Transparency in Indie Publishing, Month 6

Wow, so I've been selling my novellas online for six calendar months now! Holy cow!

Sales went up in July, but only just barely. This tells me that I need to get my butt in gear and finish up book 3 and get it out there. Also, I'm starting on it today, as part of Camp NaNoWriMo!

So, without further ado, here are the numbers for this month:

Aboard the Unstoppable Aerostat Fenris

Amazon US: 72 (last month was 58)
Amazon UK: 3 (last month was 6)
Barnes & Noble: 10 (last month was 18)
Smashwords: 0 (last month was 2)
TOTAL: 85 (last month was 84)

The Great Healion Race

Amazon US: 27 (last month was 28)
Amazon UK: 2 (last month was 0)
Barnes & Noble: 4 (last month was 3)
Smashwords: 0 (last month was 0)
TOTAL: 31 (last month was 31)

Total sales for the month equalled 118, compared to last month's 115. So, not the best numbers, but at least it's still an improvement. The total now sits at 441 books sold in six months.

The good news: I did spend most of the first half of the month in the top 100 in the Historical Fantasy charts on Kindle, and even broke into the Historical Fantasy books top 100 list (which includes both print and ebooks).

I did get a pretty bad 2-star review on Aboard the Unstoppable Aerostat Fenris toward the end of the month. So that sucks. I think it had a negative effect on sales, but I'm not sure. I'd like to ask anyone who's read the book to please take a moment to leave a review on Amazon or elsewhere, even if it's not a glowing review. More reviews make a book look more successful, even if they're not all positive. I currently have no reviews at all on The Great Healion Race.

Again, I've been doing next to no publicity for the books, and I know that has to change. Especially since I'm getting ready to add a completely new book to the mix (not part of The Steam and Steel Chronicles, and not even in the same genre).