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What numbers are you shifting?

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  • 29-09-2013 9:37pm
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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭


    Those of you publishing, what numbers are you selling ?

    How are you managing your marketing, wether it's epublishing or paper ?

    Are you selling internationally or Locally ?


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    pickarooney
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    I shifted 200 in a weekend a while back. It was a giveaway promotion though; otherwise it's about one every five months.


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    echo beach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭echo beach


    pickarooney wrote: »
    I shifted 200 in a weekend a while back.

    It might be wise to make it clear you are talking about books...at least I hope you are talking about books.:D


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    Were they given away free pickarooney ?

    Are you actively marketing?


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    Gryphonboy
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Gryphonboy


    I've sold a grand total of 40 copies of my book in a year at 99cent a pop. Boom!
    Money. Me. Rolling in it. :-)


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    Is that just through kindle gryphonboy? Are you actively marketing?


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    Gryphonboy
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Gryphonboy


    OU812 wrote: »
    Is that just through kindle gryphonboy? Are you actively marketing?
    Yes, mostly. I have it on Barnes and noble (0 sold) and on the fastpencil.com marketplace (5 sold).
    Beyond the original social media over sharing blitz when it launched I have done no marketing. I'm saving that for my main project. I'm planning to spend about a grand on that when it is released.


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    50,000 of Pleasures of Winter so far, but it's still selling, so don't have final figures.


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    That's a nice royalty :)

    Is it on kindle Eileen? Will pick it up if so


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Yes, Kindle and paperback.

    Thanks.


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,090 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    OU812 wrote: »
    That's a nice royalty :)

    If only you were on a pay-per-click deal for that post in your sig :D


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    I really should write that into something. I still think about it almost daily.


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    maccored
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    maximum of a few hundred a year with two books. a third has just been released as an ebook and paperback but Ive no stats on that. the first two are through a publisher who has them in quite a few online retailers and Easons, whereas the third is self published with another author through Lulu. Any marketing is mainly done through facebook and talks/conventions


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,090 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I printed off a copy of mine through Lulu for the first time the other day for someone who just won't read ebooks. The quality is very good, I have to say.


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