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para
06-27-2009, 03:41 PM
A link to the results of an anonymous poll was posted on one of my loops. It's pretty interesting. There are some very interesting statistical anomalies for want of a better term, that I think it's probably best to ignore.
http://www.mariannelacroix.com/pollresults6-24-2009.html
mlhernandez
06-27-2009, 04:54 PM
For what it's worth, my EC numbers fall in line with the majority in the 1-5K range. I can't say anything about the other pubs I've recently sold to since I haven't received any royalty checks yet. I'm interested to see if I fall in the averages.
seaaircarol
06-27-2009, 06:00 PM
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

It's too bad that the "under $500" couldn't have been a bit more specific.
veinglory
06-28-2009, 02:41 AM
Great information!
Big Boomer
06-30-2009, 01:15 AM
good info to keep in mind
Carmilla
06-30-2009, 10:30 PM
Who took this survey and where was it originally posted? Just curious.
brainstorm77
06-30-2009, 10:49 PM
Interesting!
mlhernandez
07-01-2009, 12:28 AM
Who took this survey and where was it originally posted? Just curious.

Marianne Lacroix hosted the survey. I would assume a wide number of epublished authors took it. I can't remember if I followed the link from the ESPAN RWA blog or if I received it on one of my publisher loops.
Aileen Harkwood
07-05-2009, 05:32 AM
What I would be interested in is learning what romance writers in general think of the Kindle as a publishing format. Do they think that the Kindle has a chance of surviving and doing well, or is it just a fad? Are their ebook writers who are making any money on Kindle?
veinglory
07-05-2009, 05:43 AM
Kindle is a fairly trivial proportion of my ebooks earnings. I see it as just another ebook format. But you might want to start a new thread about this rather than derail this one?
Lainey Bancroft
07-05-2009, 06:35 AM
What I would be interested in is learning what romance writers in general think of the Kindle as a publishing format. Do they think that the Kindle has a chance of surviving and doing well, or is it just a fad? Are their ebook writers who are making any money on Kindle?

From what I've seen, the only people making money on Kindle is Amazon, or perhaps the odd self-pubbed author who knows how to work the system. Amazon deeply discounts the book, so even if you sell mega-copies, it amounts to pennies when all is said and done from my experience. I don't knock Kindle at all, it has probably driven the odd reader to my books who may not have seen them otherwise. Do I think it will be the digital/ebook break though? No.
Aileen Harkwood
07-05-2009, 08:32 AM
Kindle is a fairly trivial proportion of my ebooks earnings. I see it as just another ebook format. But you might want to start a new thread about this rather than derail this one?

Sorry. Okay. Will do.