Subject: My worst publishing industry prediction ever
My worst publishing industry prediction ever
July 28th, 2021 at 10:46 am ESTHi Friend, I must admit that I have avoided studying this market ever since I started K-lytics. When "Fifty Shades of Grey" took off, I thought it would be a short-lived phenomenon. "It is just a hype!" That was definitely the worst publishing indus ...
Going Strong: Urban Fantasy Report 2021
July 23rd, 2021 at 5:48 pm ESTHi Friend, For the third year in a row, "Paranormal Urban" was the #1 highest-selling category out of all 111 Fantasy sub-markets Urban Fantasy is a genre that merges the best of real-world mystery, thriller and suspense fiction with fantasy, for e ...
K-lytics Publishing Trends | July 2021
July 19th, 2021 at 11:36 am ESTHi Friend, Welcome to this summer's publishing trend review. In this month's issue of Kindle trends, we again identified book categories that have shown a strong Amazon rank evolution over the last twelve months. We showcase such market niches for R ...
When magic hits the city 2021
July 5th, 2021 at 8:30 pm ESTHi Friend, Do you like stories that mix fantasy with the everyday? - If yes, this is for you. If not, you may still want to find out about this book market because it represents a lot of readers who buy a lot of books. For the third year in a row, " ...
The genre of Lee Child, L.T. Ryan, Mark Dawson et al
June 15th, 2021 at 6:21 pm ESTHi Friend, If you like action heroes with the steely resolve of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, the calculating will of Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X, and the raw power of Mark Greaney's Gray Man, or Dean Koontz's Nameless, then you'll love this new K-lytics re ...
Clean Romance 2021 - Another Year of Success
June 2nd, 2021 at 6:19 am ESTHi Friend, Five years ago, Amazon introduced the Clean Wholesome Romance category. It turned into a huge success. The average sales per day in Clean Wholesome grew by 276% between 2016 and 2021 (year-to-date.) Sounds exciting? Yes, it is! – Clean R ...
Your request / K-lytics Stand-by List
June 1st, 2021 at 9:14 am ESTHi Friend, You recently signed up to your standby list after our How To Write For Markets That Sell webinar with Bryan Cohen and me. Over the last four weeks, I received several requests from people who missed the event or the related special offer. ...
Sci-fi & Fantasy Genre Report 2021 feat. 160 categories
May 21st, 2021 at 7:46 pm ESTHi Friend, Amazon Kindle currently features 30 Kindle categories, 418 sub-categories, more than 2,780 sub-sub-categories, and another 4,600+ Level 4 and Level 5 categories. Here is an example of such a Level 5 category: Teen Young Adult Science F ...
Escape to another time
April 30th, 2021 at 11:39 am ESTHi Friend, If you want to transport yourself and your readers to another time period, here is how to do it. After all, we are still in a pandemic, so it makes perfect sense to wish you were actually in a different era. The world of literature must' ...
So much is happening right now
April 16th, 2021 at 6:51 pm ESTHi Friend, Much has happened in the last four weeks: webinars, reports, Easter Holidays, and more. In case you missed something, here is a quick summary: Female Detectives Report 2021 – This new report takes an in-depth look at a genre that has h ...