tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post7866515880906966535..comments2023-07-29T02:57:04.218-07:00Comments on TW Brown on zombies, Border Collies, and the Indie writing scene...: The death of KDP may be greatly exaggerated.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208090229756379880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-2680627987296417172013-01-08T12:03:56.607-08:002013-01-08T12:03:56.607-08:00Hey Todd. I have to say, I've had a similar ex...Hey Todd. I have to say, I've had a similar experience to you. I previously dipped a couple toes into KDP Select early last year to middling results. I was having good sales on Barnes & Noble with my other titles. But then my opinion on Smashwords soured greatly over the year with their inability to do timely sales reporting for their premium catalog, and I decided enough was enough. You can't run a business if you don't know what you're selling, and although I had the option of taking things out of the premium catalog and uploading to BN manually, I would be losing all of my sales rankings I'd built up over the years through Smashwords. Finally, I decided enough was enough at the end of December. After middling sales on Amazon and no idea at all what I was selling (though it was in decline anyway) on the other markets, I decided to yank everything from Smashwords and dump everything into KDP Select. Mostly because I didn't have the time to re-upload everything onto PubIt and Kobo, but also because I just wanted to go "all in" with Amazon to see what happened.<br /><br />I did a giveaway of my entire catalog for one day on Amazon on New Year's Day. I sold over 6300 copies. Since then, I've had more sales in one week than I've had in entire months through all of 2012. I'm also getting a lot of borrows. I don't know if this trend will continue, but it goes to show that it doesn't hurt to try new things. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856346021932036387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-65092259843392446882013-01-08T10:43:05.325-08:002013-01-08T10:43:05.325-08:00I haven't given up my newspaper driver route y...I haven't given up my newspaper driver route yet, but I've seen some decent checks from Amazon and have a positive outlook for the future of KDP. There will always be doomsayers who will never be happy until the world - or any other good thing - comes to some big dramatic end.Mandy Whitehttp://www.amazon.com/Mandy-White/e/B004IOCQ1U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-21820910549610231262013-01-07T12:42:59.600-08:002013-01-07T12:42:59.600-08:00I have no idea what you are talking about... so I ...I have no idea what you are talking about... so I can comment!! but I dont buy off B&N, Kobo and rarely Smashwords as too faffy.... so sorry its Amazon all the way for me... I love the oneclick buy system and I love looking up authors in the top 100 and grabbing any freebies they might have to see if I like them or not.... Amazon do tend to muff up a bit on my recommendations but I now go by word of mouth and FB group suggestions... so maybe that the new media? also places like Pinterest and Reddit are fun to look at!fluffyredfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681362812751111123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-16125876292869457842013-01-07T10:27:08.213-08:002013-01-07T10:27:08.213-08:00That's just it...it does work for some, and wi...That's just it...it does work for some, and with no rhyme or reason. I honestly attribute my initial success to luck. I have had zero luck on B & N or anybody else for that matter...so far. However, as things pick up, I dip my toe in that well from time to time. If sales do eventually pick up on Apple, B & N and others, I would be able to wean myself from the KDP Select teat (poor image but decent analogy). For now, I use it as a tool. I have found that is my best way of getting book one of a series out there. If readers like it, then they will pursue subsequent titles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208090229756379880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-81202112006668871772013-01-07T07:02:19.296-08:002013-01-07T07:02:19.296-08:00While I think KKP Select can work for some, I thin...While I think KKP Select can work for some, I think for those who write in a more limiting niche market - going Select is a hindrance. Since taking my novels out of Select and scattering them far and wide over other markets, (i.e., B&N, Kobo etc), I seen just as many sells as I had on Amazon only. While I am still a part of KDP - my novels will not be a part of the Select program - too limiting for my tastes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13723876435090409807noreply@blogger.com