Writing a 2nd ebook

My first ebook did way better than my second, primarily because I invested in promoting it and with the second, right as it released I got a huge job that took all my time (but was worth it financially). My experience is you get what you put into it. And as I've said before on other threads, a book is no way to get rich. If you use it as a tool and a springboard for other things, like collecting emails/listbuilding, or to book high-value speaking engagements, or as a credibility booster to get gigs, it can be incredibly valuable beyond the mere book sales. Good luck!

It's Kindle. I uploaded a book on tuesday and now I'm about half way through my 2nd. The reason is because I'm assuming that a second book will help sell the first, or vice versa, especially if I put one of them on KDP Select.

Gotcha. If you're done your research and you're writing for an audience that wants to read your stuff, then there's one thing I've learned in my 10 months of writing for Kindle: keep on cranking out quality ebooks that you're audience wants to read.

None of my ebooks are best sellers, not even close, but I noticed something when I uploaded by 4th ebook, my overall sales more than doubled. And none of these books were in a series (fiction).

I view publishing on Kindle as a marathon and not a sprint. One ebook isn't going to cut it unless you're a whiz at promoting your ebook. You might need to crank out 2, 4 or even more than that before you start seeing some decent returns.

Look at the authors of the Chicken Soup For The Soul fame, they went on a free publicity radio tour for over a year to get the word out. I'm not saying you have to do that, but unless you know how to do that, one book isn't going to make a lot of money.

The key is knowing your audience and writing quality stuff that they'll want to read. Make sure you have an author fan page for each pen name that you use too. Make sure you have a bio at the end of your ebooks along with a resource link so they can find out more about you.

RoD

This is not easy to answer. It will make a difference, but no one can really answer how much of a difference because there are a ton of variables involved such as the quality of your work, the genre you're writing for, your promotional efforts etc.

RoD

My first book has only been on Amazon for a few days. It's not that people don't think it's good (then again I have no idea and no way to tell), it's more a case of creating a series of books that sell each other. I'm surprised that you haven't heard of that. I've come across it a few times.