Out of Print, Still in Style

What a surprise. I checked the status of my first book today on a whim. I don't look after it too often. Both the Spanish and the English versions went out of print a while ago, and I don't collect any royalties, so there's really no need. But it looks like in the absence of a second print run, it has become a bit of a novelty/collector’s item.

It debuted at $11.99 USD in 2005, and it’s selling now for $36 - $70 online. $70!! And just to think, Amazon undercut all the book merchants and was letting it go for $8 or so, originally. HA!

EDIT: It seems to fluctuate. I'm not sure what that means. I looked at it the next day, and it was selling for up to $189. Pretty wild.

I don't get any of that money anymore. Still, I was left with a happy feeling. I'm proud of that little book, imperfect as it is! And even without advertising or any kind of publicity, let alone further printing runs, it grows in value.

Also, the good news is that I can point to this when I shop around the novel I just finished. Horris (the narrator and star of my first book) is a key character in this one, as well.

I always believed in ya, Horris.