February 2017 Big, Bad, Wide & International Report: covering Amazon, Apple, B&N, and Kobo ebook sales in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - Author Earnings

Today, Panzer was just tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard oohing and aahing. Following the breathless noises took our kitty boy to the Author Earnings site. With no digging at all he found a post about ebook sales all across the e-retail sites.

The post by Data Guy is ebook sales information packed. The post includes information on total e-retailer sales by country, total ebook sales by country, amount of money spent by country, and more. The headline for the post names all the e-retailers ebook sales covered, including Amazon, Apple, B and N, and Kobo. Each company's sales information is included for the English language countries of the US, UK,  Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. There are charts and graphs illustrating each section.

After all that, I need a nap too.

Panzer says, "I have a kitty headache from all the information included in the post."

Note: This is a h-u-m-u-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring two thermoses of tea, one dozen muffins and one dozen doughnuts. Also bring a sleeping bag for a nap in the middle.

To read the post, tootle over to Author Earnings

October 2016 Author Earnings Report: A Turning Tide ... ? - Author Earnings

It doesn't look good for indies.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today when he heard crying and moaning. Following the noise took our inquisitive kitty to the Author Earnings site. There he found the cause was the latest indie Author Earnings Report.

According to the Author Earnings site's Data Guy, indie authors' income has fallen "back to early 2015 levels." The report covers the May to October Amazon indie sales. Possible causes for the lower author earnings are explored ranging from Amazon's own book publishing arm to the Book Bub Effect. There are several sales charts included to illustrate different points in the post. In the end, there appears to be no final answer to the falling earnings.

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the Comments section under the post. There are some interesting possible causes mentioned there."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Author Earnings Report

May 2016 Author Earnings Report: the definitive million-title study of US author earnings - Author Earnings

The Panzermobile ran out of fuel today in the Catosphere. Our excellent kitty pilot managed to land his craft safely at the Author Earnings site. While he was waiting for the fuel delivery he did a little digging around there and found a report about author earnings.

After all that I need a nap.

According to the post by Data Guy, the site used a "spider" to search  tremendous amounts of data at Amazon to put the earnings report together. The report contains information about the number of authors making six and seven figure incomes all the way to the number of authors making three figure incomes. This is a comprehensive report covering everything from single titles to series.

Panzer says, "It has information on one million writers!"

Note: This is a h-u-g-e report. You'll need a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins with a sleeping bag to take a nap in the middle of your reading.

To read the post, tootle over to May 2016