Total Books Sold, 2025 Half Year Check In
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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 I have hit the half way point 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 would subtract that from the total number of in person books I have sold.
Total
For those who don't want to read all this, here is the total number:
Total Sold: 4,776 (increase of 509 since 1/1/25)
269/509 online
240/509 in person
3510/4776 online
1056/4776 in person
KENP: 416,777 (increase of 47,452 since 1/1/25)
Given Away: 7,873 (increase of 2,605 since 1/1/25)
Some notes for this edition:
You will notice a large uptick in given away editions for all my Jubal County books. This is because when I launched the second editions I set all the books in the series to free for five days to celebrate.
The omnibus editions now have KENP numbers, as when I did the second editions I put them in KU. This is a short term experiment.
I no longer track my 'this many KENP equals the equivalent of X numbers of books read.' I am secure enough in myself now to say that I did that to help soothe my ego I think.
I now include audiobook numbers.
Individual Numbers
Bringing Home the Rain:
Launch Date: August 22, 2021
How Much It Cost To Publish: 470.20
Online Sold: 614
In Person Sold: 431
Given Away: 5072
KENP Read: 117,466
Audiobook sales: 141
The Depth of the Water:
Launch Date: November 13, 2021
How Much It Cost To Publish: 450.73
Online Sold: 897
In Person Sold: 59
Given Away: 643
KENP Read: 67,929
Audiobook sales: 52
Feet in the Fire:
Launch Date: January 26, 2022
How Much It Cost To Publish: 363.15
Online Sold: 725
In Person Sold: 43
Given Away: 578
KENP Read: 61,662
Audiobook sales: 17
Praying The Day's Not Poison:
Launch Date: August 23, 2022
How Much It Cost To Publish: 360.00
Online Sold: 467
In Person Sold: 37
Given Away: 598
KENP Read: 57,287
Walking the Darkness Down:
Launch Date: March 15, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 400
Online Sold: 383
In Person Sold: 20
Given Away: 450
KENP Read: 47,687
Calling the Devil Partner:
Launch Date: July 31, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 405
Online Sold: 271
In Person Sold: 15
Given Away: 451
KENP Read: 42,452
Southern Saudade:
Launch Date: October 16, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 731.50
Online Sold: 76
In Person Sold: 118
Given Away: 81
KENP Read: 19,708
The Demons That Haunt Him - Omnibus 1:
Launch Date: December 18, 2022
How Much It Cost To Publish: 200.00
Online Sold: 37
In Person Sold: 263
KENP Read: 765
Burning Wisdom - Omnibus 2:
Launch Date: July 31, 2023
How Much It Cost To Publish: 200.00
Online Sold: 23
In Person Sold: 84
KENP Read: 1705
Create Your Way To Freedom:
Launch Date: October 2, 2024
How Much It Cost To Publish: 345.00
Online Sold: 17
In Person Sold: 15
Given Away: 1
KENP Read: 116
Grand Totals:
How Much They Cost To Publish: $3,925.58
How Much Online Sales Total: $8302.32 **
Online Sold: 3510
In Person Sold: 1056
Given Away: 7873
KENP Read: 416,777
** I only list the online sales total, because my in person sales totals have a variety of products mixed in, ranging from art cards to zines. So it's too hard for me to go back and calculate accurately the total amount I have earned from my books. I have earned over $40,000 since August 2020 when I started keeping stats.
FAQ:
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.
