Kev F comic art: Sales figures for June

Sunday, 2 July 2023

Sales figures for June - live rules again

Here we see me rocking the bowtie look at Macc Pow in Macclesfield on July 1st. I didn't sell a book until I'd undone the tie, after which I did fine. As we'll see below as we have a look at a month's book (and other things) sales.

It would appear flogging things on eBay is the big earner online this month. I'm pretty sure that 90 day total, when compared to last month's £377 means I've sold £267 worth this month. Going through the payments I see I've been paid £257, after fees. So, if I only wasted a day putting all that stuff online, it paid off. Most worth-selling items in June were:

Blah Blah Blah magazine No1 - £24.48

Bundle of 2 x Smash Hits, 2 x Face, 1 x NME - £14.47

A year of Tiger & Scorchers - £13.20

Weeping Angel in original packaging - £12

Beano calendar signed by Euan Kerr - £10.50

Phat magazine No 1 - £10

10 x SSI newsletters - £10

Edinburgh Fringe programme 1985 - £10

Edinburgh Fringe programme 2011 - £8

Bundle of 29 x NMEs - £7.96

Savage Action No 1 - £6

Special USA mag - £5.75

Mask Comic No 1 - £5

Amiga Shopper magazine - £5

Edinburgh Fringe programme 2004 - £4

2 x Dalek calendars - £3.98

Live sales at book festivals have felt like the big earner, cos you get the money in your hand, or in your iZettle machine, and you can see the whites of the eyes of every buyer. Plus you get to sign the books.

At Macc Pow in Macclesfield on July 1st I took £60.50 (+ £20 cash), which compares to 2022's £70.50 (+ cash. I only have a record of Zettle sales). This year's sales were:

4 x Findlay Macbeth

3 x Socks Superheroes comics

2 x Prince of Denmark St

2 x Midsummer Night's Dream Team

+ a couple of colouring books.

Before and after a class in Clevedon on June 10th, sales came to £145 (as previously recorded). Making Clevedon the most fruitful day's book sales so far this season.

After my class in Ludlow on June 18th I took just £24

After my class in Braintree on June 25 I took £75. These takings are all on top of classes for which I also got paid. All of which makes Macclesfield look like a long way to travel (approx £50 worth of petrol) for a small return.

LFCC London this coming weekend is a different kettle of fish, as it involves a hotel stay and two nights' opportunities to socialise with my comics friends, not just selling comics. That said, at LFCC London 2022 I took only £20 on the Friday, £158 on Saturday, £111.50 on Sunday. So let us see how we fare this time.

For online book sales for June, stay tuned. I can tell you my Draft 2 Digital dosh has gone up to $6.03 from 11 book sales (compared to May's $2.79).

Etsy total June 2023 - £55.92 (compared to May's £58.05 and April's £171.05)

Eurovision Vol 1 x 4, Vol 2 x 2

Blurb sales - to come, though it looks like it may be zero. (Update: as of July 11th it's still 0)

Lulu/Amazon sales came in on July 11th. The total was £29.94 (books sold in June). This compares to

June £48.33, May £52.26, April £8.56, March £38.57, Feb £35.25, & Jan £26.84. The sales were for:

80s Pop - 1 (Canada), 3 (UK)

Eurovision Best Of - 3 (UK)

Eurovision Vol 2 - 2 (UK) 1 (US)

Captain Clevedon - 2 (UK)

Tales From The Bible - 2 (UK)

Doctors Colouring - 2 (UK)

Scottish Pop - 1 (UK)

MNDT - 1 (UK)

PODS - 1 (UK)

Punk - 1 (US)

Royalty - 1 (US)

2020s Colouring - 1 (US)

Book Of Esther - 1 (Italy)

Here are May's Lulu/Amazon sales for comparison

Which books sell best? See the itemised breakdown of 2023 live sales here.

My Books and where to get them:

Findlay Macbeth - Amazon - Etsy
Prince Of Denmark Street - Amazon - Etsy
Midsummer Nights Dream Team - Amazon - Etsy

Shakespeare Omnibus Collection (all 3 books) - Amazon

Tales From The Bible - Amazon - Etsy

The Book Of Esther (new pocketbook sized) - Lulu £8.50 - Amazon £9.96

Captain Clevedon - Amazon

Tales Of Nambygate - Amazon

Eurovision Colouring Vol 1 - Amazon - Lulu - Etsy
Eurovision Colouring Vol 2 - Amazon - Lulu - Etsy

Eurovision Colouring Best Of British - Amazon

Doctor Who Colouring - Amazon - Lulu - Etsy
Punk Colouring - Amazon - Lulu - Etsy

60s Pop Star Colouring - Amazon - Lulu - Etsy
70s Pop Star Colouring - Amazon - Lulu - Etsy

80s Pop Star Colouring - Amazon

80s Superstars - Amazon

90s Pop Star Colouring - Lulu - Etsy

2020s Pop Star Colouring - Amazon

Bowie Colouring - Amazon

Scottish Pop Star Colouring - Amazon

Rom Com Colouring - Amazon

Royalty Colouring - Lulu

Christmas Movies Colouring - Amazon

NB: Etsy editions are signed and posted by me, and generally cheaper