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How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months! [Kindle Edition]

John Locke (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
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Now, for the first time ever, John Locke reveals the marketing system he created to sell more than 1,100,000 eBooks in five months!

His Credentials:

John is the eighth author in the world—and the first self-published author in history—to have sold 1 million eBooks on Kindle!

He is the first self-published author to hit #1 on the Amazon/Kindle Best Seller’s List, and the first to hit both #1 and #2 at the same time!

He is a New York Times best-selling author!

He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Entertainment Weekly!

He has had 4 of the top 10 books on Amazon/Kindle at the same time, including #1 and #2!

He has had 7 books in the top 34 and 8 books in the Top 50 at the same time!

These numbers are not positions within a category. They are positions that include all Kindle sales including fiction, non-fiction, magazine subscriptions, and game apps!

By the middle of March, 2011, it had been calculated that “every 7 seconds, 24 hours a day, a John Locke novel is downloaded somewhere in the world.”

…All this was achieved PART TIME, without an agent, publicist, and at virtually no marketing expense!


Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 351 KB
  • Print Length: 170 pages
  • Publisher: Telemachus Press, LLC (15 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0056BMK6K
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #39,933 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars John Locke paid for hundreds of reader reviews 8 Sep 2012
By JG
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's disappointing that John Locke wrote a book showing off his so-called methods for ebook success and putting himself on a pedestal to be admired by all self-published writers, when in fact he was paying for hundreds of reader reviews (he admitted recently in the New York Times that he'd paid thousands of dollars for 300 Amazon reviews, which had a significant influence on his success). If he'd had a chapter on paying for reader reviews in this book, then that would have been a bit more transparent.

Hence we can't trust anything that is in this book. Anyway, the techniques don't even work. We tried using his Twitter technique last year and got immediately blocked by Twitter for spamming.

Don't buy this book.
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88 of 90 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of obvious if you think about it! 22 Jun 2011
By Mr. M. Ryan
Format:Kindle Edition
First thing to remember is this is not how to sell 1 million copies of a book. This is about selling a suite of complementary books, using branding and targeted marketing.

This information exists for free in the ether and some of it is kind of obvious especially to more commercially aware types. In fact I read a blog of an author who has done exactly what John has done but hasn't had the same success. The useful thing about this book is that it puts it altogether in a coherent approach.

The most useful part of this book is the advice on what not to spend your money on. Parts of the book drag but as John will profess he isn't pretentious with his writing so you'll fly through it no time. I found the book reasonably interesting as it pretty much confirmed the approach that was in my head. However, having it written down and confirmed helps your mind focus and stops you digressing from your goals.

This is more for someone who wants to produce a commercial product but it's still useful if you want to get your labour of love out to a wider audience.

This is an honest review as you can tell I've read the book and I don't have a book to plug off the back of John's success! Some reviews you'll notice have been written to plug their own book and actually don't offer any critical content of this book at all.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Some okay advice that you probably already know and huge glaring omissions 29 Aug 2012
By The Emperor TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This has some okay advice that might be useful for people who are very inexperienced in marketing and have little knowledge of social media.
This advice is easily found online for free.

The writing advice is quite generic and a lot of this book is mostly about the author and not necessarily relevant for most people.

He claims that his advice could be followed by anyone and will always work.
However this doesn't seem likely as his books are a lot less popular in the UK and he doesn't seem to have come up with anymore of these `amazing blog posts'
Not certain that likening your mother to a sports figure that allegedly covered up sickening crimes would work that well!

When I first read this I thought that he must be leaving things out.
And indeed there is a huge omission in this book. It turns out that he has spent thousands of dollars paying for reviews. This has recently been revealed in a New York Times article.
How exactly is he an underdog? Surely hardly any other self published author could afford this?
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! 13 Nov 2012
By Raven's Wing
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
How did John Locke really sell 1 million ebooks in 5 months? By paying three hundred 'sock puppets' to post 5 star reviews on Amazon, that's how. This man is a fraud. His book describes how his 'breakthrough' moment came after he wrote a blog that extolled the virtues of a now discredited football coach, his mother and mothers everywhere! So all you have to do folks, he bleats, is write the same kind of sentimental claptrap in order to hoodwink millions of people into thinking what a nice guy you are - so nice you'll want to buy his book. Locke is a business man not a writer, his books are so badly written they are laughable. Please do not make this guy any richer, he is selling a lie.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Book from a Best Selling Author 24 Sep 2012
By DDUK
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I bought this book expecting to like it. Even if it wasn't the best thing since sliced bread (which I actually thought it would be), I did expect that there would be some helpful take-home points.

Unfortunately, after three hours of waiting for the "aha moment" to come...the point where I'd find some helpful tips or ideas or inspiration, I finished the book and it never came.

The book is more a memoir than a "how to" book -- I do appreciate all that John Locke has achieved, in both his previous careers and with his publishing -- and I do believe that he is a really talented guy...but I bought this book to learn about selling eBooks, not to read rambling anecdotes about the author's successes.

When the book finally gets down to brass tacks (if you do decide to purchase this book, feel free to skip to the end), the tips were incredibly obvious (namely, cater to your audience and build a following on twitter).

Again, I do think that the author's success has been fantastic, and as a memoir, this book has its nice moments, but as a "how to" book, it's a complete waste of time.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute garbage 6 Feb 2013
By qwerty
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a load of garbage!!! Here's how John Locke attributes his success and this is his secret method...

Write a promotional blog, website, and tweet. That's IT! Apart from being a badly written love letter to himself, this doesn't actually tell you ANYTHING.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor
Wish I had read reviews of this before buying it then I could have saved my money & time by NOT buying it. Read more
Published 28 days ago by The Hungry Meerkat
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for wannabe authors
Really enjoyed this book. It proves you don't always have to conform to the must do`s of the publishing business.
Published 1 month ago by Sam Cairns
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most!
This book by the prolific writer John Locke is intended for the eager authors of indie books who aspire to sell their eBooks in big quantities. Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Nath
5.0 out of 5 stars At Last: A Cogent Discourse on What Twitter & Blogging Are All About!
This book is an absolute read for every budding writer who wants to publish - and SELL - books.

Not only has John successfully removed the stigma attached to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by W. Rice-johnston
4.0 out of 5 stars Sound advice written in an informal but informative style
I like this a lot. John's success cannot be questioned and to pass on his story is something that I will be grateful for. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lorraine
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
There are a great many of these on Amazon and they are all slightly different. If you are going to read one - you should read them all.
Published 2 months ago by divaddrof
3.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a Trap This One
This guy sure knows how to sell and this book has immediate appeal to the half million wannabees of indie publishing.
so no wonder we all bought it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr David Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars John Locke inspired me
Look it's easy really, John Locke writes about the hearts desire in this book. All of those things that we put on hold because we have something more important to do today. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lee G Wilkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Some useful information
It's a tough market out there, so any information that might help an aspiring author is indispensable. It's an easy book to read and not too long.
Published 2 months ago by Lee
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable book, too much waffle!
This is a pleasant book to read. John shows off his conversations writing style and nicely show cases his other books. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lorna Dounaeva
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