Not exact matches
However I wonder
about the reports on «I released a
book today and have
less reads than
sales.»
Stephanie Bond: «If I had any qualms
about leaving traditional publishing, they were settled last fall: the royalty check I received from my publisher representing six months of
sales for over 40 projects was
less than I'd made the previous day in KDP royalties for
about 12
books.»
Fair warning, there has been notably
less data
about Kindle
book sales history and
sales rank tracking in the past few months, so there will still be some adjustments in the coming months to the
sales estimates that are generated.
While there's nothing inherently wrong with this if they're transparent
about their operations — and not trying to deceive you
about the type of deal you're getting — realize that such publishers may have
less motivation to acquire
books that have a good
sales outlook; they may accept nearly any
book where the author is willing to subsidize its publication.
its still not a fair price since movies cost way
less and cost a ton more, and the movie business have
about the same garantie as the
book companies when it comes to
sales.
Obviously there can be a lot more contributing to the drop in
sales — a weaker economy means
less consumers taking farther - reaching vacations, for example — but if the trend that came
about with the enhanced ebooks is solid, could this mean that people who buy
books about business or technology embrace e-reading while readers who purchase travel guides or cookbooks are
less apt to choose digital over print?
Then there is the
book - as - a-business card reason — it's
less about sales and more
about promoting yourself, so sooner is better.
It's going on two years, and I've been able to wheedle
less than 20 Amazon reviews, though I'd asked people (politely) I knew who had read the
book to say ANYTHING good or bad
about the
book, just a sentence or two, since Amazon reviews, even some tepid ones, can drive
sales.
Growth investors are
less worried
about the dividend growth, high price - to - earnings ratios and high price - to -
book ratios that growth companies face because the focus is on
sales growth and maintaining industry leadership.