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July 19, 2016
Per-Page Rate Back Up for June, 2016 (Kindle Unlimited)
KINDLE UNLIMITED PER-PAGE RATE FOR JUNE, 2016Good news for writers: per page rates back up again.[image error]
Kindle Unlimited paid $0.004925 per page read, which is up 5% from May’s rate of $0.004686, almost back to April’s rate of $0.00495663.
The per-page rate has flip-flopped up and down 5% every month since March, but every month has been considerably higher than January’s rate of $0.00411.
The KDP Select Global Fund for June was $15.4M for June, 2016, slightly higher than May’s $15.3...
July 1, 2016
Over 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books for only 99c each!
It’s that time of the month again — when we roll out another big Science Fiction and Fantasy ebook sale!.[image error] July 2-3 you can get over 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books, organized according to store and sub-genre, all for only 99c each.
My contribution this month is the collection of previously published short stories that I wrote with Jay Lake, who we lost two years ago last month, Almost All the Way Home From the Stars.
Enjoy! I hope you find something you like.[image error]
Tagged: 99c ebooks, 99...
June 21, 2016
Let’s Get Digital Is Free. Maybe Forever?
If you don’t already have this, get it! David has lots of good info to share.
FREE at Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo
I first published Let’s Get Digital in July 2011, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and then released a (much) revamped and updated version in September 2014.
Combined, both editions have sold well over 25,000 copies at this point, which is about 24,000 copies more than I ever hoped. So my sincere thanks to all of you for that – particularly the generous autho...
June 17, 2016
Think You Couldn’t Possibly Lose Your Amazon Publishing Account? Think Again.
This is very disturbing and scary. A high percentage of my income is from borrows, and I have never had any success gaining traction outside of Amazon. So getting out of Select isn’t really an option for me.
There’s this indie author I know a little bit from the Kboards.com forum. Her name is Pauline Creeden, and she’s an ordinary midlister, like so many of us.I remember PMing her some time ago and gushing about how particularly beautiful one of her book covers is — the one...
June 16, 2016
Self-Publishing Tips from one of the UK’s Bestselling Authors
One of the UK’s bestselling indie authors shares his top self-publishing tips, that allowed him to sell over half a million books and get a book deal.
Source: Self-Publishing Tips from one of the UK’s Bestselling Authors
June 3, 2016
Over 100 Free Science Fiction and Fantasy eBooks!
It’s almost the first weekend of the month, and that means it’s time for another SFF group promo.[image error] This month, we have over 100 free titles in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and for the first time, conveniently organized according to store. You think Amazon is the epitome of evil? No problem — just click on the link for the Apple store! You’re boycotting Apple because they’re using any and all tricks to get around paying taxes in Europe?* No problem — click on the Kobo link! You’re one of the l...
May 29, 2016
How to do a successful ebook promo (without BookBub)
As many readers of this blog know, I broke down this month and did a free promo for one of my Big Fat Fantasies again, Shadow of Stone, the second book in The Pendragon Chronicles. For a number of reasons, I hadn’t really wanted to go there anymore:
1) The reviews you get after a free run are sometimes downright depressing, since a lot of people are grabbing the book who are not your target audience.
2) The Pendragon books are REALLY long, and they took a LONG time to write. Something irks...
May 23, 2016
Shadow of Stone FREE through tomorrow, May 24!
For the first time in years, I’m giving away one of my Big Fat Fantasies. Through tomorrow, you can get Shadow of Stone free on Amazon.
Description:
For over ten years, there has been peace in Britain after Arthur and his warriors soundly defeated the Saxons at the battle of Caer Baddon. But sometimes peace is deceptive …
After a series of hard winters and famine, an alliance of dissatisfied northern kings attack the rich cities of Southern Britain. But in the years of peace, Arthur’s army...
May 14, 2016
How Much Did Kindle Unlimited Pay per Page Read in April, 2016? (Good News)
Some good news! Although the fact that we have fewer pages now tips the scales a bit in the opposite direction …
Image from ShutterStock.
The Kindle Unlimited per-page rate improved nearly 4% up to $0.00495663 for April, 2016. (Compare this to $0.00477885 for March, 2016.)
This is up 21% over January’s rate of $0.00411. A nice trend.
The KDP Select Global Fund held steady at $14.9M for April, 2016 (identical to March).
The improved per...
May 6, 2016
HUGE 99c SFF eBook Sale – over 150 books! May 7-8
The monthly Science Fiction and Fantasy group promo is here again, and this weekend, May 7-8, we have an amazing lineup of over 150 ebooks for only 99c each! It officially starts tomorrow, but many of the books are already on sale.
My contribution this month is the box set of Looking Through Lace and Beyond the Waters of the World.
I really think you should take a look — not that I want to ruin your weekend … *evil grin *
Tagged: 99c ebooks, 99c sale, group promo, looking through lace, Sc...
