I was over at JA Konrath's blog and read a post by Romance Author Ann Voss Peterson. In it she describes the horrendously low "royalties" she was making as a writer for Harlequin Books, 6% and 2.4%. WTH!
Even with Amazon and Barnes and Noble's lowest royalty rate of 35% and 40% respectively you are way better off.
You can read the whole post here.
You may be asking why a post by a Romance Author should be inspiring me to continue with my journey of self publishing my non-fiction eBooks. The reason is this, the numbers.
Plain and simple I am a single mother with 3 children and 1 grandchild. I would like to be able to support my family in a comfortable lifestyle. I would like to work from home and be able to be there when my boys get home from school. I want to be able to take a few days or a few weeks and be able to visit and reconnect with my daughter who lives 4 hours away. Or with my best friend in California or my cousins in New York City.
And if I am able to make a living as a self published writer, those are things I can do.
I write non-fiction but low royalties are one of the main reasons so many writers (fiction and non-fiction alike) are moving into the realm of self publishing, and why you should too.
So because of scary low ball royalties of 2.4% I will continue to try and find a way that works for me to promote myself and my books.
Because I want a fuller life and the ability to be there for the "every day" things with my kids and grand daughter, I will keep writing and praying.
And because I believe that other single parents can be helped by my eBooks I will soldier on.
Happy writing!
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