Questions tagged [sales]

This tag should be used for questions about the sales in certain market segments that are related to writing. You should mention which kind of market segment you are aiming for, such as the kind of writing or the genre.

This tag should be used for questions about the sales in certain market segments that are related to writing. You should mention which kind of market segment you are aiming for, such as the kind of writing or the genre.

For example you might want to mention whether you are interested in or and if you are interested in you might want to add whether you are for example talking about or .

Depending on whether you are interested in the pure sales figures or the around selling your own works you might also want to add whether your question revolves around the sales or the , as well as whether you are talking about selling locally or in an field.

It's also important to think about whether you are interested in traditional or .

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Paying a bookstore to stock your self-published book

A local bookstore has decided to charge $35 to stock my book for 6 months. For each book sold, they get 40% and I get 60%. The stocking charge is new. Is this common and reasonable?
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How do I find total sales of my book?

Sales reports for my book from the publisher (about 2 per quarter) are grossly inconsistent with visits to the novel's Web site (about 100 per month) and people who've told me they bought a copy. How do I find reliable data?