Who has experience with KDP? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T07:56:45Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/who-has-experience-with-kdp?id=537324%3ATopic%3A375468&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI agree. You have to have som…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-08:537324:Comment:3792062013-10-08T12:28:50.912ZStephen Seitzhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StephenSeitz
<p>I agree. You have to have some sort of promotional budget, especially since traditional publishers do very little to help their authors out. In too many cases, the advance barely covers the author's initial promotion costs. Leading to the obvious question: what's the point?</p>
<p>I agree. You have to have some sort of promotional budget, especially since traditional publishers do very little to help their authors out. In too many cases, the advance barely covers the author's initial promotion costs. Leading to the obvious question: what's the point?</p> I didn't find it helpful at a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-10-08:537324:Comment:3793632013-10-08T04:15:43.827ZCharles Harveyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CharlesHarvey
<p>I didn't find it helpful at all. I may have gotten one or two reviews of some short stories, but that's it. Not one review of my novel. I'm not sure any program that offers a chance to make books free is very helpful. I have free stories through Smashwords. I get the reports for Apple and see where titles are downloaded sometimes a hundred per day. In paid sales so far it's under 10 bucks.</p>
<p>I didn't find it helpful at all. I may have gotten one or two reviews of some short stories, but that's it. Not one review of my novel. I'm not sure any program that offers a chance to make books free is very helpful. I have free stories through Smashwords. I get the reports for Apple and see where titles are downloaded sometimes a hundred per day. In paid sales so far it's under 10 bucks.</p> Oddly enough, I've sold twice…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-21:537324:Comment:3767872013-08-21T22:56:37.744ZBob Tinsleyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BobTinsley
<p>Oddly enough, I've sold twice as many books and short stories on Nook as I have on Kindle. Didn't do anything differently, so go figure. The thing I have discovered is that the ebook market ain't the Field of Dreams no matter who you publish with. If you don't find some way to promote, your books are just going to sit there. KDP does not have the Magic Bullet. No one does.</p>
<p>Oddly enough, I've sold twice as many books and short stories on Nook as I have on Kindle. Didn't do anything differently, so go figure. The thing I have discovered is that the ebook market ain't the Field of Dreams no matter who you publish with. If you don't find some way to promote, your books are just going to sit there. KDP does not have the Magic Bullet. No one does.</p> I'm on both Amazon and BN, (f…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-13:537324:Comment:3763952013-08-13T13:52:26.956ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>I'm on both Amazon and BN, (for two+ years) as well as Kobo and all the other major retailers. My experience with Nook has been that it takes a long, long time to get traction with them, but recently (over the past year or so) I've had months when my Nook sales have not only kept pace with my Amazon sales but in some months have exceeded my Kindle sales.</p>
<p>Since I can put the book up and forget about it (except to obsessively check my sales) I can't see a reason to go exclusive with…</p>
<p>I'm on both Amazon and BN, (for two+ years) as well as Kobo and all the other major retailers. My experience with Nook has been that it takes a long, long time to get traction with them, but recently (over the past year or so) I've had months when my Nook sales have not only kept pace with my Amazon sales but in some months have exceeded my Kindle sales.</p>
<p>Since I can put the book up and forget about it (except to obsessively check my sales) I can't see a reason to go exclusive with Amazon. The Select program promos aren't any better than what you get with Kindle as a whole and as others have pointed out free isn't working like it use too so that's not enough of an incentive to counterbalance the exclusivity.</p>
<p>Just my two cents.</p> That's pretty much what I'm t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-12:537324:Comment:3762852013-08-12T14:25:30.201ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>That's pretty much what I'm thinking. I think I sold a total of three books for Nook, counting my first two books together. Other venues were more trouble than I could see they were worth to get into, given the limited time I have to work on them. In my current situation, sticking with Kindle is no great sacrifice, so I might as well. If that changes, so will I.</p>
<p>That's pretty much what I'm thinking. I think I sold a total of three books for Nook, counting my first two books together. Other venues were more trouble than I could see they were worth to get into, given the limited time I have to work on them. In my current situation, sticking with Kindle is no great sacrifice, so I might as well. If that changes, so will I.</p> No, it's probably not worth i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-12:537324:Comment:3761832013-08-12T02:07:26.503ZEric Christophersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/datahog
<p>No, it's probably not worth it anymore. (I used to have all my books in it, now, only one.) On the other hand, the exclusivity isn't a big deal to me because I sell 99% on Amazon. There are those indie authors who've made inroads at B&N and Kobo, etc., but it's tough, I hear, and takes mucho effort...</p>
<p>No, it's probably not worth it anymore. (I used to have all my books in it, now, only one.) On the other hand, the exclusivity isn't a big deal to me because I sell 99% on Amazon. There are those indie authors who've made inroads at B&N and Kobo, etc., but it's tough, I hear, and takes mucho effort...</p> Then it doesn't sound like th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-12:537324:Comment:3762772013-08-12T01:39:05.373ZBenjamin Sobieckhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
<p>Then it doesn't sound like three months of exclusivity is worth it.</p>
<p>Then it doesn't sound like three months of exclusivity is worth it.</p> The post free sales bump is g…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-11:537324:Comment:3761332013-08-11T21:45:59.970ZEric Christophersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/datahog
<p>The post free sales bump is gone, or largely gone, even if you make the top ten in free. Amazon has tweaked the algorithms repeatedly since the inception of the program, which was originally rather lucrative. Today I think the only benefit is that by giving away tens of thousands of free copies you'll end up with one or two new customer reviews and sales of your other books to the extent that the freebie grabbers actually read your work and like it enough to see what else you have to…</p>
<p>The post free sales bump is gone, or largely gone, even if you make the top ten in free. Amazon has tweaked the algorithms repeatedly since the inception of the program, which was originally rather lucrative. Today I think the only benefit is that by giving away tens of thousands of free copies you'll end up with one or two new customer reviews and sales of your other books to the extent that the freebie grabbers actually read your work and like it enough to see what else you have to offer.</p> Thanks, Ben. I haven't though…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-11:537324:Comment:3762622013-08-11T20:03:30.719ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>Thanks, Ben. I haven't thought about my free days much lately, busy with other stuf. I'll give all of the above a shot.</p>
<p>Thanks, Ben. I haven't thought about my free days much lately, busy with other stuf. I'll give all of the above a shot.</p> Sounds like good advice and a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-11:537324:Comment:3761732013-08-11T18:27:15.801ZAndrew Drummondhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewDrummond
<p>Sounds like good advice and a sound strategy to me. Thanks. I have not decided or needed to use my free days yet. I've only been listed for 3 weeks, but I am well aware that the well of initial sales is not bottomless (sadly). </p>
<p>Sounds like good advice and a sound strategy to me. Thanks. I have not decided or needed to use my free days yet. I've only been listed for 3 weeks, but I am well aware that the well of initial sales is not bottomless (sadly). </p>