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Correct. But, at least for me, the number of borrows I get while in KDP select is much more than I ever sold when I was listed at other sites. Some people report the opposite, but for me it makes more financial sense to stay in KDP select.

Yes. But you can't enroll public domain books in KDP Select. And, in my experience, public domain books sell really poorly. But it's worth a try, I suppose?

You do know there is an entire white hat sub-forum here too, don't you? I suppose you would want that deleted in its entirety as well? :rolleyes:

And for the record, I started with cookbooks, but they only make up about..10 of my 103 books (so far) :cool:

That was just ONE example. I have another book in the Top 20 in Sustainability & Green Design, one in the Top 30 in Outdoor Cooking and Top 30 in Culinary Arts & Technique, one in the Top 30 in Seasonal, one in the Top 10 in African cooking, one in the Top 80 in Italian instruction, two in the...

This is completely untrue. One of mine is in the Top 100 (Top 50, actually) for both Fantasy and Paranormal right now. I do not have a commercially printed book.

Absolutely. Website for your pen name, FB page for your pen name, Twitter for your pen name. I do this for my most successful pen names, along with a mailing list, and it really helps give that pen name a boost once you start publishing multiple titles.

Yup, exactly. All characters must be 18 or older if they're involved in sexual scenes.

Not at all - this thread is better when more and more people are contributing, so please keep us updated :cool:

1) I've never heard of a service like that existing for Amazon. At any rate, it's not worth it. We all get negative reviews. It's just a part of publishing. No big deal - just have to not dwell on it and keep going. One of my best sellers right now has 4 one star reviews...and 4 five star. Some...

Be careful people - This is shady. Most (all) publishing deals with legit companies would allow you to keep previously self-published books. They can only control your future work output. If you signed something saying you can't continue earning money from previously self-published books...

Yes, I second this. Don't ever respond to a review. No matter what, that will not end well. Just suck it up, and move on. It's tough, I know, I've received plenty of 1-star reviews. But people still buy and if not, you should always be working on the next book anyways!

That's funny. Good attitude - more sales for people like me!

A lot of people have been asking how to get in touch with me - to discuss JV's, coaching, just to chat. Skype: my.kindle.life www.mykindlelife.com I'm always ready to hear some ideas or just shoot the breeze. :cool:

Be careful people - This is shady. Most (all) publishing deals with legit companies would allow you to keep previously self-published books. They can only control your future work output. If you signed something saying you can't continue earning money from previously self-published books, you...

This is shady. Most (all) publishing deals with legit companies would allow you to keep previously self-published books. They can only control your future work output. If you signed something saying you can't continue earning money from previously self-published books, you either (1) got...

That is not a normal rate. I got really, really lucky in that I found someone who is a great writer and is willing to work at that rate because she knows I have basically unlimited work for her. With other freelancers, I'm paying more like $50 per 10,000 words. But I make that back the first...

I use both female and male pen names, totally dependent on niche. One doesn't sell more than another, but obviously if I outsource a romance book with a female lead character, a female pen name is going to sell much, much better. I started out with 98% non-fiction, now I've moved to 98%...

Yes, I plan them in advance. I hire a ghostwriter for the series, so they know they are writing for a series, and I make sure they give me a detailed, story-by-story outline for the series, as well as a title for each. That way, while they are writing it, I am working on the covers and marketing...

Ahh okay, yea, Children's books I suppose are the exception to the 1k rule - although covers are VERY important for kid's books (you want kid's to see the covers and go MOMMY, buy me that!) To make a book perma-free, you have to (1) not have it enrolled in Select, and (2) have it listed for...