How to sell the book?

Hello authors. I bet this is the question you ask yourself very often? What is wrong with my book and why is not selling? Why others are selling books and I can't manage it?

Now is a year since I am selling my books. Croatian bank was not in the American bank system so I had to wait 3 years to get my money from Kindle. So, there are worse things than passive readers, agree?

I will not lie, it is not an ideal position, and I am not Stephen King or John Grisham.

I learned a few things and I want to share them with you.

The cover. What is the first thing that attracts the reader? Your book cover. If you want to buy the book in the library, I am sure you will take the one with an interesting cover. The same is with e-books, you will pick a book by the cover. Professional covers are expensive, but sure you can invest some money and find a suitable price.

The blurb. Now, you want to know what is a book about, before you buy it, isn't it? That is similar to a movie, you will read the blurb. So, if there is written "this is a book about my dog", you will walk away, I am sure. But, if there is a blurb "What happened with me and my book is a mystery, find out in this book." The blurb must tickle your attention.

Reviews. Everyone has a different opinion, but many great reviews for the book will attract the reader's attention. If many people are talking good things about a book, you wish to read it.

Grammar. Readers love "clean" books. If a book is full of grammar mistakes, if the content is poorly written, I am afraid that will reject by readers and you will get bad reviews.

Promote your book. Even if you have all these elements, the visibility of the book is the most important. People need to see the book, they will not spare time to dig on the internet and search your links. Post in the group, pay promotions on sites and ask your friends to share a book.

I am still on my way how to reach more sales. It is getting better, but I wish to make it the best I could.

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