Carole’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2016)

Carole’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

We googled the transfer and there is a video. I'll get Brit to put up the link.

D.J. wrote: "I came in late to self-publishing, 2016 I think. I saw that Amazon had it's own platform and went with them for ebooks (Smashwords got me to iBooks etc). Amazon didn't even have their paperback sys..."

So, I guess that means we have to get new ISBN's to republish. UGH.

Thanks, Dale!!

Yes, Ted- that makes sense. Anita did they they would just move authors over, too. ( if they didn't do anything about it.)

I'm going to start the process of moving over now, though. I like to be prepared.

Hi Rutvi!! Nice to meet you

Alexis wrote: "Alex wrote: "I wonder what will happen to those who don't have a KDP account. Amazon won't let me have an account with KDP based on what they told me last year, so my books won't be able to be move..."

They (Ingram) will charge 49.00 per title to publish- You can get coupons- people have been generous to pass them around. If anyone needs one- write Brit at my gmail cnbbook@gmail.com and she'll tell you how and where she found them.

Ingram offers all the services, but you have to supply your own ISBN. If you buy bulk, they are cheaper- the upside is that you own the ISBN and this can never happen to you again.

If a group of you chip in, I bet you can buy an ISBN group under one name and get the discount. It's super cheap if you buy 100. I never remember numbers but look up Bowker.

There is Draft2Digital, Lulu- and a few others. They did tell me though, that I would lose all my reviews if I moved my books to Ingram- so I kept the CS ISBN's and got separate ones for D2d and Ingram.

IDK, Can you explain it for me, RL if I am not making sense? I didn't have my coffee yet.

AND yes, Angel warned a long time ago! She really did and thanks to her it got me moving my stuff to Ingram for Mass distribution and hardcover. It was a mess and a lot of work. It took over two months, but that's what you get with over 70 titles. You don't know the panic attack I had last night, Anita, before bed when I read your post. Well- I know what I will have to be doing all of next month.

R.L. wrote: "I mean they could just rename CS to KDP and call it a day"

That way they wouldn't get to lay off all the nice people we worked with over the years.

R.L. wrote: "So basically they’re inconveniencing us for no reason and making a penny lmao, Zon"
lol. You always get to the heart of it. RL!!

That was an interesting article, Alex.

I understand.

I wonder if we lose our reviews?

I think you have to redo the isbn. I think that anytime you republish you have to have a new ISBN- but I could be wrong.

Did you have to get a new ISBN?
How did you do it?

Why, Anita? What was the straw that broke the camel's back?

Thanks for all the useful information. We are doing a bunch of Facebook takeovers. Perhaps you’d like to join?

Welcome to the group david

Glad to hear that, Ted!!

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DJ has the right of it- Books are subjective- Look at the different genres we all like!!

We worked with Julie for both Michael and myself.- she looked at a books marketability- plot holes, In other words-s he distanced herself from the story personally and looked at it like a professional.

Divide (in your head ) your books into a beginning, middle and end. Someone has to want something- work for it, and then discover something about themselves either by success or failure in achieving their goal.

Thanks, Becky- thanks for sharing.