My KENP sales have gone through the *floor*.

My lack of sales has been noticeable in particular this month, as I have had exactly one pageview on Kindle Unlimited (that is easily the worst its ever been). Normally I’d just assume the worst possible answer – it saves time – but I’m not the only one who has noticed it. On the other hand, plenty of people are reporting that they’re not having a problem. On the gripping hand, there seems to be a lot of people out there who think that inaccurate reports of their sales situation will somehow magically increase their sales*, so I don’t know what to think.

Thoughts, speculations, This One Weird Tricks to share?

Moe Lane

*Although they probably really just only find it embarrassing. That’s fair; so do I. But we’ll get nowhere on this big blue marble if we use bad information all the time.

#commissionearned

7 thoughts on “My KENP sales have gone through the *floor*.”

  1. I haven’t sold a copy in over a month. Also, I signed a contract with the new publisher on April 1st, (the previous publisher burned to the ground and then went out of business) and I haven’t heard a word from them either.

    This is not a business venture for those who crave predictability.

  2. My book has been available for a year and I haven’t seen any sales figures at all.

  3. I dunno, man.
    (Shrug) About all I can tell you is that the rate at which I buy books has remained pretty constant.
    That said, basing marketing predictions on my behavior is probably unwise.

  4. I am guessing here, but if we assume the reporting and tracking mechanism was accurate before and is also still accurate now (and I have no idea how to test that), then my guess would be a sudden change in algorithm promotion and sorting. That people can’t find these books.

    If people are reading about the same amount though, one wonders who is getting the traffic.

    1. I have heard that algorithm promotion is now partly based on how recently you have published anything. That monthly releases matter. This in turn is impacting how many authors are suddenly releasing $0.99 and $1.99 short stories. The money generated from that might not matter but the visibility for other titles is significant.

      This is also hearsay. I have no evidence to support this or even primary sources to cite. Maybe you can find something to support or disprove that in your circles.

      1. I’m not sure if that applies in my case, though. I got Covenants out in March, and my KNP sales problems started after that.

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