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Milestone Reached

Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

As I was preparing to file the yearly taxes before the new year, I found that Bookapy has reached a milestone of sort. With 8 more days of sales in 2022, this year will be the first time that payments to authors will exceed $10,000 per month on average.

The author payments —including what's to be paid in January— have already exceeded $120,000. Gross sales including card processing fees, PayPal fees, Canadian taxes levied, server cost, etc... around $138,000. World Literature's share about $9500 (minus corporate taxes).

Bookapy started selling books in October of 2019. So milestone reached in little over 3 years.

Looking forward to bigger and brighter future, one where more authors make even more money!!

Marc Nobbs 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

Congratulations - excellent news

Switch Blayde 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

That's really something. Congrats.

The next boost will be achieved by finding readers outside the SOL community.

Dominions Son 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

Round of Applause

DiscipleN 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

Congratulations!

Replies:   richardshagrin
richardshagrin 🚫

@DiscipleN

gatulations a word derived from Latin involving a feeling of happiness. Con and Pro are opposites, con against and pro in favor. Compare Congress and Progress. So I offer progratualtions.

Paladin_HGWT 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

Interesting juxtaposition. I just read a Blog Post by Gray Sapien about the economics of publishing on Amazon, and the Costs of advertising. Obviously, the economics must work for some.

I am working to finish my first book, and more so to get it proofread, edited, and even to post chapters. Military "Thrillers" / SciFi are a decent niche, but my stories are not as mainstream as what is popular.

If I can complete some complete stories that are worth reading; I plan to publish on Bookapy.

For now I am happy that some people read my writing, and offer advice.

Cheers!

CB 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

I am happy for you. Hopefully there will be Paypal alternatives coming in the future.

Replies:   Switch Blayde
Switch Blayde 🚫

@CB

Hopefully there will be Paypal alternatives coming in the future.

Too bad Zelle isn't available outside the U.S.

It's so easy to send money from one account to another in U.S. banks; and there are no fees.

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