Tag Archives: Amazon
#Authors, what’s in your endmatter? #Apple #Kobo
If you’ve read my last post, you’ll be aware I recently fell foul of my own decision to publish (via the aggregator, Draft2Digital) my initial novels to Apple as a separate entity, rather than using the same master file for all platforms. This was a result of Apple’s strict policy of no links in your […]
#Amazon amalgamates US & UK reviews?
This week, while checking something on my Amazon UK book page for THE PRINCE’S MAN, I got a shock. Instead of the 49 reviews it’s had for some time now, suddenly it was showing 77! I know it’s selling steadily, but that’s a lot of new reviews all of a sudden, and I was eager […]
The Birth of the Kindle
Fabulous piece by David Gaughran on the birth of the Amazon Store, and of the wonderful independant publishing world it opened up for authors.
Authors beware: A new danger for KU authors
Originally posted on K.J's Athenaeum:
Hi all, Anyone who follows me closely will know my book was removed from Amazon for almost a fortnight after they registered some unusual activity. At first I was at a loss. What was it, where had it come from? But since I have learnt a terrifying truth…
Think You Couldn’t Possibly Lose Your Amazon Publishing Account? Think Again. — Ruth Nestvold – Indie Adventures
Originally posted on The Active Voice: There’s this indie author I know a little bit from the Kboards.com forum. Her name is Pauline Creeden, and she’s an ordinary midlister, like so many of us. I remember PMing her some time ago and gushing about how particularly beautiful one of her book covers is — the one… […]
What’s wrong with getting an eBook for nothing?
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
Everything, that’s what!!! The fact that today’s readers of eBooks demand it must be free or on offer as part of an all you can read for x number of dollars per month package deal, is just so wrong! Face it people, when you go to your supermarket…
Amazon strikes again! #IndiePublishing #KindleCountdown
Authors, don’t you just love getting those emails from Amazon that tell you they are changing the rules? I assume everyone got the notification about the need to change the price of your books to accommodate the differing VAT charges in different countries? Here in the UK, VAT is 20%, and Amazon will now deduct that […]
Eco-Urban fantasy #FREE on Kindle Unlimited this month only #UrbanFantasy
Kindle Unlimited Last week, Amazon released their latest product for the voracious reader: KINDLE UNLIMITED, a subscription-based borrowing facility that WILL cost $9.99 per month, but offers an ‘all you can eat’ buffet of books. The best part about it is that for the first month, you get a FREE TRIAL Yes, that’s free […]
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