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Coming to More Stores in May, and Other News
Hello people,
A few points of interest for this post...
First, I've written a little over 11,000 words on book 2 so far. I'm going somewhat slower than last time but I think it is working out for the best because the quality has greatly improved, in my humble opinion!
I've taken in all feedback from reviewers and non-reviewers alike, and have learned a lot, so thank you.
I am still aiming for an August-October release window. Hang in there ;)
Second, The Covert Academy will be free for the last time on Amazon this Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th April (PST).
So it will be your last chance to grab a free copy, because I've decided not to renew the 90 day KDP Select exclusive period and instead try out publishing it on the other online stores.
I've read a lot of people's blog posts about publishing on stores such as B+N, Sony, Apple etc. and it seems many indies do not find the same level of success as they do on Amazon. However, the market for books is growing for devices such as tablets plus I do not like being reliant on only one gatekeeper.
So I plan to publish through the aggregator service BookTango which will distribute my book to all the other major publishers. In addition to Amazon, you can expect to see The Covert Academy on iBooks (via iTunes), Nook Book Store, Sony Reader Store, Kobo Books, Scribd and Google Books in early May.
While Smashwords is the popular choice, they take a percentage of your royalties whereas BookTango do not.
The only advantage I see Smashwords offering is an instant royalty payment through Paypal (I have to wait for a paper cheque from Amazon since I live in New Zealand). But then again, Paypal also takes a percentage!
BookTango looks like the way to go for me.
I want to thank anyone who had contacted me directly, and apologise if I don't get round to reading your book. A surprising number of indie authors ask this! I guess it is a good way to get well written reviews. I would instead suggest asking bloggers for reviews, though they get more requests, they also read far more books.
My head is buried in the world of my own writing right now, so I'm reading very little at the moment. I have no idea how some people can read other author's books and write theirs at the same time!
Hmm what else... oh there was an iPhone game I did the artwork for last year that is supposed to be coming out fairly soon (though they did say that last year!). It's called Wild Gang-Indoor Soccer, and it should be a fun cartoony little game.
Keep an eye out for it ;)
Cheers,
-Petes
A few points of interest for this post...
First, I've written a little over 11,000 words on book 2 so far. I'm going somewhat slower than last time but I think it is working out for the best because the quality has greatly improved, in my humble opinion!
I've taken in all feedback from reviewers and non-reviewers alike, and have learned a lot, so thank you.
I am still aiming for an August-October release window. Hang in there ;)
Second, The Covert Academy will be free for the last time on Amazon this Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th April (PST).
So it will be your last chance to grab a free copy, because I've decided not to renew the 90 day KDP Select exclusive period and instead try out publishing it on the other online stores.
I've read a lot of people's blog posts about publishing on stores such as B+N, Sony, Apple etc. and it seems many indies do not find the same level of success as they do on Amazon. However, the market for books is growing for devices such as tablets plus I do not like being reliant on only one gatekeeper.
So I plan to publish through the aggregator service BookTango which will distribute my book to all the other major publishers. In addition to Amazon, you can expect to see The Covert Academy on iBooks (via iTunes), Nook Book Store, Sony Reader Store, Kobo Books, Scribd and Google Books in early May.
While Smashwords is the popular choice, they take a percentage of your royalties whereas BookTango do not.
The only advantage I see Smashwords offering is an instant royalty payment through Paypal (I have to wait for a paper cheque from Amazon since I live in New Zealand). But then again, Paypal also takes a percentage!
BookTango looks like the way to go for me.
I want to thank anyone who had contacted me directly, and apologise if I don't get round to reading your book. A surprising number of indie authors ask this! I guess it is a good way to get well written reviews. I would instead suggest asking bloggers for reviews, though they get more requests, they also read far more books.
My head is buried in the world of my own writing right now, so I'm reading very little at the moment. I have no idea how some people can read other author's books and write theirs at the same time!
Hmm what else... oh there was an iPhone game I did the artwork for last year that is supposed to be coming out fairly soon (though they did say that last year!). It's called Wild Gang-Indoor Soccer, and it should be a fun cartoony little game.
Keep an eye out for it ;)
Cheers,
-Petes
