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I came across this author today:
http://www.amazon.com/Paladins-Redemption-Kingdoms-Forge-Book-ebook/dp/B00TTDWWZ0/ref=pd_ybh_3
A few things to note:
1. He's a debut author.
2. His sales rank is currently 512. That's not bad - and I expect that he hasn't quite plateaued yet.
3. The book was published a little over a fortnight ago.
4. His price is $3.99.
5. A debut author, with only 9 reviews, would not have secured any of the big advertisers.
6. A debut author isn't likely to have a significant (if any) mailing list.
What does all this show? It shows that if you pick a popular category, have a good cover, blurb and look inside feature (all of which he has) you're a good chance of getting results - nothing else required. This guy isn't an outlier. It's happening all the time on Amazon. The best advertizing we have is the cover, blurb and the look inside feature.
And the good thing about this is that all of these factors are 100% in our control.
http://www.amazon.com/Paladins-Redemption-Kingdoms-Forge-Book-ebook/dp/B00TTDWWZ0/ref=pd_ybh_3
A few things to note:
1. He's a debut author.
2. His sales rank is currently 512. That's not bad - and I expect that he hasn't quite plateaued yet.
3. The book was published a little over a fortnight ago.
4. His price is $3.99.
5. A debut author, with only 9 reviews, would not have secured any of the big advertisers.
6. A debut author isn't likely to have a significant (if any) mailing list.
What does all this show? It shows that if you pick a popular category, have a good cover, blurb and look inside feature (all of which he has) you're a good chance of getting results - nothing else required. This guy isn't an outlier. It's happening all the time on Amazon. The best advertizing we have is the cover, blurb and the look inside feature.
And the good thing about this is that all of these factors are 100% in our control.