This is a chapter from Mini Book Money: How to Turn 10,000 Words Into $10,000+ which releases September 8th on Amazon.
In this chapter, I’m taking on one of the biggest traps holding authors back: the Big Book Bottleneck. Most authors never finish their book, or worse, finish it and still struggle to earn. Why? Because they bet everything on one big book that takes too long to write, too long to sell, and doesn’t give readers a reason to stick around.
Instead, I’ll show you how to flip the model using the Mini Book Momentum Method, a smarter way to write, publish, and profit. We’ll do the math, show you how to build a profitable book series, and walk through how I earned over $10K from slow-selling titles by turning one big idea into a modular book business.
What You’ll Learn:
Why big books stall progress and kill momentum
How to break one book into a five-part series readers love
The strategy that helped me earn $14K from midlist books alone
How to structure, price, and launch a Mini Book series that scales with your readers
A step-by-step system for stacking revenue and increasing lifetime value
Mini Book Series Blueprint:
Book 1: Introduce the roadmap and open the loop
Books 2–5: Solve specific problems, build trust, and keep readers moving
Expand: Use each book as a launchpad for products, coaching, and services
Pricing Strategy Breakdown:
Roadmap Book: $0.99–$2.99 to build trust and momentum
Follow-Up Books: $4.99–$9.99 to maximize revenue per reader
Why selling 333 readers five books at $9.99 each is smarter than chasing 1,400 new readers for one book
Enjoy!
Chris Stanley
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