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I finally published my book, and have already made a few sales!
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I finally published my book, and have already made a few sales!

It's so exciting. I've spent years working on this novel and it's finally published. I've already gotten a few positive reviews as well. One on Amazon and 2 on Goodreads.

I'm humbled by the people who've already said nice things about it. If not for my wife constantly encouraging me, I'd have never published it.

My book is available on Amazon now!

https://us.amazon.com/Echoes-Void-Trilogy-Mark-Young/dp/B0HHB2CGTX

u/markyoungwrites — 4 days ago
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How to get it out there!

I know it’s a competitive market out there and nearly impossible to get noticed anymore, but I don’t know what to do. I have my first book out. I’m almost done with the 2nd. It’s going to be a 5 book series. My book is in libraries, checked out twice ( but one person never returned it) I just finished a 5 day free promotion. That got me 13 downloads and 42 KEMP, but that’s it. I’ve asked for suggestions on Nextdoor, on Reddit, but basically nothing. I can’t afford ads. Is it always this way? Are those numbers any good for a 5 day free promotion? One day the number was 13 KENP. The next morning it was 42. Since then, nothing. Something must be good about it because when it is face out at the library it is taken within a couple of weeks. I also need feedback on it and my new one but no one gives me any. They promise to but never do. They promise Amazon reviews but never do. I’ve given copies to friends and relatives but only a couple have even read it. The rest promise to. I don’t think the price would be an issue. It’s $2.99 w-book and 9.99 soft cover. So what am I saying or doing wrong, or is nothing wrong, this is just the way it is. AI, which I know you can’t trust, says to just give it time. Most who downloaded it probably never even opened it yet. However, it also tried to make me feel better by saying there’s a good chance the book was never returned to the library because someone lived it so much they couldn’t part with it. It is a very emotional realistic story that exposes the truth about teen love. Anyway, any suggestions or advice or anything would help. It’s only on Amazon and a couple of libraries. It’s called, “All the Love I’ll Ever Need” Thanks for listening…

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u/WillingSeries6422 — 4 days ago

This Journey Began Three Months Ago, and Today Someone Actually Bought My Book!📚

I know one sale might not sound like much, but today feels special to me. I checked my KDP dashboard today, hoping to see some movement, and there it was: my first processed order. Someone had bought my book through the US marketplace. Honestly, I don't have the words to describe what I'm feeling. I only started writing seriously about three months ago. I wrote my first poem back in middle school, but after that, exams and studies took over, and I barely found time to write anything. After completing school, I received my first laptop from the government because of my academic performance. I started preparing for competitive exams, and three years went by. Despite all that time and effort, things didn't work out the way I'd hoped. Then came August 2026. I was deleting some random photos and files from my laptop when I stumbled across a screenshot of something I'd written in Notepad. It was a jungle story I'd written back in 2021. I also found two other pieces of writing. I sat there looking at them, and something clicked. Maybe there was a part of me I'd left unexplored. Maybe writing was something I should have given a chance. And that's how this journey began. Three months later, my first book, A Little Hope For Tomorrow, is published on Amazon, and someone has actually paid to read it. I'm not making big money. I'm not a successful author yet. I still have so much to learn, and I'm figuring things out one step at a time. But today, I'm genuinely happy. I'm learning something new every day, trying to become a better writer than I was yesterday, and discovering where this journey might take me. I don't know where I'll be a year from now, but I'm glad I gave writing another chance. One sale. One reader. One small reason to keep going. 📚❤️ To everyone who's trying to start over at something they once left behind: maybe it's worth giving it another chance.

u/Brief-Concentrate948 — 5 days ago

32 copies in 3 months..

Hi, launched my book in July after writing it for 3 years. Last month, sold my 32nd copy. But things have stopped. Lost Amazon ranking, no new reviews. No peak in traffic. Science Fiction based in India has not many takers it seems. Or is it because it is self published?

u/AuthorSujato — 5 days ago

Samuel

So Samuel was silently released over a month ago and it has sold a few times and had a few hundred pages read on kindle. Thank you for all of your support, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of the kind people on this thread.

u/Inevitable-Dog-2536 — 4 days ago
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Check out my latest audio story

It's a sci-fi adventure featuring a bounty hunter with serious attitude. If you regretted everything about the Book of Boba Fett, this story might show what they could have done with that great character instead. This isn't a fan fiction, but the Fett man is my favorite Star Wars character and his character definitely had an influence on this one: https://youtu.be/av74-l6__OU

u/One_Government_1289 — 13 days ago
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Front and back cover for a book I’m currently working on. The previous cover I post a few weeks ago I plan now to include on the book’s first page.

u/Jegafold_Ben — 13 days ago

Just finalized the page layout!

Hello! I know it's an early celebration, but I'm so excited!! Just finalized the page layout of my book and we're one step closer to print! It's my first book, and I kinda wish I could tell little me that I'd be doing this someday! It was always the "maybe, if pigs fly" kind of dream before. But something about knowing my book's dimensions and seeing the layout just made it so much more real than even getting accepted by the publisher. My book is called Frontlines 😄

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u/FrontlinesAuthor — 13 days ago