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I posted the results on January 15th to the Self-Publishing Survey<\/a><\/strong> I started December 31. The survey was for those authors self-publishing and of the many things I asked, I asked how much they’d earned in 2013 on their self-published books.<\/p>\n

Many authors and maybe even some readers have downloaded this report. I’ve gotten many emails from authors and several from industry professionals. Of the things they’d said is that they appreciate the transparency of the report. I’m not sure what they thought about the numbers–whether they were close to the truth or not.<\/p>\n

But to tell you the truth, I don’t think the % of how many self-published authors didn’t make $500, $1000 or $10,000 is what’s most important. \u00a0If I’m an author deciding which path to take, I want to know–if you do it “right”–what are \u00a0my chances for achieving success. What is my potential? I’d want to talk with all those who ARE<\/strong> making a living self-publishing or with a traditionally published author. I’d want to see my potential in both<\/strong> scenarios. \u00a0So what I think is the most important thing about my survey is that it goes over some<\/strong><\/em> of the reasons that authors are succeeding and in the same manner shows why some may not be succeeding.\u00a0I mean I believe that’s what’s most important, right? But understanding or being shown why and how.<\/p>\n

As I said in the report, the respondents in this survey–because of where I posted the link–more than likely attracted the attention of the authors more<\/strong> serious about their self-publishing efforts than those who are doing it on a lark, or even to “test” the market. My results clearly indicate that the longer you’ve been doing it, the more books you have and the more professional your book is–amongst various other things–the better your chance at for finding success self-publishing.<\/p>\n

So does it matter really if 80% of self-published authors don’t make more than $1000 in a year if you intend to emulate the 20% who are<\/strong> doing it right and making a very comfortable living doing it? Me? I’m going for broke and learning from those who’ve come before me and following in their example.<\/p>\n

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