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Hello all.
I have 6 non-fiction books published. All are on Amazon, two of them are on IngramSpark also. Amazon is selling for me pretty steady only if I keep advertising through them. Ingram has not sold a single book which is really discouraging and puzzling.
I have done all of the recommended steps such as an author page on FB and MeWe. I have built a very nice website and I blog regularly on it. I have my blog connected with my Amazon page so that it shows my posts. I keep active on Social media and try to respond to every comment and stay positive without coming across as spammy. All of this takes a great deal of time and babysitting too.
I compare my book to others in my categories all the time and what is really getting me down is that most of the time the #1 books are dang coloring books, blank journals, and low or no content crap. Are we really dumbed down as a society to the point that an adult coloring book with vulgar language is the only thing that folks want these days?
I spend days upon days writing meaningful and helpful content, I strive for impeccable formatting, and I spend hours polishing my books so that they are absolutely professional as possible. I can't get more than 5 or 6 reviews from a hundred sales, but that dang coloring book has over 1500 reviews! Who the hell leaves a 5 star review for an adult coloring book anyway? Really?
I feel like I am stuck in a huge time suck for what amounts to a few hundred dollars a month (on the good months). I just can't seem to gain any traction. Anyone else feel like this? Maybe I'm I just in a funk this week, but it sure is getting discouraging.
Any tips or ideas would be very much appreciated!
I have 6 non-fiction books published. All are on Amazon, two of them are on IngramSpark also. Amazon is selling for me pretty steady only if I keep advertising through them. Ingram has not sold a single book which is really discouraging and puzzling.
I have done all of the recommended steps such as an author page on FB and MeWe. I have built a very nice website and I blog regularly on it. I have my blog connected with my Amazon page so that it shows my posts. I keep active on Social media and try to respond to every comment and stay positive without coming across as spammy. All of this takes a great deal of time and babysitting too.
I compare my book to others in my categories all the time and what is really getting me down is that most of the time the #1 books are dang coloring books, blank journals, and low or no content crap. Are we really dumbed down as a society to the point that an adult coloring book with vulgar language is the only thing that folks want these days?
I spend days upon days writing meaningful and helpful content, I strive for impeccable formatting, and I spend hours polishing my books so that they are absolutely professional as possible. I can't get more than 5 or 6 reviews from a hundred sales, but that dang coloring book has over 1500 reviews! Who the hell leaves a 5 star review for an adult coloring book anyway? Really?
I feel like I am stuck in a huge time suck for what amounts to a few hundred dollars a month (on the good months). I just can't seem to gain any traction. Anyone else feel like this? Maybe I'm I just in a funk this week, but it sure is getting discouraging.
Any tips or ideas would be very much appreciated!