tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post7855668273562734576..comments2024-03-24T08:17:47.225+01:00Comments on Marissa Farrar: The Arrival of KDP Select: What Does it Mean for Authors?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-88396414946640375872022-03-20T13:57:02.811+01:002022-03-20T13:57:02.811+01:00Your work here on this blog has been top notch fro...Your work here on this blog has been top notch from day 1. You've been continously providing amazing articles for us all to read and I just hope that you keep it going on in the future as well. Cheers! <a href="https://theq.qcc.edu/ICS/Campus_Life/Campus_Groups/Nursing_112_2006/Group_Collaboration.jnz?portlet=%5bICS%5d_ForumPortlet&screen=PostView&screenType=change&id=f5268173-b669-437b-9028-61c8ba1f4636&p=40" rel="nofollow">Cocacola Lottery Head Office Whatsapp Number</a><br />Rank up by seohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748496304688980524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-48303482236994598692011-12-12T13:13:06.931+01:002011-12-12T13:13:06.931+01:00Make sure you keep us posted about how well you do...Make sure you keep us posted about how well you do with the borrowing side of things, James! I've not had anything borrowed, but as I explained, I wasn't really joining for that aspect. I also agree that Amazon has been good to me and pays most of my royalties. While I don't like having all my eggs in one basket, I also don't believe in biting the hand that feeds you! (Could I possibly fit any more clichés into one paragraph!!!).Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-49015536335506737492011-12-12T01:28:49.086+01:002011-12-12T01:28:49.086+01:00While all three of my novels have been Kindle paid...While all three of my novels have been Kindle paid genre bestsellers, they have sold squat via other platforms (B&N, Smashwords, etc.) So, I'm willing to give it a shot. The way I look at it, I've got little to lose. So far, Amazon has been very good to me and also very responsive with my queries, troubleshooting, etc. Five minutes after signing up, a Prime member borrowed one of my titles. I'll decide after 90 days whether it was worthwhile and whether or not to renew. It's nice not being treated like chopped liver as an author.JAMES BRUNOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915420421912064053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-58245409279363557672011-12-09T22:15:22.850+01:002011-12-09T22:15:22.850+01:00This is quite an interesting concept on the part o...This is quite an interesting concept on the part of Amazon, Marissa. I totally see it as a way Amazon is trying to become even bigger than it is now. Instead of the Big Six, they want to be the Big One. Not cool in my opinion. While I don't have a lot out there yet because of working to get Angelic Knight Press rolling, 2012 will be a big year for the Press and for me. Vamplit will be doing my novels, and we will be putting out many new books from the Press. I personally plan on two short stories a month, short story collections, and three to four novels a year. I don't figure on doing what Amazon proposes, either, but I am most curious to see how you do.<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />BlazeBlaze McRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593633013555705302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-40037600803206987542011-12-09T13:31:44.867+01:002011-12-09T13:31:44.867+01:00I think you are at a better advantage Marissa, as ...I think you are at a better advantage Marissa, as you have more than one book on Amazon. While I'd love to take advantage of the 5 day free option, I think it would benefit me more if I have the second book in the series already published (which won't be until Jan/Feb). Please keep us posted!!Claudia Lefevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591547986192202834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-16479864239045711962011-12-09T08:37:50.024+01:002011-12-09T08:37:50.024+01:00I totally agree with you, Claudia. I would do exac...I totally agree with you, Claudia. I would do exactly the same thing! Over the past twenty-four hours I've come to the decision that the biggest benefit to this new program is the five day free option. Yes, it means our books our only sold on Amazon, but if we're clever about it and use the programme purely for books that we've created to sell our novels, it could work in our favour!Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-60073039156434137452011-12-08T23:21:46.606+01:002011-12-08T23:21:46.606+01:00While this opportunity sounds great, I have to won...While this opportunity sounds great, I have to wonder about how often my book will actually be borrowed from the library. My book is currently priced at $.99...why would a reader borrow it (as they only get one loan a month) when they could borrow a high priced book to save money and justify the cost of being a prime member. At least, that's what I would do: buy the cheaper priced ebooks and use my one a month loan for books I'm too cheap to buy! Perhaps this is a great program for when I price future books higher.Claudia Lefevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591547986192202834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-73206935831894225722011-12-08T20:09:51.177+01:002011-12-08T20:09:51.177+01:00You've chosen a wise way to test it out, I thi...You've chosen a wise way to test it out, I think. I'll probably do the same with some non-series stuff I plan on publishing next year...by then there will probably be some better research data, as well.Daezarkian13https://www.blogger.com/profile/08839083029518977312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-47273935470483667332011-12-08T17:57:06.973+01:002011-12-08T17:57:06.973+01:00Thanks Boone. I should clarify; one point I didn&#...Thanks Boone. I should clarify; one point I didn't make enough of is the 'free for five days' part. If I'm thinking rightly, this could prove to be a huge promotional tool for authors. At the moment it's very difficult to get freebies up on Amazon. By creating books specifically designed to promote your novels and then enrolling them in the Select programme, you can decide on specific promo dates for the book to go free. Hopefully this will not only gain some sales of the 'freebie' (when it switches back to cost because it'll be pushed higher up the sales charts) but will also help sales of the novel you wanted to promote.Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-89988084024232473842011-12-08T17:29:08.016+01:002011-12-08T17:29:08.016+01:00Great info. This really gets me thinking.Great info. This really gets me thinking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826814528264162746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-54424980098489055512011-12-08T15:06:25.487+01:002011-12-08T15:06:25.487+01:00No problem, Lily. Hopefully I can shed a bit more ...No problem, Lily. Hopefully I can shed a bit more light towards the end of the month when I can actually report some figures!Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-36368840037576579092011-12-08T14:50:23.904+01:002011-12-08T14:50:23.904+01:00That's really useful Marissa; thanks for shari...That's really useful Marissa; thanks for sharing with us.Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-42940847201400222772011-12-08T13:23:38.611+01:002011-12-08T13:23:38.611+01:00Welcome Red! I'm certainly going to be interes...Welcome Red! I'm certainly going to be interested to see what the end of the month brings, though I suspect the royalties will be closer to $7.50 than $7,500!Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-74119950966800252352011-12-08T13:18:22.814+01:002011-12-08T13:18:22.814+01:00This is really interesting. Thanks for the head&#...This is really interesting. Thanks for the head's up, Melissa. I'll have to think about this!Red Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329547876023423333noreply@blogger.com