This morning I received a nice email from Heather Massey over at The Galaxy Express. She let me know that Encrypted had been mentioned in the latest issue of RT Book Reviews.
Oh, that’s neat, I thought. It wasn’t until I Googled the site and looked around that I realized this was a) a print magazine and b) one I’d actually seen before at the bookstore. Apparently they’ve started a new column called “What’s Hot this Month in Self-Publishing.” (How cool is that?)
There’s no way I’d be able to find a copy of the magazine down here in Australia (though they’ll probably get a subscription out of me when I get home — part of their master plan, right? 😉 ), but Heather was nice enough to type up the blurb:
Encrypted By Lindsay Buroker
Genre: Fantasy
Print or e-book: E-book
Summary: A young professor may be the only one who can decode old runes, which is why the enemy has kidnapped her from her home. Her only hope may lie with a fellow prisoner as threats to their world increase.
Why you should read it: With more than 10,000 e-books sold, Buroker is certainly making a name for herself in the world of self-publishing. Her most popular books are part of her Emperor’s Edge series, of which she just completed her third book.
I’m guessing they got the sales numbers from Amazon, because I haven’t even tallied things up yet for the year (it’s kind of a pain to separate free downloads from paid ones). I figured I’d hit that mark though, so many thanks to all of you who have tried my books! And thank you, too, to RT Book Reviews for starting a column to highlight self-published authors.
If you’ve stumbled across this post and haven’t read Encrypted yet, you can try the first couple of chapters on my site. The ebook is, of course, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords too. Paperback coming later this winter. 🙂
Also, if you like steamy science fiction romances, check out Heather’s books, Once Upon a Time in Space and Queenie’s Brigade.
That’s awesome, Lindsay! Grats!
Thanks, Nick!
That’s great news. I’d been wondering how many books self-published authors are selling. We all hear about Konrath and Hawking but those are the outliers. It’s nice to know that others are doing well too and that you don’t have to be in the top 100 at Amazon to sell a good number of books. I know those aren’t all 99 cent ebooks for you too so you must be making a decent income. Very encouraging that selfpubbers are starting to be recognized by the big guys.
Thanks! It’ll probably be another year and some more books before I’d be comfortable having this as my sole source of income, but it’s definitely encouraging that it is a possibility for self-published authors these days.
Congrats, Lindsay! That is really neat, and especially nice of the magazine to highlight self-published authors. Oh, and congrats on selling 10,000 ebooks, too!
Thanks, Cathy! Yes, it’s amazing to see a magazine give a nod to self-published authors after so many years when self-publishing was frowned upon.
Woot, Lindsay! I loved Encrypted. It’s a great read.
Thanks, Mary!
I’m so glad that great self-published books are being noticed. I don’t know if it’s because of the fact that I’ll be self-publishing my first book soon, but I’ve read three articles just this week about how well the industry is doing. (The whole I bought a red car, now I notice other red cars scenario?)
Your news is so amazing and very inspiring. Congrats & thanks for sharing!
Haha, probably, Juliet. I sure didn’t know who the heck JA Konrath was before I got a Kindle and started wondering about how e-publishing worked.
Congratulations! Well deserved recognition. 🙂
That is terrific news Lindsay. I am excited and happy for you! Congratulations.
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Congrats! I’m so thrilled for you and it couldn’t happen to a nicer person. It’s also exciting that sub-published works/authors are being recognized.
Very cool! Congrats, Lindsay! 🙂