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BVLarson · 07-19-2010, 05:23 PM

I can attest to this. The sales numbers are amazing. As an author, my best title alone sold 40 copies yesterday (MECH). When listed with the bestsellers in all SF books, not just Kindle, I'm right in there at about the same slot level as any bestseller in print. I mean that being #4 in SF adventure = #5 in all SF adventure. Logically, the Kindle books are selling faster as the print books.

Also, I've worked out with a spreadsheet that they must be selling about 100k ebook titles a day. Or more. The top 100 books are selling 200+ copies a day. A few months ago, the news was in 2009 they were selling about 10k a day. That is a 1000% growth in titles sold.
-BVL

07-19-2010, 05:23 PM	#6
BVLarson Author Posts: 123 Karma: 900 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Device: Kindle	I can attest to this. The sales numbers are amazing. As an author, my best title alone sold 40 copies yesterday (MECH). When listed with the bestsellers in all SF books, not just Kindle, I'm right in there at about the same slot level as any bestseller in print. I mean that being #4 in SF adventure = #5 in all SF adventure. Logically, the Kindle books are selling faster as the print books. Also, I've worked out with a spreadsheet that they must be selling about 100k ebook titles a day. Or more. The top 100 books are selling 200+ copies a day. A few months ago, the news was in 2009 they were selling about 10k a day. That is a 1000% growth in titles sold. -BVL