In the weeks that I've been putting together my ebook bestsellers breakdown, which examines the titles that are doing better in digital formats than in print and investigates how
titles hit the bestseller list, one common key to success pops up over and over again: The power of a sale.
These increases were partly attributed to a number of
their titles hitting the bestseller list, including James Patterson, David Baldacci, and Brad Meltzer.
Not exact matches
To date this year, 143 HBG
titles have
hit the New York Times
bestsellers list, including 28 # 1
bestsellers.
But with indie publishing running so much of the industry now, the playing field is really evened out and a lot of the big mojo that used to
hit the
bestseller lists is being seen in fiction — which often doesn't report to these
lists, or authors are selling lots of copies of all of their books, as opposed to one, singular
title.
I've never
hit the NYT or USA Today
bestseller lists, but my last three books have been lead
titles for my publisher.
Book
Hits New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today
Bestseller list in 2 Weeks with No Advertising - With the precision of a military operation, Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg launched their new
title Call to Action.
Every week Smashwords authors are
hitting bestsellers lists there, and every week you'll find Smashwords
titles prominently featured.
Digital content is up 35 %, thanks to numerous
titles that
hit the
bestseller list.
How hundreds of authors are
hitting NY Times and USA Today
bestseller lists thanks to their fans and friends, to the straight up hustle it takes to earn such a
title.
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.
Coker, the Smashwords founder, predicts that this will change With indie authors consistently
hitting the national
bestseller lists, he says, booksellers would be wise to carry those
titles.
The stores pre-ordered the
title in quantity and by the end of the whirlwind tour, the book
hit the NYT
Bestseller List.