With 9 Best-Selling books this year and 3 books that garnered movie deals; Best Selling Author and Publisher Michael D. Butler takes the reader on a mind-blowing historical journey with a guided virtual tour and insider look at the publishing industry from the birth of the Printing Press to the Internet and makes some bold predictions about what the future of publishing will be and the answer might surprise you. So you want to be a best-selling author, right? Just the name sounds great, doesn't it? Of course, being able to call yourself a best-selling author and put that on your Facebook bio, business card, or Linkedin profile is certain to impress colleagues, friends, and family. For many, it's much more than that; it's not just having the title of best-selling author, it's being able to charge more for coaching, consulting, and speaking and being able to get more speaking gigs, more radio and TV interviews, and being seen as an expert in your field. A best-selling book's ability to establish your credibility is irreplaceable, and, in the post-Borders Bookstore age, there are more best-selling authors than ever. You could be next. What others are saying about.... BEST-SELLER STATUS(TM) Melodieann says, "I just wanted to be an author--I had no idea I could go best-seller, but it feels great and has opened up so many doors!" What are the top 3 things every author needs to achieve Best Seller Status(TM)? What are the Top 10 Mistakes New Authors Make and How can YOU avoid them? In BEST-SELLER STATUS(TM) Becoming a Best-Selling Author in the Digital Age, you will learn: 1) How to build your audience as you write your manuscript, before your book is even published 2) How to have an engaged and active social media following that will help you launch your book 3) Insider PR secrets on how to make your book a best-seller in its first week 4) 5 C's of Creating a Best-Seller 5) The 7 Step Checklist to Going #1 This book is filled with practical tips that will help new and veteran authors alike. The tips and secrets are as valuable to authors with a traditional publisher as they are to the self-published author. We closely examine 2 real-life case studies one in which the author sold 27 million books and the other where the authors sold 500 million books and most of that was BEFORE the internet. "I will personally take you by the hand on a relational journey, in which I introduce you to the people and book reviewers you need to be connected with on social media, in order to leverage Best-Seller Status(TM). I will be your tour guide on this journey, and I will make sure that your message, your story, and your book are properly introduced, noticed, and talked about 12 to 24 months prior to your book launch. Most importantly, I will help you avoid the shark-infested waters of what has ended the writing career of many a new author prematurely." Michael D. Butler