I know there is some hullabaloo among those who study these things, but evidently Amazon changes their algorithms quite a bit to keep publishers from manipulating their system (like trying to get to #1 in the Fiction / Religious / Mystery category :).
Plus, "free days" in the KDP Select program used to lead to a bump in sales the next day when the ebook went back to normal price. But that's not happening as often anymore (or so the folks on the kindle boards are saying, even though I don't read those discussions, lol). In my case, I have 4 sales today (#37,049 Paid in Kindle Store), which at 35% commission means I made a a buck forty. Almost paid for my Starbucks tall bold this morning.
But at this point, my goal isn't to get rich quick via short stories. The conventional wisdom there is that novels in a series sell best, then stand alone novels, then novellas, then story collections, and last on the totem pole is the lowly single shot. I'm simply posting my stories now in order to hone my editing/formatting/cover art skills, plus, I want to get my "back list" up in case someone does stumble on my work, likes it, and wants to buy more. Never know!
And since one never knows, here's my catalog at the moment. All are 99 cents at Amazon. Thanks for reading!
- One More Book Before I Die
- Last Gasps - Three Cozy Thrillers
- Last Laughs - Three Humor Shorts
- Flash Fiction Five Pack - 5 Humor Shorts
- A Lesson in War - A Sword of Otrim Story
- Sorrow Remains for the Night - Three Short Fables
