Has anybody e-published their work (on Kindle, Barnes & Noble)

[LooseWilly]

13. I have self-published soft cover books, and e-books... sold on website, consignment, and by hand

So far I haven't sold any e-books. My independent website has only sold some few "hard copies" (soft covers) to people I've been in contact with by some other means or some comic books (illustrated short stories) to strangers I've never heard of.

I've had mixed luck in selling books on consignment... novels are hard/impossible while stories of driving a taxi have sold ok to audiences likely to take a taxi in the same city (Oakland, CA).

My best successes have been selling them in person... to people in the taxis, or limos, or otherwise crossing my path in person. Unfortunately, this scarcely amounts to drinking money, especially after the production costs of the "hard copies" is considered.

If only I could convince everyone who's read a story online, or from a sample copy I've donated somewhere, and whose liked the story... to donate me a quarter— I'm sure I'd have some countable change.

I guess the secret is to remember not to write stories that appeal to the poor...