One has to bank on the PB / MG / CB winning awards or
hitting bestsellers lists like our book WONDER by R.J. Palacio has done for Knopf.
Not exact matches
In that instance, just
like in the gaming of Kindle Unlimited, the goal isn't to gain readers, it's to
hit something important to the writer —
like a
bestseller list or a certain percentage of a prize pool.
These days, authors
like Hugh Howey, E.L. James, and Barbara Freethy regularly
hit the New York Times
bestseller list and have readers numbering in the millions.
It feels
like the type of book that will soar by word of mouth from those who have read this until it
hits the NYTimes
bestseller list.
But surely those authors
hitting the
bestseller lists,
like the New York Times, have
hit the big time — right?
Like Kaplan's book, HUNTER also
hit the «Top 10» of the Wall Street Journal
bestseller list, and it also soared to near the very pinnacle of the Kindle
bestseller list.
Like his novel's protagonist, Whitehead was going up in the world — his four subsequent books have
hit bestseller lists and been praised by critics.
Le Carré is nearly 80, but
like his compatriot P.D. James, his age hasn't affected the quality of his work, which continues to garner top - notch reviews and
hit bestseller lists.
Matthew: Those books have won a slew of awards, all of them have
hit the New York Times
Bestseller list, and they've been translated into dozens of languages, but
like most authors you struggled at the beginning of your writing career to make a name for yourself, didn't you?
But I can guarantee this: unless you're an author who has already
hit a major
bestseller list and / or your book is the most important book being published by that traditional publishing house's imprint and / or you got paid an advance of $ 50,000 or more (in small genres
like sf or westerns) or $ 100,000 or more (in larger genres
like romance and mystery), your book will not get a single title ad.
That
list includes a variety of
bestsellers like David Wroblewski's «Story of Edgar Sawtelle,» Stephenie Meyer's «Twilight» series and the nonfiction
hit «Dewey: The Small - Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.»