How a “No-Content” Book Became a #1 Bestseller on All of Amazon with Michael J. Knowles

Welcome to this episode of the Real Fast Results podcast! 
Today’s special guest is the infamous indie author and publisher
Michael J. Knowles.  He is a managing editor and cultural
correspondent at The Daily Wire and a recent Yale graduate. 
In addition to that, he’s also a fine actor, but right now, he’s
best noted as the author of Reasons to Vote for Democrats:  A
Comprehensive Guide.  This book became a bestseller on Amazon,
and not just a bestseller in one certain category, but the
bestseller over all the books on Amazon.  If you didn’t know,
this is actually a gag book, filled with almost no content until
you reach an extensive bibliography at the end. Download the
Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode Coming Up With the
Idea for This Book [bctt tweet="I wish there was some elaborate
story about how I was going to market this thing & that I knew
it was going to #1" via="no"] That really, wasn’t it.  I
thought it would be a funny gag.  I was just sitting on the
couch with my fiancé, and I said, “You know, there really ought to
be…”  And, by the way, this is an old gag.  This gag has
been around since at least 1880, which is when the Republican
ticket of Chester Arthur and James Garfield published a blank book
of their political opponent’s statesmanship and political
achievements.  Again, that was also republicans trolling
democrats with this same gag. Learn

How the book came about

About the friends that helped Mike promote the
book: Daily Wire crew as well as Ben Shapiro and Steven
Crowder

The cover of the book

Why the book became so popular

The networking and promotion strategy

Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode
Connecting with Michael The best way is probably through
Twitter.  It’s @MichaelJKnowles, but I’m on every
platform.  You can find me on Facebook or on Twitter. 
I’m sure that you can find my email on a million pages that are out
there.  But, please do connect.  This is one aspect I’ve
really loved about this whole experience, and that is talking
personally with people.  It may take a while, but I’ll always
get back to you.  I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts. 
It’s been a really fun and totally surreal experience for me, but
the most amusing part is reading what everyone else is
writing.  I mean, those reviews on Amazon, and those Tweets,
are really made up of some genuinely funny humor.  So, send
them at me because I look forward to reading them. Real Fast
Results Community If you are diggin’ on this stuff and really love
what we’re doing here at Real Fast Results, would you please do me
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http://www.realfastresults.com/results. As always, go make results
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