November sales numbers: ~ $28,790.00 (net profit, includes Amazon and B&N but excludes Smashwords).

I've gotten a bunch of PMs asking for specifics, so here they are. I have roughly 80 books, not a few of which are collections of the original stories. The numbers aren't 100% accurate because some sales come in from countries outside of normal Amazon channels and the percentages are far less. But this is reasonably accurate, within probably $500.

The numbers represent sales starting from the 1st of November. I don't count Smashwords because sales there are slow. They only pay once a quarter so anything I get from them is a pleasant surprise.

Also, I'd like to point out October 1st was the first time I broke $300 in one day.

This happens fast, people.

No, I'm not going to link any of my books. You can choose to believe it or not but I've also been working with and Skype-ing with a few of you and gone over my books and theirs. If any mod wants proof, I'll be glad to provide it.

The point is, in March I made ZERO from self-published books. I had no contacts, no idea how to do this, no back-catalog of books, no stories sitting in the hopper. This whole thing has exploded on me and while I'm having a bit of difficulty processing it all, I'm also jumping like a madman. I expect to be making $50k a month by the end of February and 100k a month by the end of the summer.

I know it sounds stupid but my "stretch-goal" for the end of December was 28k and I beat it by nearly 1k a month early.

Anyway, hope this is useful. From what I can tell, I'm not doing anything special, it's just that I'm putting out stories that are simple and easy to read, with clear titles, basic covers, bright colors and added good keywords.

I'm thinking of writing up a guide on exactly how it's done, but I want to test a couple more genres first, just to make sure I can make lightning strike three times.

Anyway, here are November's numbers:

$782.24

$762.48

$788.90

$845.35

$1,006.22

$1,083.99

$808.26

$817.54

$947.33

$906.20

$917.98

$1,034.60

$1,069.39

$921.01

$965.77

$966.11

$952.34

$958.97

$1,142.25

$1,177.01

$933.69

$880.34

$807.40

$896.06

$950.72

$1,236.85

$1,230.67

$1,038.22

$1,060.69

$901.42

If you've made it to the bottom of this and have:

1. At least 6 stories in a specific genre

2. Skype

3. Are willing to take harsh criticism and work with me

Then PM me. I'll help you sell your books. I think I have the model down pretty well for Amazon and want us all to make tons of money. Free of charge, of course. I'm not interested in making money off of you. I'm not going to do the work for you, but I'll point you in the right direction.