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  1. Thriftypreneur

    Correct pricing for fiction eBook series

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    With my 3 book novella trilogy, I didn't really see any tangible results until I made the first perma-free. Now, the series just makes a little money every month on autopilot. I've tried 'Free-.99-$2.99' and 'Free-$2.99-$2.99'. Every time I've lowered my price, I found that while I made more...
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    Sign-Up Incentives?

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    You can keep people from sharing it, but it's definitely not worth the hassle. The best way I've seen to make this work for you is to use the promotional/download page and your incentive item to also promote signing up to your list.
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    Out of a Funk - a Newbie's Journey In Self Publishing

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    Also, looking at your reviews, you have more 5 stars than all other stars combined. I'd say that's pretty damn good for a first work. Additionally, you gotta keep in mind that free book readers are infinitely harsher in their reviews than paid book readers.
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    Out of a Funk - a Newbie's Journey In Self Publishing

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    I can relate to this. Felt the same way when my first book went live. I debated just quitting my series and leaving it--cliffhangers and all, but I forced myself to finish and I'm glad I did. If the story is unfinished and requires a sequel to wrap it all up, I'd go through with it, if only just...
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    Sign-Up Incentives?

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    I'm not big on the initial incentive thing... but I'm probably jaded from my internet marketing days and the massive amounts of throwaway emails people would pollute my list with to get my freebies. For my new pen name's list, I'm toying with the idea of writing an exclusive story that is...
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    Out of a Funk - a Newbie's Journey In Self Publishing

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    Those look like some good first day numbers to me. I know when I released my first novella and did a KDP Select free run, I didn't come anywhere close to those numbers on my first day. You must be doing something right. :)
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    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

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    A little update for those still following: I'm now 2500 words into my debut novel for my new pen name! I'm hoping to do a two book series, but that's still unclear. Already completed: Cover designed for debut novel. Facebook page designed with custom graphics presenting my pen name as a brand...
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    Out of a Funk - a Newbie's Journey In Self Publishing

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    Great start. Way to go!
  9. Thriftypreneur

    Amazon visibility for new books.

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    Not enough. This thread wasn't about bemoaning slow sales of my titles or anything like that, not quite sure how you got that impression (perhaps I didn't word things correctly). This thread was aimed at trying to gather data on the visibility, if any, that simply hitting 'publish' in a genre...
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    Amazon visibility for new books.

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    I don't know, I'm a bit intoxicated at the moment, so I'm obviously open for any type of debate on the romance genre. :) I haven't wrote crap, but I've studied so much....
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    Amazon visibility for new books.

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    Don't be shy. I know you've got stuff released. How did it do being released with no promotion? c'mon, you stuff is valuable too! Naturally, in the end, none of this matters.... A classic, best-selling romance has very little to do with genre algorthims or whatever. Thats not how the romance...
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    Amazon visibility for new books.

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    Long-term sales tactics aside (we kinda veered off course there, but that was expected), this was exactly the type of information I was trying to get at with this thread. Zero outside promo in two different genres, two different results... Can anyone else contribute first title (with zero...
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    Anonymous Donor Comes Forward, Gives Insider Sub

    I noticed that but didn't want to say anything because I thought it might be a mistake and be taken away, lol. :) Thanks very much to the anonymous one, enjoying all the Insider threads and information. If you're ever inclined to reveal yourself, I'd definitely like to thank you personally...
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    Amazon visibility for new books.

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    This is the conclusion I've been leaning toward as well, with a heavy emphasis on making the First Look portion of the book amazing. Like you, I also analyzed @ChickenHawk launch success, and I also think that really nailing down a compelling opener is probably what made the most difference for her.
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    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

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    Yep, I'm still here. I'm currently working on launching a new pen name in a much more targeted genre. I've just finished the designs for the mailing list and facebook page, but I'm still trying to outline the debut book for this pen name, which is taking me too long. I just figured I'd wait to...
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    Amazon visibility for new books.

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    In another progress thread, @Cannonball was remarking about feeling discouraged from publishing his first book and not seeing many/any initial sales. This brought up a question that I've been wondering about since first getting into publishing on Amazon, and now that we have a stable of writers...
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    How my English Teacher Would Laugh

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    You're operating under the assumption that launching your book was met with enough views to justify sales, but is this true? This is something I've been curious about for a long time now, but seems very hard to find an answer. If you publish a book in one of the major genres and you don't see...
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    Jumping on the bandwagon

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    Can vouch for this work. She offered to read my first story just to give me feedback, but ended up doing a light proofreading pass and I was very pleasantly surprised at the feedback. It helped me clean up quite a few mistakes that I didn't even realize were mistakes. Would definitely recommend...
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    Concept: Why I Failed

    I can't imagine myself being too interested in reading about nothing but failure. But, I could find myself being very interested in reading about a failure and the success found after overcoming that failure.
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    Eroticus Pornoticus: Writing Erotic Romance Help Thread

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    Are you sure you're not confusing the erotica genre with the romance genre? There are so many shades of Kindle > Romance that I'm not sure what you're targeting. While there are some novella romance authors that do ok, the majority of the genre is dominated by full-length novelists, even in...

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