I was going to share with you about what prompted me to
stop with the Select program and start spreading my books over the other
channels so here goes…
stop with the Select program and start spreading my books over the other
channels so here goes…
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, 99cents is the new free.
Used to be that the readers would flock to any free book and have a download
frenzy. Not so much anymore. I imagine there are still those who search out
these gems, but I also know that most book fanatics are willing to pay for
their enjoyment. I guess they’ve figured that a dollar or two for a book is
less than a cup of coffee, lasts longer and in many cases gives you a lot more
bang for your buck—especially those with hot sex….haha!
Used to be that the readers would flock to any free book and have a download
frenzy. Not so much anymore. I imagine there are still those who search out
these gems, but I also know that most book fanatics are willing to pay for
their enjoyment. I guess they’ve figured that a dollar or two for a book is
less than a cup of coffee, lasts longer and in many cases gives you a lot more
bang for your buck—especially those with hot sex….haha!
*** Recently, I started reading the conversations going on in
the various Indie loops I belong to and realized that many of these authors had
already made the changes and were:
the various Indie loops I belong to and realized that many of these authors had
already made the changes and were:
– financially doing very well – okay – extremely well.
– now able to reach the lists like New York Times and the
others because their books were available on the other platforms.
others because their books were available on the other platforms.
– satisfying many of the readers who owned e-readers other
than Kindles.
than Kindles.
– reaching a larger audience – not everyone shops at
Amazon.
Amazon.
*** I made my choices of where to share my work by paying attention to
what I was reading from the other authors who’d already blazed the trail and
this was what I found out:
what I was reading from the other authors who’d already blazed the trail and
this was what I found out:
– Amazon absolutely – they are the biggest book seller by
far and have made a lot of writers very wealthy. They’re wonderful to work
with, easy to upload on to and accessible if you run into any problems.
far and have made a lot of writers very wealthy. They’re wonderful to work
with, easy to upload on to and accessible if you run into any problems.
– Apple itunes
(ibooks) is the next one you want to get your work on. If you’re not a Mac
owner, you’ll need to find someone else to upload for you. Two ways are open
for doing that. You can hire a person like AmyAtwell who will
charge you a onetime fee of $30 a book and will set it up for you (her advice
about this company is invaluable) and then she’ll hand over the controls. Or,
you can go through a distributor like Smashwords or D2D and they will take
their 15% (or whatever they charge) on every sale from then on. Personally, I
chose Amy and am very satisfied that I made the right choice for me.
(ibooks) is the next one you want to get your work on. If you’re not a Mac
owner, you’ll need to find someone else to upload for you. Two ways are open
for doing that. You can hire a person like AmyAtwell who will
charge you a onetime fee of $30 a book and will set it up for you (her advice
about this company is invaluable) and then she’ll hand over the controls. Or,
you can go through a distributor like Smashwords or D2D and they will take
their 15% (or whatever they charge) on every sale from then on. Personally, I
chose Amy and am very satisfied that I made the right choice for me.
– Barnes & Noble
would be next on my list. Unfortunately, being a Canadian, I had no choice but
to go through a supplier like Smashwords or D2D. For the Vegas Series, I chose
to use Smashwords because I wanted to put the first book Partners free. Recently,
D2D has changed their policy and will do the same for you. I will probably use
D2D to get access to B&N for the rest of my books because it’s so damn easy
to use!! On the other hand, Smashwords has a lot of features one can’t ignore.
(more about them later)
would be next on my list. Unfortunately, being a Canadian, I had no choice but
to go through a supplier like Smashwords or D2D. For the Vegas Series, I chose
to use Smashwords because I wanted to put the first book Partners free. Recently,
D2D has changed their policy and will do the same for you. I will probably use
D2D to get access to B&N for the rest of my books because it’s so damn easy
to use!! On the other hand, Smashwords has a lot of features one can’t ignore.
(more about them later)
– Kobo is
important for us Canadians because it’s connected to Chapters which is like our
Barnes and Nobles stores. It also makes eBooks available for the Canadian
library system. And… my sister and her family have their e-readers – so I promised one day to
make it easy for them to be able to buy my books…hey – some things are kinda important??
important for us Canadians because it’s connected to Chapters which is like our
Barnes and Nobles stores. It also makes eBooks available for the Canadian
library system. And… my sister and her family have their e-readers – so I promised one day to
make it easy for them to be able to buy my books…hey – some things are kinda important??
– Google Play
will be making its …ahem…play for
attention soon. Google is working very hard to take over some of the Facebook
market and I have no doubt they’re taking steps to challenge Amazon in the book selling department also. Let’s
face it, for their search engine capability alone you want to be connected with
them.
will be making its …ahem…play for
attention soon. Google is working very hard to take over some of the Facebook
market and I have no doubt they’re taking steps to challenge Amazon in the book selling department also. Let’s
face it, for their search engine capability alone you want to be connected with
them.
– Smashwords this
love/hate publisher is also one you don’t want to ignore. They have a huge
number of smaller channels they are now distributing to. The latest e-mail
from Mark Coker (the company’s owner) has explained the newest features they’ve
added and they’re not to be ignored. I think one of their best features is Mark himself. He’s a very hard worker, innovative and incredibly smart.
love/hate publisher is also one you don’t want to ignore. They have a huge
number of smaller channels they are now distributing to. The latest e-mail
from Mark Coker (the company’s owner) has explained the newest features they’ve
added and they’re not to be ignored. I think one of their best features is Mark himself. He’s a very hard worker, innovative and incredibly smart.
So – I guess the biggest hurdle in spreading your work is getting the
accounts set up on these various places. I ran into a hurdle with nearly every
one and had to struggle my way through. I’ll try and remember the difficulties
I ran into and do up a blog explaining how I got out of them because I now have accounts at all of
the above….finalllyyy!
accounts set up on these various places. I ran into a hurdle with nearly every
one and had to struggle my way through. I’ll try and remember the difficulties
I ran into and do up a blog explaining how I got out of them because I now have accounts at all of
the above….finalllyyy!
What’s left is to get 24 of my books uploaded to each place
and formatted in the file they request.
and formatted in the file they request.
Argggghhhh!!!
Don’tcha just love this business!??
