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Good point...had not thought about that. Amazon's fiscal year ends December 31, 2018. From a purely mechanical standpoint, they probably could migrate 80% or more of the books to KDP without author intervention (for those with KDP accounts), given what's required, based on my viewing the video Carole posted here. If I understand correctly, it's all a matter of keying in data already available on CS, something that could easily be programmed for accomplishment in a batch operation. I must be missing something. Expecting authors to do this on their schedule is asking for trouble.
The above notwithstanding, I am following my old rule at this time: if it ain't broke, I am not going to fix it.
Dale wrote: "Theodore wrote: "If not handled EFFICIENTLY and TRANSPARENTLY (and I'm shouting here for a reason), it could be the Mother of all Disasters financially for Amazon this coming Christmas."Agreed. B..."
If I were Amazon, I would hold off until January or February of next year, given the risks. The whole thing could blow up in their faces, and their competition would be quick to take advantage of their errors. It's the old story: take care of your clients or someone else will.
Frankly, before we get our knickers in a twist, let's step back and think about this from Amazon's perspective. It makes no sense for them to have two platforms. But it also makes no sense for them to inconvenience their authors and destroy their catalog during THE most critical time of the year: the pre-holiday season (October/November). If not handled EFFICIENTLY and TRANSPARENTLY (and I'm shouting here for a reason), it could be the Mother of all Disasters financially for Amazon this coming Christmas.
I am doing absolutely nothing at this point.
Carole wrote: "Glad to hear that, Ted!!"We're still working out what books to kick off with and in what language(s).
SALECreative Ink, Flashy Fiction
Flash Fiction Anthologies Books 1, 2, and 3
All Three Kindle Editions
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Starts this Sunday
April 22 through 29
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Book 3:
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I hope you enjoy these THREE new flash fiction books! Remember: each book contains 73 stories and each story is prompted by an intriguing photograph!
Ted
I have received a note back from the bookshop together with their contract/terms and an offer to carry my books. We are in discussions now.
I just wrote to them. One of my children's books is available in English, Spanish, and French. We'll see if they are interested. Thanks for posting.
Carole wrote: "I think I have all the shows memorized. My brother did stand up with them and they named one of the characters in the early show after him."That's unbelievable! LOL
Carole wrote: "I got it and laughed."I knew you would! Susan and I (and our two girls) use stuff from that show all the time.
Carole wrote: "My question is- does it date a book. Make it hard for the next generation to follow if they don't know who someone like Jerry Seinfeld is?"By the way, I recently wrote an article for a magazine in which I used the term "sponge-worthy." If the readers "get it," great. If not, their loss! (You can tell I don't care.)
Carole wrote: "My question is- does it date a book. Make it hard for the next generation to follow if they don't know who someone like Jerry Seinfeld is?"Who knows what people today know (or don't know)? I sometimes wonder what would happen if you took away people's phones and they couldn't google anything. The more I talk to people today, the less they appear to know...about everything. And I'm talking about major world events. Go on the street and ask people about current events of world interest, for example, and you'd be surprised at the number who couldn't even point to Syria on a map! And these are college kids!
The above notwithstanding, I have several "conversations" with deceased celebrities (e.g., Sinatra, Elvis, Stallone, among other) in my books of flash fiction, talking about real but little-known events in their lives.
Depends on how he is using them. A mention is one thing; putting words in their mouths is quite another.
Alex wrote: "And apparently they're now saying it's a humorous tweet."You know what they say about opinions, Alex.
Carole wrote: "Summer Promotion Sheet with Carole P. Roman*PLEASE ONLY SEND ONE BOOK*
-- If you send more than one book, we will choose the first one sent.
Would you like your book to reach new audiences? Sign..."
On the way, with grateful appreciation.
Dale wrote: "Saw this in a GR book ad that was served to me:"A brilliantly told tale of drug addiction: it's cause, it's consequences & it's cure."
Brilliantly told, maybe, but not so brilliantly spelled. Ou..."
And who uses "&" that way? The shame!
Dale wrote: "Theodore wrote: "Dale...really? To use a quote at the beginning of a book, with proper acknowledge given to the author of that quote."I'm not a lawyer, of course, but from the website I mentioned..."
fair use
noun
(in US copyright law) the doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.
I use the quotes to "instruct" or to "inform" my readers as to the content of my books...that is, to let them know something of the content by means of the quote. I feel comfortable with it.
Dale wrote: "Theodore wrote: "I don't think that's correct, Dale...you can quote someone and give their name. I've been doing it for five decades, both in my personal and professional/scientific writings. No ed..."Dale...really? To use a quote at the beginning of a book, with proper acknowledge given to the author of that quote.
Really?
