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Author Topic: Is it just me or are sales not being reported for everyone?  (Read 9818 times)
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« Reply #25 on: February 01, 2012, 03:58:22 PM »

Perhaps that Free Promo that Konrath/Goldberg/Black/Crouch/Nicholson blew up the reporting on Select titles.

http://bigkindleboogie.blogspot.com/p/free-kindle-thrillers-feb-1-2.html

My books are not in Select and the reporting looks fine.
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« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2012, 04:02:16 PM »

My ranks are staying where they would if sales were about normal, yet I've sold 1 each of 2 titles.

I wonder if it's just delayed because it's end of month/new month, and they rolled out that icky fancy new bar at the top.
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« Reply #27 on: February 01, 2012, 04:14:19 PM »

Yep, something is rotten in the State of Denmark (oops, Amazon) I saw 30 sales for the 31st Jan and they have now disappeared. And nothing showing to date. Hmmmm.... Patience or Persistence needed? Maybe someone from Amazon could answer this thread?
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« Reply #28 on: February 01, 2012, 04:18:08 PM »

Jaci, same here. Had 20+ sales yesterday and now gone.
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« Reply #29 on: February 01, 2012, 04:30:46 PM »

Jaci, same here. Had 20+ sales yesterday and now gone.


Yep, something is rotten in the State of Denmark (oops, Amazon) I saw 30 sales for the 31st Jan and they have now disappeared. And nothing showing to date. Hmmmm.... Patience or Persistence needed? Maybe someone from Amazon could answer this thread?

Are your sales gone when you switch back to January? My January sales are still there and the numbers are correct.

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« Reply #30 on: February 01, 2012, 04:35:52 PM »

None of my books are in select, but sales are off today too. As I recall, this has happened before right on the first of a new month. Let's hope things even out soon.
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« Reply #31 on: February 01, 2012, 04:37:47 PM »

Gertie, no my January sales are not there either (do not appear to be correct anyway).
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« Reply #32 on: February 01, 2012, 04:44:16 PM »

Not only are the brown bars rotten, but my ranking has plummeted big time.
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« Reply #33 on: February 01, 2012, 04:48:54 PM »

I agree with Edward. I think it's Select titling that is wonky. Because my non-Select are reporting normally, my Select, wonky! In the extreme Smiley

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« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2012, 04:50:10 PM »

I've been wondering if I should learn to love beige. Zippo for me. Non-select. But that might just be me :-(

On the other hand, I had a great month on Barnes & Noble in January. Go romance.
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« Reply #35 on: February 01, 2012, 04:51:12 PM »

Hmm-yeah.

With only five reported downloads, I thought my freebie was a monumental failure and was choosing to lick my wounds and go and actually--y'know--write. I'm not a rankings junkie, so didn't even look at it it until just now, and it's ranked 59 in SF. So something is obviously happening.

OK. I feel better now.

*wonders when we'll get to see download numbers*
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« Reply #36 on: February 01, 2012, 04:57:24 PM »

I prefer to believe that the people at Amazon are taking the day off in preparation for a big Groundhog Day celebration tomorrow. If the groundhog sees his shadow, I can't bear to think of what will happen to Amazon's servers.

I think you've nailed it!

I've had 156 sales across 6 titles NONE of which are in Select and NOT ONE sale in a Select title. I don't know if this means anything or not but it seems odd.....
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« Reply #37 on: February 01, 2012, 04:58:52 PM »

I just think everyone hates us. Nobody loves us. Might as well go and eat worms.

UK sales seem to be doing better than the US sales for me which is unusual. So I'm hoping not to have to eat worms and that it really IS a glitch.
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« Reply #38 on: February 01, 2012, 05:06:59 PM »

Are your sales gone when you switch back to January? My January sales are still there and the numbers are correct.


Yes - Gone - all gone after Jan 28th. But I know I saw sales on 29th - 31st Jan because I had just come off my KDP Select Freebies and was watching the REAL sales like a bl---y hawk!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #39 on: February 01, 2012, 05:12:54 PM »

So sorry about your end of Jan sales gone missing.

I'm just keeping my January page open so I can bask in the glory of all those beautiful post-free sales.
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« Reply #40 on: February 01, 2012, 05:13:56 PM »

Writers on KDP's Community thread are discussing this issue. Lots of writers with wonky sales today. At least we are all in the same pea soup.  Grin

http://forums.kindledirectpublishing.com/kdpforums/thread.jspa?threadID=27356&tstart=0
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« Reply #41 on: February 01, 2012, 05:14:06 PM »

Jaci, sounds just like mine. I had just comee off free too.
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« Reply #42 on: February 01, 2012, 05:17:41 PM »

I think you've nailed it!

I've had 156 sales across 6 titles NONE of which are in Select and NOT ONE sale in a Select title. I don't know if this means anything or not but it seems odd.....
Same here. Select book-no sales, non-select-sales. Must be a glitch.
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« Reply #43 on: February 01, 2012, 05:18:31 PM »

If it is a glitch, will our sales be found and given to us? Or are they lost in the great abyss of Amazon?


PS. We Selectors are being punished. I knew this would happen. *doom*
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« Reply #44 on: February 01, 2012, 05:28:36 PM »

If it is a glitch, will our sales be found and given to us? Or are they lost in the great abyss of Amazon?

I wouldn't worry about them being lost.  Sales have been behind many, many times in the past and they've always caught up within a day or two.
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« Reply #45 on: February 01, 2012, 05:55:05 PM »


"I wouldn't worry about them being lost."

But that's what I do best!
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« Reply #46 on: February 01, 2012, 06:01:38 PM »

Another sale and another borrow just showed up. All my sales (as few as there are) have been for Select books.

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« Reply #47 on: February 01, 2012, 06:03:01 PM »

"I wouldn't worry about them being lost."

But that's what I do best!
Nah, I read Badwater - it was a great book, so worrying can't be what you do best Smiley
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« Reply #48 on: February 01, 2012, 06:05:33 PM »

I was attributing it all to global warming, but I like the wonky angle much better. 
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« Reply #49 on: February 01, 2012, 06:14:38 PM »

I was attributing it all to global warming, but I like the wonky angle much better. 
Global warming seems like a good alternative theory.  Tongue
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