Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m late on taxes this year. One of the things that I have to do, since I sell on Amazon, is pull my sales/royalty information from them to include in tax calculations. It’s fairly painless and yields some interesting information. This little tidbit was a big surprise:
In 2023, 60% of my ebook sales came from Japan. The US was second then Canada, Great Britain, India, Australia and a smattering of other countries around Europe and a few sales in Africa.
My books, thus far, are only available in English, so for Japan to make up 60%, is eye opening.
Arigato gozaimasu! ありがとう ございま
Please keep reading (and buying).
The audiobook is progressing. I like the narrator and have only had to correct a couple of pronunciations. He’s doing a nice job. I still find it odd to hear someone else reading my words.
I’m also close to launching the Vella version of Book 3 – we’re struggling a bit with the cover. Morrigan plays a bigger role in this book, and initial drafts make the cover look more like fantasy than Sci-Fi. We’re tweaking.
Here’s the first draft of the cover – it will change a good deal, but thought you might like it. Comments welcome!