Konrath Tells How He sold One Million Ebooks - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T07:25:01Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/konrath-tells-how-he-sold-one-million-ebooks?feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnd it's worth pointing out t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-19:537324:Comment:3680542013-02-19T16:06:24.034ZLinton Robinsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LintonRobinson
<p>And it's worth pointing out that both had fans before starting out.</p>
<p>Moving from traditional published to self-published is a very different game from starting off indie, a factor which doesn't get mentioned much.</p>
<p>What it looks like to me is the emerging working model for this is neither the "price it up" theory of Smith, nor the K-Mart pricing strategy of Locke, but a sliding scale with a lot of interactive factors such as loss-leading and tie-in and intros.</p>
<p>And it's worth pointing out that both had fans before starting out.</p>
<p>Moving from traditional published to self-published is a very different game from starting off indie, a factor which doesn't get mentioned much.</p>
<p>What it looks like to me is the emerging working model for this is neither the "price it up" theory of Smith, nor the K-Mart pricing strategy of Locke, but a sliding scale with a lot of interactive factors such as loss-leading and tie-in and intros.</p> The big difference is that Ko…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-19:537324:Comment:3680522013-02-19T15:15:39.079ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>The big difference is that Konrath says to sell cheap, while Smith argues for raising prices. I have followed D.W.Smith's suggestions, but I'm not sure it was the right thing to do. Basically only your fans will buy at his prices.</p>
<p>The big difference is that Konrath says to sell cheap, while Smith argues for raising prices. I have followed D.W.Smith's suggestions, but I'm not sure it was the right thing to do. Basically only your fans will buy at his prices.</p> Joe and Smith are really the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-19:537324:Comment:3680082013-02-19T03:59:48.483ZLinton Robinsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LintonRobinson
<p>Joe and Smith are really the pros from Dover on this stuff, for my money.</p>
<p>One thing though... I have got the sneaking hunch that what Joe did... and Locke and Hocking and Selena Kitt... couldn't be duplicated by somebody getting into it today.</p>
<p>Some things have been changed that make it harder, Konrath and Locke both had forces at play from outside the whole indie publishing model... but moslty, they were just doing it first in a less crowded field.</p>
<p>I'd like to believe…</p>
<p>Joe and Smith are really the pros from Dover on this stuff, for my money.</p>
<p>One thing though... I have got the sneaking hunch that what Joe did... and Locke and Hocking and Selena Kitt... couldn't be duplicated by somebody getting into it today.</p>
<p>Some things have been changed that make it harder, Konrath and Locke both had forces at play from outside the whole indie publishing model... but moslty, they were just doing it first in a less crowded field.</p>
<p>I'd like to believe that I can step out there and get that sort of success (and the guy from "Wool" did it) but I think it's a lot tougher to pull off now.</p> Great post, Jack.
I've follow…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-19:537324:Comment:3680462013-02-19T00:09:34.601ZJed Powerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JedPower
<p>Great post, Jack.</p>
<p>I've followed Konrath for quite a while now, but it's good to to see some of his ideas condensed like this. I'm going to make a copy for my writing room bulletin board.</p>
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<p>Dean Wesley Smith is very good on this subject too, although some of his conclusions are different from Konrath's.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Jed</p>
<p>Great post, Jack.</p>
<p>I've followed Konrath for quite a while now, but it's good to to see some of his ideas condensed like this. I'm going to make a copy for my writing room bulletin board.</p>
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<p>Dean Wesley Smith is very good on this subject too, although some of his conclusions are different from Konrath's.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Jed</p> Like the cover. Good luck!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-18:537324:Comment:3678182013-02-18T22:48:05.121ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Like the cover. Good luck!</p>
<p>Like the cover. Good luck!</p> I often agree with Konrath's…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-18:537324:Comment:3678152013-02-18T21:18:04.119ZBrian Hoffmanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
<p>I often agree with Konrath's ideas and these are among the best. There is one more item - luck. I mean the kind of luck that Vince Lombardi talked about. Luck is where preparation crosses opportunity. We can control preparation, but not opportunity, unless we are searching for it with an open mind.</p>
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<p>By the way, those of you who have enjoyed my rapier wit, my clever stylizations, and my dashing good looks will be deprived for a time. I have 16 ideas (literally) for new…</p>
<p>I often agree with Konrath's ideas and these are among the best. There is one more item - luck. I mean the kind of luck that Vince Lombardi talked about. Luck is where preparation crosses opportunity. We can control preparation, but not opportunity, unless we are searching for it with an open mind.</p>
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<p>By the way, those of you who have enjoyed my rapier wit, my clever stylizations, and my dashing good looks will be deprived for a time. I have 16 ideas (literally) for new novels. The problem, they are all the same and therefore, boring. I am putting them all aside to work on an experimental novel called <em>Substitution</em> that is a police procedural set 150 years in the future. I will check in from time to time, but not likely to comment. I will miss your fantastic ideas and opinions.</p>
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<p>My need to concentrate on this project is overwhelming me right now. </p>
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<p>Here is the cover.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/33607508?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/33607508?profile=original" width="396" class="align-full"/></a></p> I would add: Great titles.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-18:537324:Comment:3677412013-02-18T20:54:26.485ZEric Christophersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/datahog
<p>I would add: Great titles.</p>
<p>I would add: Great titles.</p> The first five are key, IMO.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-18:537324:Comment:3677382013-02-18T20:40:02.729ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
<p>The first five are key, IMO. Good covers, good product descriptions, good books, good price, and having a lot of titles available.</p>
<p>I see so many crappy covers, especially, which is a major turnoff from the get-go.</p>
<p>The first five are key, IMO. Good covers, good product descriptions, good books, good price, and having a lot of titles available.</p>
<p>I see so many crappy covers, especially, which is a major turnoff from the get-go.</p>