2012 in review: ebook sales
I promised a few people I would post 2012’s book sales in January, and since the world did not end in 2012, I figured I’d better get on that.
In 2012, I sold 51,095 books, and gave away 86,429 free books. My bestselling book was THE UBUNTU BEGINNER’S GUIDE, and my bestselling fictional book was SOUL OF TYRANTS.
Thanks, everyone! I’ve been a writer for a long time now, but being a writer with an audience is a new and gratifying experience, for which I am very grateful.
An individual breakdown of book numbers follows.
Free books:
DEMONSOULED: 36,909
CHILD OF THE GHOSTS: 39,865
THE TESTING: 6,821
THE TOWER OF ENDLESS WORLDS: 2,413
DRIVEN AND OTHER STORIES: 421
The Demonsouled Series:
SOUL OF TYRANTS: 5,976
SOUL OF SERPENTS: 5,368
SOUL OF DRAGONS: 4,789
SOUL OF SORCERY: 2,168
THE DRAGON’S SHADOW (WORLD OF THE DEMONSOULED NOVELLA): 276
The Ghosts Series:
GHOST IN THE FLAMES: 3,998
GHOST IN THE BLOOD: 3,623
GHOST IN THE STORM: 2,656
GHOST IN THE STONE: 1,382
GHOST DAGGER (WORLD OF THE GHOSTS NOVELLA): 991
The Third Soul Series:
THE ASSASSINS: 1,794
THE BLOOD SHAMAN: 1,598
THE HIGH DEMON: 1,422
THE BURNING CHILD: 332
The Tower of Endless Worlds series:
A KNIGHT OF THE SACRED BLADE: 439
A WIZARD OF THE WHITE COUNCIL: 405
THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS: 404
Nonfiction Computer Books.
THE UBUNTU BEGINNER’S GUIDE: 7,505
THE WINDOWS COMMAND LINE BEGINNER’S GUIDE: 3,887
THE LINUX COMMAND LINE BEGINNER’S GUIDE: 1,499
THE UBUNTU DESKTOP BEGINNER’S GUIDE: 65
THE WINDOWS 8 BEGINNER’S GUIDE: 43
THE LINUX MINT BEGINNER’S GUIDE: 21
Miscellaneous Books:
SHARE THE PAIN: 29
ANGEL SWORD AND OTHER STORIES: 93
THE DEVIL’S AGENT: 69
-JM
“In 2012, I sold 51,095 books, and gave away 86,429 free books.”
WOW.
I guess self publishing really does pay off after all!
Yes. Though it’s more of a marathon than a sprint. And I did write three novels, three novellas, and four tech books in 2012 (along with all the rough draft of SOUL OF SKULLS), so I haven’t precisely been resting on my laurels.