barbara freethy.

nope, i've never heard of her.  have you?

she is an oft-published and award-winning author,
with novels from pocket, n.a.l., and harper-collins,
30 of them all told, constituting a hefty backlist...

but no, sorry, the name doesn't ring a bell with me.

however, according to the sacramento bee, which
quotes a vice-president from barnes&noble digital,
ms. freethy has sold a lot of e-books of her backlist.

>   http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/25/4005206/author-barbara-freethy-sells-over.html

over a million e-books.  of her backlist.  just in 2011.
(which, according to my calendar, is only 10/12 over.)

her e-books are priced at $3-$6, which means freethy
is taking home $2-$4 on each one.  times one million.

thank you, michael, for setting writers like freethy free...

-bowerbird