Stop The Wedding! 99 cents eBook sells 3,500 copies a day

I think fiction books sell nicely on Kindle when compared to non-fiction books.

Holy crap, that's certainly interesting. I wonder how long it can keep up the momentum?

Nothing against Stephanie Bond...

This isn't her first book. She's already a highly acclaimed author. She has quite a following that no doubt buys her books just on her name alone.

She has done very well building her career.

On her site it looks like she has a variety of price points. Some are $3.99, others $2.99. There are novels, shorter novellas and an anthology for a charitable cause. Sometimes she takes $1 off the $3.99 books for a limited time and then puts it back to the original price. My guess is the $1 price on the new title is to generate momentum and word of mouth, and then she'll move it more in line with the other books.

...blimey, I've got to say Kindle is the one technical marvel that impresses me.

I would love to have a shot but haven't got an earthly clue how it's done.

Wish somebody could explain it without whacking me over the head with jargon that I'll never grasp.

A few good people once tried to point me in the right direction, but I wandered into a labyrinth of advanced codes and calculus type horrors.

And I would stake my next meal Sasha's Diner that it's all hellishly complex, unbelievably convoluted and takes a masters degree in astro - physics to get it to work effectively.

What I need is a new brand of marketeer. A "kindlizer"

"Steve, fire off your copy, give it an hour or two and see your epic on the bestseller lists"

On second thoughts sales letters and postcards are much easier.


Steve


P.S. I must remember this is a copywriting forum.

Andrew thank you.

My next dilemma would be once I've been "kindled" wtf do I do next? (lol)

Answers (on a Postcard please, my favoured medium) to -

Steve - The "technically dense" Copywriter.


Steve


P.S. Good news, I think I managed to download a photo for my next Postcard from one of the libraries without 7 assistants helping me.

Now it's on my Mac, my next mission is working out how to get it to the printers.

Formatting for Kindle is easy. This is from a post I made a few days ago:

Download Kindle for PC and download Kindle Previewer. Once you have your work ready save it (in Word) as a Web page. Then open it with Kindle Previewer. That turns it into a Kindle file. DON'T assume that's what it will look like in an actual Kindle reader though because it looks really weird in the previewer.

Once you've got the book in Kindle format it will show up wherever you have the parent Word file. Locate the new file, copy it and put it into "My Kindle Content" and open it. My Kindle Content is a folder that's created when you download Kindle for PC. I think by default that folder is created in "My Documents." Double click on your new file and you'll see exactly what your book will look like in all Kindle readers.

[Once you know your Word file is okay, just follow instructions when submitting the book to Amazon. It's as simple as formatting it in Word and then saving it as a Web page. It's the Web version Amazon needs]

This is something I've discovered on my own and it has saved me TONS of time. Plus, I know I've got a nicely formatted book for sale. Good luck.

For anyone familiar with using Calibre, I found this Kindle formatting method from Marcia Yudkin works well.

http://www.warriorforum.com/articles...asy-steps.html

...in the name of all that is holy (c) kern industries.

I know all you technically savvy people think this is a walk in the park. You could do it blindfolded with one arm behind your back.

But for others (that would be me) it's already beyond my technical scope.


On a serious note, I could pass everything over to a specialist to kindle it, get it on amazon and do all the tech stuff (that would be after I've written it. At the moment the whole idea is a concept).

But what's to stop them saying "F***, this is actually good, let's forget about Steve (we'll just tell him he was right, it is far too complicated)" swipe it and make millions.


Steve

Andrew, you so are right.

I would never rip a client or their product off. I always give them the full (c) and an NDA although they rarely ask for it.

I just do it automatically because they paid for the work so it's rightfully theirs.

I'll use somebody to do the kindle stuff with a good reputation and all should be well.

Does anyone know anyone with impeccable integrity in the publishing field (lol)


Steve

I'm no Kindle formatting expert but I've found this
free software the best for the price.

Mobipocket eBook Creator

-Ray Edwards

Steve,

I sent you a pm but here is something that could help you in the meantime.

Formatting your MS Word Doc for Kindle | The Nitty Gritty for Non Geeks

Di

Thanks Diana, got your PM and I have replied.

If ever there was a title that applied to me - you nailed the words!


Steve

Wow. That is a lot of money. I really need to be doing more with Kindle....

Mark,

Maybe if I stun her with my Kindle masterpiece she'll fall head over heels in love with me.

I was going to do a Postcard Marketing Book.

Do you think I might stand a better chance if I write "797 Shades of Grey?"


Steve

Yea, you may well a point, she'll fling me out after she's heard my 27th dense question.

I don't suppose it would help if I told her I have the perfect face...for radio.


Steve

Oh my .. decisions .. decisions





Sorry chaps. both of you live too far away

Ha, Andrews I knew you had no chance...

I'm just wondering if I can cash in my flight ticket to SA.


Steve

...Yes, that's one of the many questions I would love to know the answer to as well.

Here's what I'm hoping, you pop your kindle book on amazon, and your very good friends here on the forum and everywhere else write pleasing and genuine reviews.

The worldwide audience pays close attention when they see the excellent ratings and in their multitudes buy the esteemed book.

It zooms up the sales rankings and the "social proof" mechanism kicks in and a zillion more people buy it.

But I've got an awful feeling there might be a bit more technology involved.


Steve

WOW, shows the power of ebooks, certainly insirational

...No but I am now.

Thanks Mark,


Steve

That's an impressive number of sales. Of course, it does help that she already has an established name and that the book is so cheap. Makes me wonder if she keeps it low just for the exposure it is giving her instead of raising it just slightly.

Hi All,

My thoughts on the Kindle publisher and this info came from a high end Kindle Marketing course I purchased.

1. You create a teaser book for .99 to get the VISITOR COUNT UP! And to become known for being an author. The name of the book is critical as with subject search you can grab a ton of traffic with a highly optimized searchable title.

2. Visitor count and searchable title (plus about 100 other key factors) determines your placement in a category

3. Then sales + visitor hit count + price (i.e. how much money you make Amazon) determines where you land on the best sellers list.

4. If you are on the Top 10 Best Sellers list, even with a 99 cent teaser you get decent traffic to your higher end more costly books you are selling because people click on your "other books by this author" link...and then sell those books to make even more money.

5. Split testing prices is critial. Most launch the 99 cent special for 1 or 2 days and then raise the price. Many times a "teaser" is sold to see if it pays to write a longer novel with similar content/theme.

6. Get an ISBN number and then your works are protected once published.

ISBN Info website:

http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/isbnqa.asp

Here's to making more money by writing a new kindle book!

Jennie Heckel

Holy crap that's a LOT of daily sales! Personally I would keep it at 99 cents to get the readership numbers. Then when she launches the next book.....$$$$$

I see she already raised the price

Stephanie Bond has a huge fan base and a TON of books out. She built that fan base one book at a time though, so if you want to emulate her success start writing!

BTW, I actually just finished reading the book mentioned in the OP (not because if this thread, because I am a Stephanie Bond fan) and its really good - just a fun read not anything that you have to think too much about but nice descriptive writing that makes you feel the characters.

Remarkable. Sometimes I really want to complete my pet project. It's a fictional thriller novel about a seemingly ordinary pigeon who leads a sinister double life as a mafia hit-bird.

I think it will do well on Kindle.