Re:Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money
by zrail on Saturday April 17, 2021 @06:28PM
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The comments here are incredibly harsh. As someone who has self published two books, quite a lot of this resonates with me.
First book addressed a timely topic but ultimately aged out very quickly and I got burnt out trying to keep up with updates. It made roughly $80,000 in lifetime sales, of which I kept 96% (credit card fees + hosting overhead).
Second book addressed a broader niche but fell into several of the traps he describes and only made $3000.
I will likely buy his book and try to apply it on either a revision of book two or something new.
First book addressed a timely topic but ultimately aged out very quickly and I got burnt out trying to keep up with updates. It made roughly $80,000 in lifetime sales, of which I kept 96% (credit card fees + hosting overhead).
Second book addressed a broader niche but fell into several of the traps he describes and only made $3000.
I will likely buy his book and try to apply it on either a revision of book two or something new.