I made, like, <$20 on my books last year, an all-time low. Granted, I had nothing new out and didn't promote much, but it's another step in a long slide from my long-ago peak of a couple grand, and coupled with the fact that I have several completed first drafts that I feel no inclination to work further on, it's kinda starting to feel like it's about time to wrap this writing experiment up (or evolve it into something else).
Dunno, might be a passing mood. We'll see
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I hear you. My sales are dropping massively (like 60% down or more). Part of that is the economic situation in the US, my main market.
I can see only one way out: Indies collaborating to increase visibility and opening avenues away from big tech.
Webrings, recommendation lists, Bookwyrm... they can all be part of the solution.
I refuse to give in to depression, even though it's a hard fight.
@Firlefanz I've heard the name, but haven't looked into Bookwyrm. I'll go check it out.
I certainly do believe there's still room for indie success, however anyone personally defines that, but yeah, a struggle for sure.
Yeah, well. We have another disruption of the industry, due to AI, mostly.
And I do believe that indie authors and indie publishing are/is more resilient than trad pub, but that partially wishful thinking.
We need to organize, business as usual isn't going to cut it anymore soon.
I'm trying to figure out what that might look like. Maybe PayHip and Bookshop. org, maybe webrings, maybe recommendation sites. (BookWyrm is a review site in the fediverse.)
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