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« on: February 06, 2012, 05:23:24 PM » |
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I like the idea of that Mega Thread for Select experiences, and get weary of seeing so many posts reporting dismal sales--enough!  Dump all your grumps here. Post all your fear of no more sales in the future, your lost and wandering sales; your sales returns; your bitches about nobody liking your books. Sure, there should be a MEGA-THREAD for the braggarts amongst us too, but you can't expect me to cover all the bases. Those with OCD can have a ball.  (Hey! is KDP broke? Is SW going away? Are all the editors on the Big 6 firms on drugs? And what is Konrath having for lunch?)  |
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MikeAngel
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2012, 01:54:08 PM » |
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Okay! Let's hear your in-the-dumps sales reports! Who has low sales? These have been blamed on the season, algorithms, hormones, the Mayan calendar, and Jonathan Franzen. What else has done you in? A 1 * review? A bite from a chihuahua? A critique group? (There has to be some reason besides your own hack writing, doesn't there?)  |
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George Berger
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2012, 02:00:03 PM » |
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(There has to be some reason besides your own hack writing, doesn't there?) Nope. I suck at writing, people don't buy my books... that's pretty much all there is to it. |
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J.R.Tate
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2012, 02:01:17 PM » |
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One of my books is free today and the downloads on it are still slow. (sigh)
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Susanne OLeary
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2012, 02:29:48 PM » |
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I have only sold 10000 books today. Don't know what's wrong.  |
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J.R.Tate
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2012, 02:37:39 PM » |
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I have only sold 10000 books today. Don't know what's wrong. Wow... just wow... |
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2012, 02:42:42 PM » |
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To answer your questions: no, no, seems like it at times, and tuna sandwich on wheat bread (I checked my hidden cameras).
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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2012, 02:45:51 PM » |
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Well, most of my books have been blocked, I don't believe I can have lots of sales. Sorry to hear that. Hope you get it all fixed soon! |
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2012, 02:58:44 PM » |
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My strongest seller is down about 70% from early January; but then I noticed the proportional ranking is about the same. Oof ... people are buying a lot fewer books right now. Which I know is normal but I mean people are buying a LOT fewer books right now.  |
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 03:33:14 PM » |
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Well, my book has been out a month and it's already a failure. I loved that book, but its fate is to die on the vine. So sad for it.
Then I got the idea from another thread that maybe I've miscatagorized it, a memoir that's not really meant for memoir readers. Now how's that going to work? Maybe I'll have to post to Julie's thread, 'what's my genre'. But I already know how scary she can be if I don't have all my P's and Q's nicely put. And usually I don't, being that they mill around too much. Maybe after a glass of wine or two I'll traipse over to her territory...
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2012, 03:38:57 PM » |
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My strongest seller is down about 70% from early January; but then I noticed the proportional ranking is about the same. Oof ... people are buying a lot fewer books right now. Which I know is normal but I mean people are buying a LOT fewer books right now. Well, sorry to hear that, but your covers are so lovely, and I just had to check the one called Arachne, and then read the sample, and then buy it. Bought it. Happy sales! |
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 04:38:26 PM » |
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Thank you J.R.Tate.
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MikeAngel
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2012, 11:05:52 PM » |
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Come on, people! I know you can whine better than that. Dredge up all that resentment. Throw in a dollop of victimization. Pretend you're a Brit and you've lost your colonies. Pretend you're an Arizona rancher and dirty Mexicans are tramping over your property all day. Bitch a little about the muse leaving you for another writer. I know you can do it! |
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« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2012, 12:18:01 AM » |
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My sales have dropped so bad I am considering doing a page 32. Think Amazon would notice/care? Lol
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« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2012, 12:25:40 AM » |
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Haven't had one sale this month. I must be cursed. |
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Susanne OLeary
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« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2012, 02:08:55 PM » |
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MikeAngel
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« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2012, 02:22:17 PM » |
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SuzyQ! What am I gonna do with you? (There's an opener for you)  And wasn't it that O'Leary dame's cow that kicked off the Great Chicago Fire?  |
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« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2012, 02:28:31 PM » |
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My sales are so bad, I might have to get a real job. At Barnes & Noble. Now top that! |
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Susanne OLeary
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« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2012, 02:35:04 PM » |
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SuzyQ! What am I gonna do with you? (There's an opener for you) And wasn't it that O'Leary dame's cow that kicked off the Great Chicago Fire? I am NOT related to that O'Leary woman. My name is just an accident of marriage. As to what you can do with me, I'll leave that to your imagination. (But don't tell me the result.) |
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« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2012, 02:44:12 PM » |
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My sales started at the bottom of the cliff - they never got to the top to fall off from in the first place Heck, I'm technically running at a loss here... Discounting being a hack, there are a few reasons I can guess are beside it. Covers: The initial ones were rather poor. I have upgraded some to a semi-decent level, but one of these days I'm going to hopefully be able to afford some professionally done ones. Short stories: I mostly write short fiction, which is harder to sell than novels. Of course I have written 2 novels as well, and they are doing just as poorly... Genre: I write fantasy, which is normally a decent seller. However for the most mine is off the beaten track - I don't write the generic stuff. Mostly it is fantasy at an 18th century level of tech (tall ships, gunpowder and muskets etc) - a distinct lack of sword and elves and knights and castles to be had. Promoting: I do basically no promoting, which is probably the biggest reason behind it all (Hey, people should be discovering me ) Sort of all piles up to produce the stagnation that has happened  |
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Susanne OLeary
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« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2012, 02:46:47 PM » |
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My sales are good but they are only buying to be kind, I just know it. Then they post nasty reviews to make me sad. |
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« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2012, 10:21:12 AM » |
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Well, my book has been out a month and it's already a failure. I loved that book, but its fate is to die on the vine. So sad for it.
Then I got the idea from another thread that maybe I've miscatagorized it, a memoir that's not really meant for memoir readers. Now how's that going to work? Maybe I'll have to post to Julie's thread, 'what's my genre'. But I already know how scary she can be if I don't have all my P's and Q's nicely put. And usually I don't, being that they mill around too much. Maybe after a glass of wine or two I'll traipse over to her territory...
You have an awesome cover, at least. I love it, very creative. |
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« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2012, 10:58:25 AM » |
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I feel like that guy in mythology who has to roll a stone up the hill. He finally makes it near the top, then the stone rolls back down to the bottom, and he has to start all over again.
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« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2012, 11:11:10 AM » |
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@Cliff, same here, except the stone rolls over me! |
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