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16 Feb 2012, 09:41 PM | Post: #11

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RE: So what is a bestseller???

(16 Feb 2012 09:37 PM)Thepuss Wrote: Thanks!
I've been waiting for an answer for a year and a month!

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16 Feb 2012, 10:18 PM | Post: #12

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RE: So what is a bestseller???

Interesting points... I have to agree that when it gets to "his bestseller" then it means nothing. Dark Tidings is definitely my bestseller to date... or, being my début novel, is it my onlyseller to date?

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TresaC Reading The Cult of Me by Michael Brookes

16 Feb 2012, 10:32 PM | Post: #13

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RE: So what is a bestseller???

(16 Feb 2012 10:18 PM)Ken Magee Wrote: Interesting points... I have to agree that when it gets to "his bestseller" then it means nothing. Dark Tidings is definitely my bestseller to date... or, being my début novel, is it my onlyseller to date?

Ken - it has just become your best seller by default then! Smile

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20 Feb 2012, 10:50 PM | Post: #14

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RE: So what is a bestseller???

Nice one, Big Bob! Every time I see the tag 'His/Her Bestseller' I'll enjoy a chuckle.

Spot on, Thepuss! This marketing ploy has been used/abused by print edition publishers for years. Their marketing departments constantly scour the sales figures looking for the tiniest justification to apply the 'Bestseller' label.

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20 Feb 2012, 11:49 PM | Post: #15

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RE: So what is a bestseller???

This post was last modified: 20 Feb 2012 11:50 PM by Rosen Trevithick.

Although technically, you could claim to have written a bestseller if your book sneaked into the top 100 children's books about African politics., for an hour, I would have a heavy conscience if I called that a bestseller.

If, on the other hand, you've topped a broad category for many weeks, I think you'd be a fool not to adjust your marketing strategy accordingly.

Generally, I think if you're going to call yourself a bestselling author, you have to qualify it somewhere fairly prominent, so that the reader can make their own mind up about your achievements.

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