Top Selling Kindle Books: Can Yours Be One?
(c) 2012 Violet Prose Publications
If you are an author interested in composing an e-book for the Amazon Kindle Store, you may wonder what you should write about. What topics generate the most interest for how-to books? What is best for non-fiction? Continue reading to find out.
The information below was complied in December 2008 but the trends have held true through to today. Although best selling books do change, it is easy to spot a trend. If you want to write and sell digital books for the Amazon Kindle, these trends can help you get started.
Top
Selling
Kindle
Books:
The
Twilight
Series
In
November
2008,
The
Twilight
was
released
in
theatres.
This
movie,
based on
a book,
was not
only a
bestseller
in
print,
but for
the
Amazon
Kindle
and on
the big
screen.
This
book and
the
movie
that
followed
is
geared
towards
teens
and
young
adults.
This is
not the
first
time a
book has
led to a
movie or
one as
popular.
Harry
Potter
comes to
mind for
most.
Although
it will
be rare
for your
first
book to
become a
bestseller
and get
movie
rights,
don’t
think it
is out
of the
question.
Instead,
aim for
it. If
you want
to
express
your
creativity
and
cater to
the teen
and
young
adult
market,
read
these
books
and
watch
these
movies.
What are
they
doing
right?
Take it
and
create
your own
unique
storyline.
Top
Selling
Kindle
Books:
Hot,
Flat,
and
Crowded:
Why We
Need a
Green
Revolution
and How
It Can
Renew
America.
Another
best
seller
in the
Amazon
Kindle
Store is
“Hot,
Flat,
and
Crowded:
Why We
Need a
Green
Revolution
and How
It Can
Renew
America.”
As for
this
book’s
popularity,
it came
at the
right
time.
The past
few
years
have
brought
about
global
warming
concerns
and the
impact
it will
have on
the
future.
There is
much
controversy
surrounding
global
warming
and
people
want to
know
more
about
it. Not
only
that,
people
want to
know
what
they can
do to
protect
the
future
for
future
generations.
Composing
a book
on
global
warming
is not
something
the
average
writer
can do.
It takes
a lot of
research.
If you
are
looking
for a
quick
way to
make
money on
Amazon.com,
instead
opt for
a how-to
book. It
is easy
to
research
and
compose
a list
of steps
Americans
can take
to
lessen
the
impact
of
global
warming
and save
money.
List
tips and
further
describe
them in
detail.
Top
Selling
Kindle
Books:
The
Christmas
Sweater
by Glenn
Beck
Another
best
seller
in the
Amazon
Kindle
Store is
“The
Christmas
Sweater,”
by Glenn
Beck.
There
are
three
reasons
why this
book is
popular
and in
demand.
At the
time of
this
article,
it was
December;
the time
that
most
Americans
want to
get into
the
holiday
spirit.
Secondly,
this
book has
a strong
message
about
family
that
tugs at
the
heart.
Thirdly,
Glenn
Beck, a
popular
television
host on
CNN
Headline
News,
wrote
this
book.
Composing
a book
of this
magnitude
isn’t
hard.
Yes, the
author’s
celebrity
status
did have
to do
with the
book’s
popularity,
but it
goes
beyond
that.
Readers
were
captivated
by the
story.
It’s an
amazing,
yet
heart
wrenching
tale. In
fact, it
left
many
readers
reflecting
on their
own
personal
life. A
book
like
this is
easy to
create.
Whether
it be
fiction
or
non-fiction,
look
inside
yourself
and
choose a
meaningful
heartwarming
memory
or even
one that
stems
from
tragedy
and
build a
story
around
it.
Top
Selling
Kindle
Books:
Books
With An
Economic
Theme
A number
of best
selling
books in
the
Amazon
Kindle
Store
have an
economy
theme.
In
present
time,
the
economy
is a
huge
problem.
Millions
of
Americans
are
losing
their
jobs or
experiencing
cutbacks,
many are
losing
their
homes
and
their
retirement
savings.
Although
experts
claim
the
economy
will
bounce
back in
under
two
years,
Americans
are
concerned.
That is
why
books
like
“Crash
Proof:
How to
Profit
from the
Coming
Economic
Collapse,”
and “The
Ascent
of
Money,”
are
popular.
Composing
a book
on the
economy
is ideal
if you
can get
started
right
away.
Regardless
of when
you
write an
Amazon
Kindle
book,
whether
it be
now or
two
years
later,
closely
examine
issues
that are
impacting
Americans.
How-to
books
will
always
be in
demand.
In
short,
there
are
hundreds
of
thousands
of books
available
through
the
Amazon
Kindle
Store.
Your
book
will be
one of
many. To
make it
stand
out, you
should
have a
professional
cover,
detailed
product
descriptions,
and a
good
selling
price.
In terms
of
subject,
you can
make
more
money
with a
unique
subject
or
story,
but
don’t go
out of
your way
to
create
one.
Writers
perform
the best
when
they
write
from the
heart.
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