Charts

I continue to learn more about book sales than I ever wanted to know. And not nearly enough. As mentioned before, I’ve been running ads through BookBub which reach not just US but international readers as well. That includes Canada, the UK, and Australia. The ad links to the reader’s preference, meaning if I live in Australia and my preference is Apple Books, a click on the ad will take me to the app or site for Apple. What I should’ve figured out earlier, or at least been more consistent in checking, is looking at rankings on sites outside the US. I’ve found over the last couple of weeks that Next Time has basically been a bestseller in Canada and the UK, ranking as high as third in Canada in its category. As a bonus, Amazon also lets you click on Hot New Releases in a category, and Next Time has been #2 several times. Not sure how to use this yet in my ads and not sure I feel comfortable calling it a bestseller. Still, it’s a pretty big deal and something I should have been keeping an eye on a lot sooner.