David Kadavy

AMAZON BLOCKED MY BOOK
Imagine you worked for six months, expecting to get paid for it, but in the end found out you were making 75% less than you had expected.

That's the situation I may be in, as Amazon blocked my new book, How to Sell a Book. I'm not allowed to change whatever it is they didn't like about the book, it's simply blocked.

I'm hopeful that with some persistence I may be able to resolve this issue, but suffice to say, if you, out of your loyalty to Amazon, had planned on buying my book there, I don't know if or when you'll have that opportunity.

Fortunately, one of my main self-publishing experiments this year was building my own store here on Facebook, so if you'd like to buy the book, in which I share everything I've learned selling 100,000 books as a self-published author, you can buy it directly from me.

There's a little more than a day left of my pre-order period, in which you can get it for 10% less. Use the code FBHSBPRE, or the 10% should apply at checkout automatically before midnight Friday.

(By taking pre-orders, I'm able to print and ship books for cheaper, so I'm passing most of that savings on to my readers.)

Since the email I received from Amazon before they blocked me was talking about the title of the book, I've shared here my potential alternative title.

Okay, it's a joke. I'm trying to find some humor in this terrifying situation. Please buy the book, okay?

✨ 📚 10 things I’ve learned selling 100,000 books

I recently surpassed 100,000 copies sold of my self-published books. Here are ten things I’ve learned:

10. WRITE SHORTER BOOKS. Full-length books are great, but most books just don’t need to be that long.

9. KEEP LEARNING. Each book you publish is a chance to try something different and learn something new.

8. TAKE CHANCES. Sometimes you write a book about a weird idea, and it turns out to be a hit.

7. GET THE PRICE RIGHT. Price can greatly affect how many copies you sell, and the royalties you earn.

6. CHOOSE A TITILLATING TITLE. Your title has to hit subtle psychological triggers to be a hit.

5. BOOKS ARE JUDGED BY THEIR COVERS. Don’t skimp on your cover. Study your genre and blend in, while standing out.

4. KNOW YOUR GENRE. Be clear what category your book belongs in, and study other books in that category well.

3. RUN ADS. Trust that your book is good enough that if people see it, they will buy it.

2. BUILD YOUR AUDIENCE AS YOU BUILD YOUR BOOK. Social media isn’t how you sell your book, it’s how you write it.

1. SELL DIRECT. You make way more profit through Shopify than Amazon.

I’ve learned so much more, I’ve written a book, How to Sell A Book. Save 10% on preorders through October 18th. Click on this post and use the code FACEBOOK at checkout.

It still blows my mind that in school I'd dread writing a 3-page essay, yet I can now voluntarily crank out something like this and have fun doing it.

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