@NiveusLepus
Hi Rebecca... Have a question...
After seeing your post yesterday I looked for the first book... Dawnbreak...
But only grabbed the sample because I'm not sure how my Kindle Unlimited that I have for my daughter mostly, pays three authors?
I finally found the Buy Now buttons for the first 3... But then wondered how much of that would you get?
Is there a way to give you your due better than through the Amazon system?
Thanks...
Enjoy the day...
@InvaderGzim @NiveusLepus Speaking as a fellow author here, I'd offer a couple suggestions here. First of all, buying on Amazon/Kindle improves her books' rankings on the algorithm. Likewise, posting a review boosts them as well. I'm not sure how her stuff is priced but for standard Amazon stuff, we get either 30% or 70% of the sell price, less a nebulous "delivery cost." 1/2
@ianthealy @InvaderGzim Yes I do have a kofi... It's right here... You can decide to send me as many alfalfa bricks you want, or you can provide me with a monthly ration of bricks if it pleases you.
#Tossacoinforyourwriter ?
#keepahareinalfalfa
#iwritebetterwiththelightson
@NiveusLepus
I have Kofi, too. How do you like it?
@mikeflstfi I left Patreon for Ko-fi. They are much less oily, and a lot more small creator friendly. It wasn't a disruption, the few patrons I had were more than pleased to follow me so things worked out.
@NiveusLepus
I never had a Patreon.
I've had the Kofi for music stuff, but I was also considering it for a watchmaking thing I'm thinking about. Not sure yet.
@mikeflstfi I may have aligned myself with the darker powers to do so *glances over nervously at Bezos and swallows heavily* but it's working out for me so far.
@NiveusLepus @ianthealy
Done and done...
Which was why I asked... Didn't feel that praying anything through A was going to amount to much...
Thanks...
Might want to consider pinning that into your profile?
@InvaderGzim @ianthealy Done and done!
I saw it come through, I am humbled by your generosity and support. From the bottom of my hopping heart, thank you!
I'm kinda sheepish about passing the hat, and promoting to much, but at the same time, I know I've produced many things worth reading, so I get kind of stuck in my awkward little valley of not wanting to brag, but wanting to sell.
I appreciate you quite a lot! That kofi message is now pinned!
@ianthealy @InvaderGzim I get 30% of my paperback sales and 70% of my digital sales.
On a good year I clear a few hundred dollars that way.
@NiveusLepus @ianthealy @InvaderGzim Yes, this is about the same annual amount ratio I get for Architects of Vascularizationβs book 1. Also self-publishing.β€οΈβοΈβ€οΈ
@JGSchaeffer @ianthealy @InvaderGzim I'm actually doing better as an Indie than I was doing traditionally published. After 3 years I finally made it out on my own in 2017 and founded Studio Prey.
Covid knocked the heck out of my team in 2020, but I'm hoping to be back to publishing my next installment in the Farthest Star Series by years end.
@NiveusLepus @JGSchaeffer @InvaderGzim So far, I'm doing ok with my stuff. I sell enough to keep Local Hero Press in business, at least.
@ianthealy @JGSchaeffer @InvaderGzim Studio Prey is on life support, but it is alive! I have to get to releasing again.
@NiveusLepus @JGSchaeffer @InvaderGzim After two decades of this insanity, I can confirm that releasing new material is the best marketing you can do.
@NiveusLepus @ianthealy @InvaderGzim That makes me happy to hear! So cool you have your own publishing studio - that is awesome!π
@JGSchaeffer @NiveusLepus @InvaderGzim I wanted to be able to publish other authors who wanted to write Just Cause Universe stories, so it made sense to start a company instead. I actually have an author who's written two JCU books now!
@ianthealy @NiveusLepus @InvaderGzim Wow! That is really cool!πππ
@InvaderGzim @NiveusLepus If you don't think that amount is worth the entertainment value you get for the book, I'm sure she has a Patreon or accepts Venmo/PayPal donations or something similar. I know I do. π 2/2