That’s about $763 in royalties. I’m still in the red, but I should break even some time next month.
I’ll go into detail this weekend after I have the entire month’s data.
Monday, March 28, 2011
I’ve sold more than 1000 books this month!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
German online periodical Spiegel mentions my blog
Back on March 3, my blog was mentioned in an online article in the German periodical Spiegel Online.
My blog hits spiked up to 1315.
Hopefully, this got me some new followers. I know of at least one, Ruby Barnes (another author jumping into the epublishing game). It does look like the blog views jumped up to a new average after the spike.
Spiegel linked to my very popular blog post: The Keys to ePublishing Success. This one post has 10 times as many views as all but one other post.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Pricing experiment update: after 21 days
The third week of sales and royalties charts for the two books that I’m experimenting with price:
Lowered price from $2.99 to $0.99.
February average daily sales = 6.6
March average daily sales so far = 16.8
February average daily royalties = $13.21
March average daily royalties so far = $5.88
March’s average daily sales/royalties have increased since last week, from 15.1/$5.28 to 16.8/$5.88.
Raised price from $0.99 to $2.99.
February average daily sales = 6.7
March average daily sales so far = 9.1
February average daily royalties = $2.34
March average daily royalties so far = $18.28
March’s average daily sales/royalties have increased since last week, from 8.2/$16.51 to 9.1/$18.28.
Thanks to the increase in sales of my novel, there is a chance that I could sell 1000 ebooks this month. It's going to be close!
Thanks to the increase in sales of my novel, there is a chance that I could sell 1000 ebooks this month. It's going to be close!
Other reports on the pricing experiment:
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Pricing experiment sales rank update: after 20 days
Twenty days after dropping the price of my novel Dead Dwarves Don’t Dance from $2.99 to $0.99, my rankings continue to drop.
Before the price drop, my best overall Amazon sales rank was #6407. Ten days after the price drop, my best overall Amazon sales rank was #3249. Today, twenty days after the price drop, my best overall Amazon sales rank is #2490.
While the rate of decline is slowing, it is still dropping.
I’m also dropping lower in the category lists:
#23 Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction > High Tech
#23 Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > High Tech
#44 Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction > Adventure
What does this mean for me?
My rankings continue to drop, so I see no reason to discontinue this experiment. I’ll keep the price at 99 cents at least until the end of the month.
What does this mean for you, the ebook author?
The 99 cent price point looks to be a good way to inch down the sales charts and break the top #20 of some category lists. But, you have to be patient. Commit to at least 30 days before deciding if the experiment is a success.
Other reports on the pricing experiment:
Twelve Worlds SF&F anthology cover
Here is the cover for the SF&F anthology that I’m working on with over a dozen other authors.
Les Petersen created a great cover for us. It evokes the feeling of multiple genres and is just an awesome piece of art. Thanks a lot, Les! If you are an author looking for an artist, I definitely advise you to contact Les at his website. He’s a breeze to work with.
The anthology will have a wide variety of stories in it, including paranormal, epic fantasy, romantic fantasy, urban fantasy, cyberpunk, space travel, mystery, and more.
My contribution to the anthology is a cyberpunk short story titled The Price of Vengeance. It concerns a certain genetically engineered dwarf and the consequences of his actions in Dead Dwarves, Dirty Deeds. It also provides some insight into the secondary and tertiary characters of my novel Dead Dwarves Don’t Dance. Twelve Worlds is the only place you’ll be able to read this short story, so if you like Noose and want to read more about him, be sure get a copy of the anthology.
Twelve Worlds will be available in early April for $2.99.
Author profits from the sale of this book will go to a charity that we’ll announce before publishing.
Keep checking back here for more information about contributing authors and the stories in the book.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Preliminary cover for The Elemental Odyssey
Igor Kieryluk sent me a preliminary draft of the cover for my YA book, The Elemental Odyssey.
It is amazing! I love it! I can’t wait for the final color version. This is really going to help sell the book.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Pricing experiment update: after 14 days
Here are the sales and royalties charts for the two books that I’m experimenting with price.
Lowered price from $2.99 to $0.99.
February average daily sales = 6.6
March average daily sales so far = 15.1
February average daily royalties = $13.21
March average daily royalties so far = $5.28
March’s average daily sales/royalties have increased since last week, from 13/$4.55 to 15.1/$5.28.
Raised price from $0.99 to $2.99.
February average daily sales = 6.7
March average daily sales so far = 8.2
February average daily royalties = $2.34
March average daily royalties so far = $16.51
March’s average daily sales/royalties have increased since last week, from 7.5/$15.08 to 8.2/$16.51.
Things continue to look good.
Previous pricing experiment reports:
March 1 – Experiment begins for novel and Format book
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