Sam’s Comments (group member since Nov 25, 2022)

Sam’s comments from the Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2023 group.

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The Pump Room- Chatting About Life Updates (676 new)

Sep 03, 2023 01:19PM

They might be considered non PC and don't want to offend anyone who might read the review?

At this point I am flummoxed regarding Amazon and what has happened to their book reviewing policies, bots, etc...

The Pump Room- Chatting About Life Updates (676 new)

Sep 03, 2023 12:43PM

Well, I got busted by big brother. Not only was my ARC review rejected, they won't let me resubmit it! Argh!

I have been emailing them, but honestly the replies are so similar each time it all looks automated and I am not even sure they read my emails.

Mr. Darcy's Library 200+ Books Congratulations! (543 new)

Sep 03, 2023 07:38AM

With her books a HEA for ODC is a guarantee.

Mr. Darcy's Library 200+ Books Congratulations! (543 new)

Sep 03, 2023 06:36AM

Thank Linda !

Melanie Schertz is like reading telanovela. Super drama, all highs or all lows.

Sam's Warm and fuzzy escapisms! (26 new)

Sep 03, 2023 04:41AM

Mr. Darcy's Library 200+ Books Congratulations! (543 new)

Sep 03, 2023 04:39AM

Sometimes I binge an author. It is fun!

Mr. Darcy's Library 200+ Books Congratulations! (543 new)

Sep 03, 2023 01:29AM

Colonel Brandon 101-150 Books (228 new)

Sep 03, 2023 01:27AM

Craftyhj wrote: "This has not been an Austen heavy month for me. I have read/listed to a lot of Golden Age of Crime, some modern mysteries, some general fiction and I finally caught up with the original books for M..."

Well done!
Have a blast in Derbyshire.

The Pump Room- Chatting About Life Updates (676 new)

Aug 30, 2023 01:39PM

May he be well. Hope they gave him the hard core antibiotics!
Be sure to care for yourself too!

Mr. Darcy's Library 200+ Books Congratulations! (543 new)

Aug 28, 2023 12:29AM

abmom wrote: "231. Power of refusal https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14091076... 5 stars. The title should have been "Power of setdowns " as this story contains some of the best setdowns I have ever read. It also h..."

Well done. grabbing a couple of the fanfics ;)

Fan Fiction Forum: Unpublished JAFF (380 new)

Aug 26, 2023 12:03PM

Anne wrote: "Craftyhj wrote: "At least you got your money back and importantly the plagiarist didn't get to keep it!"

Later I realized I could have said the one about digital rights. In other news I get to jo..."

Jaw. drops. over that reason...

Fan Fiction Forum: Unpublished JAFF (380 new)

Aug 25, 2023 04:12AM

But, it does seem to be under her name.

Fan Fiction Forum: Unpublished JAFF (380 new)

Aug 24, 2023 10:03AM

It was genius!
With that classic WadeH banter.

Colonel Brandon 101-150 Books (228 new)

Aug 24, 2023 01:52AM

Sheila wrote: "Just posting a few books to announce my arrival at this level:

101.) A Very Austen Romance 4 stars
102.) The Second Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 s..."

Very nice Sheila!

Question for authors about KU (29 new)

Aug 23, 2023 06:32AM

Glad it helps to answer your question.

Question for authors about KU (29 new)

Aug 23, 2023 01:21AM

Sarah Courtney
For purchases, authors keep 70% minus the download cost of the book, which is pretty cheap, like 20 cents or so depending on the size. So on a $5, the author is probably keeping about $3.30, give or take a little. A $3 book, on the other hand, might be more like $1.90.
KU is a little more complicated, because the payout amount gets calculated every month based on how many subscriptions there are and how many total pages read. A page total gets announced every month, and that's what the author gets paid. It's usually around $0.004 per page (it did dip below that in July I believe). At that rate, a 100 page book earns about 40 cents. A 300 page book earns $1.20. So for KU it depends a lot on how long your book is. My books range from about 250 to a little over 400, so how much I earn per book is going to depend a lot on the length of the book and the monthly rate.
In general, per book, I make more from a direct sale. But a lot more people read my books on KU than would buy them, so KU is worth it even if the per-book total ends up being less. For some of my favorite authors whose books I want to own, I'll read a book on KU first, wait a few months, and then buy the copy to keep. Then they get paid twice!

is it true authors get penalized if a book is returned to KU partially read? I’d hate to hurt authors.
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Sarah Courtney
They shouldn't, they would just get credit for whichever pages you read, so they'd get credit for half the pages. Definitely better than none! And of course if you return it because you're not in the mood or something and then you try it again and finish it another time, they'd get credit for the remaining pages then.

question- I was wondering this myself! If you use KU is it more beneficial to an author to leave it in a borrowed status? Or return it? If I like a book should I buy it when I return it?
A-leaving it borrowed doesn’t make a difference. We only get paid if you actually read it. We only get about $.004 per page you read, so if you love a book and think you’ll re-read it, it benefits the author to buy it.

Q-Does it only pay per page once? If I re-read a previously borrowed KU book, does the author get paid again?
A-I don’t think so. I think it’s still only once per KU account, but I’m open to someone with more up to date info to fact check that for me.
A-No, just the first time.

A- There is a theory, not confirmed by Amazon, that if you borrow a book on KU, read it, return it, then buy it, those KU reads won't count if they're in the same pay cycle. So if you get it in KU but decide you love it and want to buy it, ideally you'd wait a month or two before buying it.

Question for authors about KU (29 new)

Aug 23, 2023 01:17AM

I will try to copy some of the text

Question for authors about KU (29 new)

Aug 22, 2023 05:08AM

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pride...

I just came across this post on Facebook, which may answer these questions.

Chatting About Covers (41 new)

Aug 22, 2023 02:14AM

Oh my, they certainly have.
I voted again....

Fan Fiction Forum: Unpublished JAFF (380 new)

Aug 22, 2023 02:13AM

Thanks for the links.