Authors Don’t Make As Much Money, AG Report Finds “According to the survey, literary authors suffered the largest decline in… Mercy Pilkington8 January 2019One comment1 minute read
Are Authors Really That Poor? “So, you’re an author. Have you written anything I’ve heard of?” “You’re… Mercy Pilkington28 June 20182 comments2 minute read
AuthorEarnings Debunks Industry Lies Surrounding SciFi, Fantasy In another stunning display of both truth in publishing and meticulous attention… Mercy Pilkington19 June 2018One comment2 minute read
Author Earnings: “The Pool Is Open” The number-fanatics behind the Author Earnings report have released another installment in… Mercy Pilkington24 January 20183 comments2 minute read
The Gatekeeper Is Back, Authors… In the era of ebooks and at-the-touch-of-a-button access to hundreds of millions… Mercy Pilkington16 January 20182 comments2 minute read
Should Authors Go Exclusive with Amazon? The Author Earnings report has come out once again, and if there’s… Mercy Pilkington23 March 20173 comments2 minute read
The Industry Finally Acknowledges Indies Are Authors The gates have finally been thrown open, all are welcome here… Such… Mercy Pilkington8 January 20172 comments2 minute read
The Paradox of the Publishing Industry We can’t have it both ways, yet that’s how some industry experts… Mercy Pilkington20 October 2016One comment2 minute read
Indie Author eBook Sales Are in a State of Decline Over the course of the past two years major publishers revenue has… Michael Kozlowski13 October 20163 comments2 minute read
Closing the Gap: Indies Are Outselling “Real” Authors Yes, the headline is intentionally inflammatory, and not in a click-bait sort… Mercy Pilkington30 August 20162 comments2 minute read
How Romance Authors Are Really Faring Author Earnings is at it again, this time sharing crucial information on… Mercy Pilkington18 July 2016No comments2 minute read
Big 5 Publishers e-book revenue starts to rebound Author Earnings has just released their May 2016 report and it is… Michael Kozlowski3 June 2016One comment1 minute read
Here is the Full Author Earnings Report from DBW 2016 Author Earnings has been chronicling the rise of self-publishing on Amazon and… Michael Kozlowski13 March 20165 comments1 minute read
February 2016 Author Earnings Report is Now Available Author Earnings is an extensive report that looks at Amazon e-book sales… Michael Kozlowski8 February 2016One comment1 minute read
How Agency Pricing Has Affected the Bestseller Lists Hugh Howey and Friends (that really should be a trademarked superhero team… Mercy Pilkington7 May 2015One comment2 minute read
What Nielsen Can Tell Indie Authors The kind people at Nielsen BookScan do a fairly decent job at… Mercy Pilkington3 April 2015One comment2 minute read
Author Earnings 2015: Indies Are Still Winning, the Industry Still Doesn’t Believe It You have to hand it to Hugh Howey and the elusive Data… Mercy Pilkington29 January 2015One comment3 minute read
Looking Ahead to DBW’s Author Survey Results DBW has been conducting in-depth author surveys over the past few years,… Mercy Pilkington11 January 2015One comment2 minute read
Studies Still Show Print Edging Out Digital for Reading Preference A new survey of readers in New Zealand, as reported by Stuff.co.nz,… Mercy Pilkington29 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Uncovering the Inner Workings of the Author Earnings Report Ludicrous accusations have come out from various corners of the publishing industry,… Mercy Pilkington26 July 201426 comments5 minute read
Amazon Rolls Out Beta of KDP Pricing Support New information and knowledge have come to light thanks to the efforts… Mercy Pilkington22 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Traditional Publishing Dismisses Author Earnings Report In what is perhaps the single most telling example of why the… Mercy Pilkington20 July 20142 comments2 minute read
New Author Earnings Report Compiles Mid-Year Numbers Author Earnings, who has a two-fold mission that encompasses supporting authors of… Mercy Pilkington17 July 2014One comment2 minute read
