We're RICH!!

Okay, not so much.

But we now have gotten to the other side of the whole process, the part where we actually have some publisher's compensation for The Skeptical Juror and The Trial of Byron Case returned to us from the digital print house. It came in the mail today.

These are the returns for February, the first full month of publication. Wait, you say, it's friggin' June! Yep. They keep track of sales monthly, then delay sending a check until 90 days after the end of the month. I presume that's to accommodate those publishers that may have returns. Or they're just playing the float as long as they can. So this check wasn't cut until June 1. 

These are not all the books printed, of course. There must be 150 or so other copies floating about out there. We sent copies to friends, family, early readers, and some folks we wanted to review it. We sent cases to people who said they would be willing to publicize it.

And we've been selling at cost to Evelyn Case, allowing her to keep the profits and apply them to Byron's defense fund. Seems like the least we can do, at the moment.

Bottom line is we are doing a poor job marketing the book, and that is reflected in the sales. Nonetheless, we now have the excitement of receiving the first revenue for our hard work on this new venture. We have something to look back upon and say "Remember back when ..."

On the upside, the Cory Maye edits are going well. I like the way the deliberations are shaping up. Jury dynamics promise a lot of interesting byplay and tension. 

And once Cory Maye is published, we will do a better job of publicizing both that work and Byron Case. 

So we're not rich, except in experience. We'll get there.  Still not quitting the day jobs, though.