How to Increase Your Book Sales: Tips and Strategies
Are you struggling to sell your books? Do you want to learn how to double, triple, or even 10x your book sales? In this article, we will review the books that you guys sent in to me on Instagram and show you exactly how you can improve your book sales. We will cover topics such as keyword research, book cover design, pricing, reviews, and Amazon ads. By implementing these strategies, you can guarantee that you'll make a lot more sales than what you're currently making.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Unlocking the Secrets of Purple Star Astrology
3. Mobile App Development with Ki and Python
4. Greece Travel Guide
5. Notary Public Log Book
6. Detective's Pursuit: 13 Enigmatic Tales of Detective Arjin Roy
7. Food Preservation for Preppers from CB Revel
8. Tips and Strategies for Increasing Your Book Sales
1. Conduct Keyword Research
2. Design a Professional Book Cover
3. Price Your Book Appropriately
4. Get Reviews
5. Run Amazon Ads
9. Conclusion
10. Resources
Unlocking the Secrets of Purple Star Astrology
The first book we reviewed is "Unlocking the Secrets of Purple Star Astrology." While it has good reviews with a 4.8-star average at 39 ratings, the BSR is quite mediocre. It's 414,000 in the Kindle store and over 1 million for the paperback. The biggest reason why it's not selling at all is that there's no demand for the topic. There's no one searching for purple star astrology or the other keyword, z way doou. If there's no other book BSR on this topic selling, then there's really no proof that this keyword, this book topic is profitable if customers are actually searching for it. That was a mistake that you made, creating a book with no demand. So, the sad thing is no matter what improvement you do, if there's no demand for the book, you're not going to make any sales.
Mobile App Development with Ki and Python
The second book we reviewed is "Mobile App Development with Ki and Python." It's selling at $9.99 for the ebook, $49.99 for the hardcover, and $23.99 for the paperback. It has zero reviews, and it's barely selling. The first thing that stands out is obviously the cover. It looks like you made this on Canva, so you want to improve this. The next thing is you don't have any reviews, and your price point is way too high for a book that has zero reviews. $9.99 is the highest you can go in Kindle. $49.99 is super high, and $23.99 is also very high for paperback. You can ask for a price like this for a topic that's kind of a technical topic like this one if you have a lot of reviews. If you want a super quick and easy way to get reviews, using services like Pubby is a good one. The good news is you're getting sales at zero reviews and a kind of crappy cover. If you improve the cover and get a lot more reviews, that is a good sign that this book will start selling.
Greece Travel Guide
The third book we reviewed is "Greece Travel Guide." The first thing I noticed is you don't need quotes in your subtitles, so just remove that. The cover is okay, not great, not bad. I think you can keep it. There's absolutely no reason not to have a paperback and hardcover version. It's literally just $5 to convert your ebook into paperback and hardcover, and you're going to make a lot more sales. Finally, you don't have any reviews, so that's an obvious reason why it's not selling that well. Just add the paperback and hardcover options, get some reviews with Pubby, and start running low Biz Amazon ads, and you should improve your sales.
Detective's Pursuit: 13 Enigmatic Tales of Detective Arjin Roy
The fourth book we reviewed is "Detective's Pursuit: 13 Enigmatic Tales of Detective Arjin Roy." It has six reviews and is selling at 78,000 in the Kindle Store. The first thing is it's not clear if it's a fiction or a non-fiction book. I'm assuming it's fiction, but it's not clear on who the audience is. It's not clear if it's for kids or adults, and you want to be very clear on that. I also recommend you change the title so that it's SEO optimized. Change the angle to keyword optimize the title. Once again, like "Detective and Mystery Stories for Curious Kids," this is a keyword that people actually search on Amazon to look for detective stories, mystery stories for kids. You can rank for that. You can get traffic in sales without running ads because it's all organic traffic. It's selling extremely well. I have the book being plugged in, and it tells me that it is $7,650 in the bookstore, making $100 in royalties every single day. So there's potential. You just have to pivot your approach a little bit.
Food Preservation for Preppers from CB Revel
The fifth book we reviewed is "Food Preservation for Preppers from CB Revel." The cover is amazing. The title is amazing. "Food Preservation for Preppers" is SEO optimized. The subtitle is clearly defining what the book is about. You have all formats, and it is adequately priced. You're not making any mistakes that we covered earlier in this video. And lastly, you have amazing reviews, literally 4.9 average reviews at 251 ratings. The BSR for this book at paperback is 486,000, so it's selling here and there but not great. The Kindle book is at 300,000 BSR, so also selling here and there but nothing amazing. That is super important. You don't have to outsource to someone and pay a bunch of money. You can learn how to design better on Canva and still do it for free. But you have to either learn design skills and get better at designing on Canva or outsource to someone who knows how to.
Tips and Strategies for Increasing Your Book Sales
Now that we've reviewed the books, let's talk about some tips and strategies for increasing your book sales.
Conduct Keyword Research
The first thing you want to do is conduct keyword research. You want to find keywords that people are searching for on Amazon. You can use tools like KDP Rocket, Publisher Rocket, or Cerebro to find profitable keywords.
Design a Professional Book Cover
The second thing you want to do is design a professional book cover. Your book cover is the first thing that people see, and it's what makes them decide whether or not to click on your book. You can use tools like Canva or Fiverr to design a professional book cover.
Price Your Book Appropriately
The third thing you want to do is price your book appropriately. You don't want to price your book too high or too low. You want to find the sweet spot where you're making a profit but also selling a lot of books.
Get Reviews
The fourth thing you want to do is get reviews. Reviews are social proof that your book is worth reading. You can use services like Pubby to get reviews.
Run Amazon Ads
The fifth thing you want to do is run Amazon ads. Amazon ads are a great way to get your book in front of more people. You can start with a low-budget automatic ad campaign and see how that goes. If it goes well, you can start trying out manual keyword campaigns and manual product targeting campaigns.
Conclusion
In conclusion, if you want to increase your book sales, you need to conduct keyword research, design a professional book cover, price your book appropriately, get reviews, and run Amazon ads. By implementing these strategies, you can guarantee that you'll make a lot more sales than what you're currently making.
Resources
- KDP Rocket
- Publisher Rocket
- Cerebro
- Canva
- Fiverr
- Pubby
