Amanda Hocking only 26 but already rich and famous just by writing and selling work through the Kindle book store, which means she may never have to think about contracting the printing and publishing.
Hocking also probably do not need to do so in the future. Each copy is a fenced price U.S. $ 1-3 and 70% of the revenue effect. Average monthly generation 8x girls and lives in Minnesota (USA) this is to sell 100,000 copies.
Amanda Hocking. Photo: HuffingtonPost.
Advantages of electronic books (ebooks) is the author never have to worry about the cost of publishing, computing the number of books sold, leased or booth to make a media campaign to attract buyers to book not be dull. All they need is to focus on writing only, sign up online stores like Amazon, Barnes & Noble ... and shared 30% of the money managers.
Previously, customers usually eat ebook electronic edition of the book was published in real life. But now, the list of 25 authors whose works best selling electronics for Kindle, who had only six previous books. Most people like Hocking, ie just write stories and share them on blogs.
"I started work first published from December 4 / 2010 and sold just 1,000 copies per month range. By mid November, the number of new real buying boom. We have posted a total of 9 books and sold more than 900,000 copies online, "Hocking said.
A number of books and stories on the Hocking Amazon.
She shared the HuffingtonPost: "People tell me that the self-published books on the Internet never ends meet, attract readers or releasing the product quality. But last year, I heard about a some authors such as Karen McQuestion or Joe Konrath has enriched only through e-books. At that time, I wrote 12 works and think they should sign rather than to stand in the computer. In the worst situation, that nobody bother reading, I would have nothing to lose. "
However, Hocking did not turn its back on traditional publishing model. eBook is beginning to do so as the digital music revolution, but it still only accounts for 20-30% of the market and do not want to ignore her ability to conquer 70% of readers Left even "sure I will not be successful as on the Internet. "
Le Nguyen - VnExpress
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