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Make a Killing on Kindle - Tips to make it big as a budding author

Make a Killing on Kindle

By Manoj UpadhyayPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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Make a Killing on Kindle - Tips to make it big as a budding author
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Are you a budding author who wants to self-publish his/her book? Do you want to make it big in the publishing world? If you are looking for such answers, then we assure that you have landed at the right place. This book is the key to all above mentioned questions and will not only guide you how to publish your own book but will also help you become a bestseller in your niche.

Make a Killing on Kindle written by Michael Alvear is a perfect guide that covers the most interesting question for self-publishers i.e how can they make their book a bestseller on kindle? The book offers many useful and practical tactics that you can follow if you want to make it big in the highly competitive and rewarding publishing world. Read on to find all the answers!

A few years before, the author's stress level used to shoot up when they were not able to find the right publishing house to represent their work. Fortunately, this problem was resolved with the advent of internet and digital reading platforms. Now the authors took advantage of these platforms and started publishing their books digitally. But hold on! This does not look as fancy and easy as it sounds. Though E-publishing is comparatively simple, it does not guarantee success. An author has to be thorough with the working of digital reading platforms such as Amazon and has to make a proper marketing campaign to place it into the top trending books.

The points mentioned in Make a Killing on Kindle summary to make your book a big hit includes:

Reviews work as a great tool to promote a book

The author Michael Alvear focuses on getting as many reviews as possible in Make a Killing on Kindle short summary. Reviews or feedback prove your credibility and act as a great tool to influence your target readers. And positive reviews work all the more in your favor because they are an indicator of a book's quality, meaning, significance and the value it imparts.

Now the actual problem lies in how to encourage people to write good reviews in just eighteen hours of launching the book. The author adds a tip here which works wonders. He says an author must take the assistance of his/ her family and friends to write true and detailed reviews. These detailed reviews and five star rating will serve a dual purpose. First they will encourage more readers to invest their time in your book and second there are high chances that these readers will also add a review.

If you want to learn more about using reviews as a tool for marketing, then you can read Make a Killing on Kindle summary. The free book summary is easily accessible on various book summaries websites.

Your book must be greatly appreciated by the readers

If you want your readers to appreciate your work and give you a four star or a five star rating, then you must put in all your hard work to make it an interesting read. You are at an advantage when your book is well liked by the readers. Do you know why? It is because it gets you free social media exposure by using Amazon's ranking feature on the last page of Kindle eBooks. This feature asks the readers to rate your book as soon as they finish it using their Facebook and Twitter pages. They will offer their reviews on their social media which will help spread the news about your book. This feature is known as ‘Before You Go’ and it actually works as a great tool to boost your sales.

But before you apply this feature, it is important to remember certain rules. The content between the last page and Before you go page must be minimum to intact the interest of your readers. But two pages are a must and should not be avoided at any costs. Those pages are- First is a short and precise profile of the author and the list of his prior work or books. The second page must welcome readers to write a summary of your book and post it across various social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. These tactics and strategies become a great tool to provide free social media publicity.

Read more about the ‘Before you go’ feature in Make a Killing on Kindle by Michael Alvear. The book is available on various book summaries websites.

‘Before you Go’ feature will surely benefit you but the most important thing to ensure is that your book is well liked by the readers. If not, then this feature will work the other way around and will give you unnecessary negative social media publicity.

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Manoj Upadhyay

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