Most Consistent Sales Period to Date
Hello all! Happy June. We’re officially 50% through the year.
It has been a few days since the new book came out and yet, sales still seem to be holding strong. This was not expected. In the wake of Kholvaria‘s release, I anticipated a significant slow-down in sales. After all, that’s what happened after Iris‘s release last year. Granted, Kholvaria has only officially been out for 5 days, so perhaps I won’t truly see the effects of the slow-down until later, but I am surprised that sales still seem to be going strong.
Interestingly enough, the increase in book sales is not limited solely to Kholvaria. I’ve also seen a boost in sales of Iris, further confirming my theory that the sale of one book directly leads to sale of another.
Unless I have a new release, a big media boost, or something lucrative like the Broken Tomorrow Collection, I consider myself lucky if I break $10 in a month with no advertising. Since May 20th, I’ve made roughly over $75 from sales and KENP reads. Of course, I won’t know for sure how lucrative KENP is until May’s dollar per page amount is revealed later on (more about how that works HERE) – but I’m lowballing my estimate on purpose.
Additionally, my free preview collection has 29 downloads now.
All in all, these numbers are very positive. It seems having more books on the market leads to more consistent sales. Simply by having more products available, consumers are more likely to gravitate toward buying.
If you take a look at the graph below, you can see my sales data. Important to note: this graph does not contain any data relating to paperback sales or downloads of my free preview book. The graph solely shows data for Kindle editions.
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The top graph, the one in red, represents the amount of Kindle books downloaded. About half of these books are Iris and half are Kholvaria. This is good news, as I make nearly 4X the amount of money from a sale of Kholvaria as I do from a sale of Iris (this has to do with a combination of factors including pricing and royalty rates). The peak you see on May 26th is attributed to Kholvaria‘s official release day, in which 9 of the 11 units sold were Kholvaria pre-orders finally being processed.
Even more promising is the lower graph, the one in blue. This represents the amount of pages read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. For those who don’t know, Kindle Unlimited is a subscription service which allows users to read books for free, provided they pay a monthly fee. For each page read, I get money. The conversion rate varies month-to-month, though it is typically around $0.005 per page. The numbers you see here, once again, are taken from a mix of both books. The drop-off you see at the end on June 1st is due to the fact that this data has been taken at 9:30 am, and therefore I expect the June 1st number to rise significantly by the end of the day.
You’ll notice that there has not been much of any activity until May 20th. This is what the graph typically looks like. There are lengthy periods of inactivity. This is unfortunate, of course, though not unusual for me. Once May 20th hit, suddenly everything started to accelerate.
Why May 20th?
Well, May 20th is the day when my first Headtalker media went out. The next blast went out a day later, on May 21st. It is safe to assume that’s what created all this momentum. The release of Kholvaria helped add a bit of boost 6 days later, which only increased this momentum further.
What this tells me is that everything is in the timing.
Obviously nothing has been as lucrative yet as the Broken Tomorrow Boxset, and I will certainly remain vigilant for more opportunities like that. Still, this data is promising. I think I am starting to figure out how to build momentum and maintain it at little to not expense. Hopefully I can carry this through June.
As always, keep checking back here for more updates on the Color of Water and Sky series.
