So to the facts and figures!
Sales per month (eBook and Paperback combined):
January 302
February 165
March 306
April 121
May 71
June 87
July 89
August 87
September 57
October 76
November 58
December 96
Total 1,513
These are made up of 1,114 UK/Europe sales and 399 US sales
The eBook/Paperback split is:
eBooks 1,393
Paperbacks 120 (only available since end of August 2012)
Now to the reviews:
5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star
Amazon UK 70 8 1 1 1
Amazon US 27 3 1 0 0
Goodreads 46 16 7 1 2
Total 143 35 9 2 3
Percentage 75% 18% 5% 1% 1%
Well that's the numbers. Now to the actual reviews. Here's the links to what people actually said...
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Goodreads
Well there you go!
Just a little reminder that The Bird That Nobody Sees, the second book in the FRUGALITY trilogy is available in eBook and Paperback from Amazon UK/US and the final part of the trilogy will hopefully be available in the spring.
So thank you to everyone wherever and whoever you are.
You're all WONDERFUL!!!
Cheers!!!
11 comments:
It looks like it was a good year all round for the book. Well done on the figures and those great reviews. Upwards and onwards.
nigel
Cheers Nigel! Certainly has been great. To the toppermost of the poppermost!
Tollesbury is certainly a book that is out there on it's own.
Would it have been successful before Kindle? Who knows?
As you know, I enjoyed it. It's one of them books that you've no idea where it's going, but you are there on the journey.
Thank you Joo!
Bit like life then!!
What a great year you've had Stu, I'm sure there will be many more to come. I think Kindle has enabled readers to take control in the industry rather than the gatekeepers... I can't wait to see how the series ends!
Cheers Nick! Yep it has been wonderful! And I agree - let the people decide, not the moneymen. Get in there!
That's great, Stuart - and nice to see that I'm not doing that bad because mine's not too dissimilar to your own (and I've given you a mention, too!)
See: Writers-and-Publishers.com
But how come I don't get so many UK sales as you...?
No idea mate! It's all a mystery to me!!!
Thanks for those stats Stuart - it's always good to see what the truth of what folk are doing is (amidst all the ridiculous claims of 'success') When you talk 'sales' are you talking paid sales or have you included free promotion 'sales' as well? Just interested to know what percentage is part of a promotional giveaway and what is actual cash out of folks pockets! And also what sort of work you put in and where, to promoting it. I'm guessing Goodreads was your prime market? But it'd be good to know the story behind the figures (though don't want to take you away from writing part three.) But stats get to you. You get some figures you want more figures.... whatever though, it's a great book and I'm glad its getting a constant readership. Wish it was 10 times that (i bet you do too!)
Hi Cally!
Yep - they are all paid sales. I did a free run a couple of weeks after the release and then it was just a case of discovering things like Goodreads, the UK Kindle Forum and a little bit of Twitter. And I love stats too! Comes with being a cricket fan I guess!
What's lovely about the way the book has gone is the fact that I don't really do much promotion at all yet people seem to continue discovering it, reading it and liking it. It is a truly wonderful feeling. I'm hoping when I Woke Up This Morning comes out that people will give The Bird That Nobody Sees more of a go (I actually prefer it to Tollesbury Time!) in terms of the trilogy being complete.
Fun times though!
Cheers for all your fantastic encouragement!!!!
Sorry so long to be back here... good to know they are all paid sales. Proves one doesn't HAVE to be giving it away for free. Good clean stats is what we like (well, I hate them but I'd rather they do what they're supposed to if I have to engage with them!) So glad you are spreading through word of mouth. Me, I do no promotion I sell nothing. I do promotion I sell nothing. At least I'm consistent!
I'm looking forward to part 3 for sure but TT is THE ONE for me. Out there on its own standalone BRILLIANT. Now to prove I'm not a robot and get my words up here...
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