Ok. Now I know why books have a blurb with a publication date for book two. I have mostly read Baen authors for years. I'm used to waiting a year for sequels. You are the author that got me into indy. I find the pace of sequel production great. I didn't realize you were under the gun, as it were.
Until this moment, I had not heard of Patrick Rothfuss. Did a search. To me, a certified old fart (I'm 73, been reading science fiction and fantasy, among other things, since I was 8), it sounded like too many petulant, immature children. I've waited on many things for longer periods and of greater import than a book series' next installment. If the author is talented enough and the series gripping enough, that's part of life. Not going to list examples on your space, because old farts are polite. You are included, however. In my mind, the impatient children need to remember which person is the creative, interesting purveyor of reading pleasure and which is just paying for the joy of finding out what the heck happens next.
It's complicated. KU gives you maybe 30 percent of the cover price? Maybe less, or if the book is really long, hopefully more. I haven't tracked on just -what- they're paying on page reads these days, though I know they hit a record low last year. So it could be averaging more like 20 percent now.
But it is a fair bit less than what you get otherwise (70 percent royalty for anything in the 2.99 - 9.99 range).
Understand that even with the low price of KU, Amazon still pays MORE than most tradpubs (the big 5). Many say you're getting a dollar a book, but you're lucky if you get 50 cents. Most tradpubs treat their authors quite poorly.
Now on paperbacks I sell via Amazon, I make less than on a straight up ebook sale (but more than I get via KU - and MORE than I get from my tradpub paperbacks) because print is expensive and I want to keep the cost to my fans lower than what folks pay in bookstores (to try and have a sales advantage). It's not like I sell a lot of paperbacks on Amazon, they're maybe 1 percent of my sales. I actually make even less on the ones I sell in Australia because those poor people are being screwed by their economy.
Found your post because I searched pats name lol, gano check out your books since his readers like your books, funny enough.
His books have had a bit of a different effect on me(it might be due to some undiagnosed childhood trauma). I love pats books and even though it's not finished i have reread and listened to it many times and always enjoy the way the story grabs and pulls me in.
The way he may have fkd me up is that I now don't like finishing books or tv shows; I can watch current stuff that hasn't ended and read series that hasn't ended but If it as over, I can't finish the last few episodes or chapters. Yep I am fkd. Didn't watch the last 2 episodes of poldark after religiously watching year efter year, that was when I first noticed this pat effect, lmao.
Ok. Now I know why books have a blurb with a publication date for book two. I have mostly read Baen authors for years. I'm used to waiting a year for sequels. You are the author that got me into indy. I find the pace of sequel production great. I didn't realize you were under the gun, as it were.
Thanks for all your books.
Until this moment, I had not heard of Patrick Rothfuss. Did a search. To me, a certified old fart (I'm 73, been reading science fiction and fantasy, among other things, since I was 8), it sounded like too many petulant, immature children. I've waited on many things for longer periods and of greater import than a book series' next installment. If the author is talented enough and the series gripping enough, that's part of life. Not going to list examples on your space, because old farts are polite. You are included, however. In my mind, the impatient children need to remember which person is the creative, interesting purveyor of reading pleasure and which is just paying for the joy of finding out what the heck happens next.
How bad does Amazon screw authors with KU? How does the Authors percentage compare with Paper vs regular Kindle sales?
It's complicated. KU gives you maybe 30 percent of the cover price? Maybe less, or if the book is really long, hopefully more. I haven't tracked on just -what- they're paying on page reads these days, though I know they hit a record low last year. So it could be averaging more like 20 percent now.
But it is a fair bit less than what you get otherwise (70 percent royalty for anything in the 2.99 - 9.99 range).
Understand that even with the low price of KU, Amazon still pays MORE than most tradpubs (the big 5). Many say you're getting a dollar a book, but you're lucky if you get 50 cents. Most tradpubs treat their authors quite poorly.
Now on paperbacks I sell via Amazon, I make less than on a straight up ebook sale (but more than I get via KU - and MORE than I get from my tradpub paperbacks) because print is expensive and I want to keep the cost to my fans lower than what folks pay in bookstores (to try and have a sales advantage). It's not like I sell a lot of paperbacks on Amazon, they're maybe 1 percent of my sales. I actually make even less on the ones I sell in Australia because those poor people are being screwed by their economy.
Found your post because I searched pats name lol, gano check out your books since his readers like your books, funny enough.
His books have had a bit of a different effect on me(it might be due to some undiagnosed childhood trauma). I love pats books and even though it's not finished i have reread and listened to it many times and always enjoy the way the story grabs and pulls me in.
The way he may have fkd me up is that I now don't like finishing books or tv shows; I can watch current stuff that hasn't ended and read series that hasn't ended but If it as over, I can't finish the last few episodes or chapters. Yep I am fkd. Didn't watch the last 2 episodes of poldark after religiously watching year efter year, that was when I first noticed this pat effect, lmao.
Looking forward to your books lol