80 (Short) Facts About Being an Indie Author (The Full List!)
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God.
I know this may seem a bit more than discouraging, but this is how it happens. Chin up, and know you are not alone.
Originally posted on Knite Writes:
Regarding Sales…
1.) Your first book will sell 5 copies in its first month. If you’re very lucky.
2.) Your first book will sell 50 copies in its first year, if you’re even luckier.
3.) Your second book will cause your first book to sell slightly better. If it’s a sequel.
4.) If your second book isn’t a sequel, both your first and second book will sell…probably nothing.
5.) You might start seeing an uptick in your overall sales numbers…once you hit book 5 or 6.
6.) More likely, you won’t see any sales increase until you get somewhere around book 10. If you ever see a sales increase at all.
7.) You will see sales when you run ads with certain popular ad sites (like Kindle Books & Tips and Ereader News Today).
8.) Unless all of those sites are Bookbub, the sales tail won’t last but a few…
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