Tag: amazon
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Fixing Something I Missed
I read today that one of the most important elements to any author website is having said author’s books seen easily on any page. Well shit. I was doing something wrong. But that has changed now. As those reading this on my page and not in a reader will have seen is that my sidebar…
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New and Reuse
There are quite a few empty buildings around where I live. Don’t get me wrong, the area is still thriving despite the increasing number of people leaving Illinois. The question though isn’t whether there are enough businesses or business in general to fill these empty buildings, but why they aren’t. New construction. New buildings. That…
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Going Back
I’ve been thinking about it a lot. Specifically whether I was ready to move my books from being Amazon exclusives and making them available everywhere. That what I wanted to do eventually, so earlier this year I did it. I have been wondering if it was too soon. Here’s why I think that: I still…
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An Experiment
I am still quite a newbie in the independent publishing world. As such, my sales stink, my marketing skills are paltry, and my readership is poor to non-existent. For these few years, with the exception of permanently free titles, all of my books are available exclusively through Amazon. I publish only through the Amazon KDP…
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My Growing Distrust of Amazon
Don’t get me wrong: I love Amazon. I have a Kindle, Kindle Fire, Fire TV, and a prime account. Most of what my wife and I purchase online is through Amazon. As a retailer, they are difficult to beat. I also self-publish exclusively through Amazon (exception being permanently free ebooks)… and that is where I…