Successful book title

As early as 150 years ago, publishers discovered that they could make a lot of money with successful book titles. The bigger the reach, the more books. Generation after generation, the reach of successful publishers grew. They wanted to shield their market and revenue model. The introduction of the ISBN created a global foreclosed publishing monopoly.

In the summer of 2008, I had exploratory talks with several interested prominent literary publishers. I had no idea how the book industry works; I did have business experience. If my book sold in shops for 20 euros, I thought 5 euros per copy sold was a reasonable reward for me, as an author. That turned out to be unmentionable. Besides, I did not want to cede the rights and not appear in glossy magazines and on TV.

Following my feelings, I decided not to use the current system but to ‘just sell the book myself’ via a website, without an ISBN. Not knowing what gigantic misery I thereby brought upon myself.

You can read all about it in the preface of the 7th edition!

A lot has changed in the book trade since 1965. What I find most remarkable is the decline in the number of independent bookshops.

In 1965, all bookstores were independent. Now only 10% are sold by that group of bookshops!

Those are the shops I would like to reach! All of them! Those are still the only bookstores that are allowed to sell a FairBook! The rest of the bookstores are just branch managers and have to follow the rules of the system.

This is not fake news. It is our reality.

The system controls almost the entire global book market.

Coincidentally, because I followed my gut, the unique situation has arisen that a book without an ISBN can become a global success!

When that happens, authors worldwide will dare to free themselves.

Because during exploratory talks with all interested prominent publishers, it became clear that currently established authors are merely writing slaves to the system. The system that has controlled the world’s population since 1965 and quietly almost reached its goal!

The system determines which books appear in the media, i.e. which books we read

The Night the Stars Danced is rebellious, a rebellious. A book that is not (yet) highlighted in the mainstream media.

With your purchase, you thus support a brighter, fairer future. Not only for authors, readers and the better bookshops!

With your purchase, you support much more – you can read all about it in the epilogue to the 6th edition!

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One can make a difference,

Together we make change.