December 29th, 2012
It was this time last year that I discovered the free download promo on Kindle and it was about then really that I should count as the start of my Kindle business. In 2011 all that was to be uploaded was.
I got a Kindle for Christmas and started filling it the other day. There were 36,000 odd free books on Kindle. I went through the first five hundred pages and downloaded about 200 books, but hadn't by then encountered any of my nine books which were free then. Despite that, the nine books were downloaded about 600 times. I don't suppose folk are finding these books on Kindle. They must be finding them through the relevant computer sites, but I don't see how.
Since the start of the year, I've been sent about £68 by Amazon. I've probably made about £30 in the States, but they don't give you a cheque till you've made $100. Maybe next year.
My books download about six a month. This is what I was expecting when I put the prices up to the 70% mark. I think it's making marginally more money at the higher price.
I'm going away in a few days, probably for three months. I'm going to the Holy Isle to meditate. Anyway, I suspect I might have been selling the odd book due to the odd foray into the Meet Our Authors forum. This month I sold four books in the states, but they were all sold to someone on the Meet Our Authors thread. So I'm expecting the sales to just collapse when I'm away.
There are no computers where I am going. When I get back, I'll start writing again.
