tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post78868627469466242..comments2024-01-08T13:43:58.220-05:00Comments on Brillig: something else to worry aboutThe Brillig Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-72714185907483505822010-02-11T10:18:26.561-05:002010-02-11T10:18:26.561-05:00There are a lot of disadvantages to being self-pub...There are a lot of disadvantages to being self-published, but the reporting on sales is not one of them. Okay, it probably isn't that great for time-management, but I can get instant reporting day or night from Amazon's system as well as Smashwords. Not so quick via those entities that get distributed from Smashwords (B&N, Sony, Fictionwise and Kobo in Canada.) <br /><br />But seriously, it was fascinating to watch when the Christmas pickup started, to get some idea of what happens when a review is done (and it depends on which site does the review) and so on. <br /><br />Many of us have been wondering if the Macmillian/Amazon spat helped other books sell either by default (Macmillan wasn't available--did customers just buy something else?) Did other books sell because Macmillan titles fell out of best sellers and hot seller lists on Amazon and were therefore not as visible to a browsing audience?<br /><br />I wish I knew that answer. I believe those lists help sales --and I've read on blogs (which should probably be taken with a grain of salt) that larger publishers are frustrated by some of those lists being dominated by "free" or 99 cent books. <br /><br /> (Let it be said that I wish no bad on any author, Macmillan or otherwise--my watching stats was merely for the knowledge I might gain.)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.com