As an author, one of the questions I’ve grown to hate is: “How are sales of [insert latest book] going?” You’d think that was a reasonable question, and all things being equal, I’d say you’re right. In most businesses, you’d probably have a pretty good grip on how sales of your product/service are going; if you don’t, you’re winging it and you may not be in business for much longer. But authors don’t know the answer to the question - not necessarily, anyway. I receive a state