![]() ![]() If you're onboard with this experiment, and you've got a buck to spare, here's what I'm inviting (not forcing) you to do: The opportunity to be part of something epic.A chance to learn what it takes to climb the Best Sellers list on Amazon.A great deal on a book people are already raving about (over 80 reviews on Amazon, mostly five-star).So if you toss your buck into the pot, here's what you get: I did this when I experimented with giving away over 24,000 copies of my eBook (which you can read more about here), and a lot of people appreciated it. I'm just curious to see if you can use an online tribe to quickly climb the lists - and what that attention could mean for the future reach of your book.Īs always, I'll gladly share whatever I learn with my readers (I know many of you are writers yourselves). ![]() And despite the hyperbole in this post, I have absolutely no malicious intent towards Ms. Nobody's getting rich off a 99-cent eBook. Our goal is simple (and innocent): We want to get the book into as many hands as possible. James and her tyrannical rule over all other worthy books. Mostly, though, I hope we can conquer E.L. Maybe even consider picking up an extra or gifting it to someone. And for those who have gotten it, I hope you share this with friends. Since the list is updated hourly, I had a thought: What if someone decided to get a bunch of people to all buy a book at the same time? How many would it take to hit the Top 10, maybe even the #1 spot?įor this week only, I talked my publisher into making the eBook version of Wrecked available for only $0.99 (which is something like a 92% discount - crazy!).Ī dollar is about as cheap as we can make it, so I'm hoping those who haven't gotten the book yet will jump on this deal. The Top 100 is a little trickier, but still not impossible, even for a first-time author. All it takes is a small, but dedicated tribe of readers buying your book at the same time, and you can climb the ranks quickly. It varies every day, but you can get into the Top 1000 with a few hundred sales, maybe even the top 500 (I know this, because You Are a Writer sold around 500 books its first week and was ranked 500-something). There are actually several lists, including one for Kindle (both free and paid) as well as one for print books. Since Amazon updates its list hourly, all you really have to do is sell a decent amount of books in a short amount of time. Someone texted me the other night, asking how to get on the Top 100 Books list on Amazon. But if you are interested in joining me on my epic quest against “mommy porn,” then read on… How the Amazon Best Sellers List works If you're not up for some friendly competition (all in good fun), then stop reading right now. It ranked as high as #18 on the Best Sellers list on Amazon and #14 on Barnes & Noble.īut we never beat Fifty Shades of Grey. And something about that just feels wrong. It's time for a changeĪs you know, my book just came out last week, and many of you bought it (thanks for that). Amazon Best Sellers ListĪnd of course, it's at the top of Amazon's Best Sellers List - consistently every day, without fail, for 150 days straight. James's Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is everywhere: in the check-out line, at the bookstore, maybe even on your mom's bedside table (just don't go searching for it at the library). ![]() You don't have to look very far to see that E.L.
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