Category Archives: General

The Silencer series gets a facelift

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Cora

I’ve always been very fond of my Silencer series in the style of the hero pulps of the 1930s. However, the novelettes never sold very well. But then, 1930s style pulp action is a niche genre and the readership may … Continue reading →

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The FAZ hates e-books – or does it?

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Cora

The Passive Voice links to this Discovery article about the information retention comparison between digital and print media carried out by the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The article starts out with a big whine by the researchers that the … Continue reading →

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June sales figures and my local library discovers e-books

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Cora

Every month, I get the newsletter of the Bremen house of literature, announcing readings, book launches and other literary events in the city of Bremen. In the current edition of the newsletter, the following item caught my eye: An information … Continue reading →

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More on PayPal versus Erotica

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Cora

The debate over PayPal pressuring smaller retailers to stop carrying certain kinds of erotica continues. Here is a good post on the issue from erotica writer Jolene Kendry at Indie Book Writing that I missed in my last link round-up … Continue reading →

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February 2012 E-Book Sales Figures and Some Links

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Cora

After a pretty good December and January, my February e-book sales were back to miserable, though a last minute sale saved February from being my worst month ever. So now February is tied with August 2011 for the title of … Continue reading →

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2011 – Year of the Indie

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Cora

2011 has been quite a year for me. I began looking into indie publishing around January/February of 2011 and launched Pegasus Pulp Publishing on July 3, 2011, with three books. Now, almost half a year later, I have twelve books … Continue reading →

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Hurray for Luxembourg, Cora looks at e-readers and Barnes & Noble wakes up

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Cora

I found myself at a local branch of the electronics chain Media Markt today. Mostly I was there because my Dad wanted to look at pricey Italian coffeemakers. But I also got a chance to look at the e-readers they … Continue reading →

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November Sales and why you won’t find Pegasus Pulp e-books in KDP Select

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I just noticed that I never posted the November sales figures. Well, they weren’t all that great. The month started out pretty well, but then sales ground to a halt with all of those Amazon promotions over … Continue reading →

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New science fiction short story available: Whaler

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Cora

Even though the last week has been rather chaotic, I have a new short story available. It’s the first science fiction story published under the Pegasus Pulp imprint and represents my take on a genre trope I really can’t stand, … Continue reading →

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October sales and some observations about the German e-book market

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Cora

First of all, here are my October sales figures. In October 2011, I sold 8 e-books across all platforms. The detailed breakdown is as follows: Amazon US: 5 Amazon UK: 1 OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks: 2 This makes October a miserable month, … Continue reading →

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