How Many Books do you Expect to Sell?
I got this question at the party on Sunday and I sure didn't have a good answer. I read somewhere that the average first book sells 75 copies. That seems ridiculously low but I like that it manages expectations pretty well. Right now I'm aiming for 75. I would like to at least be average.
The first print, though, will be for just 1,000. I say just, and right now I can't imagine who, or where, these 1,000 readers are!
The book doesn't release until August 23 so I'll have to wait a little longer to find out. For now, I have deleted chapters on amazon: http://lostedens.com/buy.php so I can get an idea of if there are any trends. So far, I've sold one of those. (Guess who bought it? That's right. Me.)
So how many books do I expect to sell? My hope is more than 75 but it could be a long road ahead!
The first print, though, will be for just 1,000. I say just, and right now I can't imagine who, or where, these 1,000 readers are!
The book doesn't release until August 23 so I'll have to wait a little longer to find out. For now, I have deleted chapters on amazon: http://lostedens.com/buy.php so I can get an idea of if there are any trends. So far, I've sold one of those. (Guess who bought it? That's right. Me.)
So how many books do I expect to sell? My hope is more than 75 but it could be a long road ahead!
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