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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: How to Compete with Amazon
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Thursday, August 06, 2015. How to Compete with Amazon. In a nutshell: You can't. Amazon is the Eveything Store, and the most customer centric company on the planet. They innovate. They have the widest selection. They have the lowest prices. They have unsurpassed customer service. They keep striving to improve. But that doesn't mean that a savvy startup can't exist in the same publishing sphere and do very well. 3 User aggregated content. Goodreads and Amazon reviews and fan fic are just the tip of wh...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: I'm Certain that I'm Uncertain
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Monday, June 27, 2005. I'm Certain that I'm Uncertain. Nothing in life is certain, but few things are more uncertain than publishing. A lot of stars have to align in order to become a successful author. First off, you have to write a book. But that's not enough. It has to be a good book. But that's not enough. It has to be a good,. My sources tell me that happens about once in 13,000 times (I've blogged about this in my earlier BEA post.). No one is sure why some books sell and others flop. No one kn...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Douglas Preston's Fail-A-Thon Continues
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Friday, July 17, 2015. Douglas Preston's Fail-A-Thon Continues. In his continuing press junket to prove to the world he's a one piston shy of a two-stroke engine, Douglas Preston. Did a brief interview with the American Booksellers Association. Same old nonsense, but I had some new thoughts. So a fisking I shall go. Why do you think there is such overwhelming support for the Authors United appeal to the DOJ among booksellers, authors, and author reps? In that case, if a bookstore chooses not to sell cert...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Amazon/Hachette Negotiations Finally End
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Thursday, November 13, 2014. Amazon/Hachette Negotiations Finally End. Dear Authors and Agents,. Hachette and Amazon have just issued the following joint press release:. HACHETTE BOOK GROUP AND AMAZON REACH NEW EBOOK AND PRINT BOOK AGREEMENT. November 13, 2014 - Hachette Book Group and Amazon (AMZN) today announced that the companies have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the US. The new ebook terms will take effect early in 2015. Hachette will have responsibility for s...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: More Authors Guild Nonsense
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. More Authors Guild Nonsense. I was willing to ease up on my constant critiques of the Authors Guild, because last week they did something I thought was a step in the right direction. They blogged about how publishers need to increase ebook rates. Good for the Authors Guild, for addressing an issue that would benefit authors. They get a polite golf clap for their effort. Why not a rousing, standing ovation? Thusfar isn't putting any pressure on the Big 5. So far, however, it's on...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: More On Kindle Worlds
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. More On Kindle Worlds. Ann Voss Peterson says:. Almost exactly two months ago, Joe and Amazon launched the Jack Daniels and Associates Kindle World. There are currently 43 stories. And it's been fun to watch that list grow and see all the great reviews piling up. For the new Codename: Chandler Kindle World. And let me tell you, writing Chandler is a blast! Just as with the Jack Daniels and Associates World, The Codename: Chandler World is a little different from other Kindle Worlds...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Mar 10, 2013
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Sunday, March 10, 2013. Backlist Then and Now. So the six week KDP total updated last night and I made a bit over the $90,000 mark, assuming borrows are $2 each. These past two years have been interesting, because I really haven't had a new IP of my own. Of the last six novels I've written, five have been collaborations, and one was sci-fi under a pen name. No new stand-alones, either under JA Konrath or Jack Kilborn, and no new solo novels in my series. And yet I'm making $15k a week. Without front tabl...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Konrath and Eisler vs. Richard Russo and the Authors Guild
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Friday, December 13, 2013. Konrath and Eisler vs. Richard Russo and the Authors Guild. As 2013 draws to a close, we're fortunate to hear from our good friends at the Authors Guild, who share with us an earnest attempt to get members to rejoin. Which, if you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know is a. Scott and Richard, thanks for your latest! Joe and I haven’t been handed this much bullshit to fisk since that. Infamous memo from Hachette. Joe’s blog has hundreds of thousands of reader...
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A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: The Value of Ebooks
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The Value of Ebooks. Let's define the term "value" as "a fair equivalent in money for something sold.". Let's define "devalue" as "to lessen the worth off something sold.". So does a $1.99 price point for ebooks constitute their value? Or does that price devalue the work? In a capitalist economy, under the rules of supply and demand, things cost money to produce, and their price is dictated by how many things are produced and how many people want to buy them. Once an ebook is c...
