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Palache
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How does this work? I feel like it's the future, but don't have any idea how it works/will work. Could someone explain it in very lay terms.
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LoopyLou
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Want to know in the buyers view point or the authors? I have uploaded my book to Kindle and smashwords (as a download, but not Kindle) and have had better results than selling as a paperbook. Buyer has a Kindle (or computer) and simply downloads the book for a fraction of the price onto their Kindle (or computer). Author gets 70 percent or more for this (paperback it's a lot less.). It's is SO simple to do this. costs nothing too.
___________________________________________________ http://louisewise.blogspot.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/Louise-Wise/e/B003FW6RKM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1Romance by Louise Wise
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tchaibov
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Quote: Palache, Saturday, 5 Mar 2011 22:31How does this work? I feel like it's the future, but don't have any idea how it works/will work. Could someone explain it in very lay terms. It's the future! Get in quick before the rest of the publishing world realises
Don't get left behind by the e-publishing revolution.
There's never been a more exciting time to be a writer!http://www.markwilliamsinternational.com
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ciaranl
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Sat up watching Scarface on ITV4 till after One the other night, ridiculous amount of ads. Every second slot featured kindle though. £110 I think, per unit. The more Kindle uploads by unpublished authors the more revenue to Kindle. The more this will provide for promoting kindle as a medium by its owners. The more it's seen the more Kindle will be used. It's in its infancy, and our house still seems to fill up with paperbacks, but it does look like there's a market..
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dancingsue
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Quote: LoopyLou, Wednesday, 9 Mar 2011 00:13It's is SO simple to do this. costs nothing too. I understood you only get 35% of the profit, or 70% if your book is up for less money. Or more, I can't remember.
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LoopyLou
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I get 70percent. I haven't a Kindle, but I've downloaded the app to my computer. https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin
___________________________________________________ http://louisewise.blogspot.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/Louise-Wise/e/B003FW6RKM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1Romance by Louise Wise
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annswinfen
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Quote: dancingsue, Friday, 11 Mar 2011 15:42Quote: LoopyLou, Wednesday, 9 Mar 2011 00:13It's is SO simple to do this. costs nothing too. I understood you only get 35% of the profit, or 70% if your book is up for less money. Or more, I can't remember. You can opt for 70% royalties, unless you choose to sell at rock-bottom prices, i.e. $0.99 = about 71p. In the US, the royalty is based on the selling price. In the EU, there is VAT on ebooks, at 15% because Amazon EU is based in, I think, Belgium. So the 71p. price includes the VAT. This means you get about 22p. on a book selling for 71p. If you are on 70% royalties, divide your UK selling price by 1.15, then multiply the result by .7 to get your royalty. Thus a book selling for £3.50 would net you (3.5/1.15)x.7 = £2.13. That's a very good rate, but must of us are finding that the only way to sell in quantity is to lower the price. You pays your money and you takes your choice. Ann http://www.annswinfen.com
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taggie01
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I opted for the 99 cent price on Amazon.com for The Stumpwork Robe because I'm an unknown and wanted to encourage readers (especially in Kindle fantasy which is an overloaded genre anyway). Amazon automatically priced the novel at 71p. for A.UK In both .com and .uk means I only get 35% which barely pays for the soap in the household budget, but it's the best way to introduce the novel and myself to readers. I doubt it will ever make super-duper rankings but its trotting along with a few sales each day. I'm okay with that.
http://www.pruebatten.com/
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LoopyLou
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Oh, so *that's* why I couldn't lower the price! I'd placed it in the 70 % bracket!! I did wonder.  Duh!!!
___________________________________________________ http://louisewise.blogspot.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/Louise-Wise/e/B003FW6RKM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1Romance by Louise Wise
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mkrobinson12
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Quote: taggie01, Saturday, 12 Mar 2011 23:32I opted for the 99 cent price on Amazon.com for The Stumpwork Robe because I'm an unknown and wanted to encourage readers (especially in Kindle fantasy which is an overloaded genre anyway). Amazon automatically priced the novel at 71p. for A.UK In both .com and .uk means I only get 35% which barely pays for the soap in the household budget, but it's the best way to introduce the novel and myself to readers. I doubt it will ever make super-duper rankings but its trotting along with a few sales each day. I'm okay with that. Well done, Taggie! I think that's a good strategy. I did the same for The Fish Road to Constantinople I thought that it would be better to be out there and making 30p a copy than gathering dust on my computer, not that money has ever been a motivation for me. Had loads of positive comments from agents, even had one approach me after the work made number 2 on YWO last year, but in the end nothing moved forward. As far as validation from publishers go, Conn Iggulden read the work and said he liked it; good enough for me. We'll see if 86p entices a few readers and then build on that. PS: Think of the trees we'll save.
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