Comments on: Kindle Store Self Published Rising Stars

By: Kindle and eBooks Q&A with Ed Ditto « Kindle Review – Kindle 2 Review, Books

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:44:39 +0000

[...] A decent number of independent authors were doing well in the Kindle Store. [...]

By: Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:30:53 +0000

Thanks, switch11.

Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Mauds-House-A-Novel/dp/B002DR329O/

But there are no sales and no reviews as yet, so the stats would not be impressive enough to make your column.

My real question is how are people who have no current following getting the word out initially?

By: switch11

switch11 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:06:18 +0000

you can send me the amazon link and if the sales rank is high enough or the reviews are good enough i’ll add it on the list next time I do one for independent authors.

By: Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:54:46 +0000

I agree with the idea that low prices is the way to go. I’m quite willing to take a 99-cent chance on a new author or title, and I believe many other readers would be so inclined. The question is: How are those authors with 99-cent books making them known — without spamming every blog and forum on the planet?

My wife recently made her out-of-print novel available for 99 cents on Amazon. How do we alert Kindle readers as to it’s presence? Can we send you a copy?

By: Kindle Independent Author Bala Sankar’s $1 book « Kindle 2 Review – Kindle DX Review, Books

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:45:35 +0000

[...] nearly every independent author featured in my ‘Self-Published Kindle Store Rising Stars’ post, people have visited the book page from the blog and people have bought their [...]

By: The Masked Author

The Masked Author — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:55:49 +0000

Yes, this is true. I still have a few formatting bugs to work out.

Dawson

By: dennis batchelder

dennis batchelder — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:59:06 +0000

switch11:

thanks for the mention. i hope you enjoy “soul identity”! i’ve found that kindlers are its perfect audience: not afraid of a bit of technology and ready to take a risk,

dennis

By: switch11

switch11 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:18:18 +0000

you’re welcome. just found out from amazon forums that you’re just 14. that’s impressive.

By: The Masked Author

The Masked Author — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:31:11 +0000

Thanks for mentioning me!

Dawson

By: Stephen Peters

Stephen Peters — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:11:05 +0000

I saw J.A. Konrath’s site and was impressed at the sales he got from one of his out-of-print novels. I think the Kindle presents a good opportunity for any writer with a backlog of materials, be it fiction, non-fiction, interviews, criticism–there are a lot of possibilities, and the market is just going to continue to grow. My non-fiction book “Kindle Culture” has been selling about three dozen copies a week (at $4.79) since I published it last month with a little self-promotion but virtually no ad support.