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Originally Posted by ellenoc
My guess is how happy you are with indie pubbing depends a lot on how realistic your expectations are. I went to enough writers' conferences, etc., to know that very few authors make much even when traditionally pubbed. If my book were to continue to sell the way it has for the first 7 weeks for a year, it would earn as much as I'd probably have gotten as an advance from a traditional publisher, and I'd be more than happy with that.
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Considering how little mystery writers in particular seem to make, I was wondering about that. It sounds like your level of experience is somewhere around mine. I am so very curious as to how this will go.
Another thing that is very important, if you are happy with just one book out, that's an especially good sign, because additional books tend to really support each other. (At least if they are in similar genres.)
I am currently making last editing pass on the manuscript and will be converting and copyrighting by the end of the week. I need to run some tests of catalog copy and cover by my writer's groups, and update my woefully out of date main author website. Then I plan to publish by Easter.
EDIT: how are you doing with the paperback version you have available on Amazon? I assume it isn't selling as well as the ebook, but is it worth the effort?