He lets me post a lengthy piece about the book, with links to the Amazon page. Ben says his biggest marketing method is paid Facebook and Amazon advertising. While he admits he has at times lost money on particular pay-per-click adverts, because he has such a big collection of books these losses are outnumbered by his customers bouncing from one book to another. I consider dropping some cash on adverts, but I find various forum posts from authors who have paid for adverts, only to generate a few extra sales and ultimately lose money.
The software has tools for analysing keywords and ways to find relevant but niche categories on Amazon. A couple of weeks after the launch, my book is still averaging a few sales a day, though its ranking is falling off a bit.
I want to boost my rank and hopefully keep shifting copies, so I follow in the footsteps of this legend , who lost his top 10 position in the Sunday Times bestseller charts after revealing he bought copies of his own book, The Cleaner , to increase his position.
So, was Side Hustles a success? Not an unqualified one. I came into self-publishing having already been paid to write stuff in the past, with loads of material for the book and a cover designed by a VICE illustrator — and I still only just sold enough copies to make it worthwhile. But I did manage to write and publish a book in just over a week, and some people even read it, which is more than a lot of authors can say. Sign In Create Account.
Here is how it works:. Amazon requires you make the ebook exclusive to Amazon for 90 days. Amazon processes the vast majority of ebook sales. So, you lose some of the market for the ebook you choose to make free, but by no means do you lose a majority of it. In my experience, KDP Select Promotions work best if you have three things in place before you start:. More than one ebook to sell. You give away the free ebook to get people hooked on all your other ebooks, which they buy at full price.
At BookLocker. We had significant success with generating sales using this strategy. Proper categorization on Amazon. Amazon has an overall best seller list, broken down into paid and free books. Then each category has its own best seller list, also broken down into paid and free ebooks. Please review our submission guidelines to learn more about submitting your manuscript.
Congratulations on your book! I have some ebook to deliver but learning how to start it up, can we partner because I love writing alot , I am equally writing books I would love to publish soon, thanks. Hi Udo, thanks for your comment! Your email address will not be published. Here are 10 ways you can increase your income by giving away your books for free: 1. Free Marketing and Exposure Once you have a book published and available online, there are thousands of websites that will promote your free book.
Building Your Email List and Social Followers Inside your book, you can ask readers to sign up for your email list and follow you on social media. Get Tons of Book Reviews With a free book, you can get more readers faster. Attract Lifelong Fans Long-term success in business requires long-term relationships. Patreon Today, fans pay millions of dollars to authors, artists, and creative people through platforms like Patreon. Tom Corson-Knowles. Ekaterini-Kathy on November 7, at am. Thank You for your wonderful article.
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