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  1. Magik

    Kindle Unlimited... Authors in trouble?

    PUBLISHING 
    And the problem with self-publishing is that everyone has a choice. There are no barriers, thus there is way too much noise. Correct, you don't get to choose if you get published in the traditional world. Tougher barriers to entry, but if you can get past them, certainly many rewards. I'd say...
  2. Magik

    Kindle Unlimited... Authors in trouble?

    PUBLISHING 
    Yep. Three-party markets almost always benefit the buyer and the owner/provider. Sure, a small handful of sellers reap huge benefits from the system, another handful do okay, and the rest of them (the majority) get hosed. It's the way they all seem to work, and I've gotten to the point as a...
  3. Magik

    I'm Finally Taking Real Action and Seeing Progress

    EXECUTION 
    Wow, and at 20 years old. Do you have any idea how ahead you are for this age? The fact that you have such a clear vision at such a young age tells me that it will be difficult for you to fail.
  4. Magik

    What the fastlane means for me

    EXECUTION 
    Let's not forget those hefty child support payments for the next 18 years. Rehab would be after the DUIs to avoid jail time and thousands spent in court costs. Money alone won't make you happy. Without principles in place, you'll blow wherever the winds of marketing wish to take you. While it's...
  5. Magik

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Here's another one to consider. Apparently they are big in the UK: bookgorilla.com
  6. Magik

    Finish My Book and Publish

    PUBLISHING 
    I always estimate word count at 250 words per page (read that from an upper tier editor). My first book was a little over 45K and Amazon estimates at 179 pages, so very close. However, I use a lot of line spaces to break up scenes, so that might have something to do with it. But yeah, it may...
  7. Magik

    Finish My Book and Publish

    PUBLISHING 
    An astounding amount of overall progress over the last seven months, but no money yet to show for it, and money pays the bills. For #1, the primary category is contemporary fiction, which is a genre where the traditional publishers crush indies in sales. There's just so many well written books...
  8. Magik

    Finish My Book and Publish

    PUBLISHING 
    Update: I've got 25,626 words on the next book, which is a thriller. I'm thinking it will be in the 60K-70K range, not totally sure right now though. I've had a goal set to have the first draft finished by Sept 1st, which will be tough at the rate I'm going. I need to be banging out 1,500+...
  9. Magik

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Not shocked at all. I knew they would. When someone has sold as many books as you have in such a short time period, they don't have much of a choice. Most fast writing is not great writing. Quality over quantity, ALWAYS.
  10. Magik

    Why You Shouldn't Self Promote

    EXECUTION 
    What I'd give to have found this forum or the book when I was 18, but neither existed. I could have saved myself a lot of failure and pain. The great thing about this forum is we don't bullshit each other. You get the raw, often painful truths that most people are unwilling to face, and you...
  11. Magik

    Why You Shouldn't Self Promote

    EXECUTION 
    Anytime I see these guys (and it always seems to be males, females don't seem to be as slow) first show up and their posting title is about wanting a Lambo, I immediately know their head is in the wrong place. Failure is a part of the process though. I'd say the majority of us have chased money...
  12. Magik

    Tucker Max Interview: What does it take to write a "big-time" book.

    PUBLISHING 
    Lots of takeaways from that interview, but one of the biggest is that the real money is in either serving the publishing market or building a platform (or both). Writing books gets you business and supports your platform, or writing books will help you learn the process and allow you to charge...
  13. Magik

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Just send them a screenshot of your earnings. That should pretty much seal the deal.
  14. Magik

    Made barely anything from erotica, any advice?

    PUBLISHING 
    The market loves romance and erotica. It sells better than any other genres on Amazon, and actually outsell print books in their own genres. The OPs problem is not her genre. We could argue that she needs to get feedback from readers and then adjust with her next books, but marketing will do...
  15. Magik

    Made barely anything from erotica, any advice?

    PUBLISHING 
    It's along the same lines as someone who builds a sales funnel or has multiple products within the same niche. In other words, you've got 5 books, someone discovers book #5, likes it and is inclined to buy the first 4 books. That's why some authors will make the first book in a series FREE or...
  16. Magik

    Is this Fastlane? $700K/day. LOL.

    EXECUTION 
    Yeah, probably in the 10-20% range, maybe 25%. Who knows, she might have worked out a tiered deal. One thing is for sure: now other celebs will follow with their own apps (like Miley). I'd like to say it's going to get interesting, but it will probably get more ridiculous than interesting.
  17. Magik

    Tracking Software For Amazon?

    MARKETING 
    I don't know, that's why I'm going to test it.
  18. Magik

    Tracking Software For Amazon?

    MARKETING 
    Hey gang, I've done a Google search on this, and I couldn't find what I was looking for. I am about to start driving thousands of clicks per month to my ebook on Amazon from Fiverr, and I need a way of tracking them if at all possible. Since my product is an ebook that is not sold through my...
  19. Magik

    Why "The Fault In Our Stars" Is A Success

    PUBLISHING 
    I mean in terms of sales, like sell in excess of 5 million copies off a single book. There are self-pubbers who have sold millions of fiction books, but for a single book to blow up like that takes a marketing machine behind it, as well as expert editing, two things most self-pubbers don't have...
  20. Magik

    Why "The Fault In Our Stars" Is A Success

    PUBLISHING 
    He was making a living before, but he entered the Fastlane in a big way with this one. YA novels are all the rage right now for some reason, especially the ones that can combine another genre with it (Hunger Games). His YouTube following has a lot to do with it, plus when he signed the entire...

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