David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start & Design for Hackers.
I’m a “wide” self-published and traditionally-published author, and have been publicly reporting my revenue since January 2018. Follow along with my self-publishing journey, as I share detailed numbers from Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, wide publishing, Patreon, and other income sources.
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September’s revenues were $8,327, down from August’s $9,115. Profits were $5,585, up from August’s $5,459.
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August’s revenues were $9,115, down from July’s $9,891. Profits were $5,459, up from July’s $2,877.
This month isn’t record-breaking in its revenue or profit, but it was strong enough to bring record-breaking revenue and profit, averaged over the long term. keep on reading »
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July’s revenues were $9,891, down from June’s $10,301. Profits were $2,877, down from June’s $8,453.
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June’s revenues were $10,301, up from May’s $5,834. Profits were $8,453, up from May’s $4,232.
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May’s revenues were $5,834, up from April’s $5,007. Profits were $4,232, up from April’s $3,059.
April’s revenues were $5,007, down from March’s $6,782. Profits were $3,059, down from March’s $3,762.
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March’s revenues were $6,782, up from February’s $5,255. Profits were $3,762, up from February’s $2,208.
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February’s revenues were $5,255, up from January’s $4,772. Profits were $2,208, down from January’s $2,436. Profits are down for the third month in a row. However, I still have the price of Mind Management, Not Time Management set at $14.99, which is likely suppressing sales, and is definitely bringing less profit per sale. So why am I doing that to myself?
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January’s revenues were $4,772, down from December’s $6,090. Profits were $2,436, down from December’s $2,738.
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December’s revenues were $6,090, down from November’s $7,848. Profits were $2,738, down from November’s $6,338.
The profit for this December report is higher than usual for December. For example, in December 2019, my profit was $1,278, and in December 2018, I reported a loss of $773. Much of this is due to a change in how I’m accounting expenses I pay for on a yearly basis.
But first, how I came to make this change. Come along with me through a circuitous thought process. keep on reading »
