wonder as to what’s out there that would make for a great read but for now,
can’t be shared. Aside from the
salacious gossip books or historical revisionist tomes that could be published,
but aren’t, there are books that could reveal business strategy, scientific
breakthroughs, and policy initiatives but won’t get published because of greed,
politics, or petty jealousies. The best
books not yet published may number into the thousands!
Books
you are not likely to see – for a good reason -- would include these as well:
·
Woody
Allen’s 10-Step Guide to Great Parenting
·
Kim
Kardashian’s Insights On How To Get Into MENSA
·
Bill
Cosby’s Tips For Dating Women
·
Chris
Christie’s Manners Guide For Aspiring Politicians
·
Cookbook
For Addicts: Great Recipes In A Post-Criminalization Era
·
He
Said, He Said: 5 Ways For Gays To Divorce Without The Drama
·
What
We Can Learn From America’s Fattest & Dumbest
·
Why
Rotary Phones Beat Smart Phones
·
How
To Benefit From Climate Warming
·
Print
Isn’t Dead – Just Its Readers
·
How
Borders Came Back To Defeat Amazon
·
Reflecting
Back On The Good Old Great Recession
·
Love
Tweets: Digital Missives To One-Night Stands
·
The
Next Amendment: How Soda Got Banned While Pot Was Legalized
·
How
To Care For Your Pet Robot Without Making Your Dog Jealous
·
My
Turn: How David Caruso Won An Oscar & So Can You
The key
to writing a marketable, timely book is finding a subject that people are
readily familiar with and interested in, where the competition lacks clear
leaders, and where the book is presented in a unique, useful, or witty way. You can pen the next great American novel or
non-fiction bestseller – and as soon as you do, expect competing titles and parodies from a pile of wannabe writers.
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Brian Feinblum’s
views, opinions, and ideas expressed in this blog are his alone and not that of
his employer, Media Connect, the nation’s largest book promoter. You can follow
him on Twitter @theprexpert and email him at brianfeinblum@gmail.com.
He feels more important when discussed in the third-person. This is copyrighted
by BookMarketingBuzzBlog © 2014.
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