Some fun Unspeakable sales facts! (At least, they& #39;re fun if you& #39;re knee-deep in spreadsheets...)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Schwarzes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Herz">Our two most successful months to date have been March, closely followed by June
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Schwarzes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Herz"> While Amazon is our largest ebook seller, many people decide to buy directly from us https://twitter.com/CelineNyx/status/1298234686087536641">https://twitter.com/CelineNyx...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Schwarzes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Herz"> During our free-if-you-want promotion at the start of the pandemic, we gave away more than a hundred free copies of Unspeakable
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Schwarzes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Herz"> Our print/digital sales are about 50/50. I credit the amazing cover made by @jenni_coutts and @CharlieBramald for people wanting a paper copy!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Schwarzes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Herz"> It has been 179 days since Unspeakable was published! Our little queer book is almost half a year old https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Regenbogen" aria-label="Emoji: Regenbogen">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Schwarzes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Herz"> We have spent less than $100 on marketing in total. We reach readers through word of mouth and social media https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">

This thread was brought to you by a wish to be more transparent. Publishing is so opaque and difficult to get into. If anyone interested in the inner workings of a tiny independent press, do send us a message! We& #39;re happy to pass on any knowledge we have