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SUMMARY:Bestsellers Lists and Book Pre-Orders
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DESCRIPTION: Top Qualities of a Best Seller:

Compelling title/subtitle
The cover

Beyond the accomplishment of publishing a book, every author dreams of making it on a bestsellers list. Being featured on the New York Times Best Sellers List is the ultimate honor, but one that is not easy to accomplish especially as an independent author. This particular list is based on sales in brick-and-mortar bookstores and some online sales. You would need an average of 5,000 to 10,000 copies sold to even be considered. You would need to have exceptional bookstore distribution, an airtight promotions plan, and instant or overnight fame (going viral helps too). The point here is that if this is a goal of yours, there is a lot of work ahead and the chances are slim for self-published authors. There are other bestsellers lists that you can try.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ) - The WSJ bestsellers list is calculated based on total units sold across all retailers, as reported by Nielsen BookScan (the industry...

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