Interview with B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree Author J.B. Hawker.
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Month: July 2014
Kindle Unlimited: Friend or Foe?
This week Amazon added their Kindle Unlimited subscription service. All KDP Select works are automatically included in the service, although authors are able to opt out, if they choose.
KDP Select has been good to me since I became an independent author. I’ve used the free promotional services and seen an increase in sales and reviews.
Since the roll-out of Kindle Unlimited I have seen articles suggesting this is not a good deal for independents and encouraging us to leave KDP Select and offer our books on a variety of sites, such as Smashwords, Kobo, iBooks, etc.
The main downside to leaving the exclusive KDP Select program would seem to be losing my access to Amazon’s Countdown Deals and free promotions.
I would love to hear from other independent authors on the pros and cons of our options in light of Kindle Unlimited.
For me, and for many others, I suspect, marketing and promotion is the trickiest part of the adventure of being an independent author.
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Vain Pursuits included in summer Italian-themed Kindle Bundle
Beginning this weekend, an amazing bundle of five full-length novels is being offered on Amazon for only 99 cents.
Along with my Bunny Elder novel, four Italian-themed works by successful authors Candida Martinelli, Maria Grazia Swan, Beate Boeker, and Julie Sarff are included for your summer reading enjoyment.
If you love romantic Italy or if a visit is still on your bucket list, reading through these delightful romantic mysteries will let you take a virtual Italian vacation without the hassle of airplane travel.
This bundle is only available this summer.
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This is not a competition
I must admit to being way too competitive in almost every area of my life. I can’t even join an exercise class for fear of hurting myself trying to be the fastest, strongest, etc. So, I’m doomed to mostly solitary workouts.
I figured writing should be the ideal activity for me. It is already solitary with no one to compete with but myself, right? Not necessarily.
Once my books began to sell and be reviewed, I found myself mentally competing with other independent authors, especially those in my genre. How self-defeating.
There are enough readers “out there” to share.
Competing with my peers is counter-productive when there is so much to gain from networking and supporting one another.
I learn something about myself with every book I write, and now I’m beginning to learn even more as I move into publishing and promoting.
A competitive spirit may be wonderful for the professional athlete, but I think it is something to overcome for me in my writing career.
