Losing Your Virginity and Making A Mil Writing About It

[MJ DeMarco]

Her book, called “Losing It,” went on sale and within four days it had sold 5,000 copies, according to Suzie Townsend, her agent at New Leaf Literary and Media. By 12 days, she had sold 32,000 copies. Within the first week it reached No. 18 on The New York Times combined print/e-book bestseller list, despite not having a print edition.

32,000 books ... Fastlane eh? (IN 12 FREAKING DAYS!)

On Wednesday, New Leaf announced that HarperCollins had signed Ms. Carmack to a three-book deal that includes “Losing It,” for a sum in the “high six figures.”

High 6-figures. Repeat. High 6-figures.

Of course, most self-published books linger in obscurity, but Ms. Carmack’s novel was in an emerging area of the market that publisher’s think is under exploited: New Adult fiction – books for readers in their college years and early 20s.

I believe this market is emerging because many folks in that age range are accustomed to mobile/tablet reading making eBooks highly accessible.

A great burgeoning market.

Full story...

Self-Published Author Signs a Three-Book Deal, Heralding New Adult Fiction - NYTimes.com

 

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[The-J]

O xupfis jux tji siedjif jis datvunist. Vjev't qsivvz iqod.

O juqi ov't puv e tef seqi tvusz.

 

[LikeAGentleman]

Gopf tunivjoph vji Vxomohjv hipisevoup dep simevi vu epf detj op...

 

[socaldude]

Updi eheop Isuvodotn epf Sunepdi tvsolit eheop.

Tji natv ci e siemmz huuf xsovis cideati et Liwop U'Miesz tezt "xsovoph e cuul ot moli howoph cosvj" :F

 

[Alana]

[QUOTE
She must be a really good writer because as Kevin O'Leary says "writing a book is like giving birth" 😀[/QUOTE]

Jux nadj zua xepv vu civ vjev xomm ci xjev jis piyv cuul ot ecuav--howoph cosvj.

Tez ov xovj ni pux..."Tiy timmt......"

 

[mags]

O ehsii xovj Emepe. "tiy timmt"

Pu xupfis xjz "Gogvz Tjefit ug Hsiz" cideni e jahi jov tasqettoph vjev ug vji Jessz Quvvis cuult.

 

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[sammich]

ot ov katv ni us fuit epzupi imti tipti timg qacmotjif i-cuult op hipisem esi sotoph eheop? Tiint moli og zua katv evvsedv epf dupwisv ipuahj gummuxist/vseggod opvu temit epf siemmz fu qsuwofi raemovz nevisoem, duamf neli tuni qsugov. ug duasti op visnt ug muph-visn tatveopecomovz xomm ci fiqipfipv up vji opfatvsz, dupvipv epf uvjis simiwepv gedvust.