HeliosHay:


What is not clicking in your head with regards to nonfiction?

In nonfiction (unlike fiction), you're simply solving a problem - thats it.

If for e.g someone has depression/anxiety issues and they're looking for a way to relieve their anxiety, they can go on Amazon and search for "Anxiety relief tips" or "Ways to relieve anxiety" etc.

If those keywords are profitable, and your book happens to be on page 1 for those keywords, your book gets purchased.

There's no magic to it.

The only challenge is finding those profitable keywords. Once you find a keyword is profitable you then look for a way to add value to that market. Don't just copy what other people are doing, you find an angle for your book..address something other books/competitors aren't addressing.

Once your book is unique, the customer will then have a reason to buy yours instead of the other person's book.

There's nothing complicated about non-fiction.

Fiction, on the other hand, is a whole different ball game (Won't pretend I know anything about it). I'm content with specializing in non-fiction. Each to their own i guess.

Eze2000:


Fiction requires skill, not keywords, and that skill I have in abundance. I'm one of the best over in the literature section and i kid you not. At my start in 2016, i made over 50k on this forum selling my novels 500 to 1k per copy until only broke people where left (Not many ever managed that). Blogging never paid and i was borke for so long, wasted so many good years at it, and I discovered Amazon so late.

Just check the number of followers I have. and you may understand. That storytelling skill is one reason many cannot do novels etc. For example one of my novels sold five copies in on Good Friday and its not even a good novel by Amazon standards cos its based in Nigeria... it's about boko haram terrorists and the white guys don't like that stuff.

Leave Africa things to Africa... this lesson, among many, I learn the hard way but you got to be really gifted to write the white man's story in a way he will like it, stay glued and my next book is that followed by another and then another. Stephen King is not the only guy with a monopoly on imagination and this is one thing you will never get by outsourcing that's why fiction doesn't sell for you guys

Non-fiction stuff is easy to you but not so to me, particularly that keyword angle. It never quite flowed and I am always short on topics. But Novels... lol. As I am typing i have headache cos i got four novels in my head two of which are fantasy series that will run several episodes

My question now, sir, is, what is the next high sales period cos i just realized i missed easter sales. I also missed a lot of the winter sales period due to emotional depression and ignorance of its existence. I recognized these periods only observing the bump in sales on my dashboard but I was never ready. I wanna be ready for the next one.

Eze2000:


Fiction requires skill, not keywords, and that skill I have in abundance. I'm one of the best over in the literature section and i kid you not. At my start in 2016, i made over 50k on this forum selling my novels 500 to 1k per copy until only broke people where left (Not many ever managed that). Blogging never paid and i was borke for so long, wasted so many good years at it, and I discovered Amazon so late.

Just check the number of followers I have. and you may understand. That storytelling skill is one reason many cannot do novels etc. For example one of my novels sold five copies in on Good Friday and its not even a good novel by Amazon standards cos its based in Nigeria... it's about boko haram terrorists and the white guys don't like that stuff.

Leave Africa things to Africa... this lesson, among many, I learn the hard way but you got to be really gifted to write the white man's story in a way he will like it, stay glued and my next book is that followed by another and then another. Stephen King is not the only guy with a monopoly on imagination and this is one thing you will never get by outsourcing that's why fiction doesn't sell for you guys

Non-fiction stuff is easy to you but not so to me, particularly that keyword angle. It never quite flowed and I am always short on topics. But Novels... lol. As I am typing i have headache cos i got four novels in my head two of which are fantasy series that will run several episodes

My question now, sir, is, what is the next high sales period cos i just realized i missed easter sales. I also missed a lot of the winter sales period due to emotional depression and ignorance of its existence. I recognized these periods only observing the bump in sales on my dashboard but I was never ready. I wanna be ready for the next one.

MrDojo:


Bro, it's good to be confident, but don't be overconfident. 90% of people outside Nigeria won't read 9ja style of fiction. Unlike nonfiction, it is far easier to 'sell' fiction novels (it you know what your doing). My humble advice for you is to publish one of your novels on sites like royalroad and Webnovel... See how other people from other parts of the world will react to it. You don't have to follow my advice though. Lastly, if your want to sell lots of books, either become a famous, or consistent author... Or, target holiday seasons (e.g. when student in America are out of school...)

If possible, write for the US audience. Because, that's where you'll get most of your sales from.

Disclaimer: Fiction or nonfiction, it doesn't really matter. If you can market your book well it will sell. It does not have to be good, a lot authors make serious money from publishing crap (fiction)... I'm not talking about 1-7k here ooo... 20k+


P.s. If your grammar is not good, please get an editor. You can publish without one, but your readers will kill the book via the reviews (if there are errors)...

Good luck ���

Eze2000:


You are like 3 years late with your advice. Wish I got it years ago. This was what i was saying when i said keep African things to Africa

If you publish Nigerian style novels on Amazon no one will buy it. It took me years to realize that it was my novel not amazon was the wahala. we are talking about novels that were best sellers on Okadabooks and nairaland literature section, mind you.

I no longer write nigerian books

mk82:

RESEARCH: METHOD TO NARROW DOWN A NICHE
-Go to Google, type Amazon bestsellers. Click on the amazon bestseller's link
-At amazon bestsellers, click on kindle store on the left side (do not use d search box at d top)
-at kindle store, click on kindle ebooks below it
-under kindle ebooks, u will see many categories. click on anyone dat u want and it will open subcategories. choose any subcategory and click until their is no more subs.
- At this point, start checking the 100 books that are listed for dat sub-subcategory.
-right click any of the listed books and check d product details. It should have amazon sales rank below 20,000.
-determine d keyword of dat book. For instance, it could be a book on anger management.
-now open amazon on anoda tab and go to kindle ebooks.use d search box to search for the keyword 'anger management'. when d results open,select 'new and popular' on d right side.
-Open about 10 of d books to check their product details. their should be at least 5 to 7 books with amazon sales rank around 10k,20k,30k,40k. there should be many odas below 100k.
-this shows money is circulating in dat niche.
if these criteria are not satisfied, go to the bestseller's page and start over. Avoid niches with many celebrity authors or those dat require professional qualifications.

HeliosHay:
Publishing Income Update (Last 30 Days)

All things considered, I'm happy with progress made so far...but not too happy. Looks like i'll make less than $10,000 this month.

Income Breakdown (assuming £1 = $1.25 and €1 = $1.11)

Ebooks - $1040
Paperback - $3520
KENP - $230
Audiobook - $4000

Total - $8790 (N3,164,400)

Q2 is usually the slowest quarter in the publishing cycle so I'm not too surprised. On a positive note, April 2018 I made a total of $2450 so this month's projected income represents a 259% year on year increase.

Will continue to add more books to my portfolio

Goal For 2019

One goal I'm determined to achieve this year is to create a strong passive and portfolio income stream. Kindle publishing has the passive income side covered. I intend to pour as much of my earnings into Nigerian Treasury Bills to create a strong portfolio income stream...that'll help me diversify my networth.

versashee:



Treasury bill? Why not real estate?

HeliosHay:


Keywords, book description and a few other things.

libertyinc1:
Hello Sir!
is your KIndle Publishing Book Still Available at this 25% discount tomorrow?
i am very interested.
Just saw it this morning.

Thanks and Regards

libertyinc1:
Okay sir!!
Thats 7500 naira only.
You will get it before close of business today and then we will talk about the one-on-one mentorship arrangement.
Regards
quote author=HeliosHay post=77780637]

The discount offer ends today 23rd April 2019, 11:59 GMT

HeliosHay:


Actually its N15,000 (Discounted down from N20K)

One-on-One Mentorship is N100,000.

libertyinc1:
Oh sorry!!
Thats true....
okay then will send it across!!

silvoice:
pls any idea: how do i get the full 16 digit of my payoneer card so that i register in amazon seller central account while i awaits for the arrival of the card I see only xxxx0446

HeliosHay:


Cool. Will email you the pdf as soon as payment is confirmed.

libertyinc1:
Sent it.
Please confirm.
Thanks and Regards

HeliosHay:


Are you E******n Odiahi?

I can confirm his payment. The pdf has just been sent.

versashee:

No.

You don't need the payoneet card details to register.

iClef:
I noticed a lot of people are asking about TIN/EIN and how to fill the Tax Interview section. Worry no more. I took screenshots on how to do it. Here is the link: www.wetclef.com/topic592.html

Enjoy.

HeliosHay:
Publishing Income Update (Last 30 Days)

All things considered, I'm happy with progress made so far...but not too happy. Looks like i'll make less than $10,000 this month.

Income Breakdown (assuming £1 = $1.25 and €1 = $1.11)

Ebooks - $1040
Paperback - $3520
KENP - $230
Audiobook - $4000

Total - $8790 (N3,164,400)

Q2 is usually the slowest quarter in the publishing cycle so I'm not too surprised. On a positive note, April 2018 I made a total of $2450 so this month's projected income represents a 259% year on year increase.

Will continue to add more books to my portfolio

Goal For 2019

One goal I'm determined to achieve this year is to create a strong passive and portfolio income stream. Kindle publishing has the passive income side covered. I intend to pour as much of my earnings into Nigerian Treasury Bills to create a strong portfolio income stream...that'll help me diversify my networth.

Danyl:


Boss,, please how many books generated this figure, this is really humongous I must say.

libertyinc1:
Thanks for your response Michael.
i think i would rather spend money and do my audiobooks than opt for any royalty share deal(not interested).
Yeah am told its upwards of $50 an hour for a good narrator........But how much does a good quality audiobook sell for on kindle publishing and how long does it take to get an audiobook ready

Am told this business is like real estate. do the hard work and then get your returns infinitum as long as you write good quality books. An acquaintance also told me this is the best time to get into audiobook publishing as the surface has not even been scratched.

For the course on audiobook publishing, maybe you should give it a very serious thought.it a negligible few that have really seen the light concerning selling audiobooks you know.

Thanks a million for your patience man!! Gracias!!

GoldPencil:
Get a friend to open an Amazon UK account for you and you'll be publishing on acx in no time. As for removing witholding tax, Befriend a g boy and ask for.... wait, send me 15000 and I'll tell you. It's all about friendships. Rich people seek networks.