Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Indie ReCon Starts Today!

Hey, all!

If you attended the last Indie ReCon, you know exactly why you need to go to this years! It was full of a ton of information, as well as giveaways. You can attend live online, and ask questions, or check in later and read the blog posts and Q&A's.

This is their site. And if they still have their archive from last year, you should definitely read it!

http://www.indierecon.org/

As one of my writing teachers used to say . . . Write On!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

September 2013 Bestselling Indies

Hey, folks! Today, we're doing something different with this post. Mainly because I didn't have the time to follow Amazon's weekly sales for all the top indie authors. So, for this blog, I'm going to show you a cross-section of indies who submitted their numbers, and how they're doing.

Keep in mind, this is a wide cross-section, from the beginning indies to the ones who are making a solid living. The questions we were looking to answer with this survey were:

1) Are audiobooks worth doing?

2) Are print books worth doing?

3) Which distributor gives you the most sales?

4) Can you make a living as an indie?

My takeaway was yes to all and -- no surprise here -- Amazon.

As far as making a living, once your sales get in the 4-figure monthly range, it does seem possible to live on your income.

Although your mileage may vary. :-D

Rank Author Name Total e-book sales (worldwide) for the month Total e-book borrows for the month Total audiobook sales for the month Total Print Sales for the month Which distributor do you make the most money with? Are you making enough to live off your income as an Indie Author or do you need a day job?
1 D.A. & M.P. Wearmouth 28,843 0 0 145 Amazon Yes, but I'm opting to keep my day job
2 Jennifer Blake 26,900 0 0 0 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
3 Tamelia Tumlin 23,100 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
4 Jay Allan 19,680 0 621 345 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
5 SM Reine 18,000 0 24 18 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
6 Christina Skye 17,800 55 0 0 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
7 Russell Blake 14,900 15 162 90 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
8 Lindy Corbin 9,750 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
9 Emily Kimelman 4,480 0 0 0 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
10 Loretta Giacoletto 4,020 3 0 43 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
11 Denise Domning 4,000 72 0 0 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
12 Marti Talbott 3,712 0 0 34 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
13 Lynette Vinet 3,350 38 0 0 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
14 Liz Schulte 2,526 0 0 12 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
15 Phoenix Sullivan 1,800 0 0 0 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
16 Kevin hardman 1,800 0 0 30 Amazon No, I still need a day job
17 V. J. Chambers 1,500 0 0 4 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
18 Heather Wardell 1,296 0 0 2 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
19 E.B. Brown 1,215 0 58 81 Amazon Yes, but I'm opting to keep my day job
20 Christiana Miller 1,122 0 0 2 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
21 Vivi Anna 1,025 0 0 0 Amazon Yes, and I'm loving the freedom
22 Elle Dawson 875 11 0 8 Amazon No, I still need a day job
23 Barbara Bartholomew 668 51 0 0 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
24 Calandra Hunter 502 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
25 Sabena Stone 307 8 0 0 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
26 Trent Evans 241 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
27 Bella Roccaforte 94 0 0 34 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
28 Ellie Wolf 85 0 0 0 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
29 Catherine Lea 46 105 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
30 Cora Buhlert 37 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
31 Gayle Ramage 29 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
32 Robert Elisberg 29 3 0 3 Amazon No, I still need a day job
33 Karen Kincy 22 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
34 Rocky Grede 16 1 0 0 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job
35 William Van Winkle 15 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
36 Stephen Drivick 11 0 0 4 Amazon No, I still need a day job
37 Monique Sorgen 9 2 0 6 Amazon
38 Tim Arnot 6 0 0 0 Amazon No, I still need a day job
39 Ryan Sullivan 2 0 0 2 Amazon No, but I have other income so I don't need a day job


And now, for the very top selling indies in September 2013, here's how the ranking broke down. To get to this level, most of these indies will be selling book quantities in the six-figure range for the month. Unfortunately, since it's taken from the DBW lists of bestselling authors who have books for sale on multiple distribution sites, all of the Amazon Select authors are excluded.


Top-Selling Indie Authors for September 2013
Date: Week ending Sept. 29, 2013
Rank Name Book Title Price
1 Jen McLaughlin Out of Line 0.99
2 Kirsten Proby Safe With Me 3.99
Date: Week ending Sept. 22, 2013
Rank Name Book Title Price
1 Jen McLaughlin Out of Line 0.99
2 Skye Jordan Reckless (Renegades, Book 1) 2.99
Date: Week ending Sept. 15, 2013
Rank Name Book Title Price
1 Elisabeth Naughton; Alexandra Ivy; Cynthia Eden; Laura Wright; Katie Reus; Joan Swan Wicked Firsts $0.99
2 Darcie Chan Mill River Recluse $0.99
3 Barbara Freethy All She Ever Wanted $0.99
4 Jen McLaughlin Out of Line $0.99
Date: Week ending Sept. 8, 2013
Rank Name Book Title Price
1 Rachel Van Dyken Ruin $0.99
2 Elisabeth Naughton; Alexandra Ivy; Cynthia Eden; Laura Wright; Katie Reus; Joan Swan Wicked Firsts $0.99
Date: Week ending Sept. 1, 2013
Rank Name Book Title Price
1 Rachel Van Dyken Ruin $0.99
2 Elisabeth Naughton; Alexandra Ivy; Cynthia Eden; Laura Wright; Katie Reus; Joan Swan Wicked Firsts $0.99

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

August 2013 Top 100 Selling Indies

Rank Author Name (First, Last) Total E-Book Sales Total Borrows Total Paper-back Sales Amazon E-book Sales B&N E-Book Sales Apple E-Book Sales Primary Genre Best-selling book price
1 Katie Reus             Romance  
2 Rachel Van Dyken             Romance  
3 Hugh Howey 100,000 27 6,500 90,000 4,000 3,000 Science Fiction $5.99
4 Samantha Chase                
5 H.M.Ward             Romance  
6 Cynthia Eden                
7 Alexandra Ivy                 
8 Colleen Hoover                
9 J.S. Scott             Romance  
10 Tara Brown                
11 Julia Kent 56,000 0 8 42,000 10,500 850 romance $0.99
12 Cheryl Bradshaw                
13 Jessica Sorenson             Romance  
14 Aubrey Rose                
15 Jasinda Wilder                
16 Alyssa Rae Taylor                
17 Eve Carter                
18 Misty Evans                
19 Cassia Leo                
20 C.J. Lyons             Mystery  
21 Adrienne Giordano                
22 Judy Angelo                
23 Noelle Adams                
24 Norah Wilson                
25 Ana E. Ross                
26 Alexa Grace                
27 Tonya Kappes             Chick Lit  
28 Tess Oliver                
29 Stacey Joy Netzel                
30 Barbara Freethy             Romance  
31 Chance, Lynda 48,150 0 0 39,754 8,396 0 romance $2.00
32 Ryk Brown 24,542 1,503 28 24,542 0 0 Sci Fi $2.99
33 Danielle Bourdon 23,918 0 6 13,166 4,561 6,037 Romance $3.99
34 Jennifer Blake 19,000              
35 SM Reine 15,500 0 13 11,500 500 3,500 Urban fantasy $3.99
36 Edward W. Robertson 15,500 0 10 14,500 725 10 Science fiction $2.99
37 Russell Blake 15,500 0 0 13,500 1,100 600 Thrillers $3.99
38 Shayne Parkinson 14,600 0 120 12,800 900 800 Historical fiction $2.99
39 Christina Skye 14,300 217            
40 Elle Casey 14,200 1,600 79 13,025 1,060 115 Romance $4.99
41 Jay Allan 13,800 0 305 11,270 1,570 0 Science Fiction $4.99
42 M. Malone 11,797 0 32 6,035 945 4,088 Contemporary Romance $3.99
43 Aphrodite Hunt, Dawn Steele 11,044 0 0 6,879 3,033 500 Erotica and erotic romance $2.99
44 Jessica Wood 10,000           New Adult $3.99
45 Anonymous 9,820 2,100 58 9,820 0 0 Romance $2.99
46 D.A. & M.P. Wearmouth 9,484 0 44 9,484 0 0 Horror $0.99
47 Tamelia Tumlin 9,400              
48 Phoenix Sullivan 8,500              
49 Kelly Harper 6,800 0 4 6,200 450   Romance $3.99
50 Sarah Woodbury 6,740 0 132 5,055 956 729 historical fantasy $3.99
51 Joe Nobody 4,910 0 3,721 3,900 515 312 Action & Adventure $9.99
52 Elizabeth A Reeves 4,803 263 0 4,803 0 0 Fanstasy $2.99
53 B.T. Narro 4,735 173 11 all 0 0 Fantasy $4.99
54 Jo Ellen 4,549 167 21 4,170 9 11 Romance/ Supernatural $3.99
55 Mitchell Hogan 4,254 0 40 4,155 32 23 Fantasy $7.99
56 Marti Talbott 4,230 0 22 2,970 116 345 Romance $4.99
57 Kevin Hardman 3,513 11 31 3,471 22 8 Fantasy/Sci-Fi $3.99
58 Kelly, Walker 2,985 0 1 2,200 569 216 Romance $4.99
59 Sarah Dalton 2,710 5 2 2,670 2 4 YA Dystopia $2.99
60 Lynette Vinet 2,300 204            
61 Richard Tongue 2,106 83 0 2,106 0 0 Science Fiction $3.99
62 Maggie Dana 1,934 0 64 1,884 16 34 middle grade/tween $2.99
63 Jason, Halstead 1,813 0 10 1,761 20 0 fantasy & science fiction $0.99
64 Christiana Miller 1,770 15 5 1,693 64 6 Urban Fantasy $3.99
65 Geraldine, Evans 1,682 9 2 1,590 27 51 Mystery Police Procedurals $5.99
66 Emily Kimelman 1,629 0 0 936 364 329 Mystery $2.99
67 Karen Cantwell 1,467 9 2 1,423 44 0 Mystery $3.99
68 Shawn Inmon 1,048 155 22 1,048 0 0 Memoir $4.99
69 Linda Barlow 1,032 0 17 955 49 0 Romance $4.99
70 Christine Pope 1,031 16 3 1,006 17 4 Romance $3.99
71 Ariadne, Wayne 966 0 0 758 54 38 Erotic Romance $2.99
72 Jez Strider 957 70 0 957 0 0 Paranormal Romance $2.99
73 Cege Smith 953 0 0 806 105 22 New Adult Contemporary Romance $0.99
74 Ben Muse 905 21 1 926 0 0 Thriller/Suspense $3.50
75 Magda Alexander 845 20 0 845 0 0 Romance $2.99
76 Cecilia Peartree 642 0 0 642 0 0 Mystery $0.99
77 T.W. Piperbrook 603 0 0 495 108 0 Horror $2.99
78 Barbara Bartholomew 541 42 0 all 0 0 time travel romance $2.99
79 Calandra Hunter 476 0 0 270 77 34 Erotica $2.99
80 Bella Bentley 460 2 0 435 9 0 erotic romance $6.33
81 MP Mcdonald 458 612 8 458 0 0 thriller $3.99
82 Alex Albrinck 442 0 0 363 62 0 Science Fiction $4.99
83 Shel Delisle 400 100 30 399 0 0 Teen/YA $3.99
84 Michael Buckley 386 3 0 386 0 0 Dystopian $1.89
85 Ros Clarke 365 0 0 240 101 22 Romance $1.99
86 Eric & Katrina Rasbold 324 25 2 324 0 0 Theology $9.85
87 Robert Elisberg 308 1 15 308 0 0 historical fiction $0.99
88 RJ Kennett 250 22 0 250 0 0 horror $4.99
89 Trent Evans 242 0 0 208 18 1 erotica $4.99
90 Ellie Wolf 224 0 0 203 4 0 erotica $2.99
91 J.E. Taylor 216 5 5 205 6 0 Suspense Thriller $2.99
92 Patty Jansen 204 0 1 47 18 15 Science Fiction $4.99
93 Jennifer Quintenz 138 23 12 138 0 0 YA Paranormal Romance $2.99
94 Lynda Wilcox 88 4 0 88 0 0 Cozy mystery $2.99
95 Greg Strandberg 55 0 0 55 4 10 Non-fiction $0.99
96 Jan Hurst-Nicholson 53 9 60 53 0 0 humour 99c
97 Rocky Grede 51 2 0 50 1 0 Dystopian $0.99
98 Wisehart, David 43 21 0 43 0 0 Thriller $4.99
100 Ardin Lalui 40 6 4 40 0 0 Western $2.99