My Foray into Self-publishing
Everyone was excited when the Kindle 70% royalty went live. But now folks are grumbling. Why? Because of the fine print. Amazon doesn’t pay the 70% royalty based on the list price, which is the price the publisher set. It pays it based on the price in effect when a copy sells. To match sale prices [...]
News: 1. The 70% Kindle royalty came into effect yesterday, but you have to opt-in to get it. Unfortunately, you have to do it on a per-title basis. To bump your Kindle royalty from 35% to 70%, head on over to Amazon DTP, go to your bookshelf, and edit each book’s details. 2. Smashwords is running [...]
Posted in eBooks, Kindle, Self-Publishing Steps on Jun 30th, 2010
So you’ve heard about how eBooks are making a splash and you’re wondering how you can publish your manuscript as an eBook. I’ll briefly outline the steps most indie authors use today. This procedure assumes that you’ll publish your eBook at Smashwords. Have your manuscript professionally edited. Don’t want to do that? Then you’re not [...]
I see this question asked a lot “out there,” especially for Canada. You see, as I’ve mentioned in other posts, Amazon.ca is a scaled down version of Amazon.com. If you want to publish to the Kindle and go to Amazon.ca, you won’t find what you’re looking for. To publish to the Kindle, you must use Amazon’s [...]
Posted in Amazon, Kindle, Organizations on Apr 9th, 2010
First off, I stumbled across a new organization, the Association of Independent Authors. Time will tell whether it gains momentum. I’m wondering what it will offer that organizations like SPAN and IBPA don’t already cover. The Services Directory might be worth a look if you decide to drop by. Second, I noticed that the Kindle version of [...]
