Since my last update on Smashwords, Barry Eisler has turned down a $500K advance to self-publish, Amanda Hocking has an offer for a $2 million contact with St. Martin's Press and movie rights, to boot, and J A Konrath is probably giggling to himself, saying "I told you so."
Me? Well, I haven't self-pubbed anything but my four FREE short stories on Smashwords. Right now, I'm working on a third book in The Clever Detective series, which will be longer, and delve into Stacey's character and background more. I'm thinking of pricing it at 99 cents.
Anyone have any thoughts on that? I'd love to hear what you think.
To give you an idea, here are my download numbers from last year, compared to now:
Downloads as of October 30, 2010
The West Wind Blows
Price: FREE
Downloads: 519
Careful What You Wish For
Price: FREE
Downloads: 311
The Clever Detective
Price: FREE
Downloads: 260
Downloads as of April 4, 2011
The West Wind Blows
4 stars
Price: FREE
Downloads: 1,269
Careful What You Wish For
3.33 stars
Price: FREE
Downloads: 629
The Clever Detective
4.5 stars
Price: FREE
Downloads: 1,399
Clever is as Clever Does
4.5 stars
Price: FREE
Downloads: 1,058
I'm not in Barry's or Amanda's class (yet!), but I'm just getting started. So far, I'm excited.
How do you feel about the digital revolution?
