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Originally Posted by st_albert
At the risk of becoming an accomplice in the hijack of this thread, the publisher I work for publishes mostly fiction in a wide variety of genres, plus a few non-fiction. With few exceptions, they are not used as textbooks. So, no need for fancy fixed formats, audio, dancing bears, etc. Seldom even tables or interior illustrations.
The ebooks are distributed via Apple, Amazon, B&N, Fictionwise, and several other distributors. Guess who the big winner is?
We sell more through Amazon than all others combined, by a factor of 5 - 10.
Seems like we read of a new "Kindle Millionaire" every couple of weeks. I've yet to hear of the first iBooks Millionaire.
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Yes, my numbers are much like Albert's--we sell a consistent 88-92% on Kindle, and 8-11% on Nooks, and everyone else--EVERYONE, including Apple--fight over that remaining 2/10ths of 1 percent ort remaining on the table.
I agree--I don't want to hijack this poor guy's thread. I'd be happy to discuss this someplace more appropriate, like the Lounge or what-have-you. As cranky as I get about basic CSS & html questions posed on this particular forum, it's hypocritical for me to wander off topic in such far-flung areas.
So: Fabe, it's hard for me to discuss intelligently without knowing what your genre is, if it's so defined? I mean, if you publish in 1-2 genres only? I know that, for example, sci-fi sells very well on iBooks and/or Wattpad, comparatively speaking. And of course, Comics, albeit on the appropriate comix apps. AND, naturally, anything that's image-heavy, or classifiable as a "coffee-table book;" in fairness those in that genre that we've done do, for obvious reasons, sell significantly better in iBooks than elsewhere--but they don't sell that great, period, compared to their DT counterparts.
Lounge, or do we all want to drop it and let the poor OP have his/her thread back?
Hitch