My sci-fi short story, "Life Sentence" is out and available in various online book stores. https://books2read.com/b/lifesentence
@jwynia Hey! Curious: I don’t know anyone selling short fiction online. How is that working out for you?
@markmcelroy It's been in part a way to get familiar with the self-pub ecosystem. I sold 55 copies in the first few weeks that story's been out there. Which has been more than most expected when they heard I was going to try.
@jwynia Man, that’s great! I’d love to hear more about the experience sometime — things you liked, didn’t like, etc. Do you mind sharing how much of the cover price goes directly to you? (If I ask things that are too personal, please just say, “Whoa, man, none of your business.”)
@markmcelroy I'm pretty transparent about stuff. At $0.99, I get about a third. At $2.99 Amazon goes to 70%. But, I'm playing a long game on fiction, trying to build audience more than actually pull revenue from what I'm putting out in the short term.
@markmcelroy Yeah, it's clear that the indie world has radically changed publishing in the last few years. I added a "publishing arm" to my existing software consulting business for this venture into publishing fiction.
@jwynia That’s smart — and thanks for the info. One reason I switched from commercial publishing to self publishing was the larger share that goes to my pocket. Instead of $1.75 of a $14.95 paperback, I get closer to $7.00 after fees, etc.