Selling An Ebook Novels & Stories

" She asked dismissively. With empathy in his eyes, Henrick watched her. Slightly condescendingly, he replied, "Estel, what do you think we're in business for?" Before she could answer, he did it for her. The exasperation in his voice returned: "Dollars and cents, that's what!" "Michael's present books sell like hotcakes. And I don't care what other type of book he writes; it won't sell like what he's been doing." Estel's disgusted gaze met his, and he met it with a glare of his own. "Want to get into a discussion about your paycheck again, Estel?" He was joking.

All ways pragmatic, she waited for the bad news. Liz sighed, "Well, they want me to stop writing online and write exclusively for them." She paused, gauging Elena's reaction. Instead, Elena just waited patiently. Continuing, Liz said, "I can't have books out there with my name on them unfinished. So, I gave them two options. They could either let me finish my online books and continue to get royalties from the online company, or they could buy out the books and publish them, too. Once they were finished, of course. They told me they would discuss it and email me their decision. Either way, they want to publish the books I submitted to them!"

Lately, if she saw him twice a week, it was a lot. “So, how are things at work? They seem to keep you busy lately.” She asked him, trying to dig a bit. He looked at her and shrugged, “I’ve been approaching e-novel authors for the next big thing. From what I can see, there is an abundance of untapped talent out there and e-novel websites are the only way for them to get their stories out into the world. They have given me 4 months to land a best-seller.”

Her words quietly answered Leon’s question. “Aren’t you proud of your accomplishments? Not everyone can author a book and get it published. I would have thought you would try to sell your books to everyone.” Leon seemed to be fascinated with her responses. Julie didn’t understand why people kept acting like she should be embarrassing herself and forcing her books on people who weren’t interested. “I guess. I never intended to sell the first book. Because I posted it to get feedback, but an agent offered me representation. As for forcing my books on people, it doesn’t seem right, and it surprises me each time someone buys any of them.”

Maya says. "You always write it down," Lily says. "Somebody has to," Maya says. The book sells in the way that true things sell — slowly at first, then steadily, then to people who press it into other people's hands with the specific urgency of someone who has found something that says a thing they couldn't say themselves. It is not a famous book. It is not reviewed in the places that make books famous. It is reviewed in three journals — one legal, one policy, one literary — with the specific appreciation of readers who recognize something real.