Just How Many Books Have I Sold? - 2024 Half Year Check Up
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So, as anyone who has spent any time here knows, I like to be open and transparent on the numbers. I like to think that me doing so might help someone out, and I also hope that other folks will follow suit. The more information we have, the better our decision making will be and all that. Since we are half way through the year, here is the next tally of how many books I have sold. When it comes to in person sales this number is as close to accurate as I can get it. I totaled up how many I have ordered, then subtracted what I have in inventory. I have given some away, so I subtract 22 to get the total number of in person books I have sold.
FAQ:
I don't want to read all this, so what is the Total number you have sold? 3,708 books sold (online and in person) with 325,743 in KU page reads (which equals roughly 1,122 books).
Why do you sell so few of books 2-6 in person? Because I basically stopped taking them to events once I had my omnibus editions. I now only sell those online, or in a bundle of all 7 books I have out for 100 bucks.
Why do you sell so few of Southern Saudade? I joke that it's my unmarketable book (despite being my best book imo), so I am still figuring out how to market it.
Bringing Home the Rain:
Launch Date: August 22, 2021
How Much It Cost To Publish: 470.20
Online Sold: 477
In Person Sold: 270
Audiobook Sold: 39
Given Away: 4720
KENP Read: 95426
How many books the KENP averages to be: 305.85
The Depth of the Water:
Launch Date: November 13, 2021
How Much It Cost To Publish: 450.73
Online Sold: 844
In Person Sold: 49
Given Away: 235
KENP Read: 54983
How many books the KENP averages to be: 218.19
Feet in the Fire:
Launch Date: January 26, 2022
How Much It Cost To Publish: 363.15
Online Sold: 679
In Person Sold: 38
Given Away: 151
KENP Read: 49696
How many books the KENP averages to be: 186.83
Praying The Day's Not Poison:
Launch Date: August 23, 2022
How Much It Cost To Publish: 360.00
Online Sold: 425
In Person Sold: 33
Given Away: 162
KENP Read: 45446
How many books the KENP averages to be: 157.80
Walking the Darkness Down:
Launch Date: March 15, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 400
Online Sold: 338
In Person Sold: 16
Given Away: 0
KENP Read: 36,479
How many books the KENP averages to be: 126.66
Calling the Devil Partner:
Launch Date: July 31, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 405
Online Sold: 215
In Person Sold: 10
Given Away: 0
KENP Read: 28881
How many books the KENP averages to be: 126.66
Southern Saudade:
Launch Date: October 16, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 731.50
Online Sold: 64
In Person Sold: 51
Given Away: 0
KENP Read: 14,832
How many books the KENP averages to be: 28.74
The Demons That Haunt Him - Omnibus 1:
Launch Date: December 18, 2022
How Much It Cost To Publish: 200.00
Online Sold: 25
In Person Sold: 106
This book is not enrolled in KU, so there are no KENP stats to track.
Burning Wisdom - Omnibus 2:
Launch Date: July 31, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 200.00
Online Sold: 14
In Person Sold: 37
This book is not enrolled in KU, so there are no KENP stats to track.
Grand Totals:
How Much It Cost To Publish: 3,580.58
How Much They Have Earned Me To Date: 16,017.63 (Arrived at by totaling my in person and online sales numbers from my monthly hustle reports. Technically my in person sales also include sticker sales so this isn't 100% accurate, but it's pretty close.)
Online Sold: 3,120
In Person Sold: 588
Ebooks Given Away: 5,268
KENP Read: 325,743
How many books the KENP averages to be: 1,122.31
