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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 13:52 |
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 14:14 |
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AliceON
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that would be cool! I wish you all the luck! that's a lot of work done and a lot to be done if you get the contract
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 15:42 |
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AliceON
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hm actually after reading the terms... why are you doing this? you already need a polished, copyedited manuscript with a cover and you need to do a hell lot of marketing to get people to notice your book and vote for it. what is the benefit of doing it all with kindle scout and not just self-publish your book? they give you 50% of sales but you can have 70% self-publishing through amazon. with the same amount of marketing done by you, same quality of editing and cover art paid for by you. what exactly are they offering?
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 17:32 |
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jacobgrey
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They actually give a lot more :P Kindle Press titles are automatically promoted above other kindle store items, so you get a huge marketing boost. I don't have the right kind of time to market my own self-published titles (would love to of course, but it's a Catch-22 that I can't do it to the level of earning enough money until I'm earning enough money to do it). Also you can only get 70% of sales when self-publishing if you price it really low. AND also it's an official publishing house which is what I've always wanted :P
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 17:48 |
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AliceON
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fair enough. how low is really low? and what do you get if you price them higher? and how high do you want to price your books?
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 21:40 |
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jacobgrey
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Just off the top of my head, I think it's something like 99p (or cents or whatever) to get the 70%. Or 1.99 anyway. But if you look at "proper" authors they go for £3.99 or more. Obviously, converted to whatever currency :P
If you price higher I think it's like 30 or 40%? It's been a long while since I looked. Like, the new Jojo Moyes right now is £9.99. That's a LOT. If you get 50% of that as opposed to 70% of 99p you're making so many times more on each sale.
Anyway, there's also the factor that once you've been published, if the book does well, you've got a good chance of them asking you to do another one.
Oh, and I forgot: they do actually edit the titles they select. Copyediting is one thing, but having a book actually polished for sale with plot tweaks etc is another.
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 6th, '18, 22:13 |
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 7th, '18, 02:30 |
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bombus
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I am almost done with book 16 for this year, I think I am going to make my 52 book challenge - I love to read
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 7th, '18, 12:54 |
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AliceON
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yay good luck!
also wow, that's a lot of books for just 2 months!
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Post subject: Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge Posted: Mar 7th, '18, 15:52 |
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Sanssouci
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Good job! I think I finished 2 books so far.... I read a little yesterday though.
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