Impressions on "Success" in Publishing
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Rate the following on a scale from 1 to 5
Complete according to your PERSONAL OPINION regarding what matters most in determining whether or not an author is successful.
Happiness
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Praise from high profile reviewers/bloggers
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Please list those bloggers that you consider to be "high profile"
Hitting a list (New York Times/ USA Today/ Amazon top 100/ B&N top 100/ etc.)
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How many times does a person need to hit a list (at a minimum) to be indicative of success?
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Total number of books sold (across all books/over time)
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Number of ratings on Amazon/B&N/Kobo/etc.
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How many ratings (at a minimum and across all sales outlets) are necessary to be indicative of success?
This is in reference to a single book, not total number across all books.
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Average rating on Amazon/B&N/Kobo/etc.
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What is the average rating (at a minimum) necessary to be indicative of success?
Average rating across all books
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Number of Facebook Likes/ Twitter Followers/ Social Media followers
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How many followers on Facebook are (at a minimum) necessary to be indicative of success?
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Making a successful yearly wage as an author
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What do you consider (at a minimum) to be a successful yearly wage as an author?
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Securing a traditional publishing contract
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Having an agent
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Respect of fellow authors
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What other factor(s) matter (in your opinion) in assessing whether an author is successful?
Information about you (for authors only)
In order to better frame your responses to the above, please take a moment to provide information about yourself.
How happy are you as an author?
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Has at least one of your books received praise from what you would consider a high profile reviewer/blogger?
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If one or more of your books has hit a list, which list has it hit?
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If applicable, how many of your books have hit a list?
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For your book with the highest number of ratings, how many ratings does it have ON AMAZON?
This is in reference to a single book, not total number across all books.
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What is your average rating ON AMAZON for all your books
Average rating across all books
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How many followers/likes on Facebook do you have?
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What is the average price for your ELECTRONIC books (ebooks)?
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Do you make what you would consider to be a "successful wage" as an author?
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Do you have any additional comments on what you beleive makes an author successful?
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