*tease*

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Written on September 3, 2010 by   · 7 Comments

Soooo, guess what Vivian Arend, Donna & I are doing next month? PAAAARTY-OOOOF-DOOOOM! That’s right.  Featuring September and October Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Steampunk & Paranormal Romance releases by us, Zoe Archer, Delilah Devlin, Lexxie Couper, Meljean Brook, Cherrie Lynn, Dana Marie Bell,... Read more


I Can Haz Numbers

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Written on August 29, 2010 by   · Comments Off

I’ve been posting on my geeky blog this morning, sharing a little bit about the range between our lowest earning books and our highest earning ones. Judging by the keyword searches and which pages are most popular, a lot of people hit this blog every week looking for info on epublishing.  I split... Read more


My secret weapon

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Written on August 26, 2010 by   · 7 Comments

I don’t make much secret of the fact that Donna & I are crazy jugglers.  There are two of us, and that makes it easier to multi-task.  We write a little faster than one person on their own, we can write on multiple projects, and when one of us is doing edits, the other is handling promo. ... Read more


Do as I say, not as I do.

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Written on August 17, 2010 by   · 7 Comments

This is officially not the best way to store random extra harddrives.  But that’s okay, because I know how dumb it is.  And if you know how dumb it is, you can break the rules.  (Like writing! Sometimes.) Now the same picture, with added commentary. That is your glimpse into my life. It’s... Read more


The Pie Charts Have a New Home

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Written on August 2, 2010 by   · 1 Comment

Everyone knows I love to post charts and babble endlessly about numbers.  I sometimes feel the urge to post a chart, though, and then decide I don’t want to post it here, on what is really a place where I like hanging out and chatting with readers.  Which is not to say some of you aren’t... Read more


Digital Self Publishing vs Epublishing

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Written on April 17, 2010 by   · 4 Comments

If there’s one thing you’ll almost never hear me do, it’s state that there is One True Way to do things in publishing.  If we put aside the no-brainers (most of which deal with a lack of professionalism or common sense) so many of the choices we make should really just depend on our... Read more


Kindle Backlist Sales, Now With Charts

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Written on April 14, 2010 by   · 26 Comments

I’m not sure if this is accepted wisdom everywhere, but certainly one thing I heard a lot when I started epublishing in 2008 was that you make the bulk of your money up front, and then it trickles in after that.  You might get another bump when you get your first Fictionwise statement, or quarterly... Read more


The Math of 3rd Party Royalty Rates

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Written on March 8, 2010 by   · 4 Comments

Anyone who talks to me often has probably noticed that I have a thing about 3rd party ebook distributors.  Understanding what they mean as far as sales and royalties is so important for an epubbed author, but figuring out the math can be headache inducing.  Net vs gross, net received vs cover price,... Read more


Get Geeky & Get Giving

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Written on January 20, 2010 by   · Comments Off

As ebook fans and gaming fans, Donna & I and our hubbies are fans of DriveThruRPG.com.  Now that we have some netbooks and laptops it’s easy to game with digital books, and it happens.  Lots.  So hey, I’m super excited to see DriveThruRPG is offering an awesome way to donate money... Read more


Why 3rd Party Royalty Rates Matter

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Written on December 6, 2009 by   · 39 Comments

Now cross posted to our writer-focused blog. Welcome to a special Bree Loves Numbers Post! I state up front that I offer this post for authors only.  I’m writing about money, and royalties, and how the oddities of some epublishing contracts can make massive differences in how much an author gets... Read more


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