Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Wow something odd happened.


So I just checked my book sales on Amazon.  I had a bit of a bump in sales recently, which was really nice but unexpected.  What I didn't expect was this:

On Amazon it's possible for you to return ebooks.  This is perfectly fair, especially if you didn't like the story after all and decided to get your money back.  I'll just try harder to put out a better product next time.  On the other hand, there SEEM to be people who have a serial habit of returning books.

A lot of us indie smutwriters suspect that this is people abusing the Amazon return policy with a buyer purchasing a book, getting their rocks off, and then returning it. This makes for essentially free entertainment.  Hardly something we like, but hey.  What can you do!

I've gotten my share of returns before and I have no clue if it's buyer's remorse or if it's just someone gaming the system.  I don't make nearly enough sales or information to judge, so I just tend to assume that people returned my books out of honest intent.  However, here's the strange thing.

In May there's only been one return so far of "Two Truths & A Lie:  Erotic Virgin Confessions."  I'd placed this on KDP select, and the return occurred when I was doing a free trial period.  While no one likes returns, I could very much understand this one.  I mean, suppose I bought a book, then discovered that the VERY NEXT DAY there was a free giveaway.  Well of course I'd return it and get the freebie instead!

It was a perfectly fair return, and for the past week or so I'd accepted it as such. Yet here's the thing:  Just checking my sales today I noticed that the KDP Select return had disappeared.  Apparently it'd been re-categorized under "Sale" again.

Was this a glitch in the system?  Did my reader decide that hey, I'd like a paid copy of this book after all?  Maybe someone likes me enough to support me as an author and re-bought it even though he already had a free copy.  Wouldn't that be something!

Maybe I'm just being silly, but I'd place my trust in the goodwill of others on this one.  Thanks so much, kind reader!  You're such an inspiration!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Barnes & Noble

Started publishing on B&N!  Not as much in royalties, but it gets loads of traffic!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012


Fight Dogs 3 is being edited!  Expect it up before the weekend!