In some sectors relatively few sales can put the book in the top ten for that sector.
I can’t see this book at the sales level of the Da Vinci Code, for example, and I don’t see Hollywood fighting over the movie rights. ;)
Hawking’s ‘A Brief History of Time’ is #3,081 in Books
BUT-
#1 in Books > Science > Astronomy > Cosmology
#1 in Books > Science > Physics > Cosmology
#1 in Books > Science > Astronomy > Universe
So—Define the category you are writing for.
Then try some test marketing to samples of that target readership who haven’t already read your writing here and elsewhere.
The big reason for this is that you might get a very different reaction from sample marketing than the reaction you get from the few hundred enthusiasts who read you here. The results you get will guide you in constructing the book to suit your intended market. There is a difference between writing just what you want to write and producing a product that people want to buy.
What is the target market for your ‘best-seller’?
In some sectors relatively few sales can put the book in the top ten for that sector.
I can’t see this book at the sales level of the Da Vinci Code, for example, and I don’t see Hollywood fighting over the movie rights. ;)
Hawking’s ‘A Brief History of Time’ is #3,081 in Books BUT-
#1 in Books > Science > Astronomy > Cosmology
#1 in Books > Science > Physics > Cosmology
#1 in Books > Science > Astronomy > Universe
So—Define the category you are writing for.
Then try some test marketing to samples of that target readership who haven’t already read your writing here and elsewhere.
The big reason for this is that you might get a very different reaction from sample marketing than the reaction you get from the few hundred enthusiasts who read you here. The results you get will guide you in constructing the book to suit your intended market. There is a difference between writing just what you want to write and producing a product that people want to buy.
BillK