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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Hey, just to illustrate how new releases can boost sales of previous titles, here's a graph of my Amazon income over the last 90 days, excluding sales/income from my new release. During this timeframe, I did nearly no advertising for those older titles, which means that the income boost is...- ChickenHawk
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- Forum: Business Models, Niches, Industries
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Thanks so much for all the great insight! That's a huge help! I've been doing some of what you've outlined, but definitely have room for improvement. Even if I don't break up previous books, I can definitely write shorter books in the future, which will be really helpful in shortening my...- ChickenHawk
- Post #860
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Oh yeah. That's a great point! When I have a new release, it really boosts the sales of older books, which is a HUGE help for ROI. If I didn't have a backlist of previously published titles, things would be a ton more challenging. In fact, there are some days where I make more money off my...- ChickenHawk
- Post #859
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!This is a great concept and also really popular in genres like cozy mysteries, for example, where the same characters have different adventures from book to book. If I were just starting out today, this might be the path I'd pursue. Or, who knows, this might be a path I pursue if I give up on...- ChickenHawk
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!That's some great insight, and I could totally see this. Just based on activity on writing forums, it does seem that the conversation has shifted away from writing and more to marketing, etc. It's kind of funny to think that writers actually had it much better when there weren't many ways to...- ChickenHawk
- Post #853
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Hmmm...I actually don't know. That's a good question. I might have to poke around the writing forums and see if I can get any info. Thanks again for the help!- ChickenHawk
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Oh, wow, THANKS a MILLION FOR THIS!!! On the forums, lots of fellow romance writers have mentioned trying Google ads, but (assuming they're being honest, which I think they are), none of them could make the ads profitable with the low price points of their books. This does make sense, given...- ChickenHawk
- Post #831
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!So very, very true. And also a BIG thanks for all of the insight you posted above! Ugh. It's scary how quickly those advertising costs can add up. On my last release, I spent $12,600 (and counting). So far, that book has grossed $16,400. It's respectable, but not magnificent. On the upside...- ChickenHawk
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Okay, so above, I've highlighted some of the challenges in self-publishing. Looking at some possible solutions, here are some thoughts on how someone could mitigate those challenges. 1. Write faster. Yeah, it's an oldie, but it still holds true. I'm writing faster these days, but I'm also...- ChickenHawk
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!You're so welcome! And sorry for the delay in keeping up with the thread. The truth is, I've been so buried that it's become hard for me to keep up with much of anything. It's sad really, but I definitely need to do better. (I really do love this place and miss it when I'm away.) Oh yeah. It's...- ChickenHawk
- Post #825
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Money-Chasing Burns Bestselling Author...*Poof!* His pen name is gone.
MINDSETOh man, I'm sorry that I just saw this! But that's a really great article and summarizes the situation nicely. Reading it six months late, it's especially interesting because the tides have indeed turned. Money-chasers will almost certainly continue to invade Kindle Unlimited, but I doubt it...- ChickenHawk
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Is writing a book fast lane?
HOT!Happily, Amazon has done a lot in the last few months to clean up their Kindle Unlimited mess. This was long overdue, because scammers were in the process of destroying any integrity in the fiction bestseller lists, not to mention making it really hard for honest authors to gain any traction...- ChickenHawk
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- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Lots of great questions here... About Amazon ads, they're notoriously hard to spend. I'm glad you're having better luck with them, but for me, it's always been iffy. Amazon won't take my money, dammit! Maybe it's because my genre is so saturated and competitive. It's definitely something I'd...- ChickenHawk
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!I have thought about it, but always reject the idea, mostly because my writing "voice" is a bit quirky, and I just don't see myself meshing it with another writer. I suspect that you're right in that I could boost my income by such an approach, but some of this would be offset by the fact that...- ChickenHawk
- Post #816
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!Well, as usual, I've gone waaaaay too long between updates, but here's a quick snapshot of where I stand today. I just released a new book within the last month, and am now in the advertising phase. The newest book is doing okay, but not as good as I hoped. On a cheerier note, a book I released...- ChickenHawk
- Post #803
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Is writing a book fast lane?
HOT!If you look at the post, Money-Chasing Burns Bestselling Author, there are some links on the bottom of the original post to news stories that provide a good summary of the problems. In short, Amazon is a mess right now with "authors" stuffing books to scam the Kindle Unlimited System. Hope this...- ChickenHawk
- Post #41
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[PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks
GOLD!This is a screen capture of my earnings on Amazon since I started out. On my best month, I made around $120,000. On my worst month, I made a couple hundred bucks, which means, of course, that my income varies wildly. In addition to my earnings on Amazon, I've made some nice money on Barnes &...- ChickenHawk
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Is writing a book fast lane?
HOT!This is an interesting question, and actually one I've been pondering a lot lately, especially after on a related thread, @COSenior said that she no longer believes that writing a book is fastlane. Not to straddle the fence, but I believe the answer is yes, it can be, but the odds aren't...- ChickenHawk
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Money-Chasing Burns Bestselling Author...*Poof!* His pen name is gone.
MINDSETInteresting. I knew his latest books were ghost-written, but I had no idea that he never wrote his own stuff. Thanks for the clarification! That certainly does put a new spin on it. It also makes me wonder if, after initial success with high-quality ghost-written content, he started paying...- ChickenHawk
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Author...preneur...?
INTROWelcome! It's nice to see another author here. :)- ChickenHawk
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