Godkiller Mode Sample Chapters/Vella Overview
I've uploaded the first three sample chapters of Godkiller Mode to my site:
http://www.cjcarella.com/godkiller_mode
The book will be released on Kindle next week. It was first released on Kindle Vella, the new episodic format Amazon began in July. The Kindle edition has been re-edited with some corrections, which will be implemented soon on Vella.
So, after four months trying out Vella, the verdict is still out. The number of readers using the program remains low. I managed to stay on the top ranks in several categories (and #25 top favorite overall) with less than 100 regular readers, which gives an idea of the size of the audience.
Financially, the program was great, but only because Amazon is injecting hundreds of thousands of dollars into the program via bonuses. Said bonuses netted me over fifty times as much income as actual sales. In effect, I got the equivalent of a publisher's advance. Hopefully things will improve as more people use Vella for their reading needs.
http://www.cjcarella.com/godkiller_mode
The book will be released on Kindle next week. It was first released on Kindle Vella, the new episodic format Amazon began in July. The Kindle edition has been re-edited with some corrections, which will be implemented soon on Vella.
So, after four months trying out Vella, the verdict is still out. The number of readers using the program remains low. I managed to stay on the top ranks in several categories (and #25 top favorite overall) with less than 100 regular readers, which gives an idea of the size of the audience.
Financially, the program was great, but only because Amazon is injecting hundreds of thousands of dollars into the program via bonuses. Said bonuses netted me over fifty times as much income as actual sales. In effect, I got the equivalent of a publisher's advance. Hopefully things will improve as more people use Vella for their reading needs.
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Nov 05, 2021 12:31PM
Take Amazon's money and run. Episodes only work out financially if you are charging $5 a chapter like E William Brown does. For readers, Vella is about triple the cost of an eBook... you're the only author good enough to shell out money for.
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You are correct. Doing the math, someone reading the book by episodes would end up paying about $7-8 in Vella versus $4.99 for the ebook and a fraction of their $10 subscription to Kindle Unlimited. The 200-token bonus reduces this by roughly $2, but that only helps once. Meanwhile, the authors only get 50% of the total, so they aren't getting rich, either.Thanks for the support!
Grey wrote: "Take Amazon's money and run. Episodes only work out financially if you are charging $5 a chapter like E William Brown does. For readers, Vella is about triple the cost of an eBook... you're the onl..."
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