Erin’s Comments (group member since Jan 28, 2017)

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

Alex wrote: "I'm sure you'll be working on Blaque Beauty 3 before you know it, the compulsion will be uncontrollable, lol."

Aye laddie ;) Angst and interior monologue waits for no man!

Alex wrote: "Erin wrote: "Ni hao, dudes! I've been in Nanjing, China for the past 3 weeks visiting friends so I've been MIA but I missed you guys. So what is everyone working on this summer? How are hot weather..."

Congrats on your sales and book progress - I'm totally jealous lol. I'll be lucky to recover from jet lag much less start Blaque Beauty #3 lol. It seems like you need a staycation!!

Prakash wrote: "Hi Erin
Wish you have seen the wonderful wall of China !"

Prakash I would have loved to but I was smart enough to pull a muscle in my back a week before I left - ugh! That trip wouldn't have been possible but it is first on my list for October of next year for sure. Talk about a marvel of human engineering!

Eldon wrote: "Erin wrote: "Ni hao, dudes! I've been in Nanjing, China for the past 3 weeks visiting friends so I've been MIA but I missed you guys. So what is everyone working on this summer? How are hot weather..."

:) Good to be back. A little birdie may be tapping you on the shoulder for an August Q&A. *whistles*

Ni hao, dudes! I've been in Nanjing, China for the past 3 weeks visiting friends so I've been MIA but I missed you guys. So what is everyone working on this summer? How are hot weather sales? Where's everyone headed for vacay? Hm? Hm?

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Sounds good Sarah, I'd be interested.

Melissa wrote: "I really love the idea of turning my book into an audiobook. I found when editing, listening to my computer read it back to me was pretty enjoyable so my imagination goes wild with how it would sou..."

Nicole Locker also did the royalty split. Also fiverr and other third party producers are less expensive than ACX.

Sounds great. I'm a romance author, if that fits your audience feel free to email me here: (view spoiler)[eldanielsromance@gmail.com (hide spoiler)]

Way to go, El!! I know you'll do well. I already have your titles but am looking forward to the next roll-out :)

Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger) wrote: "P.S. I haven't even published anything yet, so I don't know about starting an author website without an actual book for sale.
*smacks head and crawls behind sofa*"

Consider publishing some gateway short stories or novellettes - no pressure, great experience, keeps you sharp and a great magnet for future fans.

Justin wrote: "Both Audible and ACX"

Ahhh!! ACX is the production platform for Audible (owned by Amazon - surprise!)

You pay ACX when your audiobook earns royalties. Otherwise you're only paying your narrator (either upfront or a 20/20 profit sharing split).

So, technically, you can get your title on Audible ith no money down, the same as Amazon and Create Space.

Carole wrote: "I would make it an author's website. Let it be about your books and then have headings where they can click and t should show the other merchandise available. If you send me a post with a link cnbb..."

Love this idea - and the fact that they're bookmarks makes the brand connection even cooler!

Justin wrote: "How much does it cost?"

Lol which "it"?

Marie Silk wrote: "*waves hello back* :)

Thank you, Erin. My dashboard shows the number of times my audiobook has sold but there is nowhere that I can find that shows royalty amounts. That's what I'm looking for."

Yeah, you'll only get royalty numbers once a month :(

Marie Silk wrote: "I went through ACX's exclusive contract in which they control the pricing. The royalties are higher if you go exclusive with them. I just wish there was a better way to see how much they will pay o..."

They pay quickly and regularly once a month via direct deposit.

Congratulations to you on both ventures!!
My sis is in a similar boat and decided to combine both ideas into a total lifestyle blog. This is one reason why authors should ALways grab their own name as a domain even if they have no immediate plans to use it. Your name is you which is ultimately your brand.

Also where can I purchase the bookmarks? They sound divine!

As for the techie stuff I'm totally in love with bluehost and wordpress and volunteer as tribute ha ha. I'll be out of the country in July and don't know your timeframe but can help you up to and afterwards.

Email me night or day at (view spoiler)[eldanielsromance@gmail.com (hide spoiler)]

Marie Silk wrote: "I'm having trouble with interpreting the ACX dashboard. Is there somewhere they tell you how much royalties you get per sale, or even how much your audiobook is listed for? I can't find this inform..."

Your breakdown isn't very detailed with ACX as with Amazon. You know how many of each type of sale but not the sale price, which varies by membership level. You'll have to wait for your monthly report for more info and that is not very detailed either...

Marie Silk wrote: "I'm having trouble with interpreting the ACX dashboard. Is there somewhere they tell you how much royalties you get per sale, or even how much your audiobook is listed for? I can't find this inform..."

*waves hello*
Homepage
Your titles (at the top of the page beside "logout")
You will now see your sales on the far right of the page. Beneath this number you'll see your dashboard/sales reports link.

Let me know if this didn't help.

Aislinn wrote: "I really wish ACX was available to me. :( I'll get back to you with questions when they let Aussies in on the action. :p"

Hmmm...I wonder if you could get in on a genre box set?