I am told every month the number of sales of my book. In fact my publisher has also been giving me the major sites sales by week.

I've been writing erotica for about four years, this being my first novel for sale. I am a very prolific writer, having about 100 stories written (all on this site as well as others). Some of my stories on Literotica have over 200,000 views. I guess I always wondered whether anyone would read them if they had to pay. To me, success is that people would pay to read my stories.

I look at all things, ratings, sales and reviews. I guess the most gratifying thing is seeing my novel on the Top 10 lists.

The contract is standard, not much to quibble about one way or another. The one I had for Teaching the Au Pair To Submit for Ghede Publishing was almost the same for Renaissance E-books. Very general, mainly in how you will get paid, how long it will last and what it entails (e-book, print, other types, etc).

I would recommend the publisher to others. That's not to mean that there has not been bumps in the road. I look at how many books have been sold. That is the measure of a good publisher. You can have the greatest book, the best cover art, but if you only sell three copies I don't think the publisher is doing enough.

You also have to promote your own book. The publisher can't be the only one marketing your book. You have to actively take part if you want it to be successful.

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Congratulations Powerone and thanks for hopping in the thread.

So, how do you define successful?
By sales?
By the ratings?
Do you know how many of your books have sold?

If you were to do this again - would you recommend this publisher to others? What about the contract? Any changes you'd make?

Inquiring minds want to know...

Ruby
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