tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post958704408788928875..comments2023-10-05T05:42:39.584-04:00Comments on Notes from the Jovian frontier: Real world sales numbers, part 3blankenship.louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-30509522833526946612014-11-10T12:42:28.481-05:002014-11-10T12:42:28.481-05:00I've thought about buying another ad for PART ...I've thought about buying another ad for PART I, but I'm thinking the time for that is when the end of the series, PART VI, comes out. Which will be early next year, a few months after HAWKS & RAMS is published by Dreamspinner. I hear you on the bigger base -- that's definitely on my mind. <br /><br />I have not done anything with subscription services and I'll admit I've always been rather leery of those. One needs to have established trust with your readership w/r/t the quality of your writing... and your reliability. Even after two years, I wouldn't say that I have that. blankenship.louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-81066861544646536072014-11-10T12:08:58.505-05:002014-11-10T12:08:58.505-05:00It's really so important to see "real lif...It's really so important to see "real life" sales figures and analysis like this Louise, and I salute your candor.<br />So much to touch on, and I certainly have no magic answer for how to boost sales. I think you're on the brink of next-level, which I would define as getting steady, nice-to-have income from your work. Would you consider another KDPS promotion? Maybe from a bigger base there'll be a larger leap. Also, have you done anything with subscription services and are those non-sales income reflected here?<br />Basically, you've got a higher production budget than I do, so it's hard to comment. I'm also at the spend-no-extra-money level and working to turn any profit at all. Your ability to draw your own is big, very big for the fantasy genre.<br />Maybe if I get a drab of sales data from my new micro-publisher (and a big dollop of courage) I'll do the same as you someday!Wm. L. Hahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918981970218130294noreply@blogger.com