Category Archives: eBooks

two years of self-publishing

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

On April 15, 2011, I uploaded DEMONSOULED to the various ebook sites, marking my first foray into self-publishing. It’s now been two years, and in that time, I have sold well over 78,000 copies of 38 different ebooks, which has … Continue reading →

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ebook sales for March 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

7,084 That is a lot of books, ladies and gentlemen, and way up over the 3,521 I sold in April 2012. Thank you, all! The big boost came from GHOST IN THE FORGE, which sold 842 copies in March, and … Continue reading →

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another self-publishing story

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

I enjoy reading the experiences of writers who decide to self-publish ebooks. Such account have almost become a genre at this point, with narrative conventions of their own. Typically, they go like this: 1.) Author laments the dismal state of … Continue reading →

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self-publishing stories

Posted on March 28, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

Writers who get into self-publishing generally have a variety of different stories about why they did it. I rather like this one.  The fact that I have a spreadsheet tracking many, many agent rejections over the years, of course, has … Continue reading →

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milestones for Demonsouled: Soul of Skulls and Soul of Dragons

Posted on March 19, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

Cover image copyright Nejron | Dreamstime.com Some good news today – I did some math and found that SOUL OF SKULLS sold its 1,000th copy sometime in the third week of February. Since the book came on January 11th, that … Continue reading →

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ebook sales for February 2013

Posted on March 16, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

No Reader Question Day this week, since have Obligations to fulfill today. So instead let’s talk about ebook sales for February 2013: 5,265 This was of course down from January’s record-breaking 6,369, but up from February 2012′s 3,750. As of … Continue reading →

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I recommend Jutoh Ebook Editor

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

If you’re familiar with the business of ebooks, you’ve probably heard of Smashwords. Smashwords sells ebooks, but it also acts as an ebook aggregator, which means it provides ebooks to other online stores to sell. Apple’s iBookstore is probably the … Continue reading →

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don’t forget your free book

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

Tom Simon’s excellent THE END OF EARTH AND SKY is free on Amazon through March 16th. I urge you to pick it up, but if you need further persuading, you can read my review of the book here. -JM

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Reader Question Day #57 – print books, DEMONSOULED, and the number of moons

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

Manwe asks: Seriously though, why not just release all your major series in paperback? Why only do a few of each? Eventually, I would like to have all my major series in paperback – three of DEMONSOULED and three of … Continue reading →

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BLOOD SKIES, by Steven Montano

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

I admit I had a hard time getting into BLOOD SKIES, by Steven Montano, but that was my own fault – the in media res prologue followed by a twenty-year jump is not my favorite literary device. However, I’m glad … Continue reading →

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