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A publishing milestone has been reached today with the announcement that a self published author has sold over 1 million e-books.
Using Amazons Kindle Direct Publishing service, John Locke*, an insurance salesman from Kentucky and part time author, has become a member of an exclusive club. Only seven other authors have reached this e-book milestone including Millennium Trilogy author Steig Larson, prolific crime writer James Patterson and Charlaine Harris with her True Blood: Sookie Stackhouse Series.
Locke decided to offer his titles at just $0.99 , significantly undercutting the average price of traditional publishing house titles, which average around $10, the bargain rice helping to create a steady fanbase for his Donovan Creed mystery series.
Locke’s success could very well be the first major step in opening the well guarded gates of publishing to the masses. Building his reputation by word of mouth without the help or publicity from a publisher, Locke has now put his practical knowledge to good use by penning an advice guide called ‘How I Sold 1 Million e-books in 5 Months’. With thousands of budding authors in the world, Locke’s latest title is sure to become another title to add to his best seller list.
* Not to be confused with the philosopher or the Lost character
1 comment:
for a moment I did wonder how that man had escaped the island - glad for the clarification.
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