: Re: Increasing sales of my Kindle ebook How can I boost sales of my Kindle ebook? I published it on 28 August 2016 and since then only seven copies sold. So any suggestions? What should I do?

@Phylliss352

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I can give you my personal experience. I wrote The Darkest Wand, Memoirs from Special Education, and Father Pimp. None of them are best sellers, but 2 made it to the top 50 list while on sale for free. All together with print and digital, I've sold somewhere around 0-00 of books on my own (sorry - I never tracked sales super-closely).

Advertising seems to be hard to analyze. I don't know what has and hasn't worked. Maybe all of it together.

I shared things on Facebook. I wrote about the books in forums. And I put it in the paper. Those methods didn't yield much.

I included the books in an internet group deal (I did a group deal on groupees.com and made a quick 0). I did discounts and freebies, which often yielded a few sales in the following months, and a few reviews popped up too (check US and other countries' reviews).

I also gave several books away. A few professors liked Memoirs and used it as a classroom book. That yielded a few sales (and it suddenly popped up on pirated books websites ).

I put ads on Facebook. For every I spent on ads, I made back in profit - so no profit. But it got the books some attention.

The best thing, however, was writing more. Each book I put on the market yielded more sales for all of my books. I heard 6 or 7 is a magic number. Not sure if that's true.

And lastly, of course, make sure your book is good and you're reaching your likely readers. If you do advertise, target your ads the best you can.

Now, for things I've yet to do: library book signings. I hear they make a few sales. And there are more stores than just Amazon. Get out there. (I'll eventually take my own advice on those ideas, I've been out of the field for a bit).

Note that most authors get a few thousand dollar book advance and publishers usually never sell enough books to make up the advance. Only a few get through to make real good money. I don't say it to discourage you, but to encourage you. You may have a good book on your hands, but unless you keep writing, keep pushing, and keep advertising, it's possible nobody will read it.

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