The Kindle Million Club gets a new member

Today, Amazon announced that self-published author John Locke, has sold over 1 million books using Kindle Direct Publishing becoming the first independently published author inducted into the “Kindle Million club.” Current members of the "club" include authors like Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Charlaine Harris, Lee Child, Suzanne Collins and Michael Connelly.

Locke, the international best-selling author of seven Donovan Creed novels, all of which have made the Amazon/Kindle Top 20 Best Seller's List, has published nine total works including: “Vegas Moon,” “Wish List,” “A Girl Like You,” and “Saving Rachel.”

Tech Crunch sums up the situation well, "Taking a look at Locke’s works (i.e. Now & Then, which pictures a half-naked woman on the cover), it looks like he may not be in line for a Pulitzer, but the milestone is impressive for an independent author."

When it comes to self-publishing

Over the weekend Derek Murphy, author of Jesus Potter Harry Christ, wrote a detailed post discussing ways to promote a self-published book. He's got a plan and he's willing to share! He recommends:
1.) Getting reviews
2.) Getting your kindle page set up
3.) Advertising with Blogads to spread the word (now you know why it's a great plan:))
4.) Choosing a peak time (i.e. when do people give a darn about the topic you wrote about?)
So far, only one other author has weighed in. What would you add to the recipe for success?