How do you turn your book into a best seller? Simple, distribute your book in digital format on the Amazon Kindle and give it away for free. (related: Download Free Books for Kindle)
You may not make money on the book but since it’s part of the Best Sellers list, you [the author] will get visibility. “The hope is that customers who like what they read will go on to obtain another title for money.”
Earlier this week, the No. 1 and 2 spots on Kindle’s best-seller list were taken by “Cape Refuge” and “Southern Storm,” both novels by Terri Blackstock, a writer of Christian thrillers. The Kindle price: $0.
“Giving people a sample is a great way to hook people and encourage them to buy more,” said Suzanne Murphy which offered free downloads of “Suite Scarlett” for three weeks in the hopes of building buzz for the next book in the series, “Scarlett Fever,” out in hardcover on Feb. 1. The book went as high as No. 3 on Amazon’s Kindle best-seller list. link.