Want to sell books?
Build a business.
Here are 8 legendary examples of authors who have sold $100,000+ worth of books via their businesses.
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Build a business.
Here are 8 legendary examples of authors who have sold $100,000+ worth of books via their businesses.
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1. Donald Miller, StoryBrand
StoryBrand is a messaging workshop, training program, and service for business owners.
It's estimated to do somewhere between $10 million & $20 million per year in revenue.
The book, StoryBrand, sells approx 100 books per day on Amazon.
$30k/mo.
StoryBrand is a messaging workshop, training program, and service for business owners.
It's estimated to do somewhere between $10 million & $20 million per year in revenue.
The book, StoryBrand, sells approx 100 books per day on Amazon.
$30k/mo.
2. Brendan Burchard
Brendan is one of the highest-earning online course instructors in the world. ($10M+/year)
He also is a highly paid keynote speaker & consultant.
His book, High Performance Habits, still sells approx 5-10 copies per day on Amazon.
$5k/mo
Brendan is one of the highest-earning online course instructors in the world. ($10M+/year)
He also is a highly paid keynote speaker & consultant.
His book, High Performance Habits, still sells approx 5-10 copies per day on Amazon.
$5k/mo
3. Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary runs a $200M/year ad agency, VaynerMedia.
Book revenue is inconsequential to him.
And yet his book, Jab, Jab, Right Hook still sells ~150 copies/mo on Amazon.
$5k/month.
That's just 1 of his books.
Gary runs a $200M/year ad agency, VaynerMedia.
Book revenue is inconsequential to him.
And yet his book, Jab, Jab, Right Hook still sells ~150 copies/mo on Amazon.
$5k/month.
That's just 1 of his books.
4. Seth Godin
Entrepreneur and marketer Seth Godin has written 18 books.
His most famous one, "Purple Cow," came out 10+ years ago.
It still sells ~650 copies per month on Amazon.
$10k/mo.
Every new person on his email list/in his workshops gets introduced to his library.
Entrepreneur and marketer Seth Godin has written 18 books.
His most famous one, "Purple Cow," came out 10+ years ago.
It still sells ~650 copies per month on Amazon.
$10k/mo.
Every new person on his email list/in his workshops gets introduced to his library.
5. Ryan Holiday
Once Ryan Holiday realized his niche was Stoicism, he doubled-down and built a whole business around it.
• Email list
• Physical & digital products
• Podcast
• And more.
The Daily Stoic still sells ~2,500 copies/mo on Amazon.
$50k/mo.
Not bad.
Once Ryan Holiday realized his niche was Stoicism, he doubled-down and built a whole business around it.
• Email list
• Physical & digital products
• Podcast
• And more.
The Daily Stoic still sells ~2,500 copies/mo on Amazon.
$50k/mo.
Not bad.
6. Ramit Sethi
Ramit wrote the best-seller "I Will Teach You To Be Rich."
But he also has an entire business teaching people these same principles.
New students = new readers.
He still sells approx ~2,000 copies of this book per mo on Amazon at $10 per.
$20k/mo in book sales
Ramit wrote the best-seller "I Will Teach You To Be Rich."
But he also has an entire business teaching people these same principles.
New students = new readers.
He still sells approx ~2,000 copies of this book per mo on Amazon at $10 per.
$20k/mo in book sales
7. Russell Brunson
Clickfunnels Extraordinaire, Russell "wrote the book" on how to use books as lead magnets to up-sell higher-ticket products.
Despite giving this book away for free, this book still sells ~200 copies/mo on Amazon.
$3k/mo.
Clickfunnels Extraordinaire, Russell "wrote the book" on how to use books as lead magnets to up-sell higher-ticket products.
Despite giving this book away for free, this book still sells ~200 copies/mo on Amazon.
$3k/mo.
8. Tony Robbins
Maybe one of the best examples of how building a business helps you sell books.
Tony's retreats, courses, products, and offerings span categories ranging from health & wellness to money & business.
He sells ~1,000 copies of this book/mo on Amazon.
$10k ez.
Maybe one of the best examples of how building a business helps you sell books.
Tony's retreats, courses, products, and offerings span categories ranging from health & wellness to money & business.
He sells ~1,000 copies of this book/mo on Amazon.
$10k ez.
I highlight this methodology for selling books because it's the same business model I've created for myself.
#ship30for30 introduces new writers to my philosophies on writing, which sells books.
I sell ~10 copies of this book per day on Amazon.
$2k/mo
Just the beginning.
#ship30for30 introduces new writers to my philosophies on writing, which sells books.
I sell ~10 copies of this book per day on Amazon.
$2k/mo
Just the beginning.
Very few people write a book & sell books in any sort of linear way.
The vast majority of successful nonfiction writers treat books as part of their broader business.
In some cases, the book becomes a hit (Ryan Holiday)
In others, books drive new customers (Russell Brunson)
The vast majority of successful nonfiction writers treat books as part of their broader business.
In some cases, the book becomes a hit (Ryan Holiday)
In others, books drive new customers (Russell Brunson)
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