What Are Your Thoughts About Self-Publishing On Amazon?
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What Are Your Thoughts About Self-Publishing On Amazon?
I'm currently writing my first book and I'm looking to self-publish with Amazon. What are your thoughts, stories, experiences with using Amazon as a self-publishing tool?
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This is an interesting observation. As of this time, four of the eight people (including myself) who have posted here have The Sparrow as their last review.
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There are a lot of things I dislike about Amazon as a seller (besides the direct payment issue, the control they put on books, the DRM, the unfair KU page-count algorithm, etc), but it is one of the best places to be discovered easier with the least amount of marketing (which I'm terrible at).
That said, Amazon does make it incredibly easy for you to publish with them.
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It's nice to know that they make it so easy! I am in the beginning of my process (mostly trying to psych myself up to get writing) and this is one of my biggest fears!lucia_kizas wrote: ↑14 Jun 2019, 05:17 Just self-published my very first novel on Amazon It was easy and quite fast. Well, I am currently waiting for the approval of the paperback version (might take up to 72 hours, according to Amazon). Otherwise - the ebook is live, and if you spot an error - it is easy to fix and submit an updated version of the manuscript. I must admit, I already did it twice, after spotting those annoying mistakes that manage to slip through months of proofreading and editing
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It gets harder after you've published Then it all comes to selling the book, or at last promoting it In my case, only my husband and 2 friends knew I was writing a book And I still feel awkward about promoting it to my friends, afraid they might not like itBhaskins wrote: ↑20 Jun 2019, 11:14It's nice to know that they make it so easy! I am in the beginning of my process (mostly trying to psych myself up to get writing) and this is one of my biggest fears!lucia_kizas wrote: ↑14 Jun 2019, 05:17 Just self-published my very first novel on Amazon It was easy and quite fast. Well, I am currently waiting for the approval of the paperback version (might take up to 72 hours, according to Amazon). Otherwise - the ebook is live, and if you spot an error - it is easy to fix and submit an updated version of the manuscript. I must admit, I already did it twice, after spotting those annoying mistakes that manage to slip through months of proofreading and editing
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I released four books at once because people like to binge-read in the summer in my genre, cozy witch mysteries.
Amazon makes it easy!
Marketing? I'll let you know. I'm not seeing great return on Amazon ads, but in general, they are chugging along at a nice pace. I'm not rich, but monthly checks have started coming my way and, more importantly, I'm beginning to live the life of an author! (Self doubt; too much wine; yelling at blank screens. Lol)
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I am curious here, Why? Have you had issues with Amazon? Do you know a better market place to put your books?
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In my personal opinion, after watching her process, I think that depends on who you want to be as a writer. For instance, I personally would prefer a publishing house because I intend to produce something amazing, and I'm not afraid of rejection. I want my book to receive the best care that it can be given, and I can't do that without professional editors, marketers, and publishers. However, I am also open to publishing my first few books on Amazon to use it as a stepping-stone while I build myself up to writing a piece good enough to take to a publishing house.