Yes! Thank you, that's exactly why I love sharing! Best of luck to you as well 😄

Yes! I'm so excited for the day I'll (hopefully) be making thousands, but we all start somewhere (unless your book randomly goes mega viral, but even then I'd still like to hear more about what went on behind the scenes with writing/ marketing)!

Yay, thank you!

Thank you!! I always love making them, if nothing else, I can always look back at where I started. Right, the future is so exciting!!

Thank you so much!!

Thanks so much, me too! Maybe I felt like it was so slow because social media has been slowing down, but my sales were still good, all things considered! 🙌

Ahhh congrats on publishing your book!!! Thanks so much 🫶

Thanks for taking the time to watch my video! That's an exciting new venture! I know Bethany has this great video or series about formatting in Microsoft Word: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsl1Z6elkrfac4k.html There are tons of ways you can format, even in Google Docs, Pages, or there are affordable formatting services out there too.

Thanks so much! I love making these updates and sharing the journey 🫶

That's a great point! I also do a lot of chores on the weekend, and I think wanting to be outside when it's nice out is a huge factor!

Audiobooks! Perfect for doing chores. 😊

Ahhhh, thanks so much! I hope you enjoy it! 😊

If I ask for you to sign it, then you’ll know I liked it. Haha. ❤

Thanks for watching! 😊

Of course! Thanks for watching!

romance authors unite! 🙌

I think you might be on to something!

Thanks! I'm really proud of how they're doing. I knew from pretty early on that these stories would converge, so I'm really excited to finish writing and release the third book. I'm also a little hopeful that when it comes out, it'll draw more people in because they can binge the completed trilogy and not have to wait.

Thanks fellow indie author! All of my links are working, but I probably need to be more strategic about where in the back matter the links are for the second book in the ebook format. If you have any suggestions, I’m all ears!

@@itslindseeey I put mine as a clickable link on the last page immediately after the last paragraph 🥰

Love that! Thank you; I’ll give it a try 🙌🏻

I can't speak to Lindsey's numbers directly, but for my paperbacks through Amazon, Amazon charges me, (or they charge the reader/purchaser, depending on how you look at it) around $9 to print and ship the book. (my wordcount/book size/paper type/etc. Again Lindsey's cost would be somewhat different) So I have to set a price higher than $9 to make anything. Then whatever "profit" is left after the printing costs, Amazon splits with me. So for my paperback books I actually make less per book (around $2 each) than I would if my readers by the $4.99 ebook version. Hard to believe for a lot of readers I've talked to, but that's the reality of a print-on-demand service like Amazon. If the author wants to upfront the printing cost of 2-5K books they can bring the price way down but most of us cant afford to do that.

@@J.ScottMiles Thanks. My book is a young reader chapter book for kids about 8-12. I don't think they read ebooks. Or do they?

Hello! @j.scottmiles hit the nail on the head. I agree that $18.99 is a little bit high, but if you look at the print book market as of late, the prices have raised significantly in the last few years. I believe the cost of paper has gone up which leads to a lot of that. But yes, Amazon charges to print and ship the book, so when all is said and done, I make a few dollars per physical copy, and I typically end up making more when people buy the ebook. As for hard cover books, I do have one currently for the second book in the series, but I'm working on an alternate hardback cover for the first book that features an object instead of a person and different chapter artwork. I might end up making that alternate cover its own listing in both paper and hardback, but gave myself the room to do just a different edition for the hardback on that same listing.

@@adventureswithtime Yeah, I'm not sure about kids books. My books have spicy content and are directed at adults only.

It's possible their parents let them use e-readers and ipads or schools sometimes provide them. I would suggest looking at other comparable books in your genre and age range and just see if they even list ebooks. Definitely don't count it out, when it could be a whole other revenue source!

That's a good point too!

Awesome! Thank you! I'm not actively looking for an editor, but I'm open to it. Feel free to shoot me an email at lindseyelizabethdesigns@gmail.com with your rates and some examples.