Royalties!

[annathepiper]

Ladies and gentlemen, I have received my very first statement of royalties for words I have written with my very own hands, on my very own computer. This is, I believe, another milestone at which I can be said to have leveled up in Writer.

As expected, the statement is very tiny–it only covers the month of June or so, since Faerie Blood was released over Memorial Day weekend, and this was before I showed up on Fictionwise and Amazon. But that said, it’s also a bit bigger than I was expecting. Its numbers say that 17 of you purchased copies of the book, and that my royalty share comes to $42.18.

I’m sharing the actual number for reference purposes–partly my own, just because I want to commemorate this, and partly for the reference of other aspiring writers out there just so you can know what to expect from a market that operates at Drollerie’s level. Note as well that this does not include numbers from Fictionwise, Mobipocket, or Amazon; these should be showing up hopefully on the next statement, and that number should be a bit more entertaining!

To those of you who fall into that group of 17, many, many thanks, and I hope you found the story well worth the purchase!

Mirrored from angelakorrati.com.

Comments

[prettyshrub.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your first royalty check!

Are you going to frame it?

[annathepiper]

Thanks! It's not a check though--it's an electronic statement. And I don't actually have the money yet since I didn't clear the $50 mark. When I do get it, it'll be via Paypal. :)

[gazerwolf.livejournal.com]

I bought a Kindle late last month and your book was the first book I actually paid any money for on it...so I know you have at least 1 Amazon sale. 8->

(I'd been putting it off till I had an ebook reader.)

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

From my experience with Orchard Press, keep in mind that with those other sites the number of copies will go up, but the amount of money will likely be much less. With Drollerie, since people are buying it directly, they get a greater profit, so your percentage gains you a greater profit. With other sites, they take a bite out of the sale, so you'll still get your percentage, but it will be much much smaller.

Just FYI. Still doesn't suck though. Those kinds of sites will net you more sales overall, so it kinda balances out in the end I think. ;)

[snarlingbadger.livejournal.com]

Congrats, that's awesomesauce!

[annathepiper]

starsongky mentioned you'd gotten it on your shiny new Kindle, yeah! Thank you very much. :)

[annathepiper]

Thanks! I am finding it pretty awesome myself. :)

[annathepiper]

This isn't actually new info to me, but thanks! Yeah, I know the other vendors will be taking their share of the pie--but Drollerie's royalty rates are really generous, so I'm not terribly worried about that. :) It is good data to have here for the reference of others on the thread though.

[cafiorello.livejournal.com]

Congrats! I did my part!

Cathy

[ravyngyngvar.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

Remember, 42 is the Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything. Maybe this can help us to figure out what the question is. :)

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Go you!

[parabasis.livejournal.com]

Hurrah and congrats!

[annathepiper]

Thank you! :)

[ssha.livejournal.com]

Yea! Published, money-earning writer! I think that officially makes you a professional writer!

Also, did you delete annathewriter? If it was posted, I missed/forgot the post as to why.

[annathepiper]

I think I'll officially be a pro when I get the actual money. Which should hopefully be some time next month. ;)

And yes, the annathewriter journal is deleted, mostly because it is now redundant now that I have angelakorrati.com set up. gerimaple made an LJ feed for it if you wish to Friend that journal via LJ: angelakorrati.

[ssha.livejournal.com]

Danke. I did eventually recall about the website the publisher set up for you, etc. Feeds are easier, though, than trying to remember to check another website. ;)

[annathepiper]

Angelakorrati.com was not set up by the publisher--it was set up by me. :) But yeah. :)

[annathepiper]

Thank you kindly!

[annathepiper]

Thanks! And heh, I think the question in this case is "how fast can I actually get another book written?" ;)

[annathepiper]

And I thank you for your support! :)