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Select program – Yes or No? #Amazon #Indie

February 10, 2014 By Mimi Barbour 7 Comments

 
Changes
in KDP Select: in the KDP FAQs on Amazon’s site, it states:

 “All content made exclusive to Amazon in
KDP Select must remain for sale on our site only; it cannot be available for
free or for purchase in digital format anywhere else, including publishing the
content of your book on the web, including on your own website, blog, etc.
However, you may choose to make up to 10% of your book available on other sites
as a sample, as well as continue to distribute your book in physical format
…” 
Means
you can use excerpts here and there now. Finally!
 
I was recently tagged on Facebook with this blurb by a best-selling author friend of mine. She’d previously warned me to be careful about putting any parts of my Select books out on the internet – blogs, promo sites, etc. Even my own website.

Now I admit to breaking this rule over the past when
I wanted to share certain parts of my story on my website or a blog. It worried
me that I might be defying an Amazon mandate – not something I wanted to do.
But we all know how portions of a story can captivate a potential reader.

That rule had been one of my personal hang-ups with
the Select program. Therefore, I’m glad it’s been rectified.

I know many other authors refuse to be restricted by
Amazon’s market manipulation and so won’t give up their right to sell on various
sites. And I say – your choice! Those authors believe they can more than make
up the monetary difference by being diverse rather than having 5days every 3
months of free promos, Prime lending revenues and the countdown deals.

Personally, I’m very happy with having my books in
the Select program. The three reasons already stated are, of course, huge. And would be
on the top of my list as to why I’ve elected to go this route. Another
importance for me is that I have been with the Freepartay group for a few years now
and having my books available at any time for their promos has been necessary.

Maybe the most relevant (and to be truthful) embarrassing
reason I’ve stayed in Select is because I’m so strapped for time. I can’t
seem to slide out of my writing and marketing commitments long enough to
organise all the necessary changes publishing in more than one market would
entail. Phew – that’s a long one!! Sentence I mean. But it is a fact.

When I think of having to release all my 20-plus
books on those other sites, I cringe. For a challenged techie like myself, it
would mean a lot of work, probably many mistakes since they seem to haunt me
whenever I try anything new and mega frustration I’d rather bypass. (Wuss, that I
am.)

So, until I can either afford to pay someone to take
on that grind or it becomes critical to have my books available elsewhere, I
will continue supporting the KDP Select program and be glad they treat me as
well as they do.
 
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  1. John Chapman says

    February 10, 2014 at 8:12 am

    Glad to see they've removed at least one odious restriction. Now I have to admit, though, that it won't tempt me back to Kindle Select. I publish our books to iTunes, Nook & Kobo through Smashwords. Not quite as simple as publishing on Kindle but well worth it. I know many people who claim to make more money in royalties through Smashwords than with Amazon. That's not my experience but I wouldn't want to give up on the Smashwords royalties. I suspect where you get your royalties from reflects the promotion you do for each outlet.

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  2. Mimi Barbour says

    February 10, 2014 at 8:19 am

    John, I hear that a lot and it almost tempts me. Then I do one free promo with BookBub and I think – maybe not 🙂 That's not to say I won't ever change my mind. With the way the industry keeps changing, who knows what will be best in the future.

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  3. Mary J. Forbes says

    February 10, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Mimi, your reasons for choosing KDP are also mine. I like the simplicity and the options, but then I'm new to the indie biz, so we'll see. 🙂 However, when I see a valid purpose to having my book elsewhere, I'll chose Draft 2 Digital as my other distributor. I've heard they are much easier & quicker than Sw.

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  4. Mimi Barbour says

    February 11, 2014 at 12:29 am

    Hi Mary, You know this post was written for you 🙂 I'm glad you asked the questions. I never heard of Draft 2 Digital. Must look it up. Goes to show you can learn something new everyday LOL

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  5. S. M. Boyce says

    February 11, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Great to see they fixed that finally! They likely realized people were doing it anyway, and in the end, it hurts sales. Good to know they're flexible to change.

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  6. Mimi Barbour says

    February 12, 2014 at 7:11 am

    Hi S.M.
    I'm also glad the ban has lifted because I've been fortunate not to have been caught breaking this rule in the past….my bad!

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