“No One Buys Books” — Really?
Glad I didn’t get the memo.
This morning, I opened my inbox to find a subject line that read,
“No one buys books.”
I nearly choked on my coffee — this was news to me.
It was an email from a well-known influencer promoting a “free Masterclass” promising to show you how to make $977k in 6 months with the latest writing trend.
His argument was,
“You CAN’T make money with books, but you CAN make money with this other thing that I happen to be selling a course on.”
Dude, please.
Can we stop with the “nothing else works but this ONE thing I’m selling a course on?”
It’s manipulative and misleading.
Normally, I don’t mind when people promote their stuff.
I respect the hustle.
We all have to earn a living — and I enjoy supporting and learning from other creators who are genuinely helpful.
But this one left such a bad taste in my mouth.
If I had read his email a few years ago, it might have persuaded me NOT to start self-publishing.
