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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December’s revenues were $6,187.11, up from November’s $5,155.55. Profits were -$773.45, down from November’s $2,854.07. keep on reading »
About a year ago, I launched my first self-published book, The Heart to Start. Looking at the numbers, it’s clear self publishing is not for everyone. In many ways, this first year looks like a failure. But it’s part of a larger plan toward success. keep on reading »
November’s revenues were $5,155.55, down from October‘s $6,679.25. Profits were $2,854.07, up from October’s $2,046.34. keep on reading »
October’s revenues were $6,690.83, down from September’s $7,400.23. Profits were $2,057.92, down from September’s $5,189.48.
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September’s revenues were $7,400.23, up from August’s $6,491.13. Profits were $5,189.48, up from August’s $2,348.70. keep on reading »
August’s revenues were $6,491.13, down from July’s $6,873.42. Profits were $2,348.70, down from July’s $3,458.77. keep on reading »
July’s revenues were $6,873.42, up from June’s $4,282.10. Profits were $3,458.77, up from June’s $3,030.73. keep on reading »
June’s revenues were $4,282.10, up from May’s $2,302.81. Profits were $3,030.73, up from May’s $1,324.23. keep on reading »
May revenues were $2,302.81, down from April’s $4,023.66. Profits were only $1,324.23, down from April’s $2,707.36. keep on reading »
March was the highest-revenue month in two and a half years, February was “scarily bad,” but April was sort of in-between. I made $4,023.66, with $2,707.36. But I had the anomaly of a $1,147.00 accounting bill related to tax time, so actual profit was a bit higher. keep on reading »