INFOGRAPHIC: The Bestseller Formula

Is writing a bestseller as easy as adhering to a slew of trend-based guidelines? Perhaps not, but the folks at UK bookseller Waterstones are happy to help you try. Disclaimer: May lead to the production of horrifyingly bad prose.

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