New updated combined sales figures thread!

[Morrus]

This is an updated sales figure listing for RPGNow, in an attempt to "chart" the top lists at RPGNow. It would be helpful if e-Publishers would post their current sales figures so that everyone can compare; however, it is fully understood if you choose not to share this information. I will be editing this "chart" as more info is posted.

Please do NOT include free products or units sold anywhere other than RPGNow. Please provide (to make my life easier as a try and compile a combined chart) each product's position in RPGNow's all time, all categories bestseller list, the number of units sold and a combined total (all units sold). Thanks for you help!

[Note - I see some inconstencies below regarding sales figures and rankings - there are some products which, according to the sales figures, should rank higher, such as Librum Equitis Compiled. I imagine that there's an explanation for that!]

All-Time Bestseller Chart (All Categories)

1) Tournaments, Fairs & Taverns 1468 EN Publishing
3) The Elements of Magic 1118 EN Publishing
4) A Magical Medieval Society 1037 Expeditious Retreat Press
6) Wild Spellcraft 862 EN Publishing
10) Everyone Else Revised 808 EN Publishing
11) Librum Equitis Compiled 1034 EN Publishing
15) Three Arrows for the King 694 EN Publishing
16) Four Color to Fantasy 631 EN Publishing
18) In the Saddle: Horses & Other 606 EN Publishing
20) Thee Compleat Librum ov 568 EN Publishing
30) The Complete Guide to Drow 493 EN Publishing
45) Crimson Contracts 352 EN Publishing
49) Arcane Strife 372 EN Publishing
50) Librum Equitis Vol. 2 320 EN Publishing
54) Dweomercraft: Enchanters 298 EN Publishing
64) The Taverner's Trusty Tome 290 EN Publishing
65) Deadly Games 256 EN Publishing
71) Polyhedron e-Publishing Pack 247 EN Publishing
78) Joe's Book of Enchantment 229 Throwing Dice Games
79) The Complete Guide to Behol 241 EN Publishing
91) Quick Shots: Mission File Alpha 210 EN Publishing
96) Gnomes: Masters of Illusion 226 EN Publishing

Character Customization 133 Throwing Dice Games
Kids Coloring Book of Critters 111 EN Publishing
Four Color to Fantasy Modern 105 EN Publishing
Powers that Be: City Council 74 EN Publishing
Party of One: Leda 58 Expeditious Retreat Press
Internet Arcana 57 Expeditious Retreat Press
EN Publishing Deathpack 21 EN Publishing

TOTALS

EN Publishing 11,383
Expeditious Retreat Press 1152
Throwing Dice Games 362

 

[jmucchiello]

[Note - I see some inconstencies below regarding sales figures and rankings - there are some products which, according to the sales figures, should rank higher, such as Librum Equitis Compiled. I imagine that there's an explanation for that!]

Are you subtracting the Jan-02 freebies from the totals? If you just use the sales "All Time" for a product, it includes any free copies sent out as Jan-2002 sales. (You'll note in the earnings column these copies are FREE)

78 Joe's Book of Enchantment -- 229
?? Character Customization -- 133

 

[Morrus]

Are you subtracting the Jan-02 freebies from the totals? If you just use the sales "All Time" for a product, it includes any free copies sent out as Jan-2002 sales. (You'll note in the earnings column these copies are FREE)

78 Joe's Book of Enchantment -- 229
?? Character Customization -- 133

I think I'd remember sending out 200 free copies of LE Compiled! - You could be right, though: it's been out a long while.

Thanks for the figures - I'll add them into the post above.

 

[jgbrowning]

4: A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe--- 1037

Party of One: Leda--- 58
Internet Arcana---57

joe b.

 

[HellHound]

I'm the culprit for LECompiled.

Indeed, over 200 free copies were sent out once Compiled was released, to all the people who had purchased both LE1 and LE2 up to that date. LE1 was then removed from the sales venue at that point.

 

[meatpopsicl3]

3ednd.com Figures

It would be helpful if e-Publishers would post their current sales figures so that everyone can compare; however, it is fully understood if you choose not to share this information. I will be editing this "chart" as more info is posted.

3ednd.com:

The Elements of Monsters (TEoM): 42
d20 Mastery Book 1 (FTB1): 14

Here's something that may be of interest to people thinking of _not_ putting their products on RPGNow:

My sales of TEoM were growing steadily after the first week of release, then I was asked to remove my products from RPGNow because I had a link back to my site. I complied.

As soon as I removed my products from RPGNow, my sales dropped to _zero_. I haven't had a single sale since then. The sales figures you see here are all from December of 2003. I removed my products (couldn't have happened at a worse time) in the last week of December. After that, not a single sale.

I think this dynamic only really comes into play when you are a very small publisher (like 3ednd.com) and just starting out. Being on RPGNow gives you a "baseline" credit and trust that you just can't get alone when nobody knows who you are.