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The ability to carry a virtual library of titles in a single book-sized device (or on a phone or netbook) carries all sorts of benefits that traditional print does not. The Kindle, however, is proving to be a rotten deal for customers. Not only do you lose the right of first sale, but it turns out even the idea that your license gives you the promised “permanent” access is false. Last week’s Orwell stunt by Amazon is almost certainly not the last time the company will swoop in and manipulate your content, regardless of any promises it churns out in an attempt at damage control. Here, then, is the best and easiest way to get non-Amazon, public domain ebooks on your Kindle: Feedbooks: the open source alternative to the Amazon Kindle Store If you don’t already use Feedbooks, you’re denying yourself access to what amounts to the free, open-source version of the Amazon Kindle store. On the down side, it won’t have the Twilight books; but on the plus side, it won’t have those Twilight books. To participate, go to Feedbooks () and download the Kindle-formatted catalogue. You do this directly on the device via the built-in browser or you can download it to your PC and copy it over via USB cable. Now you’re ready to “shop” for free, legal copies of ebooks. Make sure your wireless is turned on, then open the catalog like you would any ebook and browse through the available titles. When you find something you want, select it; you’ll be taken to a download page on the device’s built-in browser, and if you accept the download, the book will automatically be loaded onto your Kindle. It’s just like using the Amazon store, only free! A lot of public domain works are also available on the Amazon Store, some even offered by Amazon for free. But when you download from Feedbooks you get a copy that will always be yours. When you download those books from Amazon you’re just purchasing a license that can (obviously) be revoked without warning. We recommend you use Feedbooks. If you can’t find it on Feedbooks, try Project Gutenberg (). Any file offered in MOBI or Plain Text is a perfect format for the Kindle; other formats—HTML, for example—will require conversion first (see below). Unfortunately, unlike Feedbooks you’ll have to download the files first to your PC and then copy them over to the Kindle via USB cable. (As a bonus, you can read books from these sites on pretty much any device, including mobile phones and netbooks.) Converting incompatible formats to Kindle-friendly formats What if you have digital copies of books that you want to read on the Kindle, but they won’t display in their current format? Try installing Calibre () or Stanza () on your PC/Mac. Calibre is the golden child right now, but I’ve also had success with conversions using the desktop version of Stanza in the past. You should know, however, that Amazon now owns Stanza—so if you’re looking to go Amazon-free stick with Calibre, which remains independent as of July 2009. Futureproofing your purchases “But what about the books I bought from Amazon?” you ask. “How do I make sure Amazon doesn’t remove any in the future?” Technically, you can’t. You don’t have the rights to protect yourself under Amazon’s licensing agreement, congratulations. Speaking practically, though, you’ve got two options. The first is an illegal hack to remove DRM. The second option is this: 1. Every time you buy a book from Amazon, download it to your PC and save it as a backup copy. You’re allowed to do this. You should also be backing up the text file on your device that stores all of your notes and highlights, just in case. Now if Amazon removes a title in the future, you still have a backup copy. You should always do this with anything stored in the cloud anyway. You can’t seriously believe that cloud storage is a secure, permanent solution for your backup needs—it isn’t, and it will come back to haunt you if you don’t protect yourself with your own backups in multiple locations. Keep your Kindle’s wireless connection turned off unless you need it. This will somewhat reduce your participation in Amazon’s cloud storage system, and increase the odds that should Amazon do something stupid in the future, you’ll have some advance warning from other users’ tweets and posts if not from Amazon itself. Remember, though, that thanks to Amazon’s DRM implementation, any backup copy will only work on that single Kindle device. When you stop using that particular device, you lose access to that file too if it’s no longer stored on Amazon’s servers. Your only route at that point will be to resort to something illegal, or to start over and buy a new license. Is it really likely that Amazon is going to go all 1984 on other books in your Kindle library? 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Write articles that tie your book topic or genre to current popular interests. Schedule social media. Decide when and what you will share on your social media platforms. Optimize your profile on, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. Select the most effective time for reaching the most people with Tweriod, Sprout Social or Buffer. Promote your ebook for free. Here’s from Mediabistro. Set up online book giveaways via. Or try a member giveaway. Time your release. Time the announcement of your new book with an important, relevant news event, blockbuster movie or trade show. Create a readers guide at the end of your book. Use your book’s description to let people know that your book contains a helpful discussion guide at the end. 15. Learn some copywriting principles. Marketing isn’t just storytelling. It’s also about getting your readers to take action. Hone your skills and turn your audience into book buyers. Host and record author hangouts on Google+. Not sure how? 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Pitch articles, interviews and relevant blog posts. Here’s an awesome post by Patrick Garmoe at Copyblogger to help you out:. Read marketing, blogging and social media roundup posts. Save time! Take advantage of resources provided by other bloggers and writers that scour the web for you, and dish up the best of the best around the web. Try Kristi Hines’ on Kikolani.com, or Ana Hoffman’s at Traffic Generation Cafe. Guest post frequently and strategically. Guest blogging is one the best ways to increase visibility, gain influence in your genre or topic and draw targeted readers to your online ‘bookstore’ or author site. Get early/pre-release reviews. At least three months prior to publication, make a list of book bloggers and reviewers in your book’s genre, read their guidelines on what and how to submit, and start sending your manuscript out for early reviews. Create bookmarks. Old school, but still effective. 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Obviously this won’t work for every author or book, but when possible, creating a series is a very powerful and effective way to develop a presence, gain reader loyalty and boost sales of earlier works with subsequent novels. For more on this, read Jonathan Gunson’s. Advertise your previous works in each book you publish. One of the best places to advertise your previous work is at the end of your current book, where you’ve got a happy reader, eager for more. Create a promo kit. Include graphics, images, links, excerpts, and sample Facebook shares and Tweets, that can be sent to bloggers upon request. Participate in a podcast tour. Do some research to find, or use your connections to create your own podcast tour. Attend live networking events, conferences and expos. Attend, or write a proposal to present at an event, to gain connections, increase you credibility and develop a supportive network of influencers. Update your email signature. For every email you send, ensure that you include info on your new or upcoming book and a link back to your blog or book website. Develop a workshop based on your books content. Especially for non-fiction writers, teaching your book’s content can further solidify your expertise in the minds of your readers and your peers. Design or re-design a book cover that sells. Commission a professional to design a cover that is not only striking, but clear and readable even as a small thumbnail. (For an in-depth free guide on book cover design, check out this post over at Kindlepreneur by Dave Chesson:.) 36. Design a launch strategy that works. Your book launch requires a lot more prep and strategy than several Tweets and a beseeching email to friends and family. Plan a party, launch at a unique venue that relates to your book’s content or team up with other authors announcing their new release to heighten the excitement across several author platforms and audiences. Here’s a great post via Firepole Marketing on. Sign up for the. Add to your income by earning fees on all qualified purchases through your affiliate link (not just on your books). Add a ‘contact the author’ section at the end of your book. Give details on how readers can connect with you via email, your author website or through social media. Writing is your business. Make sure your on and offline presence (, social media profiles, print materials) is professional and doesn’t portray a hobbyist. If you’re not committed, neither will your readers be. Submit your article to a link roundup. If you are creating exceptional content on your author blog (you are, right?), then make a list of related, popular blogs that do link roundups (like #21 above, but in your topic or genre) and submit your article. It may not always be accepted, but when it is, you will get a back link as well as an influx of high quality visitors to your site. Participate in or organize a virtual blog tour, blog hop or sharing contest. For a description of the pros and cons of each–and what to expect–read this post by Donna Brown at Molly-Greene.com:. Create urgency. Use time-limited coupons, giveaways and contests. Host a contest on your website. Offer bonuses or special extras to readers who purchase your book prior to a certain date. Join forces with local merchants. Team up with store owners and other businesses to offer certificates, prizes and merchant coupons to be shared or given away during your book promotions. (Advertise these perks on your site and on printed materials). Time and coordinate promotions. Try to time your guest posts, author interviews, giveaways, advertising and other promotions to run at the same time, so that each promotion gains momentum from the other. The perception of ‘being everywhere’ will strengthen your chances of creating the word of mouth marketing momentum we’re looking for. Become a subject matter expert. Even if you’re a fiction writer, you can still tie concepts in your book to topics that require expert opinion. Don’t stop promoting one book to start writing another. The buzz and excitement of a launch can be exhilarating, but the marketing and promotional effort for a book must continue far beyond the initial days and weeks of ‘getting it out there’. Include in your marketing plan a schedule that allows for ongoing promotional activities of your previous work, while providing time to write your next bestseller as well. Find some quality gigs that will submit your book to free websites, submit your press releases or have someone (relevant) share your most recent–and fascinating–blog post. Do book readings or author visits live or via Skype. Try schools, your local bookstore, library or community college. Get people interested before you get there: create a packet that gives a summary of what to expect during your visit, printed materials like a flyer and book order form (that can be photocopied) or other promotional materials (like bookmarks). Connect with your readers offline. Gain exposure through book signings, book clubs, writing groups, school visits, workshops, library readings and local area meet-ups. For tips on book signings, check out JA Konrath’s post on. Make your vacations work for you. If you’re heading to a new locale, why not do a little advance research and set up some readings and visits at your destination’s local libraries, schools or bookstores? (Are you starting to see a pattern here? Get out from behind your computer, and meet your people! Take it further with video. Record your readings and share on your YouTube channel, Facebook Page, Google+ and on Goodreads. Promote others. As you help promote other authors in your genre, by sharing their blog posts, reviewing their books and the like, you will build good will and a strong network of peer support for your current and future projects. Create a Bit.ly vanity URL for your book. Bit.ly is a link shortening service that can also give you stats on the number of clicks on your link and where it was shared. Use Bit.ly to create a link that is easily shareable (not super long or a jumble of letters and numbers) for your book. Purchase advertising. Set up a Google Adwords account, or try Facebook or blog ads. Other advertising options include sites like. ‘Free’ sells. Giving away your work for free is controversial, but often free now can mean increased sales down the road. Freebies might include free chapters, free signed copies of your book or other giveaways. Add a book teaser to the top of your author website. Create a virtual bundle. Package together a print book and ebook, an ebook and course, or an ebook with videos and a workbook to add more value and options for your reader when purchasing your work. Encourage your fans to market your book. Your fans can earn a little extra income by enrolling in Amazon’s or Smashword’s affiliate programs and adding links to your books on their websites or blogs. Repurpose content and reach more people. Take your popular posts, useful insights, inspirational quotes, noteworthy results, chapter outlines or key points and repurpose them to share as a presentation on Slideshare or short videos on YouTube. You can embed your presentation on your site (or others can embed it on their site), and you can embed YouTube videos–including your book trailer–into your Slideshare slides. Remember to add hyperlinks so viewers can get in touch or visit your author website. Rock your book trailer. Show your creativity, humour (if appropriate) and personality. Try to avoid the jacket-flap blurb over a photo montage, and consider incorporating your overall message and brand. If you don’t feel you have the skills to create a book trailer that steals the show, you can hire a company to make one for you–just do a little cost analysis first to see if the marketing benefits outweigh the price tag. ‘Consign’ your book. Consider trying a consignment style approach in gift shops, specialty stores, boutiques and galleries. The store owners may not want to purchase your books outright, but may display and sell them in their store for a cut of the profits. One of the best things about being a writer is that your only true competition is yourself. There are no ‘winners’, just insatiable readers that will devour a book in hours that took you a year or more to write. Use your connections or develop new ones to help cross promote with other authors, illustrators, musicians, designers, experts, events, charities, interest groups and so on. Sell some ‘merch’. Give your fans the opportunity to promote you and your work offline by creating and selling themed merchandise on your site. Vine is an app that allows you to make short video loops, and forces you to get to the heart of your message quickly. Fun to make and easy to share, your Vine videos can include a myriad of images and behind-the-scence glimpses of your writing process, your brand or even your personality. Build goodwill (and good Karma ? ) by getting your book into the hands of people that might not normally have access to your work. Considering donating your book to hospitals, shelters, churches, libraries, doctor/dental offices, hair salons, organizations or clubs. Back of room sales. Promote your work when giving lectures, speeches, and teaching at workshops. Have a selection of your books with you and available for purchase. Use Pinterest to relate to the fans you already have as well as intrigue new readers with ‘visual’ stories of you, your brand and your work. Your incentive? Pinterest has 70 million users, with approximately 80% of those being women. And show that about 70% of Pinterest members use the site to get inspiration on what to buy. (Plus it’s fun!) 69. Have a Google+ online launch party. Use your new Google+ hangout skills to set up an online launch party for your book, or for the launch of several books by authors in a related genre. As an example, here’s a. Reconnect with your University Alumni. Your university, college or even high school can be a great resource. Notify your alumni of any upcoming events, check to see if they have a listing of alumni books (so you can add yours), and ensure that they are on your press release distribution list. You can even offer to do a presentation for faculty or the students. Have fun! Take a moment to breathe, and realize that not everything on this list needs to be done today. Concentrate on the first three steps so you can frame your marketing strategy moving forward, then add tasks and tactics as you have the time and attention to do so. You are finding ways to get your work noticed and shared by hundreds, maybe thousands of people who will then share it with even more. Go, word of mouth marketing! Take Action For those of you who have already begun your book marketing and promotion, what strategies have you received the most return on? What tactics were a complete flop? Any advice you would care to share with those writers who are just beginning their journey? And for those of you just starting out, what part of the promotional process are you finding the most difficult? Please share in the comments below. This is a coincidence! I was just on your site today looking at your post on children’s book templates (I’m considering the ‘Story’ template). You’ve got both a discount and urgency in there; nice touch! ? And yes, I am working on getting video up on my site. I have two posts currently that include video-so I’ve dipped my toe in a little-but I really need to carve out some time to ‘batch produce’ some more. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, Joel! I appreciate the kind words and your support. A round of guest posting is next on my to-do list, so please expect a gentle tap on your email door real soon! Here’s my experience with the list, going backwards: #47 promoting through fiverr is interesting. I didn’t think of paying someone to do a blog post. #42 create urgency I’ve tried with my ESL book. I made some coupons on Smashwords and put the codes on the book’s page on my ESL website, as well as in a blog post on the site. They were valid for 2 weeks, no bites. #37 use Amazon Affiliates. I gave this a try, and was making a nice draft blog post when the email came in saying my site was not what they wanted. Perhaps it was a lack of visitors, or perhaps the heavy influence of Smashwords. #33 update email signature. I’ve tried this one, but I’m not sure there’s any way to measure the results. #29 I promote books in the back of my book all the time. #28 I’ve written 2 series, so I have that going for me. #27 I thoroughly enjoy trying to figure out the beast that is Amazon. #19 create a press release. I did this with my history book. I sent it out to all the leading newspapers of the state and then figured out it had a typo. I felt real silly. Thank you for sharing your experiences, Greg! I love hearing what other authors are doing to promote their work. As for the Amazon Affiliate Program, check out their. It does mention a few states that are ineligible to participate in the program, so perhaps that was the problem. If not, it also says you can reapply at anytime. Who is your ideal reader, Greg? Make sure your marketing and promotional efforts are designed for them. Find out where they are and what they’re looking for–then be there and provide it. Keep at it, Greg! You’ll get there! ? • Magda says. I released my first YA novel in a series last week. I am already on top of some of the ideas listed. I actually am using a successful self-published author’s blog as a guideline for what I should have on my blog to use it as a website for my books. That is how I found out about the Amazon Associates Program, but I don’t think I am ready for that because I am not able to give them some of the information they ask for on the sign-up page. Do you have any advice on when I should sign-up for the Associates Program? My blog is not officially “live” yet. Thank you for creating this valuable information. I can’t wait to start trying some of the ideas listed. Congrats on the release of your YA novel, Sarah! That’s so exciting! And it sounds like you’re off to a good start with your marketing. One suggestion would be to use not just one successful, self-pub author’s blog for a guideline, but several. Like 10 to 15. That way you’ll get a better feel for the key elements that work, and more inspiration for helping your blog standout. (Here’s a post that might also help:. Don’t worry too much about the Amazon associates program; it’s a bonus, not a necessity. Your is a bigger deal. Good luck on your book and your series, Sarah! • Dotti says. Thanks Kim for yet, another informative article on author platform building! It’s jam packed with actionable tips and ideas to sky rocket as an indie author. My only thing is finding the time, lol. I feel like taking your Fiverr suggestion further with getting pros from there to do more marketing tasks for my author brand. There’s only so many hours in the day and one can easily lose their energetic spark to write creatively if a lion’s share of the day is spent towards marketing. Yes, I know that it is a necessary evil (creative writing & marketing that creative writing), I just wish I could hire a little team to execute so many of the tasks that you suggest (press releases, pinning, etc.). Whew, I am tired just thinking about it ? I am a huge fan of life coaches, and their always espousing the tenets of outsourcing and building a team. I believe that indie authors are going to need to truly adopt such a mentality for their brand to really fly off into another stratosphere What do you think about the idea of, INDIE AUTHOR: CEO of TEAM AUTHOR GREATNESS? You are so welcome, CJ! And I am totally with you on the mini task force that’s required to take advantage of all the opportunities that are available to writers today. I recently watched ‘Despicable Me 2 with my boys, and it just hit me: minions! That’s what we need! ? But until I can figure out how to make some, my current strategy is to just try and prioritize. It’s easy to get distracted by all the things we can do to build our platform and promote our work, but the key is to figure out what we should do; and it’s not the same for every author, or even every book. When you map out your marketing plan, incorporate those promotional elements that (based on your research) you feel will deliver the most impact. Don’t try to include every tactic, just the ones that will give you the best ROI. Tweak and refine your strategies, toss what isn’t working and add new tactics when you’re ready. If you have the opportunity (and the cash reserves) to outsource, choose things that don’t require your authorpreneurial vision. That is, those things that are repetitive, technical or require skills you don’t possess. Just keep in mind that it’s always your reputation and brand on the line. Again (broken record here), this is NOT going to happen overnight. That’s why it’s so important to start your platform building and marketing efforts as soon as you can, so that you don’t feel the pressure of trying to set everything in motion after you’ve released your book. Thanks for stopping by, CJ! An author friend sent this through to me. I’m so glad she did! My book is currently a work in progress – recounting tales of my life at a game lodge in Africa. What I found has worked quite well is joining various FB groups, not mentioning the book straight away, but contributing to posts and comments, posting photographs of wildlife and so on, and then mentioning the book when a ‘following’ has been established. I have achieved more interest with this approach than with things like Twitter – building a follower base there is not so easy. Your 71 Ways has been an eye-opener for me – thanks for the time and trouble you put into it to helps us struggling authors who often feel totally alone and lost, knowing they’ve produced something readable, but having no idea how to tell the world. I will be implementing a large number of your ideas. Thanks Again. Thank your author friend for me too, Brian! I know exactly how you feel, and it’s why I developed this site. There is no reason why this information should be so hard to come by for writers, so I’m glad authors are sharing it with each other. Not every item on the list will work for every author or book, but it should give you a lot to work with. Hopefully it will spark even more creative ideas that can be shared. Good luck with your book, Brian! Tales of your experiences at a game lodge in Africa sounds very intriguing! Authorhouse is what’s known as a ‘vanity or subsidy press’, Sally. You pay a fee to have your book published and usually get little help with distribution, book marketing or publicity. Traditional publishers pay you, not the other way around, so what you are actually doing is self-publishing your book. You’ll need to do some research, so here’s a few resources to get you started: and As far as getting a platform in place to help get the word out about your book, here’s what I recommend: 1) Don’t panic! ? Building a platform takes time, and it’s impossible to do everything all at once. Sit down and make a plan as to what you would like to do prior to the launch of your book, during the launch, and after. Prioritize and keep it simple – it’s better to do a few things well, then to scatter your resources and have nothing really make an impact. 2) Set up your online home base:, and start making connections on 1 to 2 social media platforms. 3): who is your book for? What are their interests and where can they be found, online and off? Sound like a lot of work? You are now an authorpreneur, and in order to get your book into the hands of your readers, you need to get a handle on the business side of writing. But it can be done! It just requires a whole lot more work and learning than most of us writers anticipate. ? Good luck! • Tania Warrents says. ‘Tis true – writing is only half the battle! ? I think self-publishing is a fantastic opportunity for writers, but you have to do your homework and make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into. Independent publishing is a business, so you need to approach it as such. It’s not easier, simpler or cheaper, but it is a very viable and rewarding opportunity for those willing to put in the effort. Joanna Penn () is an excellent example of a ‘hybrid’ author making both traditional and self-publishing work for her. • Evelyn Funda says. Excellent advice! I do have a question, though: My novel is releasing in June, 2014 – and I’m having my website overhauled right now. I’ve just received the cover copy for the book and the web designer wants to feature it on the site. It’s too early for a “pre-order” button, and I worry it’s too early to post the cover. I’m thinking of your point about creating urgency. Will people tire of seeing my cover and not being able to even pre-order? Or will it help build interest. Is it ever too early to promote? That’s a great question Rebecca, and my advice would be: it’s never too early. ? What’s important though is that you use the cover release strategically and build as much momentum as you can before your book launch. Talk to your web designer (and publisher) about ways that you can tantalize or peak the interest of your readers. For example, maybe you can use portions of the cover in your graphics, so people don’t get to see the whole thing until before your book launch. Or maybe you can incorporate your cover into a banner graphic that adds to the mood of the cover/book theme, with text that states ‘coming June, 2014’. Do a little brainstorming to see how you can first build up the release of the cover, then use that momentum to keep the excitement high for your book launch. Once you have your cover ‘out’, include it in all of your promotions and advertising, including offline marketing like book marks and postcards. Get to know local booksellers and librarians, so that you have a relationship (or at least a familiarity) with them prior to your publication date. Remember, your site might attract 30% – 50% new visitors each day, each experiencing your cover and your message for the first time. And even your ‘regulars’ can use a consistent reminder of your pending launch. ? Good luck, Rebecca! Hope this helps! Dear Madam/Sir., I have tried to sell and promote my two books via “amazon” and no one ordered my books. In Israel I have received very positive critic. Please see short synopsis on the books: Is it possible to sell the books with your help? The first book is a bilingual; Hebrew and English, Historical roman, based on warrior diary, written during the six day war. The second book is a botanical, bilingual book, Hard cover with 250 colored pictures, describes all eucalyptus species (171), growing in Israel. It is a field guide required by botanists, ecologists, beekeepers and foresters. I will appreciate your prompt answer. Sincerely yours. Excellent list, Kimberley. A real find for me today. I have co-authored /edited several history books produced by my publishing company and recently released my first work of fiction, a novel about a time travelling, slave owning cotton plantation owner. I am working on a marketing strategy and was happy to find your article within a few minutes of my in-line research. I plan to read all the comments too. It’s so true that marketing can be as much work as writing a book. How fortunate that the Internet was invented to allow authors who’ve chosen to self-publish such a powerful tool. Looking forward to implementing as many of your tips as possible into my strategy! • Kimberley Grabas says. Tristan, I saved this post to make sure i get to read it sometimes later which i am here now. I am considering publishing on amazon kindle now that i have set things up BUT i am concerned by the% when the ebook is more than the $9.99 price tag. I guess this is not a good thing from amazon. I plan to create what could become a membership ste (if i add some stuffs and videos to it) and i want the price to be somewhat higher than the $9.99 price. Something like $47 but the royalty is kinda low to me. (In reply to the post below from Sheyi) Hi Sheyi, Good to hear you’re moving ahead with your writing. The ‘official’ angle from Amazon, I think, is that they used what’s called “Consumer-based pricing” – in other words, making the prices as low as possible to benefit consumers (readers). As such, I wouldn’t really recommend it for a membership site. Besides, I don’t think there’s a way to host a membership site on Amazon, is it’s more of a one-time-download system. What you *could* do though, would be to provide a free or low-priced book on the Amazon Kindle store, which gives people good information and *then* points them to your membership site. “Get the eBook version for $4.99. By the way, did you know I have an awesome membership site full of videos and other cool stuff? Go to to join us”. Agree: the royalty of only 30% of products above $9.99 is a bit low. Better to sell 100 copies at $9.98 than 5 copies at $20, though =) Good luck and I hope it goes well! My first attempt at the Amazon KDP was a couple of days ago. Yesterday was the first promotion I ran (mine was a weekday). I hit the same results on the downloads that you did. The high numbers sent me through the roof. In addition, I found out that it was being offered on the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain sites as well (Got some downloads from there too.) I ended the promotion with about 18 reviews which were all good. I came up as number two in a couple of Amazon’s categories. Will follow up when I get more data on actual sales. Your post is right on target though as I (indirectly) definitely replicated it. Hey Michael, That’s fantastic – I’m really glad to hear you gave it a shot and that your numbers exploded. It’s exciting to see downloads coming from other countries too ? Let me know if you have any other questions (although it looks like you’ve mastered it already) and would love to hear your data once you have some more sales through. Getting 19 reviews is huge, and I can see they’re all really positive. Do you have any good tips for getting readers to write reviews? Cheers, Tristan. I tried this as well. One of my books got as high as number two in the Mens Adventure Category Free. It is a great program. I have been on Kindle since 2009, I find it the best platform to be on. I am in the second time around now, sales are good but not as high as last time. I have seen an increase in my sales after the free promotion as well, I only charge.99 cents a book being that I am an underground writer but it sure is fun to see sales and addicting I must add. Great advice for any writer. Tristan, Thanks for a really interesting and helpful article. “Will this work for everyone? I’m not sure yet. Your mileage may vary, and everyone’s book will be different. ” While I’m genuinely pleased you’ve been able to tell us your success story I do feel it is also important, in the interest of balance, to provide an alternative and, perhaps cautionary, experience. In late April I published my book on Kindle – it was a collection of regular articles I’d written for a UK trade publication over a number of years. As I have another book project in progress this seemed an interesting way to “test the water”. In the five weeks between publication and the end of May I had managed to sell a modest 20 copies, which I felt wasn’t actually too bad for a specialist book. Having sold nothing since, though – despite my continuing promotion through my own website and blog as well as Facebook and Twitter – I decided to try the KDP Select free promotional route after reading a number of articles, such as yours, by various authors who had achieved some considerable success in boosting paid-for sales after giving away large numbers of downloads. On the appointed ‘freebie day’ my book had 50 free downloads – at one point it even managed to reach No.1 on the Amazon ‘Bestsellers’ ranking for its own particular category! So I was quite pleased. Since then, though, I have not sold any paid-for copies. Also once I came off the free list my overall Amazon rating quickly dropped back to where it was before the promotion. Meanwhile a business colleague was also keen to explore the possibility of using a free promotion to boost sales of her own book, which is on a more mainstream and general-interest subject. On her ‘freebie day’ (not the same one as mine) she managed to get 276 free downloads, but has only sold one paid-for copy since. So as you can imagine, we’re both currently feeling rather disillusioned by our experience and feel it’s important to stress that doing a free promotion may not be an effective way to help build sales and visibility for everybody’s book. Hi Paul, Thanks for sharing your experience, and I’m 100% with you that it’s important to keep a balanced view. I’m still learning myself, too, and have tried experimenting with a few different things. Whilst it’s a big adrenaline rush to see the free downloads, I’m sure you’d be much more pleased to see some more paid-for copies flying out the door – I can understand! A couple of other things you could try/experiment with, that have had various effects for me, are: – Does your book have any reviews at the moment? Once I had a couple of reviews there, I found that sales started getting better and better. You could ask a couple of friends or family (best if they’ve actually read your book of course – dishonest reviews are too easy to spot!) to post a review to get things going. – I’ve also tried experimenting on different days with the free downloads. For me, late weekdays (Wednesday / Thursday) have worked best. I think this is because after the free days, the book sits towards the top of the charts for a little while, and people are then using their Kindle over the weekend. There’s a knock-on effect. Hope that helps a little, and love to hear how it goes as you use your other free days (as you probably know, you get 5 for every three month period you’re enrolled in KDP). Cheers, Tristan. Hey Rob, Glad you liked the article! That’s a huge number of downloads. Two suggestions: 1) Play around with different price points. Set it up for 4 days or so; then change the price and see what happens over another 4 days. 2) Try doing your ‘free’ days on different days of the week, and see how it impacts sales on the following days. I’ve found Wednesdays and Thursdays to work best. (I can’t be sure why, but I *think* it’s because on the ‘free’ days it goes towards the top of the charts, then stays there, and people are using their Kindles over the weekend to ‘browse’ and therefore see it up the top). Good luck and let us know how it goes! Hi Irene, Good to hear another point of view – there are definitely two sides of the story here. It might be different for different authors, but for my actual book sales on Amazon, they continue to rise every month that I’m involved in KDP, and they go up after every time I have a freebie day. The metrics tell me that this still works. The reason people still pay for books (and if anything, Kindle’s market share is only increasing – there are not less people buying books) because books enrolled in KDP are only free temporarily. If a book is really worth its value, I believe people will still pay for it. I don’t see it as a zero sum game (‘I want book X, but this different book called Y is free, so I’ll get that instead’) – I think if people want it, they’ll still be willing to get it, especially at Kindle prices. @Tristan, good site and very informative. What are the prospects of keeping a book @ say $0.00 for the purpose of an extensive free offering to readers. @ success for indies, my advice is what i had experienced as a writer also. Never let your exterior packaging kill your great book, i mean just as Tristan stated, your book cover must be super; i had bad sales for my super books because i did not take it seriously until one of the amazon kindle best selling authors got me to use, they are real good and their packaging has sold more of my books in the stores, am approaching a best seller soon. Goodluck to indies. I wanted to follow up with what I had thus far. The book is doing decently. While I haven’t hit massive numbers, I do get steady sales. If you want the 600% the key seems to be maintaining timely promotions and keep getting the word out there. When I was consistent in running my promotions, sales remained high. Something that was interesting, is that while I have not been persistent at doing either, I found the author central to be very helpful. I gain a lot of traffic from that to my blog. As well, I was able to promote webinars and other events I was doing. So there was some balance. Even when sales were low on the book, I could easily pack out a webinar with traffic from Amazon. These were the key points I found and certainly would be glad to share further details for those interested. I came upon this article researching some questions I have had about Amazon and my book sales for Junior Size Faith. Thank you, Tristin! I have recently enrolled in the KDP Select program and the first 24 hours I had over 1,500 downloaded. I was so excited that it was getting into so many people’s hands! Your story was the same as mine. I did a quick search of your book and realized it was free for the day and just posted it on my facebook page where I advertise free books on Amazon when I find one that I like. No one seems to be mentioning the fact that the bestselling books that are in Amazon’s select program are not exclusive, like, for example, the Harry Potter books. Those are for sale at Barnes and Nobles Nook store. It seems that there are two sets of rules. Only the indie authors have to give up their rights to sell elsewhere. This way Amazon gets to brag ‘exclusive’ books, while undercutting the other stores with free popular books. And those free bestsellers are getting all the funds in the pot. This whole promotion is about putting everyone else out of business. Has no one else noticed this? Hi LJ, Interesting point. To be honest, I’m not sure whether the biggest sellers (e.g. Harry Potter) are part of KDP Select, but if you say so, I believe you. I imagine the rules for KDP select only apply to self-published authors. As self-publishers, we also have the option NOT to choose to given Amazon exclusive publishing rights. One can self-publish on Amazon, as well as B&N, iBooks, and several other platforms, through Smashwords, for example. I guess from Amazon’s perspective: as a self-published author, if you given them exclusive rights, they give you extra tools to promote your book (e.g. Freebie days). If you don’t give them exclusive rights, you can still publish on Amazon, but without the premium promo tools. I’ll respect your opinion too, but personally I don’t see this as evil: it’s just a business and marketing tool. Cheers, Tristan. I came across this ‘forum’? Quite by accident and found it very interesting. I have often thought about writing a book about local history – which I have been researching for over 30 years. (Bolton Lancashire) Is there a place for such a book on Amazon? How long should a book be – or could you write several shorter books? Can a book have photos in it? I am very excited about this idea and wonder if it would be possible for you to itemise the steps needed from writing the book to seeing it published on Amazon. I am a complete novice re Kindle as I have only just bought one. I think they are brilliant. May I wish you continued success with your book, and a prosperous New Year. Kind Regards Christine Crumblehulme. Hi Christine. I love history. I would buy it. Anyway, yes there is quite a niche for history. Write not to make money as a priority but because it is a passion you wish to share the world with. Write a good product, have it edited, get an amazing cover design, get your book in MOBI format. Be willing to market.and be in for the long haul! Things take time. Createspace does a wonderful job on making print on demand books. Kickstarter is a good place to gain exposure also. Maybe set up a blog. Preview chapters for the audience. Why are you passionate in it? I wrote of my concerns of America economically collapsing, martial law being imposed, and believers in Yeshua(Jesus in English) intensley persecuted thrusting the reader in this environment and tasking them todecipher between two brothers’ letters. Who weigh on the Tribulation, the dyfunctional church systm, the living practically in uncertain times, and positively integrating into their respective communities.if you have a unique story ayou are passionate about. Do it because you believe in it. Let everything else sort itself out. Be practical and study thoroughly. I am unsure if the last post was to me Eileen? I would attempt twitter, facebook, other social networking entities. Network with your friends. Thinks take time!! It’s for the long haul. It’s a long process. Writing an excellent product is half the battle. You still have to network and make it known. Look online for places where you can promote a preview of your book for free. Write to journal magazines, etc, etc. My book Prepared in the Wilderness isn’t selling like hotcakes but it’s sold on average about 1 a day. Nothing spectactular. Most people I have spoken with want to have my book in paperback so next month it will be vailable in paperback for the sailors, soldiers, college students, and college faculty that want to purchase my book. I would recommend having your book available in both routes. Since the royalties of my book are going towards orphans, widows, veterans, and families in need I’ll be happy with how the book does as long as people are able to get helped in the long run. I’m going to be a doctor so money from this book isn’t a key focus just sharing a perspective that I am passionate in. Once and a great while people become best selling authors overnight, the most it takes time, a repoire and build up using promotions, previews of your book, youtube trailers, etc, etc. Social networking is key. I guess you could do some advertisements but I am unsure how those go. Everything from writing to journalists, magazines, facebook, twitter, etc will help in the long run. I wouldn’t expect tremendous overnight. If you wrote a great product people will take notice. Get really good honest positive reviews as well. Those are essential. Social networking through different media outlets and gaining 4 and 5 star reviews on your book will help immensely. Those are my two cents. I am in the process of doing a 5 day promotion. It has 500 downloads today. The first day. Prior to this promotion it was selling 1-2 a day on Kindle version. Plus I have a paperback version. It works people. Thi Exposure works. Hoping to hit over 2,000 byy the end of the promotion. With four 5 star reviews as well, hopefully will get more. Be an author for the long haul. Don’t give up. I’ll keep people posted if this results in increased sales after the promotion. We shall see. Hopefully a few more good reviews also. Press frowrd people. Keep pushing friends!! Hey Burleigh, Good to hear you’re joining the publishing foray =) I always do 5 separate promotion days, separated out. Personally, I think you get more mileage out of this, because if the book does well on a free promotion day, you can get into the charts and more people see your book. If you lumped all 5 days together, you’d only get bumped up in the charts once (on the first day), and the other 4 days you’d just ‘stay’ there. If you separate them out, there’s a chance to get bumped up 5 times. That’s my logic, anyway. Good luck with it! I completed a Kindle promotion (5 days duration) a few months ago and the book was selected 599 times. So now I have once again renewed by KDP Select and am trying the free book promotion just one day at a time spread over the three month period. I posted it last night at midnight and it is now eight o’clock in the morningg and 61 books have been downloaded. I am happy that the book is being read. My question is: Where do people go to learn about these free promotions? Where is the listing located? Do I go to the Kindle Store to find the free offers? The people who are downloading the book must be finding t somewhere—-I just don’t know were the information about the free promotional books is located. How do they know the book is being offered for free? Could you please let me know where the offere is displayed on Amazon. I can’t really say that I saw an increase in sales following the last promotion. It’s hard work to promote a book. I think I need an advertizing company that will do the promoting for me at a reasonable cost. Thanks so much for this website and your shared ideas. Hope fully you can answer my question about where the daily free promotions are listed. Huge thanks for this article. I had zero sales for my sci-fi Western Black Book (Part 1: The Devil’s Blood). I did a 5 day promotion and had over 3000 downloads. It became No. 1 in Westerns, Sci-fi, and Sci-Fi Adventure. Since then the book gets a steady 15 sales per day. So it definitely works! A lot of people advised me on the importance of an eye-catching cover too, and a first chapter that hooks the sample reader. Maybe it’s a combination of all these factors? This is what mine looks like: Thanks again ?. I just wrote my first book called “Memoirs of a Brooklyn Chic” selling on amazon kindle. Its 266 pages, first i priced it at 9.99, then dropped it to 5.99 and someone told me to drop it to 2.99. I had a 5 day promo, and only recieved 206 downloads. After the promo only 3 books were sold. What am i doing wrong. Can someone please advise and give this rookie some tips. Reading all your downloads and sales is blowing me away. I want this book to a success. Please any and all suggestions will be embraced. Thanks and congrats to you all! I love the title but I agree that the cover is weak. That’s not all, I looked at your book on Amazon and read the first page beginning with “Brookly-1964.” Yes, that’s right — Brookly, not Brooklyn. Is that what you meant to have in there? I suspect not. In the first three or four paragraphs, I found at least three grammatical errors. For example, the last sentence in your first graf — “I was too young to understand and grew up thinking it was normal not to have a father until I started school, I never heard the word “Father” before let alone knew what it meant.” That is a run-on sentence and not a clear one at that. In the next graf, you use the term “live in girlfriend,” but it should be “live-in girlfriend.” In other words, you may have fantastic content but you need an editor. Great content poorly crafted will not sell. The cover matters, it’s true, but what’s inside the cover matters more. The problem with self publishing is that anyone can (and does) publish. It enables junk to muddy the waters. I’m not saying that your book is junk or that you can’t write. Maybe you can, but you need an editor. Consider this — even Hemingway had an editor, right? I’m afraid I’ve got to side with both Jacob and Debby. The cover is really quite off-putting. As well, I got about three paragraphs in before I hit, “One summer in 1964” One summer? How many summers did you have in Brooklyn per year? It’s those little things that will set readers to posting one- and two-star ratings – or simply ignoring the book entirely. I would highly suggest checking sites like elance.com or guru.com – first for an editor then for a cover designer. This may set you back one or two thousand dollars, but it will be money well spent if this book means that much to you. Hi WJ, Just downloaded your book. I look forward to reading it! Best of luck with the sales and hope to see your next work soon. I just read your mention on Hugh Howey’s page: Awesome! I also see that your book is 57 pages. The first part in my ‘Black Book’ sci-fi series was only 20 pages, have you had any negative response to the length? I was initially thinking of aiming for a 100 pages for Black Book Part 2, but if 50’ish pages is also acceptable then that would keep my volumes more consistent while still being good value ($0.99). Would appreciate your thoughts! Hey Dylan, good question. I haven’t received much negative criticism regarding length, but it has been mentioned several times in the reviews. Here’s some snippets of what they said: “This was a very enjoyable (albeit brief) adventure in the Silo storyline.” “What a great book! The only problem is that it was too short. Not too short for the price, not too short for the plot. Too short because I don’t think that I’ll ever get enough of the WOOL world.” “If this has been an original work and a bit longer for more character development to take place, it would have garnered 5 stars from me.” I would say anything over 50 pages for $.99 is legit, and as long as the story can hold the reader’s interest, they won’t complain about length. I’ve seen some 20 page short stories for a buck, and have been hesitant to buy them myself. For your sequel, I think a 50 page goal would be totally acceptable! Thanks for the advice. I have published several books on Amazon and my sales have been LOW, LOW, LOW! I have over 8 books on amazon and to show you how dismal my sales have been, for 2012, my 1099-MISC was $128.00 USD:'( I have decided to go into fiction, A Broken Rose (). I think it is fantastic, but have been skeptical about giving something away for free after taking so long to write it (almost 300 pages in 6×9 format). Additionally, it seems as though every time I want to make a change to my book(s) by way of KDP – no matter how big or small – they take my book down, put it in pending status, and I have to wait for it to go back live. I guess I need to have faith in your strategy and offer my new work, A Broken Rose, for free for a day or two and see what happens. It has been live for a 2 days and I haven’t had any takers. By the way, at least in Smashwords, I can see how many times my book was downloaded or added to someone’s library. I wish Amazon would show me at least some metrics on how many have visited/previewed my book. Regards and sorry for the long-windedness. Hi, I have a feeling I’m being incredibly stupid here, but I really want to do the free promotion thing, but nowhere can I find the button/link. It only gives me an option of 30% or 70% comm and doesn’t mention free promotion anywhere? I know I’m being incredibly bland and as a somewhat techie and highly embarrassed, but I must be missing something? I really want to get my books out there! I have two, completely unrelated works and I’m happy to give them away for free, if Amazon would let me do it for awhile. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Taken directly from the KDP help page: How do I schedule free promotions? Once your book is enrolled in KDP Select and is available for sale on our website, you will be able to schedule free book promotions in two ways: a) From your bookshelf, select the book by checking the box next to the title, click on “Actions” and choose “Manage Promotions”. B) From the “Edit book details” page, click on “Promotions Manager”. The Promotions Manager will allow you to schedule one or more free promotions, edit or delete a scheduled free promotion, or stop an ongoing free promotion. If you choose to stop an ongoing promotion, it can take from a few minutes to several hours for the action to take effect. In an effort to provide the best reader experience, note that on the days your book is offered for free, it will not be included in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. Hope that helps SEZ. Hi Tristan, Thanks ever so much for the advice. I’ve spent years prepping my first novel “Dispatchers – Vengeance of the Dark” and decided to take the plunge by uploading it to Kindle. Am still in the free promotion phase but doing really well so far, currently 36th in the Suspense Free downloads list. Think this has a lot to do with some of the things you mention in your article. Waiting to see what will happen on Friday when it goes back to priced. Cheers for the guidance. Am now eagerly working on my follow-up novels which I have been jotting for ages! Hi Sean/Tristan and everyone else, I can certainly vouch for using KDP Select to boost sales. My children’s adventure novel, Daisy Cooper and the Sisters of the Black Night was made free over the weekend. I sent links to various blogs on the Friday (the first day of the freebie weekend) and it got picked up and linked to on different voucher/freebie sites as a result. I had five and a half thousand downloads by the end of Sunday and the book stayed at No.1 on the Top 100 Children’s Adventure list from Saturday night until Monday morning. That was incredible. What’s great as well is I’ve shifted 56 copies so far since then that are either paid or borrowed (which I get paid for) and I’m happy with that as a good start. I’m just hoping that out of all the downloads I get lots of reviews because I think reviews are the number one thing driving sales. It also gives me some ammunition looking for further promotion and I’ve had an offer from a blogger with a large following to review it and another did an interview with me. It’s all about keeping the momentum going I suppose. My plan (as much as I have one) is to keep things moving so that when book 2 in the series is available at the end of the year I’ll have notched up a sizeable audience. I’m also thinking at that point of making the first book free for a number of months as a loss leader to get people into the series. That is an awesome reaction to your free promotion. I published my very adorable (if I do say so myself) on KDP and then offered a free promotion for two days and only had 23 downloads. (plus one paid sale!) So, I’d love to know more about the blogs you sent the word out to if you’d be willing to share or to direct me to a place where I’d find those. I sent to “mom” blogs but clearly no one picked it up or more folks would’ve downloaded my free (and did I mention adorable and funny) book, “Sybil Was Silly But Willie Wasn’t.” Thanks so much for any help. I’ll be glad to return the favor if anything good happens. Dear Debby, It’s funny, but I didn’t consider my promotion as awesome ? because it resulted in nothing – I mean no single review was left, even a 1 star. Today I accidently learnt that one of these 590 people (I just happened to have her as a friend on Goodreads – come and find me there) downloaded my book to read it some time later; she just liked the description and didn’t know me then. So I strongly suspect that lots of people just download free books whenever they come across them. My first promo day was done without sending a word anywere – just people saw the book and took it. That day there were 250 downloads, because I decided that was enough for them and stopped the promotion. I tried Twitter but didn’t understand how to use it, so it’s a waste of time so far. Read thecreativepenn.com blog, perhaps you’ll find something useful there. Good luck to you dear Debbie, and to everyone in our shoes! Hello everybody, I used 2 days from 5 promo on Amazon KDP Select, and my book Aurora: Secrets behind Reality was downloaded 590 times with absolutely NO reviews, after that the sales went to 2-2-3 copies a day and then 0 for the past 2 days. I know that the content sales itself, but I’m no more sure if it is worthy, since I live in Russia, and I had only 1 beta-reader (with raving reviews); others just don’t know the language well enough to evaluate this very content (( Any advice on my situation will be much appreciated. Sincerely, Marina Latcko. A little late to the party but wanted to share my experience with KDP. I helped my dad publish his novel, The Runaway (Kindle) in December of 2011. We had a few sales but it sat languishing in the 6-figure of sales (I think it was #240,000 in its category). I tried the KDP program two separate times (about 4 months apart) and gave away about 1000 copies which resulted in some sales – but for the most part, total sales were still in double digits. The third time I tried it I found every free announcement site on the web including Twitter and Facebook. I made my announcements a couple days previous to the launch, the day before the launch, the day of the launch, halfway through the free period and on the last day. Over 22,000 downloads in 5 days which resulted in over 600 sales over the next 3 months and 30 pretty positive reviews. A few things I learned: Run your campaign towards the beginning of the month so you can capture the sales during that month. Tell EVERYONE you’ve got a free book available. Even if they don’t read it, the download counts towards total sales – thus moving your book up in the ranks. You’ll have big momentum after your giveaway ends because your book is ranked higher. The bulk of your sales will be in that first month – those will drop by about 70% in the next month and you’ll only have 10% of that in the third month. So don’t expect any lasting results. The beauty of the program is that you can do it every 90 days. I just consider these quarterly sales numbers. Hi Farhan, Not quite. Let me clarify: – If you sell on other platforms (Apple, Sony, SmashWords, etc.), you will still get royalties. Same royalties as described in the post from Amazon. – If you sell on Amazon KDP EXCLUSIVELY, you can run the free “promotion” days AND get credit from borrowers in Amazon’s borrowing program. In other words: For giving them exclusivity, they give you the added bonus of promotion days AND $2-3 per borrow. If you don’t go exclusive, you still get the royalties, but not the bonuses. Wow thanks for this article Im literally taking in everything my brain can retain at this point my book is scheduled for thr release date of april16 2013Im nervous Im scared Im doubting anyone will find it informative or even more importantly “will it change someones life” Its a scripture based self help book entitled “Getting Out Of My Way”. Here is my question I am self publishing using create space are you telling me that the only way to get on K-amazon is to not allow create space to sell any books of mines? Also my book is priced at $15 right now does that mean I will only be receiving 30% from my sales. Hey Byron, Good to hear about your book. I’m not too sure about Apple’s publishing rights. With Apps for example, I know you retain the IP, and I would *think* the same should be true for Books as well, but I’m not 100% on that so best to check with Apple. I wrote my book in MS Word, and then spent the 6 hours or so massaging the styles. It wasn’t a ‘conversion’ as such, from one format to another, just updating styles, removing unneeded formatting, and so on. Should be the same on a MAC as on a PC. One other thing you could consider is: there are people who run small businesses specialising in Kindle formatting. They have templates and already know what’s required. If you wanted, you could outsource that part: give them your current (unformatted) manuscript, pay them a bit, and get back a Kindle-ready manuscript in return. If I was to write another one, that’s probably what I would do, as it saves tons of time. And formatting documents for Kindle is not fun =) Good luck! Hi Avril, I’m not sure why someone would have told you that because one of the points behind the free giveaways is to get your book in the hands of people who will write reviews for you. I had two reviews when I did my first giveaway. By the time I did my third (and figured out how to do it right) I had two dozen reviews. Most people don’t read reviews of a free book before they download it. I’d go ahead and launch your KDP campaign – just make sure you tell the world that it’s free and here’s the link to go get it. Great stuff here! Just wanted to add a word of warning (that I learned the hard way today): If you edit your book after your free period (or anytime, I suppose), you will lose your rankings in all categories! My new release Kindle Gold: 7 Steps to eBook Success: was free for the past 3 days. I had close to 2,000 free downloads and I was #1 in one category and #3 in another. But, after the free download period, I added in a bonus chapter that some customers were asking about. After my book was re-uploaded, ALL of my rankings went away. So now I’m back at no-rank; gonna have to try and work my way back up again.learn from my mistakes! Many thanks Tristan, It is a bit strange having the real thing here. I figured if I was going to have a stab at it then I may as well put the effort in. Even if it all fails, I have a physical copy. I’ll be interested to see what happens when I get to promo again, by then the physical book will be available. I’ll drop a note on here to say when the free promo has started. As I say feel free to add on twitter @doc_lamb and keep checking the fan page as I will be updating it with strategically teasing additional information. Cheers again for setting all this up. This was a great idea, but what’s missing is a link to a site that lists all/most of the good sites for free/cheap advertising for your promo. I did a 5-day promo on NO GOOD LIKE IT IS at the end of November, after ads on about 20 sites; pushed it hard on Twitter, LinkedIn, and FB. I already had about 40 reviews up, and my Kindle sales/loans had averaged 31 per month for 2012. There were 6,776 free downloads, Nov 26-30, with most of them in the first three days. December had 473 paid downloads, Jan ’13 was 152, Feb was 78, Mar 50, and this month looks like 38 (last April was 23.) It does work. Mine is Western/Civil War Historical Fiction, so it’s a niche book too. Now I want to do two days free on my sequel, but I changed internet providers in December and lost all my files on advertising. Please-if you know some of the sites for free/cheap ads, share them. I think they really help. Hello everyone. I have read all of the comments here and found it to be very insightful. I joined KDP on August 12,2012 and immediately used the 5 day free promotion. I let everyone on my contact lists on my cellphone and FB know it would be Free. I had about 700 downloads during that Free Trial. After the trial ended I had about 20 sales, but I was excited to have any at all being an unknown author. But at that time my book was priced at $9.99. Once I looked at the specials on Amazon it seemed that most books except those by established authors were priced at $.99 to $2.99. I received about 7 reveiews and thought that was great, but the sales didn’t add up so I lowered the price to $2.99. Suddenly my book was ranked at #6, I had about 900 downloads and more international sales and downloads. I eventually re-edited my book and re-released 2 editions, a short-version which is 64 pages and a longer version which is 95 pages. I now have 11 reviews and many people who have emailed me, texted,tweeted and LinkedIn me stating they will be posting more reviews. I also changed the cover. I am currently in a Free trial with a steady download of about 600 per day from every country except Italy and whatever BR is. I have also had actual sales of the short-version while I’m in the free trial period for the long version. My books are titled “Shades of My Exotic Life in the Orient and Beyond” and “Life in the Orient and Beyond” I know the title is long but the feedback I am getting has been positive. Oh yes, initially my book was in a category that included the word “occult” and “religion which I was upset about, but because there is less competition in those areas my book was constantly rated higher. Now it is in the proper category of Romance, adult, thriller and inspite the increased number of downloads the books have never been rated higher than 600 in the Kindle store during the Free trial. I would love some constructive advice as to what I can do to increase my sales and I appreciate your input in this forum. Kira, I write the ‘Dermot O’Hara’ series of detective novels set in Ireland (the latest is ‘Banshee’ ) under the pen name Michael McDonnell. I have just one KDP account in my real name and that works fine in terms of admin, royalties etc. When you are filling in publication details put your pen name in the ‘Book contributors:’ section. Where I’m finding it an issue is that I’m now writing a novel about my time in the ad industry; this is in a very different genre and will be published under my own name, meaning I’ll have to promote it from scratch with no track record to rely on but it’s all good experience! Good luck with your novels and don’t worry about the nervous knots – we all get them! PS Tristan – many thanks for a useful article and forum. Hi all, Just a quick update. I’ve been planning this promotional period for 2 months now. I’ve set up a facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/dispatchersspectral) contacted as many twitter based promo groups as possible and done a couple of interviews –. Now we are actually into promo period – first 12 hours = globally 70 downloads (majority amazon.com). As I say, it is free right now so don’t miss out and download your own copy of Dispatchers Vengeance of the Dark from your local Amazon online store! Hi all, Some great advise in here! I have done two free promotions so far for my book The Malthus Conspiracy (), the first resulted in 1742 downloads, and the 2nd done over 3 days had over 3000 downloads and reached the top 50 in all free books. However it hasn’t generated many ongoing sales, only about 18 so far. How do you convert good free downloads to sales??? Also, my novel is 510 pages long, and only $3.99, am I better off selling it as a series, and dividing into 3 parts, (the book is split into 3 parts but the first two parts dont have ‘endings’) Please advise. Thanks, Danielle Uidam. Hi Danielle, Glad you liked the article. Good numbers on the downloads! Couple of things: – If you can convert some of those free downloads into reviews, that will likely help your sales (e.g. If you can contact some of the readers, if you know who they are). – You might consider having links in your book pointing to a website or blog, where you can capture email addresses and make deeper contact with your readers, if you haven’t done that already. This can turn into further sales as well. In terms of length – I’ve no idea from a publisher’s point of view, but from a reader’s perspective, personally, I’d split it up rather than having a 510 page book ? Best of luck! Hi Tristan, I started my book before reading Amazon’s formatting guidelines and now I’m having a miserable time trying to get it right before uploading it to Amazon. Can you give me any pointers as to the best way to format it through Microsoft word? I’m confused as to the required spacing between each paragraph and whether or not I should indent the first line in each paragraph or not. On the kdp site, it says that indents will be added automatically, so I’m guessing I don’t need to do it but just want to be sure. Also, as I was writing my draft I added a line of dashes to separate each section. This created one solid black line that I cannot get rid of! Do have any idea how to get rid of this? Any help would be really, really helpful! Very interesting article! I’ve just published my first amazon ebook, Fairy Tales for Bad Girls (pub website is ) and have had similar experiences. I think my Nook sales are literally 1. I’ve been dubious about giving it away for free, though! I’m considering releasing one of the stories as a separate piece and giving that away for free. Have you tried anything like that? Obviously, you have an active blog community, so that may end up being kind of the same thing! If you see a free story pretty soon, you’ve convinced me! Hi Tristan, Is this only available for self published authors? My book, “Grace Trumps Guilt,”() is for sale on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle, yet it was placed there by my publisher and I don’t control the page or site. It is also available for sale on Barnes and Nobles, and Warren Publishing. I am a bit disappointed with the lack of exposure and only a handful of reviews. Thanking you in advance for your time and advice. Please feel free to visit my website at http:/gracetrumpsguilt.com. Warm Regards, Donna. Hi Tristan, I’m a newly published indie author on KDP, not select. I’m an active member of the communities at author central. And I was told that select just isn’t the way to go unless you’re a series writer. But after reading all of this, I wonder if I’ve been miss informed. And I’m just not selling right now. I’m almost done with book two and I’m considering Select as an option for book one. I write sci-fi and I’m wondering if my genre is best for Select or not. Maybe there is something else wrong with my book? Thanks for taking a peek if you have the time. I loved any advise at this point. Do you think I should wait until book two is complete to put in Select? This used to be the key, but not anymore, because Amazon changed the weight a free book has in the ranking algorithm. It only works in the most popular genres (thrillers & mystery do well in fiction) and if the book has a decent base rates of sales to start with. I would be surprised if it worked for a brand new fiction book anymore because though the ratings peak while free, they plummet as soon as the freebie is over, so the follow on sales are virtually non-existent. There is also a glut of free books so the word free does not have the same pull it once did. Kindle -owners have folders overflowing with free books, but my research indicates that few of them ever read them, which is why people don’t get more reviews after a free promo, and many see few follow on sales into other books. Even those who previously established themselves on the back of such promos are seeing less results for their giveways. Apparently you need 5,000 or more downloads to make it have a follow on effect. I have so many FREE FREE FREE screaming adds come through on my Fb wall that I unfollow, leave groups and turn off notifications. I’m not the only one. The latest word is that for most people free is dead. Personally, I’d rather read a good book than a free one & though free doesn’t necessarily mean bad, a lot of them are! Readers are getting savy. Hello – really enjoyed your article, thanks for the advice! Soooooo, I put my book up on Amazon today for free. My downloads as of 8:30 this evening: 29,614. I am currently #1 in my catagories (Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction) and am ranked #2 over all. Holy cow my question is – really I just need your opinion – Should I keep up with the momentum? I have the free downloads set up until Tuesday should I stop it? I’m really excited about all of the downloads! But freaking out a little too. I hope it means sales! Here’s the link. Tristan, wow. I am impressed at your statistics. I, like a few here, have just put my first book up on Amazon. Being a woman I found it scarier than I could have believed. You say you took 9 months to get to the publish button well how about 30 years? I know, I know, but my life has been so busy and I was lucky my personal publisher Brian did everything you did and that was why our results are better than we expected. Great reading others like yourself find this a little difficult but exciting too. I think my nest book will go easier now. Hi all, Thought I might quickly update on recent experiments using social media to spread awareness about my novel. All in all, I have had some additional sales, nothing mega. Am more concerned with getting the follow-up novels sorted out (otherwise I am going to end up losing my current fan base!). All in all, I’ve found Facebook to be a near limitless resource. It is a fantastic way to connect with new readers – fundamentally from groups who are interested in my book’s subject matter (paranormal, astral projection, science fiction). It is also a great place to get new ideas and network with fantastic cover artists, editors, promoters, etc. Running the FB group page also tells me how many people have seen my various status updates. Although only 78 have liked my page, I know that several hundred have seen various updates. Amazon’s “Meet the Author” forum is largely a misused tool. There are people on there who are genuinely trying to help other authors with advice and even the opportunity to have their books listed. However, I have found the majority of people are using the forum to promote their novels with frankly underwhelming ads (and they wonder why their books are not selling). They are actually trying to convince other authors to buy their books. “Meet the Authors” is still a good place to network but not a great place to sell. Twitter is an excellent way of spreading the word also. I’ve written a sizable blog on how one should use twitter (ironically it is a long blog). The full blog can be read at Am looking into keyword usage and categories, I’ll report back at the end of that experiment. Cheers again Tristan, Andy Twitter: @doc_lamb FB page: Universal Book Link. Hi Tristan I’ve just finished writing three funny, thriller-type novels which work individually, but also form a trilogy. Fortunately, I followed your advice, before I read your excellent article! So it was quite a relief to find I hadn’t screwed up! I only have book 1 on KDP Select. The idea is to get coverage for that book and, see if that results in sales for books 2 and 3. At the moment, I am building up reviews from people who have bought the first book (some I know, and some I don’t) so that when I have my first KDP Select free day, people can see that readers found it funny/ good read etc etc. If book 1 is a success, I’ll enrol books 2 and 3 on KDP Select. Does that sound like a reasonable plan? Thanks again for a great article. I took all of your advice, and as terrified as I am about rejection, I went live on Amazon this morning. It’s official, I’ve gone worldwide. As of this morning, my first volume of poetry is available on Amazon for all Kindle formats. A Mustard Seed Of Poetry is available worldwide for all to enjoy. After years of hard work and dedication, my writing has gone that extra mile. Please take the time to download it to your mobile device, you won’t be disappointed. Above all else, enjoy. Thank you all for your good advice, lets hope I’m successful. I am so grateful to you and everyone out there who take the time to give advice and share their experiences with other writers. I put my first book on KDP Select a week and a half ago and have rode a roller coaster of emotions. It was probably the most joyful experience of my life creating my story. I felt happy and in such great spirits as the book took shape. Yet after finishing the writing and editing process, it was time to throw it out to the world and hope it gets caught by others. I feel encouraged by your strategies and outlook. Plus, the comments I have seen following the article has also made me feel less isolated in my endeavor, and more apart of a large community. I now feel connected to others who love to tell stories and write as I do. Again I am thankful for all that take the time to share their struggles and their triumphs. Here is a link to my book for all that are interested. And feedback from any direction is highly valued!!! Hi Tristan I read this article back in October when I self published my first crime thriller The Fox and The Thistle ( ) and on the strength of your argument I signed up for KDP Select and used for a single day and got a couple of hundred downloads so that ensured its initial ranking in the kindle results. I haven’t used any of my other four days up until now but have today have scheduled the remaining 4 for the first 4 days in the new year. I have heard a lot about doing two or three days consecutively to really get momentum so am trying that out and I will report back. My book seems to be doing Ok sales wise but not massive, the Nov total was about 75 and Dec is looking like breaking 100 – with very little promotion. My main tactic so far is to optimise the keywords for the book and get a little bit of social sharing going but I believe if you really want to sell loads of books you need to market it and focus on doing a couple of things really well rather than loads of things really poorly, especially if you are like me and have a day job that takes up all your time. Two things I am going to try in the new year to get general non Amazon traffic are using Slideshare.net and Google Hangouts. Slideshare seems to rank for certain keywords VERY Fast and may be a great way to get your book found on the big G. The concept is to make a visually appealing PowerPoint sideshow that showcases your book – kind of like a film trailer and then Slideshare and google will do the rest (I do this in my day job and its very effective). Google hangouts video chats – again these rank on Google very quickly. Get a few friends together who read your book and discuss it, kind of like a book club – even better get other authors and do a round robin, anyone want to join me in that? Ensure your book link is in there and you are using the top target keywords in conversation – hangouts actually transcribes the words and uses it to work out what the video is about and to rank it in search results. Hope the above helps and thanks again for your article Tristan. Cheers James Flynn The Fox and The Thistle. Hi Terry, Good luck with your fantasy. Although there are examples of novels which have been divided and portions on perpetual giveaway, I.e. The Island by Michael Stark – a rather successful example, it really comes down to your novel. Does it work as a two parter? Is there a enough detail in the first part and a gripping cliffhanger to get people to read the second part? Is it in a position where you can split it into two parts? The beauty of indie is that you can have a go and if it works great, if not you can try another approach. What is your novel about? Best of luck Andy. This is a wonderful technique, thank you! I had 900 downloads between two books, in just a few days, I was ecstatic! In just a few days one of my ebooks was on page 2 for search terms pertinent to the book! But the minute the free promotion ended no one bought the book. I am dumbfounded why. I have one negative review from some grumpy person, it seems he is ruining my e-book sales. I don’t know how to find reviews, this book had about 650 downloads (during the free promotion) but not one of them left a review. I find that most people cannot be bothered to review books, even when they have enjoyed them. I don’t know what the subject of your book is, but why not offer it to friends, and others, asking them to give it a favourable review? I did this by looking at reviewers of similar books to my own. I picked one which had given an unfavourable review to a book I considered very poor, contacted the reviewer and sent a copy via e-mail. As it happened, I had contacted a professional proof-reader and editor, who kindly pointed out some proof-reading problems, read my book and gave it an honest review and 4 stars. I am hearing more negative results from the KDP 90-day giveaway than positive. Sounds to me like you are cutting yourself off at the legs in doing this. Have you ever thought that those hundreds of free downloads could have resulted in actual sales? To illustrate; I love a particular writer and was waiting for her next novel to come down in price. Even her eBooks were around $6.99. I was about to buy it anyway, when I saw it was being offered for.99cents. I immediately bought at that price. Had it not been reduced, I was going to buy it anyway. The author just lost out on $6.00 by reducing it. Most people buy books in rotation. In other words, they buy 5-10 books, read them, and then buy another group. If your book’s sales are slow, just be patient. As I said, people buy books in rotation and your book might be next in that rotation. But if you give it away for free, you’ve lost those potential sales. As an author myself, the only way I would personally do the KDP free giveaway, is if I had a series and was giving away that first book of the series. Then I could see doing it to get readers interested, which could result in sales for the rest of the series. Just my two cents. Thanks for this great post Sean! To enrich the marketing strategies for authors, in addition to what it is mentioned here, I’d like to include the following which I could test with good results: 1. Take advantage of the launch of a new site thebooksmachine.com to give your work a shock of publicity tools and also obtain honest reviews on the platform where you have published your books. The platform has a paid membership but they are offering free memberships for a limited time. I can’t guarantee that they’ll still be available so you should try to take advantage while it lasts. 2. Fill in your author information on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, etc. It’s really important that we connect to the reader, especially when they don’t know us. 3. Regularly edit and improve the description of your book on those online stores. The description doesn’t just tell what your book is about IT’S ALSO THE READER’S FIRST IMPRESSION. A reader judges your writing based on your description. It’s important not only to inform the reader, you have to seduce them. 4. Create visual support for your book through a website so that when you post on social media you have a visual connection. If you can’t afford the investment in a professional web page, create a blog. There are tons of tutorials. Well friends, that’s my mini summary of what I have experienced first-hand. I’m already putting it into practice daily with my book and I’m seeing my sales increase daily. Stay well, Amy. This is a really good article thank you for taking the time to write it Sean. I was going to publish my book via Amazon’s KDP scheme – but I decided not to. A few reasons why this came about 1) If you don’t get your tax details right and fill in the correct forms Amazon can withhold 30% if your a non US citizen. 2) The KDP publishing set up doesn’t allow you to have your book on other platforms such as ibookstore, Barnes & Noble, Google etc. I decided on publishing with another company located in where you are living now Sean(Thailand). You get the choice of platforms for your book to appear on and they pay monthly via pay pal. Actually for me this is more convenient than dealing with Amazon. If you’re interested just click my name to see. Anyways, great post and Khopkun maak! Wow EXCELLENT blog post on how to increase kindle sales. I started my Kindle Publishing career in June making $60 that month. I did not let that discourage me so I continued to learn and grow my “book inventory”. In the month of August I was able to generate alittle over $500+ from 14 good selling Kindle Books. Last month (September 2014) I gotten real lazy and basically slacked off doing nothing for my kindle business and guess what? Was still able to make $482 that month despite me slacking off. The income I’ve claimed to earn can be found on my website so that way people know that I am telling the truth about the little success I been having on Kindle. ANYONE can make money Kindle if there willing to put the work in. Again, thanks for the article! I’ve had by book up now for just under a year. I know it will take off. Its patients, timing and getting that step up, that mini break where it gets viewed by many. I’m guessing the key is for the book to be pretty brilliant or innovative so it has a foundation and then it’s preserving until a small mass sees it. To get it looked at I’ve priced my book at.99 just to get it out there. The book was originally a film script that I’m trying to sell in LA, now a book, and I don’t care which one comes first! My book is below. Marty, I love the cover. That is beautiful. But I want to say it looks more like an audiobook cover than a book cover because it’s too wide. Book covers are usually longer with a shorter width. And then the title of the book is a little hard to see on the cover because the black lettering blends in with her black hair and some shadows sometimes. I think you might want to choose a lighter font so people can see the name. I didn’t look at the “Look Inside”. It’s a really beautiful cover though. Congrats to you on that. Rule number 1, 2 and 3. NEVER go exclusive with anyone. It is possible to get a book perma free on Amazon without going select and that it is to get it price-matched free by putting it free on other sites. Then use the “tell us of a lower price” thing on Amazon for your book pasting the other sites URL in it. Not guaranteed but stands a good chance. Putting a book out free does not mean it will get picked up and if it does, it might not be liked and even if it is it probably won’t get reviewed. If your ebook is ok, you could get about one review per 300 hundred reads. Assuming your book is an ok read with an ok cover, etc, there is little point doing all this if you don’t have at least one other book hanging onto the coattails of your flagship book. Two or three would be better still. Get your book on smashwords. Don’t “dream up” reviews off your mother, son or the bloke down the road. Be grateful if any reader gives you their time not just to read your book but comment on it. If the review is scathing but genuine, learn from it.A few sad reviewers love to dis a book just because they can. If you have a book you feel has been held back by a rubbish review, just un-publish it and then republish it. Reviews go away and it kicks off all over again. But if it was crap before, it will still be crap. It is sometimes hard for us to accept that truth. Happy writing. Hello, Your book seems fine to me. Have you tried lowering the price? I just mentioned in another post that the cover can make all the difference. The blurb on your book sounds interesting. The cover is nice but not very reflective of a mystery/thriller. Maybe revamp it and I think you’ll find better sales. I had my daughter teach me the basics of Paintshop and I now purchase pictures from sites such as Shutterstock. To be honest it takes me hours upon hours to complete but I feel that the effort has been worth it. Hi: I read your article about Amazon KDP with great interest. I tried the ‘free’ giveaway for a weekend, and did see a jump in downloads of my book ‘A Thousand Time’. After that it slumped back down to one or two sales a day or week sometimes. All told, I have eight books on Amazon at the moment, some doing well, others not so much. However, an interesting thing happened after I published my first book on Amazon, ‘He Who Dares’. Being a newbie, I made all the classic mistakes, didn’t get it properly edited, wrong format, bad cover art, priced wrong, too long, you name it I did it. After several months, I sat back and took another look at my book. The first thing I did was split the 900 hundred-page book into two, Book One and Two. I found a much better book cover art on line, re-edited (haha) and reposted the books. Surprise, surprise I started getting sales, and a lot of bad good reviews, or good bad reviews, I’m not sure which. One reviewer said that I failed high school English, but I wrote one hell of a story. Much motivated I did get an editor for the next book ($3,500 worth) and posted that, again with an off the shelf book cover art (bad mistake). I also made all three KDP Select, but more of that a little later. Right now, Book three of ‘He Who Dares’ is selling well, and over the last nine months I’m averaging about $5000 a month, with some months as high as $10,000. I now have my book proofread/edited by several reader/reviews that do it for free, just to read me books and new works before they come out. Getting your reader to help you edit your works is a great way to get free editing services. The trick here I think is selecting the right, eye-catching cover for your book, then the blurb to catch your readers interest, price it in the medium range, say about $5.oo (depending on your particular book) as that seems to be the break point for many readers. You can always increase the price for your next book once you have a following. I’ve been told by some of my reader that they’d buy my books even if they were double the price. Also, if you get a review on Amazon, for goodness sake, use the ‘comment’ to reply to your readers, even if it’s a bad review and tell them you appreciated them taking time to write a review in the first place. Readers appreciate that. Many of them will them revise their review and/or stars, and even offer proofreading services for free. As to KDP Select. After seeing the number of books downloaded under this service, it’s a bit upsetting to see the number of sales lost, as the amount Amazon pays for KDP sales is pitiful, penny on the dollar. All in all, if I could find a way to do direct sales to my reader through my own website and not have to give Amazon 70% for US sales I would, especially when you consider I sold 1500 copies of my new book ‘He Who Dares’ Book Three just this month at $4.00. Of which I get 35%. That’s a hefty bite out of my profits. In addition, I did not enroll it in the KDP Select program. On Book Two of ‘He Who Dares’, I sold 371 copies this month while Amazon gave away for free 194,000 pages (that’s about 485 copies of the book). So, there are good and bad points about using Amazon KDP, but for a new author just starting out, it’s a way to get your books out there. One further words of advice. Even after all this time (18 months) people are still downloading that original story. It never goes a way, so be careful what you post on Amazon, as no matter what they say, it’s still out there haunting you till the end of time. (lol) Rob Buckman. Hey dude, I don’t understand why you bought the extended license for $80? You actually don’t need to get the extended license unless you are selling over 500k units. All the covers I purchase are no more than $15. I use fiverr for the design (usually $5) and paid stockphotos sites for the image (which I never pay more than $10 for.) All my publishing friends stick to this as well. Even Stefan Pylarinos buys the covers for $5-15 (last time I looked inside his course that is what he was teaching). I’m not sure when you published this article so this could be some new information of some strict policy changes you received. Curious to hear your response. Maybe my friends and I are misinformed? That’s why I’m asking. Thanks for the article. It was really helpful. |
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