Call T.O.D. On KDP Select And Smash The Words.

On April 19, 2013, in eBook Distribution, eBook Formatting, Editing, KDP Select, Marketing, Opinion, Proofreading, Smashwords, The Market, by rsguthrie

When I first began this digital publishing journey in 2011, I used Smashwords founder Mark Coker’s Smashwords Style Guide (which is free, BTW) as my bible to format an eBook, even though I was mostly planning on selling books on Amazon. At the time, Amazon had a true lion’s share of the market (something like […]

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Gunfight at the 99 Cent Corral

On August 8, 2012, in eBook Pricing, Giveaways, Indie Authors, Indie Reader, KDP Select, Marketing, Opinion, The Market, by rsguthrie

I have a Free Kindle Nation Short (FKNS) ad running today. It’s basically a one-day email blast to 20,000+ subscribers and includes six chapters of my new book as a sampling. Now mind you, every person who’s read this book has raved about it. I am my own worst critic and I am telling you […]

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Learning The Ropes Without Getting Beaten To Death On Them

On July 19, 2012, in Book Release, eBook Pricing, Indie Authors, KDP Select, Marketing, New Books, The Market, by rsguthrie

My “big” ad is running now. I signed up for it last March or so, figuring I could squirrel away a bit here and a bundle there until, by the time I actually had to pay for it, I’d have the funds. I’m not going to say what it cost, one because I am keeping […]

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KDP Select WORKS!

On April 9, 2012, in KDP Select, The Market, by rsguthrie

I’m finally ready to deliver my verdict. Each of the past three or four times I have run one or both of my books free on Amazon, I have seen a nice increase in sales post-freebie. It does drop off a bit after a few days, but I think the key here is that your […]

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