Anyone aside from me working on Kindle editions of books?

[robert walker]

I have been busy and away from Crimespace for a while as was putting several --well a lot of--my work up at Kindle Book Store. I found it rather liberating being my own "publisher" or partner in publishing with some controls over the material and some expectation of making some of that green stuff everybody believes writers ought not need or concern themselves with. They say publishing is a business when your contract is tossed out or when your series is cut, so if it is a business, why shouldn't we writers have more of the results of the so-called business? The digital tech platform might just be an answer as I am hearing from other authors who are getting actual checks in the mail or rather downloaded to their accounts.

Anyone else going the way of ebooks and kindle books?

Rob

[John Rector]

A friend of mine made an animated one for me that links back to the book page on Amazon. Unfortunately I don't know how he did it, so I cant help you with that part. But if you want to see it, head over to kindleboards.com and have a look. Here's a link: Kindleboards.

My post, and my banner, is about a third of the way down in the thread.

[Debbi Mack]

Really nice. I'd love to find someone who could do this--maybe your friend?

[robert walker]

I think it is destructive to one's liver, spleen, stomach, and mind to watch those numbers at Kindle; reminds me of watching the stock market swings from moment to moment, day to day. Could drive one to jump from a tall building. I try to stay away and give it time, but there is this pull I can't explain. I just put up my 8th title. Going for volume. Am working on editing and redoing a 9th title - this not counting the overpriced HarperCollins titles of mine that are up at the Kindle Store. The secret really is keeping the price down as Kindlers do not want to pay even 9.99 for a book but rather .99 and depending on the book and how much trouble it was for me to recondition it -- as some older titles have had to be revamped entirely--I have priced my books from 1.99 to 8.99.
Hey I got featured on B&N this week along with coupons and summer reading online - top of the page going out to anyone who has purchased any of my earlier books - this one Dead On out now!

Rob

[robert walker]

Hey, got a great review from Booklist on Dead On which is availlable now as a book-book and doing well on Kindle.

rob

This title will publish in July 2009
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Advanced Review – Uncorrected Proof Issue: June 1, 2009
Dead On. Walker, Robert W. (Author) Jul 2009. 322 p. Five Star, hardcover, $25.95. (9781594147814).

Marcus Rydell, a disgraced Atlanta police officer turned private investigator, is preparing to eat his gun
when he hears screams from a downstairs apartment. He rushes to the rescue and meets Kat Holley, a
resident at the local hospital. She pulls him out of his depression and gets him to help her seek revenge on
the psychopath who ruined both of their lives. Along with a black dog named Paco, they search for a cavedwelling
former marine, Iden Cantu, who uses his training to elude both the Atlanta police and the feds.
Kat and Marcus hunt him deep in the forests along the Georgia-Tennessee border. The country may be
beautiful, but Cantu turns it into a death trap with his night-vision equipment and high-powered rifle. The
pair manages to handle the ordeal with humor and a touch of romance. Readers will hope for more from
this unlikely couple. An entertaining series debut.
— Barbara Bibel

[Debbi Mack]

I agree. Following Kindle sales too closely is like following your Amazon ranking. You shouldn't let it consume you too much. Nonetheless, I like to keep tabs on it, just to see how it's going generally.