[BatCauldron]

*Trumpets*

*Bunting*

*Gentle sobbing*

 

[Steve Vernon]

I got one as well, just last week. I know that some folks are doing REALLY well on Google Play - but not this old fart. It just goes to show you how unpredictable indie writing/publishing can be.

Hang in there, Bat. I'm sure you'll sell another book next month.


All kidding aside, I have heard that Google's reporting is VERY erratic. You may have sold more and they haven't filtered through the reporting pipeline, yet.

 

[BatCauldron]

I got one as well, just last week. I know that some folks are doing REALLY well on Google Play - but not this old fart. It just goes to show you how unpredictable indie writing/publishing can be.

Hang in there, Bat. I'm sure you'll sell another book next month.


All kidding aside, I have heard that Google's reporting is VERY erratic. You may have sold more and they haven't filtered through the reporting pipeline, yet.

I'd love to be able to 'crack' Google - I can't help feeling like it has the potential to be something of a Kingmaker, considering it's GOOGLE. And I think we can all agree that, with one sale in two months, I am definitely going to be the King.

*More trumpets*

 

[Lydniz]

Congratulations!

 

[timstevens]

I'd love to be able to 'crack' Google - I can't help feeling like it has the potential to be something of a Kingmaker, considering it's GOOGLE. And I think we can all agree that, with one sale in two months, I am definitely going to be the King.

*More trumpets*

Consider me a lowly serf, your Majesty. I've had one download of my permafree on Google since I uploaded my books two weeks ago, and that was because I nabbed it myself.

 

[doolittle03]

I had a Google sale once. In 2014.

 

[SofiaM]

Google readers love Free.  I sold (gave away) a few last month and one this month.  (It's great for going perma-free on Amazon.  Amazon's little bots glom onto the price and magically change it so fast your head spins.)

 

[ufwriter]

Woo hoo! Champagne time (any excuse for champagne).

 

[BatCauldron]

Consider me a lowly serf, your Majesty. I've had one download of my permafree on Google since I uploaded my books two weeks ago, and that was because I nabbed it myself.

It didn't even occur to me to buy a copy myself! I could double my sales instantly.

 

[BatCauldron]

I had a Google sale once. In 2014.

Haha, that was the most beautifully-constructed post in KBoards history.

 

[BatCauldron]

Woo hoo! Champagne time (any excuse for champagne).

I don't have any champagne, but this jar of mayonnaise has been open for so long that it's gone a bit fizzy. Join me for a glass?

 

[timstevens]

It didn't even occur to me to buy a copy myself! I could double my sales instantly.

You can always return it if you don't like it. Hang on - no, that's Amazon.

 

[Guest]

I've sold only a few on Google Play, but it seems to be picking up, and I get some international downloads on my permafree. I'm giving it time.

 

[Lydniz]

I occasionally check how many I've sold since I started there. It's always 15.

 

[ufwriter]

I don't have any champagne, but this jar of mayonnaise has been open for so long that it's gone a bit fizzy. Join me for a glass?

As tempting as that sounds, I'll let you enjoy your fizzy mayo.

 

[BatCauldron]

As tempting as that sounds, I'll let you enjoy your fizzy mayo.

Are you sure? I put you a glass on the radiator to warm up.

 

[OEGaudio]

I'm wondering if perhaps it's a demographic thing. I've got a 3 book series, first one is perma and the other two are 2.99, and it does quite well on Google. I mean, it's nothing compared to some people, but I sell two to three hundred books there a month. The books are YA/romance... and I have a feeling that's why they do so well, in fact about ten times the sales on Google and iTunes as Amazon.

 

[BatCauldron]

I'm wondering if perhaps it's a demographic thing. I've got a 3 book series, first one is perma and the other two are 2.99, and it does quite well on Google. I mean, it's nothing compared to some people, but I sell two to three hundred books there a month. The books are YA/romance... and I have a feeling that's why they do so well, in fact about ten times the sales on Google and iTunes as Amazon.

Wow, that's excellent. Congrats! Can you bottle of some of Whatever The Hell It Is You've Got and pour me a glass?

 

[sela]

Why does Google Play's reporting infrastructure suck so badly?

They're Google! I expect more but even SW is far better.