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Just based on my own modest newbie e...Great post! <br /><br />Just based on my own modest newbie earnings, I suspected this would be the case, but seeing the numbers really drives it home. <br /><br />I'm mentioning your post (and Mr. Dalglish) in a blog entry today. Great inspiration! :)Lindsay Burokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955277387824031696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-23667375928874519272011-04-05T20:13:49.146-04:002011-04-05T20:13:49.146-04:00It is certainly about time someone wrote a post su...It is certainly about time someone wrote a post such at this one. Thank you Robin for your advice, research, and honesty. This article was long overdue and so helpful to me. Susan Wigden www.swigden.comsusan wigdenhttp://www.swigden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-71268950253557245582011-04-05T10:40:28.913-04:002011-04-05T10:40:28.913-04:00@Christine - because he is neither at the top or t...@Christine - because he is neither at the top or the bottom of the self-published authors I associate with. Also...I picked David back in Octboer when he was making just a fraction of this income - he, as well as many other indie authors, exploded since that time.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-91429441201324793632011-04-05T10:39:05.076-04:002011-04-05T10:39:05.076-04:00Jamie - you are absolutely correct - and I found t...Jamie - you are absolutely correct - and I found the mistake when someone else pointed it out - I have corrected it.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-23110606696399417792011-04-05T09:19:37.539-04:002011-04-05T09:19:37.539-04:00I'm having trouble seeing how you can consider...I'm having trouble seeing how you can consider an author making $10K a month as mid-list.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745632421110452801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-35984135874750895792011-04-05T08:21:37.768-04:002011-04-05T08:21:37.768-04:00Just a small correction, Robin. Unless I am mistak...Just a small correction, Robin. Unless I am mistaken, when you mentioned "Thomas" Buckell I think you meant <b>Tobias</b> Buckell.Jamie Todd Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366011989002014748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-8401748291915416552011-04-04T19:29:22.939-04:002011-04-04T19:29:22.939-04:00I'm bookmarking this. I was trying to put toge...I'm bookmarking this. I was trying to put together a similar post, but unable to find anything on the standard publishing side of things.A.M. Kuskahttp://www.uninvoked.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-18996719550507314092011-04-03T15:36:08.340-04:002011-04-03T15:36:08.340-04:00Great post Robin. Taking the story from a differe...Great post Robin. Taking the story from a different perspective really put it INTO perspective. Thanks for running the numbers.Katherine Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696623795926663895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-69330815630624495282011-04-02T13:14:07.752-04:002011-04-02T13:14:07.752-04:00Yeah, I would say that looks about right, and why ...Yeah, I would say that looks about right, and why I cringe when my friends say they just "got a book deal." I was midlist for six years. Never came close to quitting the day job. I quit six weeks ago, giving my notice exactly one year after self-pubbing my first backlist title. I am never looking back.<br /><br />I can't speak for anyone else--I hope they are happy. But I love all of this indie stuff, all of it is fun. It never feels like "work" to me.<br /><br />Thanks for the education, Robin.<br /><br />Scott NicholsonAuthor Scott Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778999586794284457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-50499195818813425962011-04-02T12:40:44.202-04:002011-04-02T12:40:44.202-04:00This is a terrific analysis. The midlist is so oft...This is a terrific analysis. The midlist is so often overlooked when people talk about career novelists, and yet that's the place most of us can realistically aspire to. For myself, I would be happy with a midlist income that simply enabled me to write full time, but it is difficult convincing those around me that this is a viable option. <br /><br />What your numbers seem to show is that it is actually easier to make a living wage as an indie author than as legacy author, at least if you only count US sales.<br /><br />Tara Maya<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/nOyo8" rel="nofollow">The Unfinished Song: Initiate</a><br /><a href="http://goo.gl/8wr1T" rel="nofollow">The Unfinished Song: Taboo</a>Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-77275581396764227302011-04-02T11:34:08.119-04:002011-04-02T11:34:08.119-04:00Thanks for this information, Robin. Fascinating re...Thanks for this information, Robin. Fascinating reading. I'm about to become one of those authors with a foot in each camp. I write an urban fantasy series for a NY publisher, and I'm in the process of self-epublishing a mystery originally published by a small press. Readers have asked for a sequel to the mystery, but I couldn't afford to write it for what I could get for an advance. I'm hoping that self-publishing an ebook edition will let me write that sequel. Anyway, I'm excited to find out. <br /><br />I just wanted to say that the information I've seen here and on the Kindle boards have made me eager to experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-56301790127454748062011-04-02T08:20:52.105-04:002011-04-02T08:20:52.105-04:00Rex, I think the biggest problems with the query-g...Rex, I think the biggest problems with the query-go-round are:<br /><br />1 - Not enough spaces so the fact is good books will be passed over.<br /><br />2 - Time to market - the money you can make self-publishing when the books are just sitting there doing nothing is substantial.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-18244065598747884282011-04-02T08:19:17.900-04:002011-04-02T08:19:17.900-04:00Lol - Thanks Kendall - but I think Joe's blog ...Lol - Thanks Kendall - but I think Joe's blog is a "must read". You just need to know where he is coming from - which is fine for him which is to maximize money. For some that is what will be right for them as well.<br /><br />I'm not as black and white as Joe is and I believe there are reasons to take traditonal contracts (if the terms are right and realizing that you'll probably earn less)Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-22216353493496683982011-04-02T08:16:21.125-04:002011-04-02T08:16:21.125-04:00Fran...come to Kindle Board's Writer's Caf...Fran...come to Kindle Board's Writer's Cafe - they are the BEST group of supportive people I've found anywhere on the interwebs.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-22799097257807722802011-04-02T08:15:25.031-04:002011-04-02T08:15:25.031-04:00I just wanted to comment on something Sariah S. Wi...I just wanted to comment on something Sariah S. Wilson said - I also want to thank authors everywhere that are willing to share numbers as this is the only way to get information out there to those that are coming into the industry now. So many people are so tight lipped about this so I am indeed grateful for those that are willing to expose something very personal for the benefits of others.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.com