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People have tried to do kickstarters for books but (and correct me if I'm wrong) they have failed pretty much every single time.
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Jan 22, 2016 16:55
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Jalumibnkrayal posted:You're just spinning your wheels. Amazon isn't ideal, but it's the best way to play this game. Close your browser and go write. You know that's the real answer. But hey - speaking of. You're all familiar with the story of David Wong's first book - he posted the entire novel online as a serial of sorts, the thing became incredibly popular, to the point that (correct me if I'm wrong) a publisher approached HIM. Do you think that's a realistic strategy? How did he cheat the system? quote:John Dies at the End is a comic horror novel written by David Wong that was first published online as a webserial beginning in 2001, then as an edited manuscript in 2004, and a printed paperback in 2007, published by Permuted Press. An estimated 70,000 people read the free online versions before they were removed in September 2008. Thomas Dunne Books published the story with additional material as a hardcover on September 29, 200 magnificent7 fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Jan 22, 2016 |
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Jan 22, 2016 19:20
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magnificent7 posted:BUT IF I CLOSE THE BROWSER I'LL MISS EVERYTHING. Wong didn't just post a novel online; he posted a novel online on his comedy website, which he had been running for years and had already developed a large, dedicated following. If Seanbaby or David Thorne or Pewdiepie decided to put a novel online, yes, it would probably get a lot of attention and possibly attract the attention of a publisher. That said, I think Bacon should try the Patreon just to see what happens. Report back! EDIT: or Lowtax. That dude could probably sell a few books. vseslav.botkin fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Jan 22, 2016 |
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Jan 22, 2016 20:15
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Roar posted:People have tried to do kickstarters for books but (and correct me if I'm wrong) they have failed pretty much every single time. Obviously it varies from author to author, but most of them are successful - all the ones I've seen involve raising some funds to pay for final editing and a cover, for instance, and the total for those isn't usually huge. Although arguably the authors popular enough to raise the money through Kickstarter are probably successful enough to pay for those things themselves regardless. It's more about using Kickstarter as a publicity platform rather than a 'pay for me to sit in a room for a couple months' thing.
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Jan 22, 2016 22:22
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I've done a few successful cover art kickstarters (funding to 300% and 1000%, and have gotten a handful of new readers that way. Tips: 1. Low goals. A cheap cover comp can cost $30-50. Obviously you want something better, but setting the goal low at least gives you something. 2. Stretch goals for better covers. 3. Signed copies as rewards are a pain. Ship dozens of copies to yourself then to the reader? Ugh. And the shipping costs are not insignificant. 4. "My entire ebook library thusfar" has gotten me more than a few random new readers even at high cost, but most of your donors will be people who are already fans. This is why a later book in a successful series will get a lot more donations than, say, a new book from an unknown author.
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Jan 23, 2016 00:07
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It Came From Reddit:quote:"They say never shop on an empty stomach, should you never write on a full ball sack?"
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Jan 23, 2016 13:32
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Yes, go jerk off now, you'll TOTALLY come back and hunker down (for real) and write a couple thousand words as soon as you're done.
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Jan 23, 2016 15:21
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One hand on the keyboard, one on my crank. Cum in a sock, and money in the bank.
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Jan 23, 2016 15:29
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God, I hate all of you. Also, happy snow day. Now go write some poo poo since you can't do anything else on the east coast. 
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Jan 23, 2016 19:28
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I don't care what shoppers do. Do chefs gorge themselves before cooking?
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Jan 23, 2016 19:43
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I used to work in IT, and regularly ate laptops. That advice makes absolutely no sense.
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Jan 23, 2016 22:00
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I'd say that the vast majority of classical literature comes from a combination of the author not getting any action in the first place, and then eventually dying of a venereal disease, so yeah not great advice.
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Jan 23, 2016 23:12
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Aaronicon posted:I'd say that the vast majority of classical literature comes from a combination of the author not getting any action in the first place, and then eventually dying of a venereal disease, so yeah not great advice. Stop sharing my plans with CC.
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Jan 27, 2016 00:41
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I put in for a Bookbub a week ago. A few days later I received a survey from Bookbub that wanted to know how my previous release did. Sales in the first day, first week, first month, etc. I filled it out and about an hour later got my rejection notice. The survey could have been a coincidence, but man, that timing sure is suspect.
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Jan 27, 2016 15:20
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I love how I resubmit to smashwords the exact same way every time and half of them are accepted and the other half are not because of nitpicky bullshit literally no consumer in their right mind would care about~
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Jan 27, 2016 21:29
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It doesn't really matter unless you want to use their extended distribution and frankly you should go with Draft2Digital for that.
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Jan 27, 2016 21:46
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Does anyone have a recommended mailing list they use? I hear good things about mail chimp, but I'm not ready (and am unable) to drop the $10 a month just for email automation. All I want is the ability to send a welcome letter upon signup with a link to a freebie story to build the mailing list.
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Jan 31, 2016 13:11
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Silvyfox posted:Does anyone have a recommended mailing list they use? I don't know if there's another service that provides email automation for free, but you can customize Mailchimp's "Thanks for signing up" page to include any links you want, including to free books that you host.
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Jan 31, 2016 13:15
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EngineerSean posted:I don't know if there's another service that provides email automation for free, but you can customize Mailchimp's "Thanks for signing up" page to include any links you want, including to free books that you host. Oh, it does, huh? I will look into that, then. Thank you for the tip! That will get me by for now, until I decide to make the jump to automation.
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Jan 31, 2016 15:07
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It begins.quote:Kindle Edition Normalized Page Count (KENPC v2.0) Edit: One of the prominent smutlords on Reddit is reporting that many authors are seeing KENPC reductions of 10-60% on their titles. I didn't see mine drop alarmingly or at all. Jalumibnkrayal fucked around with this message at 22:53 on Feb 1, 2016 |
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Feb 1, 2016 22:43
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Welp, so much for boxed sets raking it in. Edit: In fairness, that'd be a huge boxed set.
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Feb 1, 2016 22:53
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Sundae posted:Welp, so much for boxed sets raking it in. Funny, I checked on some of my boxed sets, and the KENPC count is actually higher than the one shown on the store page, by about 50%. Not complaining.
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Feb 1, 2016 23:13
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ArchangeI posted:Funny, I checked on some of my boxed sets, and the KENPC count is actually higher than the one shown on the store page, by about 50%. Not complaining. That's expected. KENPC length is often much higher than store page length.
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Feb 2, 2016 00:29
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ArchangeI posted:Funny, I checked on some of my boxed sets, and the KENPC count is actually higher than the one shown on the store page, by about 50%. Not complaining. Yeah, what you need to know is what your KENPC (NOT print length) was yesterday and what it was today. My guess is today's number is 20% lower.
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Feb 2, 2016 01:34
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Jalumibnkrayal posted:It begins. You're talking about Throwie aren't you. That dude is awesome.
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Feb 2, 2016 01:51
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LionArcher posted:You're talking about Throwie aren't you. That dude is awesome. I am and he seems like a cool dude.
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Feb 2, 2016 01:58
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Jalumibnkrayal posted:It begins.
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Feb 2, 2016 15:07
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Tbh the 10,000 word thing I put out recently doesn't feel like 54 pages so shrug.
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Feb 2, 2016 17:36
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Yeah, I'm guessing this is just a suite of 'fixes' for all the ridiculous things people have been doing to their formatting to try and maximize their KENPC. I only have one bundle on KDP that's also part of Kindle Unlimited (as a sampler of sorts), and it looks like it's gone from 210 to 204 KENPC. Not a big change, but it'll be interesting to see how it affects other people and their KU subs. Popular Human fucked around with this message at 18:34 on Feb 2, 2016 |
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Feb 2, 2016 18:31
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Is there any good way to get the word out that I'm doing a free book promotion on Amazon? Like, I got twitter and a post on my goodreads blog (I got very excited when I saw that someone had left a 5-star rating back in December. I am neglecting my social media, yes). I found a website that offers to promote e-book deals, but I filled everything out only to learn they were going to charge $290. Eff that.
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Feb 3, 2016 14:47
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Mr. Pumroy posted:I found a website that offers to promote e-book deals, but I filled everything out only to learn they were going to charge $290. Eff that. Hahaha! Here https://www.fiverr.com/bknights . Do the base $5 option, no frills. Depending on your genre it's good for 50-1000 free downloads.
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Feb 3, 2016 16:22
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Jalumibnkrayal posted:Hahaha! Here https://www.fiverr.com/bknights . Do the base $5 option, no frills. Depending on your genre it's good for 50-1000 free downloads. Interesting. Do they handle super-romance?
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Feb 3, 2016 17:41
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Do you guys promote your book launches on here? Or work with other goons for them?
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Feb 3, 2016 19:22
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thewhitehand posted:Do you guys promote your book launches on here? Or work with other goons for them? You're welcome to post your book here and I will tell you (at least) one thing wrong with it.
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Feb 3, 2016 20:04
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Roar posted:Interesting. I think as long as the cover meets Amazon's standards, yeah. EngineerSean posted:You're welcome to post your book here and I will tell you (at least) one thing wrong with it. http://www.amazon.com/Cruzn-Trump-Presidential-Candidate-Romance-ebook/dp/B01B57SIUA/
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Feb 3, 2016 20:16
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Jalumibnkrayal posted:I think as long as the cover meets Amazon's standards, yeah. That's the gayest thing I've ever read.
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Feb 3, 2016 20:25
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Blurb is perfect, excellent use of a pixellated dildo on the cover. 5 stars, change nothing.
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Feb 3, 2016 22:21
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Jalumibnkrayal posted:http://www.amazon.com/Cruzn-Trump-Presidential-Candidate-Romance-ebook/dp/B01B57SIUA/ fingers too stubby imo
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Feb 4, 2016 01:29
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Sorry didn't mean to kinkshame
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Alright Kindle, you win this roundquote:Kindle Location: 1841 ; Description: "the bra claps" should be "the bra clasp"
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