How Big is Kindle Unlimited? Is it 3 Million Subscribers? Is it 10 Million Subscribers?

admin January 21, 2020 0 Comments
Warning: This is not scientific. This is A GUESS. This is based on Assumptions and it's literally called a Guesstimate i.e. Guess + Estimate. Except for Amazon, no one knows exactly how many Kindle Unlimited subscribers there are First, let's look at various guesses over the years Fortune in 2015 thought Kindle Unlimited had 2 million subscribers The Passive Voice in 2017 thought Kindle Unlimited...

How much are KDP Select All Stars Paid?

admin January 20, 2020 0 Comments
What are KDP Select All Stars? Each month, Amazon determines the Top 100 Authors in KDP Select (Kindle Digital Publishing Select) whose books were read the most in Kindle Unlimited (KU) and Kindle Owners Lending Library (KOLL). They get designated as 'KDP Select All Stars' and get a special bonus, on top of whatever they get from their pages read earnings How much are KDP Select All Stars Paid?...

How to Use Your Kindle Free Days (KDP Select Free Book Promotions)

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What are Kindle Free Days AKA 5 Days of Free Book Promotions Books that are enrolled in Kindle Select, get to run Free Book Promotions on the book for a total of 5 days, every 3 months To be more precise - Every 90 day KDP Select enrollment period, you get FIVE Kindle Free Days where you can promote your book as a free book You can use these days together as a single continuous 5 day stretch You...

Why was Book Subscription Service, Oyster, closed down?

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News that Scribd has hit 1 million paid subscribers, and an annual revenue rate of $100 million a year, brings up some very interesting questions If Scribd is making $100 million a year, and has 1 million paid subscribers, how much is Kindle Unlimited making?  Our post on How Big is Kindle Unlimited? will address this in the near future Why did Google buy and shut down Oyster, the Book...

Top Websites for Authors

admin January 19, 2020 0 Comments
We've already covered Top Blogs for Authors in an earlier post This post covers the Top Websites for Authors, listed in no particular order Top Websites for Authors Part 1 Writer Unboxed - excellent site about the Craft and Business of Fiction Jane Reid, Literary Agent - excellent website/blog which lets you get insights into the mind of a literary agent Seth Godin Blog and Seth Godin website -...

Top Blogs for Authors

admin January 17, 2020 1 Comment
Here are some good blogs for Authors to check up on, presented in no particular order Top Blogs for Authors which Update At Least Once a Week Jane Friedman Advice for Authors. Perhaps the best blog for authors The Bookseller. A Really amazing site for Authors and Publishers. It's UK based but contains stuff also relevant to authors in other countries Blogs at The Bookseller. Blogs from different...

Why have eBooks stalled at 20% to 30% market share?

admin January 16, 2020 0 Comments
First, a little bit of history When the current iteration of ebook readers started, with Sony Reader in 2006/2007 and Kindle in 2007, the Dream for companies manufacturing eReaders and pushing ebooks was - Every Book for $9.99 in eBook Format. To take a 65% cut and make $6.50 per ebook Until Apple came out and started giving authors 70%, the ebook stores were only giving 35% B&N came out with...

Why a Digital Recorder can be an invaluable Tool in every Author’s Toolbox

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A Digital Recorder is invaluable for each of the 3 Core Skills an Author must master (or at least get decently good in 1 of the 3 and master the other 2) A Digital Recorder as an Invaluable Tool when Finding the Right Market (Knowing What to Write) When finding The Right Market You need to take everything you have researched, distill it in your head, and come up with a list of the best markets...

Should you use a Digital Recorder?

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What is a Digital Recorder? A Digital Recorder is an electronic device that lets you Record Voice Notes Play Them Back (in some cases) Edit Them Transfer your Notes to a USB stick or a computer (in some cases) Do additional functions such as email straight from the device using WiFi It's basically a small electronic device with some storage to keep your notes, a speaker to play voice notes to...

Becoming a Better Marketer makes you a Better Author

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This is a very paradoxical thing - Focusing on marketing for a bit, will actually make you a better author Many authors try to avoid Marketing and Sales Some think that time spent on marketing and sales is time taken away from Writing (which it sort of is) Some think that Marketing and Sales is not required (could not be more wrong) A few think that Marketing is a bad thing. That a product should...