Jason Z. Christie's Blog, page 20
December 1, 2012
Making Money with KDP
A lot of people don't seem to understand how to turn free books into sales with Amazon's Kindle Direct Program. I really didn't know either, until recently.
Assuming you're enrolled, set up a two day promo. Of course, the more reviews and higher rated your books are, the better.
Then, a month in advance, do your work with the free book sites. I use this list from Katrina Williams, which is wonderful: http://katrinaparkerwilliams.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/kdp-select-free-days-promo-sites/
The trick is to start charting well right around the time the promo ends. And it is a good trick. That's where the month lead time can help assure you get listed on as many sites as possible.
When the free days end, you should see sales for at least a few days after. Another approach is to cancel your promo when you are charting well, but I don't feel this meshes well with the free book sites that are promoting you. It will still result in sales, though.
That's it. Go make some money.
Assuming you're enrolled, set up a two day promo. Of course, the more reviews and higher rated your books are, the better.
Then, a month in advance, do your work with the free book sites. I use this list from Katrina Williams, which is wonderful: http://katrinaparkerwilliams.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/kdp-select-free-days-promo-sites/
The trick is to start charting well right around the time the promo ends. And it is a good trick. That's where the month lead time can help assure you get listed on as many sites as possible.
When the free days end, you should see sales for at least a few days after. Another approach is to cancel your promo when you are charting well, but I don't feel this meshes well with the free book sites that are promoting you. It will still result in sales, though.
That's it. Go make some money.
November 29, 2012
Page Numbers in Createspace
Page numbering and author/title headers for paperback publication don't have to be difficult or complicated.
Open your Word .doc/.docx file.
Under 'Insert', select Footer. Insert a blank footer.
There will be a few options available at this point. Select 'Different First Page', Different Odd & Even Pages', and 'Show Document Text'.
Go back to the 'Insert' Menu. Select 'Insert Page Number' and use the bottom of the page.
Do the same for the next page, which will be the evens or odds, depending on where you first page falls.
Go to the same menu and add Headers. In the headers type your author name on one page, and the name of the novel on the other. Delete the footer text on the title page.
Done. Save it as a .doc file and upload it to Createspace. Your novel will now have pagenumbers and headers, relatively painlessly.
Open your Word .doc/.docx file.
Under 'Insert', select Footer. Insert a blank footer.
There will be a few options available at this point. Select 'Different First Page', Different Odd & Even Pages', and 'Show Document Text'.
Go back to the 'Insert' Menu. Select 'Insert Page Number' and use the bottom of the page.
Do the same for the next page, which will be the evens or odds, depending on where you first page falls.
Go to the same menu and add Headers. In the headers type your author name on one page, and the name of the novel on the other. Delete the footer text on the title page.
Done. Save it as a .doc file and upload it to Createspace. Your novel will now have pagenumbers and headers, relatively painlessly.
November 24, 2012
Radar Love is free all Weekend
Radar Love FREE- the best #romance of 2012-2013. #love #superlove #prison #heroin #tomrobbins #kindle #free #ebook http://ow.ly/frP1y
When part-time construction worker and full-time hustler Chris Turner meets the girl of his dreams in a Dairy Queen drive-through, he induces her to climb out of the window and run away with him. She is Janique, and she's everything he's ever wanted. So begins a love affair that defies reason. Submission, piercings, and mock kidnappings are just foreplay for what's to come.
The two hard-loving antiheroes are so in love, they'd rather rob stores and banks than spend their days apart. It's all fun and games until they end up in connected prisons. Then it's up to Chris to get them out again, using only brutality, heroin, and a book by Tom Robbins...
An epic love story, first in the Ultimate Hustle series. Definitely contains explicit language and situations. The sequel, Penultimate Hustle: Japan is out now...
http://www.amazon.com/Radar-Love-Ultimate-Hustle-ebook/dp/B006LRKASI/
When part-time construction worker and full-time hustler Chris Turner meets the girl of his dreams in a Dairy Queen drive-through, he induces her to climb out of the window and run away with him. She is Janique, and she's everything he's ever wanted. So begins a love affair that defies reason. Submission, piercings, and mock kidnappings are just foreplay for what's to come.
The two hard-loving antiheroes are so in love, they'd rather rob stores and banks than spend their days apart. It's all fun and games until they end up in connected prisons. Then it's up to Chris to get them out again, using only brutality, heroin, and a book by Tom Robbins...
An epic love story, first in the Ultimate Hustle series. Definitely contains explicit language and situations. The sequel, Penultimate Hustle: Japan is out now...
http://www.amazon.com/Radar-Love-Ultimate-Hustle-ebook/dp/B006LRKASI/
New Short Story Collection
http://www.amazon.com/More-Short-Stories-Sweet-ebook/dp/B00AC6RSQQ/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353775317&sr=1-8&keywords=Six+more+Short+Stories
Six More Short Stories by Jason Z. Christie
Includes "Turning the Page", and "When the Levee Breaks" as well as a story by Brian Magar about me.
Six More Short Stories by Jason Z. Christie
Includes "Turning the Page", and "When the Levee Breaks" as well as a story by Brian Magar about me.
November 23, 2012
Oh Golden Muse
Leave me not now
In my hour of despair
For I say it
It's true
I cannot write
But for the love of you
In my hour of despair
For I say it
It's true
I cannot write
But for the love of you
November 22, 2012
Captor of my Heart
Captor of my Heart
Never release me
Wrapped in chains of love
Without key
This sentence is for life
Holding much appeal
Forever bear the stripes
With no last meal
Hope viewed from afar
Peering through the bars
Calling to the girl whose name
Is written in the stars
Never release me
Wrapped in chains of love
Without key
This sentence is for life
Holding much appeal
Forever bear the stripes
With no last meal
Hope viewed from afar
Peering through the bars
Calling to the girl whose name
Is written in the stars
Pageburner Free All Weekend
Pageburner
Jason Z. Christie
collabs.and.covers@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jason-Z-Christie/148167058621572
@jasonzchristie
http://www.amazon.com/Pageburner-ebook/dp/B006IJUGVU/
B006IJUGVU
11-22-12 to 11-26-12
Paige
Burner is the hottest L.A. murder detective imaginable, but she's so
alone. Her only friends are her weed and her Hello Kitty vibrator. Along
comes Jean Simons, who wants to create a virus to destroy the
authoritarian element of society...and kill Charles Manson.
Follow
her across the country to the deep south and back again as she pursues
her own happiness and a psychopathic mass murderer.
Warning: Contains explicit language, drug use and "adult situations".
Jason Z. Christie
collabs.and.covers@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jason-Z-Christie/148167058621572
@jasonzchristie
http://www.amazon.com/Pageburner-ebook/dp/B006IJUGVU/
B006IJUGVU
11-22-12 to 11-26-12
Paige
Burner is the hottest L.A. murder detective imaginable, but she's so
alone. Her only friends are her weed and her Hello Kitty vibrator. Along
comes Jean Simons, who wants to create a virus to destroy the
authoritarian element of society...and kill Charles Manson.
Follow
her across the country to the deep south and back again as she pursues
her own happiness and a psychopathic mass murderer.
Warning: Contains explicit language, drug use and "adult situations".
November 20, 2012
Pre-Fabbed Covers - Right or Wrong?
There's a bit of debate about using prefabbed covers. Worry no more. When CL Smith is your cover designer, you can't go wrong with his work.
http://www.goonwrite.com/
Check out these designs:
That should take all the worry out of finding the perfect cover. Lots more on his site. Plus he does custom orders, and he's very affordable. The pre-made covers are a blanket price of $60...
http://humblenations.com/
That's CL Smith. Tell him Jason Z. Christie sent you. He does my covers exclusively.
http://www.goonwrite.com/
Check out these designs:
That should take all the worry out of finding the perfect cover. Lots more on his site. Plus he does custom orders, and he's very affordable. The pre-made covers are a blanket price of $60...
http://humblenations.com/
That's CL Smith. Tell him Jason Z. Christie sent you. He does my covers exclusively.
Lucky Red Lighter
I carry a red lighter with me at all times
To remind me
Of the love that was
The love that is
And the love that will always be
To remind me
Of the love that was
The love that is
And the love that will always be
