What to Ask Yourself if Your Book Isn't Selling - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here again from writers life today what to ask yourself if your book isn't selling it's always disheartening when you finally get your self-published book up on Amazon only to find the days weeks and months roll by and you don't seem to be selling any copies for many authors generating big book sales is difficult and most may only see that a few a month or even less leave the shelves it's no surprise therefore that after a while you start to lose faith and wonder where it all went wrong at this point it might be time to ask yourself the following questions and it's important to be completely honest with your answers to if you really want to boost your sales and get to the bottom of why your book might not be selling then you need to make sure you're doing everything in your power you can to help make that happen first have you put your book up at a reasonable price take a look at what other self-published books in your genre are selling for if your book is too expensive then no one is going to buy it similarly don't sell yourself too short if your book is suspiciously cheap people might be led to believe it's not worth reading either have you worked really hard on your book description your book description needs to immediately capture your readers and make them feel as though this is a book they simply must read spend time researching other people's descriptions to see what you can take from them and take your time in order to perfect it get it just right next have you put your book in the right category if your book sits in a category that's actually not right for it people who find it there will be looking for something completely different and therefore they'll be less likely to buy it think about your reader what genre are they likely to go to to search for a book like yours next have you had your books cover professionally designed the importance of having a professional book cover design cannot be stressed enough this is one thing that every writer should be happy to shell out for without one reader simply can't take your book seriously and will assume the content is as amateur as the cover a next have you had your book professionally edited paying for a professional editor is so worth it if it means that your book is grammatically correct and error-free if it means you have to wait to publish your book so be it your reputation is so important have you done everything you can to build positive reviews make sure you are always pushing for new people to read and review your book the more genuine positive reviews you have the more people are likely to buy it have you made your book available as an e-book having your book only available as a paper bag is really selling yourself short in order to make sure you appeal to as wide an audience as possible it's important to have your book available in both formats have you written more than one book the more books you write the more shelf space you take up and therefore the easier it is for readers to find you keep on writing build up a collection and you'll be seen as a more professional and dedicated writer to have you markets that your book in every way possible let's be honest there's probably more we could all do always trying to keep marketing your book and try everything you can think of to improve its visibility if you answer yes to all these questions then you're giving yourself the very best chance possible to be discovered by your target readers and for them to enjoy and spread the word about your book remember simply adding your book to Amazon's website isn't enough it's all about how much time and effort you can dedicate to your book that's what will most likely help see a boost in your sales and make your book a success and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply visit http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit okay that's it   for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and I'll see you again soon manage Peter bye for now