The Conversion Rate of an Email List Into Books

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In the end, what sells a lot of copies of a book is the book. The easiest way to sell books to publishers who have sold a lot of books before. Email lists are considered more powerful than social media. For most people, it doesn't make a huge difference. If you wat to build an email list, you have to have something interesting to say. You put your energy into making that book too good to be ignored.

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