When you’re considering writing and self-publishing a novel, how do you know where to start? The answer’s easy: With the right mindset and by researching your market and competition! In the first episode of the Self-Publishing Puzzle podcast, Ryan will walk you through what it means to be an author entrepreneur and the nitty gritty of doing market research on Amazon to write a book that readers will want to buy, read, and rave about!

Key Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Understanding and accepting the risk inherent in self-employed business
• Analyzing Amazon’s Top 100 Best Seller lists for specific items, including genre and competition/barriers to entry

Ryan also takes a deep dive on analyzing best seller Trends, such as:

• Author Names/Pen names
• Titles/Subtitles/Series Titles
• Book cover design
• Blurbs/Book Descriptions
• Tropes
• Price
• Length
• Sales Rankings
• Reviews and reader expectations

You can also watch the accompanying demonstration video where Ryan walks you through how to navigate these pages and find the information you need.

To read a full transcription of this episode, please visit https://selfpublishingpuzzle.com/podcast/s1e1-using-amazon-best-seller-lists-for-market-research

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