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    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    From the CDC's SARS Basic Fact Sheet: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 8,098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak. Of these, 774 died. In the United States, only eight people had laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV infection. With this New...
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    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    It sounds like this is more contagious, maybe partially due to the fact that it takes so long for symptoms to show up. Plus, I think it's naïve to believe the official infection & death numbers coming out of China. There's no way they'd quarantine so many people if it weren't a lot more serious...
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    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Normalcy Bias. The normalcy bias, or normality bias, is a belief people hold when there is a possibility of a disaster. It causes people to underestimate both the likelihood of a disaster and its possible effects, because people believe that things will always function the way things normally...
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    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    As of right now, there are 56 million people quarantined. Unlike Ebola, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids, this puppy is airborne. Infected people show no symptoms for about a week, which means they can infect countless people before they even realize they're sick. It's rate of...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    That's all great information. Thanks so much for that! Fiction has been pretty weird for the last few years. When I spend $10,000 a month on Facebook ads, it's generally only for a new release -- partly because that's when it actually pays off. My best-selling series (the two-book one I...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Thanks so much for the suggestion! After I saw your recent post about your translation successes, I thought, "Hmmm...Boy, I need to look into that." And then I recalled that I looked into it a few years ago, so I dug out my notes and remembered why I never pursued it. According to the thread I...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Happy 2020, Everyone! Now that I've whined about my book problems, it's time to turn once again toward solutions. In between writing, etc., I've spent the last few weeks doing research, reviewing my strategies, and looking forward. Here's where I stand. SUMMARY OF PROBLEMS The Amazon algos...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    As far as the also-boughts, it's true that Amazon has been doing a lot of experimenting with them. Sometimes they're gone, sometimes they're moved to the bottom of the page, sometimes they're presented in a short list rather than in the traditional format. But Amazon hasn't completely...
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    Can You Escape the Giants in an Online Business?

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    I see what you're saying. But even if you could totally conquer the credit card aspect, it wouldn't change the fact that Amazon's ebook delivery system is seamless compared to anything an author could do. Plus, there's still the factor of discoverability. And volume. Lots and lots of volume.
  10. ChickenHawk

    Can You Escape the Giants in an Online Business?

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    This sounds so logical, but in 99.9% of the cases, this simply isn't how it works in the real world. If you write a book that sells for $3.99, you've very limited in price-competition. But it's not even about price. Even for authors who have a huge, eager fan-base, very few of those fans will...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Well, I just published another book, and it's not going well. Ugh. Some background: In the summer, I published a book that should've done fairly well. However, Amazon had some glitch where also-boughts were extremely delayed for some books, including mine. This is a big deal, because...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    One tool is KindleSpy. It's a good program for analyzing how saturated/competitive individual genres are. It also lets you do a quick analysis of individual authors. One caution though: If you buy it and discover that Author XYZ is making a ton of money, keep in mind that the program doesn't...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    As far as writing and publishing a book on Amazon, I agree with you that it's very low. In fact, you can still technically publish for free. Simply write your own book, self-edit, design your own cover, and hit publish. Viola! But... (cue scary music) getting visibility? Oh, boy. The barriers...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    First off, to everyone, I'm so sorry for the delay in responding! I saw this question pop up a week ago, but happened to be in the midst of a massive book-related time-crunch -- one of those no-sleep, no-hair washing deadline thingies, and didn't want to dash off a quick answer to a complicated...
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    Ongoing phenomena: Shops closing/bankrupt in my country...

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    This is really fascinating. Weird, too, that you almost never see this kind of stuff on the news. The way you describe it, it sounds like the sort of situation that happens when credit unexpectedly dries up -- like how right before the 2008 financial crisis, it suddenly became difficult to sell...
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    Tricky subject (Gun/weapon training)

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    Welcome to the forum! First off, I LOVE what you're doing. Very, very cool! Regarding self-publishing, @MTF makes some great points. These days it's hard to make a real splash with one book alone. Happily, there's lots of other great ideas here on what you can do to have multiple streams of...
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    2020 Fastlane Summit at Talking Stick Resort... Event Info

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    Aw man, I'm so honored that you'd even think of me for this! Alas though, I'm still running along the wheel more frantically than ever. But I DO know I can do better, so I'm going to put this on a list of things I'd like to do at a later Fastlane Summit, when I've done a better job of overcoming...
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    Tin Foil Hat Time: Are Aliens Here?

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    Interesting nugget: In conspiracy circles, it's theorized that people with negative blood types have alien ancestry. (Here's a brief article that discusses the basic premise, which isn't as wacky as it sounds because there's some genetic reasoning behind it.) In related news, people with...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    I think a lot depends on the genre. The romance market is pretty brutal right now, but multiple writers on the KBoards have mentioned finding success in genres that aren't so shark-infested. Wisely, they never say what those genres are, but brighter spots apparently do exist. The secret, I...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    That's definitely a compelling idea! I've been debating that with one of my books. It's Book#1 in what was a best-selling trilogy. As a start, I could even drop the price to 99 cents or run more limited-time sales to boost interest. I'm not sure how true this is, but I've heard rumblings that...

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