Here are Few Steps to Become a Bestselling Author

A famous French literary critic Roland Barthes, once said, ‘The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the author.’ It is fascinating to interpret a book in million ways, and only readers can do that. It is readers who give life to what the writer has created. It is important to take the creation to readers for the work to be complete.

How to take it to readers? How to become a bestselling author? What are the benefits of it? Read the step-by-step process to find the answers to all these questions.

Understand the marketing elements
It might look the extra mile, but it’s worth the effort. As an author, you should understand the marketing elements available. This is will ensure the visibility of the book and take it to a bunch of readers out there. These elements come as a package like campaigns, promotions, etc. Choose the right one for your book and over time, you will understand how it works. You can do your marketing on your own or hire special services for this purpose. Both will assure you of learning and sell copies of your book.

Influence
The author must know to influence readers. This can be done in many ways. Apart from promotion, it is the author who knows precisely about the details of the book. By sharing the gist and what makes the book more intriguing, the author can spread the idea of his motto behind the book. This will influence readers and their circle to know about the book. They will hunt for the book and you will be able to sell your book in better numbers.

Bestsellers
It is important to sell around 3500-5000 copies in 24 hours to hit the Amazon bestseller. Yes! It’s that huge. It doesn’t end there as it lasts only for a week. So the next element is to note down average sales per week. Knowing these both, won’t keep your book visible for the long term, it is the book as a whole that keeps it visible among the readers. It includes the book cover, book description; a link to other formats of the book will keep it running. The author has to create a book that he will love to buy, send the manuscript to his circle and ask for their feedback and take the book launch slow and steady.