How do your sales stack up with the various online book stores?

wannabee · 07-12-2012, 01:54 AM

We've been selling our e-book titles online for a year now and have some sales data to chew over. I was wondering if anyone else can comment on how the various stores perform for them? Do you get much better results from one than the other?

The titles are health information about Diabetes, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Weight Loss, Thyroid Disorders etc.

Also, do you get results from stores I haven't listed? The books are formatted (not fixed) but they don't suit the Smashwords mold.

Lynx-lynx · 07-12-2012, 04:24 AM

Wannabee are those sales results in the graph representative of world wide ebook sales?

I see you are in country NSW, and Sony doesn't sell into Australia directly, rather Sony directs users to Borders and Angus and Robertson's online sites - so are Australian figures represented in the graph?

HarryT · 07-12-2012, 06:59 AM

Moved to the Writers' Corner.

wannabee · 07-13-2012, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Wannabee are those sales results in the graph representative of world wide ebook sales?

I see you are in country NSW, and Sony doesn't sell into Australia directly, rather Sony directs users to Borders and Angus and Robertson's online sites - so are Australian figures represented in the graph?

Thanks for the reply LL. Those are all sales from those stores to wherever they sell. We have worldwide rights for all our e-book titles.
Amazon and iTunes' figures on the graph are combined. ie US, GB, CA, EU, AU. I'm not at work so I cant check right now, but from memory Sony's reporting doesnt show territory. I thought that was because they only sell to the US. Kobo has just started selling to Canada but I haven't seen the report differentiate.
Google Plus has been a real disappointment. Kobo outsells Google.

VydorScope · 07-17-2012, 07:51 AM

I have not graphed my sales, but I think it would look exactly like that one, except maybe more weighted towards Amazon.

Lazybones · 07-17-2012, 06:40 PM

Swap Apple and B&N, and that would roughly line up with my experience.

Anna Drake · 07-17-2012, 07:59 PM

The only outlet where my novel sells at all well is B&N. I'd be dancing in the street if I could bring my sales up at other outlets to the B&N totals. Keep in mind, though, even my B&N sales would seem moderate compared to the number of books many people sell.

07-12-2012, 01:54 AM	#1
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	How do your sales stack up with the various online book stores? We've been selling our e-book titles online for a year now and have some sales data to chew over. I was wondering if anyone else can comment on how the various stores perform for them? Do you get much better results from one than the other? The titles are health information about Diabetes, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Weight Loss, Thyroid Disorders etc. Also, do you get results from stores I haven't listed? The books are formatted (not fixed) but they don't suit the Smashwords mold. Attached Thumbnails

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07-12-2012, 04:24 AM	#2
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,113 Karma: 92523791 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	Wannabee are those sales results in the graph representative of world wide ebook sales? I see you are in country NSW, and Sony doesn't sell into Australia directly, rather Sony directs users to Borders and Angus and Robertson's online sites - so are Australian figures represented in the graph?

07-12-2012, 06:59 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Moved to the Writers' Corner.

07-17-2012, 07:51 AM	#5
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	I have not graphed my sales, but I think it would look exactly like that one, except maybe more weighted towards Amazon.

07-17-2012, 06:40 PM	#6
Lazybones Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 1719250 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento Device: Kindle	Swap Apple and B&N, and that would roughly line up with my experience.

07-17-2012, 07:59 PM	#7
Anna Drake Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 2175016 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Kindle	The only outlet where my novel sells at all well is B&N. I'd be dancing in the street if I could bring my sales up at other outlets to the B&N totals. Keep in mind, though, even my B&N sales would seem moderate compared to the number of books many people sell.

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