An Idiot Abroad Ebook Downloadl
Janet Denzel
I saved this post to make sure i get to read it sometimes later which i am here now. I am considering publishing on amazon kindle now that i have set things up BUT i am concerned by the % when the ebook is more than the $9.99 price tag.
I was actually carried away while writing my last comment. What I meant is that, I will create a membership site, put the link in my amazon ebook, the ebook will be worth more than the price on amazno at least x20 so that buyers (or those who get for free) can subscribe to my membership club.
I tried this as well. One of my books got as high as number two in the Mens Adventure Category Free. It is a great program. I have been on Kindle since 2009, I find it the best platform to be on. I am in the second time around now, sales are good but not as high as last time. I have seen an increase in my sales after the free promotion as well, I only charge .99 cents a book being that I am an underground writer but it sure is fun to see sales and addicting I must add. Great advice for any writer.
@Tristan, good site and very informative.
what are the prospects of keeping a book @ say $0.00 for the purpose of an extensive free offering to readers.
@ success for indies, my advice is what i had experienced as a writer also. Never let your exterior packaging kill your great book , i mean just as Tristan stated, your book cover must be super; i had bad sales for my super books because i did not take it seriously until one of the amazon kindle best selling authors got me to use , they are real good and their packaging has sold more of my books in the stores, am approaching a best seller soon. Goodluck to indies
Nice one Ani! Would love to hear how it goes. Experimenting with these things is good fun. If you can, also try to encourage a few people to review your book, as that helps your rankings and encourages others to buy. Good luck!
You have certainly sold me on this idea. I will hit the button in a few minutes and get my debut novel published. If all goes well, I will send you a signed copy. Seriously. I have more butterflies in my stomach now than a garden in the spring.
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Clickbank and Amazon are very different animals. Kindle sells much more fiction than non-fiction. Novels are very hard to sell, especially long novels where people have no idea who you are. Small books spread over a greater amount of books tend to work much better. People seem to want a quick blast while they are at work for an hour/ or traveling home and then done.
I did the free promotion and gave away 700 downloads. After it was over, no sales. I have 32 positive reviews on Amazon, have sold over 800 paperbacks. Why is the kindle version not selling? I am on Kindle Select.
As self-publishers, we also have the option NOT to choose to given Amazon exclusive publishing rights. One can self-publish on Amazon, as well as B&N, iBooks, and several other platforms, through Smashwords, for example.
Thank you for this sound advice. My book just recently came out on Kindle. I plan on having soft cover edition availability soon. Royalties are directed towards assisting those in need. Anyway thanks.
This was the best information I have found about Kindle. I have 5 books almost ready to upload and while I planned on using the KDP offer I had no idea it could be that effective. I had also questioned if the free books would count in the sales volume which you answered. Thanks for the links as they are very helpful.
Loved the story! New to this book writing thing and just published my first book. I feel like a very tiny fish in a big sea. I have sold 2 books in one week and they did not rate it. I have not tried the free promotion yet but will starting tomorrow. Did you decide to do it one day at a time spread out or all 5 in a row. What do you think is best?
Hi, for one of my authors, we enrolled her short story in KDP. Regular price 99 cents. It sold a copy or so. We did a free promotion for 2 days and had 500 downloads and got a pretty high sales rank. But when the promotion was over, the sales rank immediately reverted back to what it was before the promotion and we immediately lost any momentum.
I meant to include a question with my last post. ? Do you know if this is the general experience now, for the sales rank to revert back to what it was before the free promotion, i.e. has something changed at amazon recently?
Thanks so much. Your information is valuable. I am new at this but very enthusiastic and excited about our book. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Our book is about Golf Long Driving. It is called Long And Straight.
I just wanted to thank you for this. I did this for a period of 3 days and I got over 1,700 downloads. Sales have gone up since then. I do no less than 30 sales per week of my book Groupie Chronicles since the free promo. Thank you.!!!
These are very good tips for publishing your ebook with Amazon.
I have a problem and infact need help from anyone.
I have 2 books published on Amazon.
The first book is on Google first page for its keyword,but it does not make any sales.
The second book is also on Google second page for its keyword and making sales slowly.
Can someone tell me the short fall of the first book?
Thank you.
Am still in the free promotion phase but doing really well so far, currently 36th in the Suspense Free downloads list. Think this has a lot to do with some of the things you mention in your article. Waiting to see what will happen on Friday when it goes back to priced.
Hey, thanks for your blog post, it was very useful to read through, a great checklist! Perhaps its because I am blonde ? but I cannot see where I can find out how many (FREE) downloads there has been so far today. I can only see the paid on KDP. Where do I get this info? Thanks Btw, my ebook is FREE today and tomorrow to download -First-Date-Still-ebook/dp/B00BI902CI
A little late to the party but wanted to share my experience with KDP. I helped my dad publish his novel, The Runaway (Kindle) in December of 2011. We had a few sales but it sat languishing in the 6-figure of sales (I think it was #240,000 in its category).
The third time I tried it I found every free announcement site on the web including Twitter and Facebook. I made my announcements a couple days previous to the launch, the day before the launch, the day of the launch, halfway through the free period and on the last day.
My first book was traditionally published but I self-pubbed my new one (The Complete Bullshit-Free and Totally Tested Writing Guide: How To Make Publishers, Agents, Editors & Readers Fall In Love With Your Work).
Great stuff here! Just wanted to add a word of warning (that I learned the hard way today): If you edit your book after your free period (or anytime, I suppose), you will lose your rankings in all categories!
I love this article, very insightful. I have written 3 full novels over the last 2 years and am planning on publishing them on amazon soon, once I get over the nervous knots.. ?
Anyway, I have a question. I write under different pen names. Would I have to open a new account for each name?
Real life experience is always the best. Thank you for sharing. I have followed every step of your advice and removed my book from Smashwords and enrolled in KDP select. I will post progress and share my experience if folk are interested.
Hi Tristan,
Great article. Thank you. I have 12 ebooks on kindle and this my first KDP select experiment with a free book. The 5 day period has almost expired with over 300 free .com downloads and over 60 .co.uk downloads. I wait with baited breath to see if people buy when the freeby time expires. I plan to trickle my other 11 books on the free book plan and will use your smart price of $7.99!
Will keep your readers posted.
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best regards ,
Graeme Lanham
This is a very helpful article and the benefits of placing your book in Amazon KDP However, you can get a lot more downloads if you submit your book to the book promotion sites that will promote it for free. Here is a good list of them -book-promotion-sites/
Tristan, wow. I am impressed at your statistics. I, like a few here, have just put my first book up on Amazon. Being a woman I found it scarier than I could have believed. You say you took 9 months to get to the publish button well how about 30 years? I know, I know, but my life has been so busy and I was lucky my personal publisher Brian did everything you did and that was why our results are better than we expected. Great reading others like yourself find this a little difficult but exciting too. I think my nest book will go easier now.
Thanks so much for the advice, Tristan! I published my first ebook about three weeks ago and sold about 20 copies. I posted it for free on KDP one day ago and have had nearly 300 downloads thus far! Hopefully, the trend will continue when it goes back to $3.99. Thanks again.
Nice article! I have a few Kindle Books on Amazon and am wondering if you know how I can check the numbers that have been downloaded for free on amazon prime ? I figure they must be getting downloaded because a couple on my books are in the top 100 in a couple of different categories. Appreciate any insight that you may have on this.
Sincerely,
Kris
I am going to try your advice. I have had my book on Amazon for 2 months and have not tried the free promotion. I also have a book on language/living abroad. Can you recommend some discovery words/ hash tags that you used?
I am so grateful to you and everyone out there who take the time to give advice and share their experiences with other writers. I put my first book on KDP Select a week and a half ago and have rode a roller coaster of emotions. It was probably the most joyful experience of my life creating my story. I felt happy and in such great spirits as the book took shape. Yet after finishing the writing and editing process, it was time to throw it out to the world and hope it gets caught by others. I feel encouraged by your strategies and outlook. Plus, the comments I have seen following the article has also made me feel less isolated in my endeavor, and more apart of a large community. I now feel connected to others who love to tell stories and write as I do. Again I am thankful for all that take the time to share their struggles and their triumphs. Here is a link to my book for all that are interested. And feedback from any direction is highly valued!!!
-Nothing-Kenneth-Horowitz-ebook/dp/B00GFRLDMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385768472&sr=8-1&keywords=kenneth+horowitz