Does anyone here know anything about E-reads? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T18:57:05Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/does-anyone-here-know-anything?id=537324%3ATopic%3A242995&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh, more good stuff! Camille,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-24:537324:Comment:2433672010-07-24T14:12:38.166ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Oh, more good stuff! Camille, you're the greatest help. I'll investigate getting to Amazon via the Writers' Cafe. So far I've posted someplace on their system about the "no access" problem. Really, as long as their staff make the sorts of mistakes I found on the Amazon listings and nobody catches them, they cannot be trusted to publish my books. The big houses have access, but I can't get Penguin to demand corrections. Arrgh!<br />
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Thank you so much!
Oh, more good stuff! Camille, you're the greatest help. I'll investigate getting to Amazon via the Writers' Cafe. So far I've posted someplace on their system about the "no access" problem. Really, as long as their staff make the sorts of mistakes I found on the Amazon listings and nobody catches them, they cannot be trusted to publish my books. The big houses have access, but I can't get Penguin to demand corrections. Arrgh!<br />
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Thank you so much! Thanks, Tom. Why would your C…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-24:537324:Comment:2433662010-07-24T14:08:31.890ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Thanks, Tom. Why would your Company be more advantageous than going directly to Smashwords?
Thanks, Tom. Why would your Company be more advantageous than going directly to Smashwords? I.J. I've got a couple of sho…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-24:537324:Comment:2433282010-07-24T05:38:52.845ZTom Cookehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TomCooke
I.J. I've got a couple of short story anthologies in the works in our little company in San Antonio, Backwater Publishing. We're going first with electronic and have decided to go with Smashword. I don't know how many titles you are looking at, but they do have a publishers rate if it's over one. I'll keep you informed on how easy this is when we get into actual production.
I.J. I've got a couple of short story anthologies in the works in our little company in San Antonio, Backwater Publishing. We're going first with electronic and have decided to go with Smashword. I don't know how many titles you are looking at, but they do have a publishers rate if it's over one. I'll keep you informed on how easy this is when we get into actual production. You are correct, Amazon will…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-23:537324:Comment:2432972010-07-23T22:25:34.862ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
You are correct, Amazon will NOT go for a giveaway deal from indie authors. (They do have an email address for when you have problems, and I know that they are at least somewhat responsive to problems - but I don't know about questions. I tend to use their author forums in the DTP programs when I have a question.)<br />
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Also, Smashwords already has their Kindle hook up running, but it gives you no advantages. It used to be that you could offer a book for free on Amazon for free by offering it for…
You are correct, Amazon will NOT go for a giveaway deal from indie authors. (They do have an email address for when you have problems, and I know that they are at least somewhat responsive to problems - but I don't know about questions. I tend to use their author forums in the DTP programs when I have a question.)<br />
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Also, Smashwords already has their Kindle hook up running, but it gives you no advantages. It used to be that you could offer a book for free on Amazon for free by offering it for free on Smashwords, and then signing up for distribution on Amazon. But I've heard that Amazon simply puts a price on those free books or doesn't offer them at all any more. (I haven't been able to confirm this, however.)<br />
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Most of us offer free books one of two ways (both using Smashwords). One is to offer the book for free on Smashwords for a while, and promote it. Don't release it on Kindle until you've raised your prices. If you do this, and you use any of the premium catalog partners, though, you won't be able to offer your book on Kindle until the partners get their catalogs updated. This is fine for Apple, but it could take months for Barnes and Noble to get it right.<br />
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The other method we use is to simply offer the book on Smashwords, the partners and Kindle at the same list price - and offer coupon specials for free books on Smashwords. Smashwords ROCKS with their coupon feature. That's how a lot of the ebook reviewers get their review copies these days - you create a free coupon and sent them the code. (Some don't accept that, but most do. Those that don't accept it will often accept a doc file.) Yes, thanks. You've been very…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-23:537324:Comment:2432792010-07-23T19:53:01.745ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Yes, thanks. You've been very kind before about explaining. I've been to the Smashwords site and like their explanations, plus the fact that they do have an e-mail address (unlike Amazon). I have no problems with the Kindle deal, except that I wanted to try a give-away for one month. They might not go for that. I'd really like the 70 %.<br />
Smashwords is in the process of hooking up to Kindle.<br />
Will check out CreateSpace. The E-Reads thing is rcommended by my agent. No idea why.<br />
Many thanks for the…
Yes, thanks. You've been very kind before about explaining. I've been to the Smashwords site and like their explanations, plus the fact that they do have an e-mail address (unlike Amazon). I have no problems with the Kindle deal, except that I wanted to try a give-away for one month. They might not go for that. I'd really like the 70 %.<br />
Smashwords is in the process of hooking up to Kindle.<br />
Will check out CreateSpace. The E-Reads thing is rcommended by my agent. No idea why.<br />
Many thanks for the ref. to Kindleboards. IMHO, if you want to go with…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-23:537324:Comment:2432592010-07-23T18:34:27.626ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
IMHO, if you want to go with an ebook retailer that also does print, do Amazon and their Create Space. (You should probably raise this question over that the Kindleboards.com "Writer's Cafe" area. There are a lot of people there who have tried a lot of different such sites.)<br />
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Smashwords distributes to the Apple iBookstore, B&N, Sony, Kobo and Amazon if you opt in to their premium catalog. Most writers opt out of the Amazon distribution and go direct - especially now that Amazon pays 70…
IMHO, if you want to go with an ebook retailer that also does print, do Amazon and their Create Space. (You should probably raise this question over that the Kindleboards.com "Writer's Cafe" area. There are a lot of people there who have tried a lot of different such sites.)<br />
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Smashwords distributes to the Apple iBookstore, B&N, Sony, Kobo and Amazon if you opt in to their premium catalog. Most writers opt out of the Amazon distribution and go direct - especially now that Amazon pays 70 percent if you price in their recommended range. (2.99 to 9.99). The distribution to B&N, Sony and Kobo are still in the early stages and have a lot of bugs, but Apple really has its act together and updates seem to go up fast and accurately.<br />
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Neither Amazon nor Smashwords ask for exclusivity, though Amazon does insist that you agree not to set the list price lower at other other places than you do at Amazon (They don't hold you responsible for discounting, although they reserve the right to match the discount.) OK. My mistake. That's good t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-23:537324:Comment:2431452010-07-23T13:51:55.216ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
OK. My mistake. That's good then.
OK. My mistake. That's good then. Fictionwise is an ebook retai…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-23:537324:Comment:2430852010-07-23T00:18:31.072ZPepper Smithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
Fictionwise is an ebook retailer. They built themselves up over a number of years before being bought by Barnes and Noble. You'll find books from the big NY presses as well as from small independents, and yes, there are some self-published books there. They will republish books, but they're not a vanity press.
Fictionwise is an ebook retailer. They built themselves up over a number of years before being bought by Barnes and Noble. You'll find books from the big NY presses as well as from small independents, and yes, there are some self-published books there. They will republish books, but they're not a vanity press. Isn't Fictionwise a vanity pr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-22:537324:Comment:2430502010-07-22T21:36:49.823ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Isn't Fictionwise a vanity press? I thought I saw some familiar names among their authors.
Isn't Fictionwise a vanity press? I thought I saw some familiar names among their authors. LOL! Sorry, I don't know anyt…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-22:537324:Comment:2430492010-07-22T21:29:20.457ZPepper Smithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
LOL! Sorry, I don't know anything more about them than that. They don't take new stuff, so I haven't spent any real time looking them over. It looks like their ebook store is run by Fictionwise.
LOL! Sorry, I don't know anything more about them than that. They don't take new stuff, so I haven't spent any real time looking them over. It looks like their ebook store is run by Fictionwise.