I am very curious how much stuff people are publishing on the internet.
How many things have you published? How long each?
How many things have you published? How long each?
How many e-books have you published?
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18 stories and novels released, contracted, or being reviewed by publisher. Short range between 4000 and 12000 words, while novels vary from 60K to 100K words.
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Ok I don't know if this is an ok question, if not tell me....
Do all of your stories actual sell? I mean do you make money from your e-books, do people buy them or do they sit stagnant? Do you earn a good amount of extra cash or no? Like part-time job worthy...
Do all of your stories actual sell? I mean do you make money from your e-books, do people buy them or do they sit stagnant? Do you earn a good amount of extra cash or no? Like part-time job worthy...
If you want an idea of sales numbers, you could read some of the self-publishing diary threads, which you'll find in the self publishing room.
Are you interested in people with trade publishing e-book deals too, or just self-published ones?
Are you interested in people with trade publishing e-book deals too, or just self-published ones?
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So far, I've been published three times for e-books. Next year, I will have two paperback/e-novels coming out, and naturally, I hope they'll do well.
My wife said, "If you sell a million copies of your books, you can quit your job."
I'm still working.
My wife said, "If you sell a million copies of your books, you can quit your job."
I'm still working.
I have thirteen ebooks published at this point. Three in romantic suspense, the other ten are paranormal romance. They range in price from free to 4.99$, and pricing depends on word length and complexity of the story for me.
I make a full-time income from my books. (More actually, for the area I live in.)
Of course, some sell better than others, and those better sellers often switch places. And my Amazon bestsellers are not my Barnes & Noble bestsellers.
I make a full-time income from my books. (More actually, for the area I live in.)
Of course, some sell better than others, and those better sellers often switch places. And my Amazon bestsellers are not my Barnes & Noble bestsellers.
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I've got 4 ebooks on the go. 2 are full-length novels and 2 are novellas at about 20k.
The novels are supposed to be $2.99 each but one of them has been price matched to $1.99 because of the delays in changing prices on Smashwords. I decided to leave it because I noticed an increase in sales.
In terms of sales, I'm selling about 15 a day across all titles. It might be a little bit more, I don't get daily updates for B&N or Apple.
Those sales have been steady for the last few months.
Most of my sales are on Amazon.com.
The 2 novellas are in Select with the idea that when sales for the novels are dwindling, I'll attempt to attract attention with a free promotion for the novella. I've had one free promotion so far, but at the time I didn't have any reviews and only gave away about 500. I'm working on getting more reviews now, in the hope that when I run the next promotion it will be picked up by the best websites and blogs like eReader News Today.
The novels are supposed to be $2.99 each but one of them has been price matched to $1.99 because of the delays in changing prices on Smashwords. I decided to leave it because I noticed an increase in sales.
In terms of sales, I'm selling about 15 a day across all titles. It might be a little bit more, I don't get daily updates for B&N or Apple.
Those sales have been steady for the last few months.
Most of my sales are on Amazon.com.
The 2 novellas are in Select with the idea that when sales for the novels are dwindling, I'll attempt to attract attention with a free promotion for the novella. I've had one free promotion so far, but at the time I didn't have any reviews and only gave away about 500. I'm working on getting more reviews now, in the hope that when I run the next promotion it will be picked up by the best websites and blogs like eReader News Today.
I haven't published a single e-book yet. My publishers have released three of my titles as e-books though.
Mine are non-fiction and I really don't track sales other than royalty statements. Two of the three have done well or very well, one has tanked. But the paperback version tanked as well, my publisher (and I) underestimated demand for that topic.
Jeff
Mine are non-fiction and I really don't track sales other than royalty statements. Two of the three have done well or very well, one has tanked. But the paperback version tanked as well, my publisher (and I) underestimated demand for that topic.
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I upload/publish one "community" newspaper per month; it's free, of course. I'm working on my first e-book off and on.
I self published a collection of some early writings ( about 12 shorts ), but still hammering at my first eBook.
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Self-published two short novels and one short story.
Through my publisher: two shorts and one novel.
Through my publisher: two shorts and one novel.
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I plopped a 120,000-word novel and two +-3,000-word stories on Smashwords two days ago. The short stories are free, and have had over 20 downloads each already. Novel...two sales so far.
It's the end of the world as I know it and I feel fine.
It's the end of the world as I know it and I feel fine.
One 89,000 word novel published; and one 60,000+ novel almost finished - hopefully ready for end of June release.
Zero...since I am not a publisher.
But that does not mean I do not pay attention to what is going on with E-books, or self publishing...
But that does not mean I do not pay attention to what is going on with E-books, or self publishing...
1 novel, 1 novella, 2 novelettes, and somewhere around 14 shorts stories SPed on Smashwords and Amazon with another 8 game supplements running 15-50 thousand words each with 2 novellas, 2 short stories, and 4-6 new game supplements coming up maybe as early as next month (more likely August/September for the game supplements). Maybe a novel by then too.
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The way the OP phrased this I think it may be another case of someone thinking "e-publishing" means self publishing.
So anyway OP a number of the people who have answered you in this thread like beachgirl may are talking about e-books they had published with digital first publishers.
Me...not much I guess. I have one full length novel published by Samhain, paranormal, 62,000, one 14 thousand word novella published by Freya's Bower (historical, paranormal) three 4000, 8000 word short stories published in anthologies and a number of stories ranging from a 400 word flash fiction, and 15000-8000 words were published for a flat rate price in an ezine which was a subscription only (people had to pay to read the illustrated stories, but unfortunately that ezine died with the recession. It was a good market for writers called Ruthie's Club.
I haven't self published anything although I read some tempting stories of good money but I'm more focused on digital first publisers. At the moment I'm just trying to write something else hoping my editor from Samhaiin might be interested.
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Is that 17 self published? Or are you talking about all your books with digital first publishers I know you have quite a few.
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