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My eBook Sold 4,000 Copies. Here’s How You Can Do The Same

Making money online is easier than you think

Matt Lillywhite
3 min readMar 15, 2022

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When I was a kid, my father looked me in the eye and said I would accomplish great things someday.

“I know that you’re going to become a bestselling author. You’re just so talented… it’s inevitable!”

Unsurprisingly, my father was correct. I recently accomplished something that many people said was impossible: making $500k selling an eBook on Amazon.

Here‘s how I did it:

I Asked A Friend At Amazon To Prioritize My Book In The Algorithm

Most people who release a new book have to put a lot of effort into sales and marketing. But as you can already tell, I’m not like most people because I have a friend at Amazon who prioritized my book in the algorithm.

Everyone who logged into Amazon saw my book on the front page. It was in bright, bold letters with a giant arrow saying “buy now.” And, of course, it had a reasonable price of $125.

Some of you may be thinking, “that’s a little expensive.” I’m empathetic to the fact that you’re not used to recognizing artistic talent when it’s placed right in front of you. That’s okay. But…

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe

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