Midlist author can do well without print contracts – says author Joe Konrath
By Paul Biba
Joe Konrath is a published author and on his blog A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing, he discusses his royalties from ebooks. He says that he has gotten “quite a shock” with his bi-annual royalty statement on his ebook royalties. Not only does he sell ebooks through his publisher, Hyperion, but he also sells self-published ebooks through Amazon. He finds that his ebook sales are better on Amazon and and he comes to the conclusion that for a midlist author it is possible to make a living without print contracts.
There are a lot of figures in this post and I suggest that any new author, or any author interested in ebooks, take a careful look at what Joe has to say.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I think this represents a big leap for self publishing and ebooks. It shows that traditional publishing is not always the best route for every author. Joe Konrath used his existing fan base and reached out to new readers by making his ebooks easily available – and made a lot more money from it!
This is a real inspiration for all us indie authors out there.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
The fact is that print books are not going to go away. It is better to have the print books available for those who prefer to buy them than to refrain from listing them altogether. In the publishing industry, studies have found that customers would rather buy ebooks if there is a possibility to purchase the print book later if they like them. That is something to consider when deciding whether to eschew print books as a selling item.