Not sure whether it is the Covid thing or folks just losing interest but my Lulu story sales have fallen off a cliff. Hope it is not their website 'upgrade' turning people off, but so far in July I have sold as many stories on Smashwords as on Lulu... and I have not published on Smashwords for 6 or 7 years! The stuff published there is old!
Any readers having trouble with Lulu? Please comment. I cannot believe so many readers have disappeared.
CB
7 comments:
I just purchased Pony Girl Zesty from Lulu. However, i was not able to view a sample first
I'm a huge fan; own most of your books with some theme exceptions.
I went to Lulu just now...I only go there when you mention some new story in your blog.
It seems to work just fine (at least as far as letting me add a story to my cart and ready for checkout. with the exception of checking out. As the previous poster mentioned, there no longer is a preview, which often would be a major issue for me, but you certainly give plenty of excerpts in your blog.
I'm always intrigued by market forces...no idea why your sales would have dropped like that.
George,
Thank for supporting the cause. Pony Girl Zesty was written long ago. One of my earliest efforts. Hope you enjoy.
Watson,
Yes, the drop is perplexing... the severity and the timing. One would think that there would more reading with the Covid stay at home orders.
Don't know why previews were dropped. I will specifically see if it is an option when I publish 'Sex Slave', snippets beginning Saturday 7/25/20. Could be the author must elect previews with the new Lulu format.
Glad some folks are still reading
CB
Not sure what's the proportions of your reads like M/f topics, but personally I prefer F/m stories, and it seems you have published more M/f books recently.
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Thanks for the comment. I've written a lot, but I believe you'll find an element of Female Dominance in just about everything, stories with female submission as well.
CB
Could not find any election or option to offer story previews in the new Lulu website.
Lots of work, but I suppose I could/should work back and edit every book description to include the blog address where there are snippets offered for every Lulu story I can recall.
Thinking out load, if this upgrade has been a disaster for me, I can only imagine Lulu's numbers!
CB
I think F/m have some audience in gay group, such as me, and my focus when read F/m is basically on male body mods, bondage, F/m humiliation. Not sure if other kinky gay people also enjoy F/m acts as long as men is on reception end. But quite some gay people are kinky as far as I know.
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