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Top Selling Amazon Kindle Books: Can Yours Be One?

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 in how-to books?  What is best for non-fiction?  Continue reading on to find out.

The information below compiled in December 2008.  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.

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 are 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.

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.  

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 builds a story around it.

A number of best-selling books in the Amazon Kindle Store have an economy theme.  In the 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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