Closing in on the End of the Year

Crimson Melodies has now been around for over a year. We first established ourselves as a (soon-to-be-made-official) small press / publishing outfit last June, just before the Philadelphia Comic Con where we exhibited with copies of an ARC version of Eyes of the Seer and a scattering of poetry offered as prints and magnets.

We've still got a box of goodies from last year, including 2 ARC copies of EotS that we're trying to figure out what to do with. Expect giveaways to be announced in the near future.

This year we've got a new face on our website, an (almost regularly) active blog, and a social media presence that includes the heavy hitters of Twitter and Facebook. We've got another box of goodies containing new poetry prints, as well as a few character portraits we had done for our cast of miscreants. (Again, expect giveaways soon.) Oh, and a completed book. Yep, you heard it folks! EotS has officially been shelved – IOW it is no longer a WIP. 11 blog posts since June, 4 new poetry prints, and a book isn't bad for a year's work. And we're setting even higher goals for next year.

What precisely is on the docket?

1) Rebirth of the Seer, the second book of the trilogy, is to be released in 2012 in all eBook formats followed by print. Dates TBA

2) A short-story anthology – a companion to Eyes of the Seer containing stories about Flynn, Michael ("Robin"), Matthew, and a few other characters that were introduced to you in the first book of The Vampire Flynn Trilogy.

3) A few more freebie short-stories, TBD, as bimonthly offerings.

4) More poetry / knick-knacks, and other paraphernalia  for the books. (We know you all love the kitchy stuff)

There are a few other projects on our plate that we're working on ironing out the details. And obviously we'll continue experimenting with our marketing efforts for EotS via social media, freebie stories, and even a giveaway or two. We are actively seeking out reviewers for EotS! If you're interested in obtaining a review copy, send an email to info@crimsonmelodies.com.

And now, the anticpated sales / review figures for November, as well as a more clear display of those from the past months. Next month will be the closing of 2011, and you can expect to see a page dedicated to the figures rather than blog updates containing old data.

To read, the numbers in each row / column should be self explanatory -

XX | xx – where XX is the number of copies sold / downloaded and xx is the number of reviews.

Smashwords Distrubution accounts for sales via Barnes & Noble, Diesel, Sony, and Apple.

 

Month
Amazon
Smashwords Direct
Smashwords Distribution
Monthly Total


Eyes of the Seer
Aug/Sept
7 | 0
8 | 0
3 | 0
18 | 0


October
5 | 0
0 | 0
3 | 0
8 | 0


Nov
4 | 0
1 | 0
2 | 0
7 | 0


Channel Total
16 | 0
9 | 0
8 | 0








Month
Amazon
Smashwords Direct
Smashwords Distribution
Monthly Total


A Vampire's Game
Aug/Sept
2 | 0
3 | 1
1 | 0
6 | 1


Oct
2 | 0
0 | 0
3 | 0
5 | 0


Nov
3 | 0
0 | 0
0 | 0
3 | 0


Channel Total
7 | 0
3 | 1
4 | 1








Month
Amazon
Smashwords Direct
Smashwords Distribution
Monthly Total


To Sir, With Love (free)
Aug/Sept
2500 | 3
803 | 3
63 | 1
3366 | 7


Oct
631 | 0
100 | 0
18 | 1
749 | 1


Nov
519 | 1
143 | 0
17 | 0
679 | 1


Channel Total
3650 | 4
1046 | 3
98 | 2








Month
Amazon
Smashwords Direct
Smashwords Distribution
Monthly Total


Hunting on Halloween (free)
Oct
1421 | 0
80 | 1
279 | 2
1780 | 3


Nov
1273 | 0
81 | 0
160 | 2
1514 | 2


Channel Total
2694 | 0
161 | 1
439 | 4

That's all for now folks. As always, thanks for reading.

~Jesi