Fiction vs. Non-Fiction

inkkognito · Jan 21, 2012

Is anyone else doing both fiction and non-fiction for Kindle/Nook/et. al.? If so, is there a very distinct difference in sales between the two? So far I've focused on non-fiction, but I just published my first romance novella (something I've wanted to do for a long time). I'm trying to decide where to put my focus, i.e. on the second book in the series or on my next non-fiction theme park guide.

Thus far my non-fiction books are selling okay, so it will be interesting to see what happens with the novella. I'd love to hear from others who are also dabbling on both sides of the fence.

Nick Russell · Jan 21, 2012

I have one novel and four nonfiction books on the Amazon Kindle store and Smashwords. The novel is outselling the other four books together by more than 30 to 1.

inkkognito · Jan 21, 2012

Wow, I'm impressed! I know romance is supposed to be a good ebook genre, so I'm hoping my fiction will surprise me.

inkkognito · Jan 22, 2012

Fiction might just be more lucrative than I thought. I just uploaded the book yesterday; didn't do any promotion yet and it sold 2 copies. I'm getting to work on #2 in the series.

Jonathan Figaro · Jan 22, 2012

inkkognito said:
Is anyone else doing both fiction and non-fiction for Kindle/Nook/et. al.? If so, is there a very distinct difference in sales between the two? So far I've focused on non-fiction, but I just published my first romance novella (something I've wanted to do for a long time). I'm trying to decide where to put my focus, i.e. on the second book in the series or on my next non-fiction theme park guide.

Thus far my non-fiction books are selling okay, so it will be interesting to see what happens with the novella. I'd love to hear from others who are also dabbling on both sides of the fence.

How are you selling your non-fiction book? Are you selling it off your website? Blog? Amazon? Barnes and Nobles? Whats up?

inkkognito · Jan 22, 2012

Two of my non-fiction books are in the Kindle exclusive program and two are on both Kindle and Nook. I promote them via social media and my Examiner column, where I have a big following of people who are interested in the topic. I also plug them on my blogs and will eventually expand that to one of my websites. They're doing pretty good, so that's why I'm curious on how the fiction will play out.

Norman D Gutter · Jan 22, 2012

My non-fiction book isn't selling at all. 27 copies in eight months, though with limited promotion. But then neither is my short story. I have a second short story going up before the end of the month, and a novel next month. Working on another novel and another non-fiction book simultaneously.

NDG

inkkognito · Jan 23, 2012

The romance is selling at about the same pace as the non-fiction books right now. It hasn't been out as long, so I'm impressed because it took the others a little while to hit their stride. It also had a sale in the UK today, which surprises me. I never thought much about the international market, even though I make it available there.

lady_K · Jan 23, 2012

Fiction is definitely hot right now, especially if it's romance

Fiction vs. Non-Fiction

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