bkalcher
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Post by bkalcher on May 21, 2012 0:35:34 GMT -8
I'm a little interested in where everyone's books are selling most and where most reviews are generally left by the reader.
I have found that around 70% of all my downloads are actually made through Barnes and Noble, whilst reviews are mainly left for books downloaded through itunes.
Is this normally for everyone? Or is Sony and Kobo playing big parts from your readers?
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Post by Ted on May 21, 2012 7:09:52 GMT -8
Sony and Kobo aren't 'big' parts of my readers, but they are steady and I find Kobo sales increasing faster than Sony.
B&N outsells Amazon Kindle by far for my ebooks.
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russellphillips
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Post by russellphillips on May 21, 2012 23:27:14 GMT -8
The following includes non-Smashwords channels, and doesn't include freebies, only paid sales.
2011 Amazon: 45.7% Apple: 36.6% One Book Shelf: 13.9% Barnes & Noble: 1.6% Smashwords: 1.6% Sony: 0.6%
January - March 2012 Amazon: 80.6% Apple: 12.5% One Book Shelf: 3% Barnes & Noble: 1.6% Kobo: 1.5% Sony: 0.6% Smashwords: 0.3%
I have 8 reviews at Amazon, 5 at Barnes & Noble (2 of which appear to be spam), 5 at One Book Shelf, 1 at Apple. I haven't checked the other stores for reviews, and I've only counted written reviews, not people who have rated a book but not written anything.
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bkalcher
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Post by bkalcher on May 22, 2012 3:02:52 GMT -8
Good results there. Also I have noticed an increase of spam reviews on B&N.
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Post by Ted on May 22, 2012 7:57:48 GMT -8
I don't pay much attention to reviews anymore, not since (a), some 'publishers' began advertising their marketing services included positive reviews of your work and (b), authors started swapping reviews of each others works.
I read the preview of the book and if I like it then I buy it.
Russell, those are excellent sales figures for Amazon. I've never had any success with Amazon.
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Post by carolmarlene on May 22, 2012 15:57:03 GMT -8
Lately most of my sales have been coming from Barnes and Noble, next is Apple. Up until the first of May I'd say that amazon was tops for me, but since then there's been nothing almost as if things are frozen up. I've only had twelve sales in May and usually run one to three a day there. I guess it's over, whatever is going on at amazon. I've read that they've changed their rating system. I think I'm invisible there now.
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Post by Ted on May 22, 2012 20:09:24 GMT -8
Here is an interesting read on Amazon's rating systems of late: www.lindsayburoker.com/amazon-kindle-sales/recent-amazon-algorithm-changes/It seems Amazon is adjusting its sales algorithm to 'guide' indie authors towards higher prices for their works, the $5.99-$12.99 range, and forcing lower priced works off the best sellers lists. The article states that the new algorithm has effectively decimated the 99 cent books, which is the primary price of my works. The change in algorithm may explain why I don't sell much on kindle but do a terrific volume on B&N.
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russellphillips
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Post by russellphillips on May 22, 2012 22:13:24 GMT -8
Russell, those are excellent sales figures for Amazon. I've never had any success with Amazon. Amazon has always been my biggest seller, but at the end of 2011, my book about the Falklands suddenly seemed to take off there, but nowhere else. That made the difference between Amazon and the others much more pronounced. Sales of that book dropped off after it got a 1-star review, but have picked up a bit recently, probably helped by some more positive reviews.
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