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Books that are able to sell 10,000 copies have a staying power that books with lower sales dont. If you can afford one, hiring a publicist is a step in the right direction. Most authors are ecstatic if they sell 1,000 copies in the first three months. Publishing your first book might be, as it was for me, the first step in a longterm education into the publishing industry and thats fine.
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