tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post2038676902037312075..comments2023-08-11T04:33:49.146-04:00Comments on Books, beer and barbarians: E-book sales down?Tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-5286634327934869452012-01-10T11:21:50.832-05:002012-01-10T11:21:50.832-05:00My sales are up after using the KDP Select promoti...My sales are up after using the KDP Select promotion. Way up compared to what they were before. Of course they had no direction to go but up. My sales have slown down from 40 books a day to 6-10, but they are still selling vastly better than prior to select. My last two updates to <a href="http://www.TheEternalGateway.com" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a> are all about my results after using select.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-11623679811510688652012-01-06T12:27:12.019-05:002012-01-06T12:27:12.019-05:00Charles, I'm the same way. I buy a lot of book...Charles, I'm the same way. I buy a lot of books and e-books, but I also get a lot of Kindle freebies, and I spend time in used book shops looking for oldies.<br /><br />I think the e-reading phase has moved passed us, though. We're slightly passed, in my opinion, the stages of the early adopter and the heavy reader, and are moving more into general society. Those folks are mostly going to "purchase" two types of books, those from big-name authors, and the cheap or free e-books.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-78061106139003539982012-01-06T10:32:05.309-05:002012-01-06T10:32:05.309-05:00So far I've not fallen into the free giving tr...So far I've not fallen into the free giving trap. I know what you mean about the issue. as a kindle reader myself, I download tons of books that I see for free. And that probably does mean I don't 'buy' as many.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-30010919044064157872012-01-05T22:43:32.861-05:002012-01-05T22:43:32.861-05:00Keith, thanks! No, I hadn't checked out Kris&#...Keith, thanks! No, I hadn't checked out Kris' blog today. I'm looking forward to the posts.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-1935279380829673382012-01-05T22:00:12.812-05:002012-01-05T22:00:12.812-05:00I agree, Ty, too many indie authors don't act ...I agree, Ty, too many indie authors don't act like professionals. Kris Rusch has addressed this, most recently in her post today about authors working for cheap (http://kriswrites.com/2012/01/04/the-business-rusch-writers-will-work-for-cheap/). <br /><br />She also had some comments about why indie authors aren't going to see huge spikes because of Christmas (http://kriswrites.com/2011/12/28/the-business-rusch-the-holiday-surprise/). Bottom, when everything is on sale, new readers are overwhelmed and buy what they're already familiar with.<br /><br />My apologies for taking up comment space if you've read these already.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.com