Daily posts on the art and the finances of a creative career.
Sales/Expenses Since August 9 Books sold: 29 ebooks, 0 paperbacks Money earned: $56.83 Money spent: $35 Total Books sold: 539 ebooks, 229 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $2,337.19 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $10,547.51 Just a very quick update today — I spent $35 on a Bargain Booksy promotion at the end of August (promoting Volume 1 in the hopes…
Sales/Expenses Since June 25 Books sold: 29 ebooks, 3 paperbacks Money earned: $93.81 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 510 ebooks, 229 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $2,280.36 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $10,512.51 I haven’t done an update in forever, but that’s because I haven’t had much news to share. Since getting back from my mini-book-tour I’ve been focusing on…
Sales/Expenses Since May 29 Books sold: 31 ebooks, 40 paperbacks Money earned: $291.60 Money spent: $678.85 Total Books sold: 481 ebooks, 226 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $2,186.55 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $10,512.51 Right now I’m $1,416.96 in the red, which represents roughly 500 book sales. Considering that Biographies Vol. 1 sold more than 500 copies in its first year, I…
Sales/Expenses Since May 13 Books sold: 68 ebooks, 29 paperbacks Money earned: $275.67 Money spent: $293.34 Total Books sold: 450 ebooks, 186 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $1,894.95 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $9,833.66 It’s been exactly one week since The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 2 launched, and during that time the book has sold: 58 copies on Amazon Kindle (this…
Sales/Expenses Since April 22 Books sold: 5 ebooks (Amazon), 10 paperbacks Money earned: $213.60 Money spent: $1,978.42 Total Books sold: 382 ebooks, 157 paperbacks Volume 2 pre-orders: 35 Money earned (book sales): $1,619.28 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $9,540.32 We’re now at the point where I’ve spent more money on The Biographies of Ordinary People than I’ve earned from it — which should…
Sales/Expenses Since April 11 Books sold: 1 ebook (Amazon), 1 ebook (Google Play) Money earned: $4.81 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 377 ebooks, 147 paperbacks Volume 2 pre-orders: 33 Money earned (book sales): $1,485.68 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $7,561.90 The following was originally sent to my TinyLetter subscribers. I’ve been living in Cedar Rapids for five months now, which…
Sales/Expenses Since March 26 Books sold: $0 Money earned: $0 Money spent: $939.33 Total Books sold: 375 ebooks, 147 paperbacks Volume 2 pre-orders: 32 Money earned (book sales): $1,480.87 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $7,561.90 So… I’m switching from weekly self-publishing updates to “updates whenever I have news to share,” because otherwise I would have spent the past two weeks…
This Week Books sold: 3 ebooks (Amazon), 1 ebook (iBooks) Money earned: $11.12 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 375 ebooks, 147 paperbacks Volume 2 pre-orders: 30 Money earned (book sales): $1,480.87 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $6,622.57 I am currently at the beginning of what I’m calling the “promotion critical path.” There are certain actions that have to complete (like finalizing…
This Week (technically the past two weeks) Books sold: 10 ebooks (Amazon) Money earned: $27.03 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 371 ebooks, 147 paperbacks Volume 2 pre-orders: 28 Money earned (book sales): $1,469.85 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $6,622.57 I skipped last week’s update because I had zero sales, zero expenses, and no news to report; this week I still have…