The last time I talked about Kindle sales rank I had gotten my head into a money space and had forgotten the entire point of this exercise. It was to get exposure and get new readers. Yes I would prefer that more people sign up for the newsletter, though I can’t complain about that because I’m starting to get a steady daily trickle of subscribers.
The point is, that I haven’t been actively marketing KEPT because I’ve had other things I had to do, what’s moving me up the charts is purely word of mouth right now. Which is freaking awesome.
Current Amazon Sales Stats in the Kindle store for KEPT: (check out the bolded part)
# Format: Kindle Edition
# File Size: 125 KB
# Publisher: IncuBooks (November 25, 2008)
# Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
# Language: English
# ASIN: B001M5TE1I
# Average Customer Review:
15 Reviews
5 star:
(9)
4 star:
(6)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (0)
› See all 15 customer reviews…
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
# Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,429 in Kindle Store (See Bestsellers in Kindle Store)
Popular in these categories: (What’s this?)
#19 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Romance > Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
#25 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Fantasy > Contemporary
#40 in Books > Romance > Vampires
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And the “popular in these categories”: The books around me are all bestselling authors. I know my price is factoring in here at little, BUT all the other bestselling books in these subcategories are pretty much names, and priced higher. So low price isn’t the only factor. People are liking it and telling others about it, and as I move up the charts, the price and probably the good reviews, are giving people incentive to click the buy button.
This is kick ass.
March 14, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Can I get a WOOT WOOT!? Congrats girl!
March 14, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Thanks, Kait!
March 15, 2009 at 2:18 am
Congrats! I hope to see you keep moving up. I’d say at this stage of the game it really isn’t about money at all. It’s about getting your name out there. Do that and the money will follow.
March 15, 2009 at 3:49 am
Yep, Bunnygirl. Definitely.
Thanks!
March 15, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Zoe, that is absolutely fantastic! Congratulations!!!
March 15, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Wooohoooo! Good work
It’s great to see word-of-mouth start to work, isn’t it?
March 16, 2009 at 1:18 am
Hey Robin, thanks!
March 16, 2009 at 1:21 am
Thanks,Naomi. Yeah, it’s really cool!
March 17, 2009 at 9:16 am
Congratulations, Z! That’s awesome …
March 17, 2009 at 9:49 am
Thanks!
I think my sales rank has dropped again, but it was really cool to get in under the 1500 mark for Kindle Sales rank.