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Wow it is really working (kindle)

by Sandra Martinez
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Ok, I´m excited! Put up a little book 2 days ago, and did two sales already. I know... nothing, but still. Feels good.
#kindle #working #wow
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    Curiosity question, did you market it, or did people just find it on their own?
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Chr View Post

      Curiosity question, did you market it, or did people just find it on their own?
      I had the system in place since a year ago for a previous version of the book, which was free. So I just changed the links. I had a couple of thousand downloads of that ebook.

      And I have a community.

      I asked them to get it free during the promotional days that will set up. But a couple just jumped in and bought it. It is just 99 cents.

      There is even one review. The guy is a member of the community and a good friend. He bought one.
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    Congrats! Those initial sales might not sound like much, but they do give you the strength to move forward!
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Jonathan Shearer View Post

      Congrats! Those initial sales might not sound like much, but they do give you the strength to move forward!
      It is awesome! And funny enough I only put this one up to learn my way in the system.

      It is my guinea pig.
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        Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

        It is my guinea pig.
        I wish you great success with it (and can think of comparatively few people better placed to achieve that than yourself, from what I've seen!).
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  • Profile picture of the author Elvis Michael
    Awesome, Sandra. I thought you were already a Kindle publisher. Well, it's never too late to start and BEST of luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Diablo2 View Post

      Awesome, Sandra. I thought you were already a Kindle publisher. Well, it's never too late to start and BEST of luck!
      Thanks!!

      Nope.

      I have a book through Create Space; uploaded the doc to kindle and didn´t like the end result, so I let it sit there for... a couple of years (!)
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    Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

    Ok, I´m excited! Put up a little book 2 days ago, and did two sales already. I know... nothing, but still. Feels good.
    Congratulations Sandra! You should post a link to your book in this thread..I'd love to take a look.
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    Always good to hear a success story no matter how small to help those thinking of giving up go another day atleast!
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  • Profile picture of the author Dailybread
    Well done Sandra! It is a nice feeling to have other people read, and buy, your books. I will buy a copy and read it on my Kindle and leave a review as I have been interested in empaths for a long time.

    I have five fiction books on Kindle at the moment and they are doing okay. Pretty good actually - and I have made more money from Kindle than any other IM endeavour I have done.

    Well done!

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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Dailybread View Post

      Well done Sandra! It is a nice feeling to have other people read, and buy, your books. I will buy a copy and read it on my Kindle and leave a review as I have been interested in empaths for a long time.

      I have five fiction books on Kindle at the moment and they are doing okay. Pretty good actually - and I have made more money from Kindle than any other IM endeavour I have done.

      Well done!

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      Woww thanks!! PM yours if you feel like, I want to have a look.
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    Its a good feeling when you do something and it actually works.
    Its a great feeling when you do something well, over and over again, and it changes your life. =]
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  • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
    Originally Posted by Chris Kent View Post

    So you basically just changed platform, that's all. No big deal.
    Yep. More or less. The fact of having a price also changes things. Both in the perception of value and the way people connect to me. I m working my way through it.

    I have been playing yesterday with seo too, and the lenses that feed this book are having more traffic.

    Keep working on it, want the amazon page on first page for "empath books". So far I have a couple of my pages. But I want that one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kal Sallam
    Congratulation Sandra & keep publishing more books.
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  • Profile picture of the author Elvis Michael
    Searching for "Empath Books" within Amazon only shows about 45 results at the time of this writing. In other words, there's hardly any competition as far as book quantity goes.

    Include your target phrase(s) in the "Keywords" section when publishing the book (from the KDP bookshelf). Include it in your description, and also include related phrases if possible.

    Finally, considering Amazon knows when your content is freely available on the web (judging from some PLR horror stories in the past) this clearly means Amazon "scans" the inside of your book. So, who's to say they don't look inside it as part of their search engine algorithm? So include the target phrase(s) inside your book, too.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Diablo2 View Post

      Searching for "Empath Books" within Amazon only shows about 45 results at the time of this writing. In other words, there's hardly any competition as far as book quantity goes.

      Include your target phrase(s) in the "Keywords" section when publishing the book (from the KDP bookshelf). Include it in your description, and also include related phrases if possible.

      Finally, considering Amazon knows when your content is freely available on the web (judging from some PLR horror stories in the past) this clearly means Amazon "scans" the inside of your book. So, who's to say they don't look inside it as part of their search engine algorithm? So include the target phrase(s) inside your book, too.
      Thanks soo much! This is great!

      I did add the word empath as much as I could, even in the package I uploaded. Will check out everything again to see how many times appears.

      There is hardly any competition for something as specific as this, and it is a hungry market (mostly broke, granted...). The crowd is tough though: they can read your emotions, some can read intentions...

      This is why I don´t mind sharing my "niche". If someone wants to play in it, he/she is up for some surprises.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Diablo2 View Post

      Searching for "Empath Books" within Amazon only shows about 45 results at the time of this writing. In other words, there's hardly any competition as far as book quantity goes.

      Include your target phrase(s) in the "Keywords" section when publishing the book (from the KDP bookshelf). Include it in your description, and also include related phrases if possible.

      Finally, considering Amazon knows when your content is freely available on the web (judging from some PLR horror stories in the past) this clearly means Amazon "scans" the inside of your book. So, who's to say they don't look inside it as part of their search engine algorithm? So include the target phrase(s) inside your book, too.
      Ok, I messed up... edited to add the keyword and now I will have to wait again.

      Edit: ok, no problema. It is up, I just can´t touch it from the back end.

      I have my keyword in place now.
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    Congratulations Sandra!

    Wish you the best of luck on your future sales! : )
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    Congratulations Sandra! That's so encouraging. Kindle is something I want to get into as well. So much great information and training on it around here. Way to go!
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by MusicMinCoach View Post

      Congratulations Sandra! That's so encouraging. Kindle is something I want to get into as well. So much great information and training on it around here. Way to go!
      Go for it!! It is not that hard. And people here is awesome! Every time I got stuck, someone jumped in and pulled me right out.
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    Good for you. Since there isn't much competition, you should be able to make sales for a long time.
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      Originally Posted by Marhelper View Post

      Good for you. Since there isn't much competition, you should be able to make sales for a long time.
      Thanks! Sounds like it. And this info is only the tip of the iceberg. The first six months. We have gone so much further now in terms of working systems, it is unbelievable.
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    That's fabulous news very excited that you have got your first sales. Feels good doesn't it?
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    Congratulations. Nothing beats the feeling of first few sales. Your book cover is awesome.
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      Originally Posted by Arunabh Singh View Post

      Congratulations. Nothing beats the feeling of first few sales.
      Indeed. Especially because I never actually expected to sell it. I uploaded to learn my way in the system.

      Originally Posted by Arunabh Singh View Post

      Your book cover is awesome.
      Thanks!

      That image was a great find, I only had to extend it upwards a bit.
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    That's awesome. You're already seeing the power of having a "brand" and being "real" - you told your community about it and they didn't even wait for it to be free - bought it right away.

    I don't think it's "nothing" either, might not be a lot of money, but I bet it proves a whole heck of a lot to you, doesn't it?

    I bought the book myself just now because I'm interested in the subject.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      That's awesome. You're already seeing the power of having a "brand" and being "real" - you told your community about it and they didn't even wait for it to be free - bought it right away.

      I don't think it's "nothing" either, might not be a lot of money, but I bet it proves a whole heck of a lot to you, doesn't it?
      I´m "real" alright. LOL

      Yes, you are right. It es very emotional for me. Everything about this was so weird and pushed from the beginning. I created the community because a couple of my friends had been kicked out from another one, to have a place to hang out.

      Then wrote the book, because I got tired of answering the same questions again and again.

      You know the feeling... I think you do.

      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      I bought the book myself just now because I'm interested in the subject.
      Thanks!!

      (yeah... just between you and me, you have empath written across the forehead )

      I just saw you added your name!! I have one of your books! It is awesome!!
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        Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post


        (yeah... just between you and me, you have empath written across the forehead )
        LOL, I didn't even realize there was such a thing but I always thought I was one... if that makes sense. Can't wait to read the book.
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        • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
          Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

          LOL, I didn't even realize there was such a thing but I always thought I was one... if that makes sense. Can't wait to read the book.
          Yep! I get it. I didn´t know it had a name either. It does make a difference though, the lil pieces of the puzzle fall in place.

          And it is not such a weird thing... when everyone come out from under the rocks, it is going to be a nice bunch. About 1% of the population or so.
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    Well done Sandra.

    Nice feeling hey?

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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Congratulations, Sandra. It's good to see successes posted along with the usual threads, because it helps those who haven't yet achieved success to see that people really do make money online.

    Now start promoting it ... and start working on your next one.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      Congratulations, Sandra. It's good to see successes posted along with the usual threads, because it helps those who haven't yet achieved success to see that people really do make money online.

      Now start promoting it ... and start working on your next one.
      Thanks!!

      I have been tweaking tags and adding keywords yesterday and today. It seems almost silly, but it is work and it does make a difference.

      I am targeting two long tail from empath books to give some weight: non fiction empath books and empath training books.

      (adding all this because I think someone might learn from the process).

      Working on the next one... yep, just after I finish writing an article that got caught in the commotion and is resisting to take final shape.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Gram
    Sandra,
    Another good thing to do (if you haven't already) is to create an "Author Page" on Amazon so when somebody clicks on your name, they will go to your page and read more about you and see links to your other books, social media, blogs, etc.

    If you need to do this, you can do it at: http://authorcentral.amazon.com
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by Paul Gram View Post

      Sandra,
      Another good thing to do (if you haven't already) is to create an "Author Page" on Amazon so when somebody clicks on your name, they will go to your page and read more about you and see links to your other books, social media, blogs, etc.

      If you need to do this, you can do it at: http://authorcentral.amazon.com
      Thanks!! I had forgot about this. Will do it tomorrow.
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  • Profile picture of the author dukegman
    Congratulations on those 2 sales. Its really great because these initial sales prove that you are doing better than the 80% other people who are still working hard for those initial sales :-)

    Now you need to scale it up, and just never give up on it. Hard work and patience are the key to success! Good luck :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
      Originally Posted by dukegman View Post

      Congratulations on those 2 sales. Its really great because these initial sales prove that you are doing better than the 80% other people who are still working hard for those initial sales :-)

      Now you need to scale it up, and just never give up on it. Hard work and patience are the key to success! Good luck :-)
      Thanks!

      Well, everyone makes mistakes until getting enough experience to stop making them. It is a process.

      We are all in that 80% until we stop being there, isn´t?
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      • Profile picture of the author dukegman
        Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

        Thanks!

        Well, everyone makes mistakes until getting enough experience to stop making them. It is a process.

        We are all in that 80% until we stop being there, isn´t?
        Exactly Sandra. We all are in that 80% until we stop being lazy and take some actions. Most of the people just keep thinking about it, but dont take any actions. They just keep going after every shinning thing, and dont stick enough to any method. And as a result, they just fail! So the best piece of advice for you on this stage would be that you should actually just stick to kindle books because it is working out for you. And if you stick to it long enough and do your homework, then believe me Sandra it wont be long when you make another post telling how you went full time online with Kindle Books. So just stick to it!

        Wishing you great success.
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          Originally Posted by dukegman View Post

          Exactly Sandra. We all are in that 80% until we stop being lazy and take some actions. Most of the people just keep thinking about it, but dont take any actions. They just keep going after every shinning thing, and dont stick enough to any method. And as a result, they just fail!
          I don´t know if I can relate completely with this. It sounds like common sense, just doesn´t feel like all the story.

          When you get into something new, you need to adjust many pre-done ideas to it.

          One thing that I felt very silly until I saw it into action was keywords... I mean.. why bother to add a lil word here or there? Because they make all the difference!

          But for someone who jumps in this world, is such a weird concept. Playing with tags? be serious! And after a lot of heartache, you realize it doesn´t get more serious than that. It is weird.

          And like this, a lot of other concepts. Ideas we don´t even know we have, because we haven´t test them yet. The whole process is external and internal at the same time, it is a process to break walls, internal concepts that have us caged in a place where we are useful doing different things than the needed to be successful here.

          Originally Posted by dukegman View Post

          So the best piece of advice for you on this stage would be that you should actually just stick to kindle books because it is working out for you. And if you stick to it long enough and do your homework, then believe me Sandra it wont be long when you make another post telling how you went full time online with Kindle Books. So just stick to it!
          I do feel at home, for many reasons. And I do plan to keep going in the publishing business. It was something I always wanted to do, I just had some walls to break to get there.

          Originally Posted by dukegman View Post

          Wishing you great success.
          Thanks. Highly appreciated.
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            Update:
            ok, the kindle stats show 5 sells.

            squidoo shows two sells through their system. I have the hunch they are not in kindle yet.

            I went to check on my main keyword. empath books

            and found that my squidoo lens in on third position.

            Above it there is interesting competition: Amazon list (I can create one, will do it later)

            good reads popular books shelved as empath: So I went to my good reads list and shelved the book as empath. It doesn´t qualify for the popular crowd yet, but it does appear under genres->empath which is a (natural) click ahead.
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              Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

              Update:
              ok, the kindle stats show 5 sells.

              squidoo shows two sells through their system. I have the hunch they are not in kindle yet.

              I went to check on my main keyword. empath books

              and found that my squidoo lens in on third position.

              Above it there is interesting competition: Amazon list (I can create one, will do it later)

              good reads popular books shelved as empath: So I went to my good reads list and shelved the book as empath. It doesn´t qualify for the popular crowd yet, but it does appear under genres->empath which is a (natural) click ahead.
              Sandra, I was going to mention this yesterday but forgot..Here is a little ninja tip you can try...contact the person who made the Amazon list that currently sits #1 in Google and see if you can send him your book and assuming he likes it, ask him to add you to the list. Why not #1 right?!!
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    Congrats! It is nice to see your success and some of the guidance provided by others to help with more sales.

    I will check out your book tonight. Looking for some inspiration.
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      Congratulations Sandra! Keep it up!

      My sentiments exactly! I am still giddy and thrilled at the outcome of my first book on the Amazon Marketplace. Now it's time to scale it up

      Wishing you and your whole family the merriest Christmas and a more prosperous 2013!

      Let me know if I can help you with anything. My details are in my sig

      Aloha!

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        Originally Posted by kpierce View Post

        Congratulations Sandra! Keep it up!
        Thanks!! Plan on it.

        Originally Posted by kpierce View Post


        My sentiments exactly! I am still giddy and thrilled at the outcome of my first book on the Amazon Marketplace. Now it's time to scale it up
        The books´s looking good. And the idea behind the series is interesting. Get busy, girl!

        (just.. if I may... The green part in the cover could use more contrast. Have you tried a drop shadow or making the background a tad darker?)

        Originally Posted by kpierce View Post


        Wishing you and your whole family the merriest Christmas and a more prosperous 2013!
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      Originally Posted by swtexans View Post

      Congrats!
      Thanks!

      Originally Posted by swtexans View Post

      It is nice to see your success and some of the guidance provided by others to help with more sales.
      This is becoming an interesting lil case study, isn´t it? The advice was solid all the way, and it gives results. I´m so thankful.

      Originally Posted by swtexans View Post

      I will check out your book tonight. Looking for some inspiration.
      Cool! Let me know what you think!
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    It's just the beginning.
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    Congrats on the success so far! To really see what the public thinks, if you're in KDP Select set a free day. I shoot for >1000 downloads in one day, otherwise I will tweak something - cover, title, first 10% (Look Inside), etc.
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    And by the way, I forgot to say one thing and I dont know how I forgot to say that...

    MERRY CHRISTMAS Girl! :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author Martin Luxton
      Congratulations Sandra!

      Just put my first book on Kindle too. Not so much worried about the sales (but they would be nice) but the sense of achievement has got me working like mad on my next book.

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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    That's awesome! Congrats...

    The only problem is that with Amazon you need to break $100 in sales in order to get paid out so keep marketing your book(s) and you should hit that in no time if you haven't already.
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      Originally Posted by thedanbrown View Post

      That's awesome! Congrats...

      The only problem is that with Amazon you need to break $100 in sales in order to get paid out so keep marketing your book(s) and you should hit that in no time if you haven't already.
      It's actually $10 threshold for EFT payments (direct deposit) and $100 threshold for checks

      A very merry Christmas and a more prosperous 2013 everybody!
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        Originally Posted by Barak Hullman View Post

        It's just the beginning.
        Indeed.


        Originally Posted by BoomBlogger View Post

        Congrats on the success so far! To really see what the public thinks, if you're in KDP Select set a free day. I shoot for >1000 downloads in one day, otherwise I will tweak something - cover, title, first 10% (Look Inside), etc.
        Thanks! I will setup a free day very soon. I´m not shooting for so many downloads, the niche is small(ish). But I do want to offer a free copy to the people in my community, and some of them will leave reviews.

        How do you prepare a buzz for it?



        Originally Posted by dukegman View Post

        And by the way, I forgot to say one thing and I dont know how I forgot to say that...

        MERRY CHRISTMAS Girl!


        Originally Posted by Martin Luxton View Post

        Congratulations Sandra!

        Just put my first book on Kindle too. Not so much worried about the sales (but they would be nice) but the sense of achievement has got me working like mad on my next book.

        Martin
        It does feel awesome, isn´t it? I had a grin in my face for a couple of days... oh boy, looking silly.

        Originally Posted by thedanbrown View Post

        That's awesome! Congrats...

        The only problem is that with Amazon you need to break $100 in sales in order to get paid out so keep marketing your book(s) and you should hit that in no time if you haven't already.
        Thanks!
        It´s ok. I can wait.

        Originally Posted by Edwin Torres View Post

        So people really do make sales from Kindles. I gotta start doing that this new year haha
        Yep! not enough to buy the Ferrari though... but, it is fun!

        Originally Posted by Paul Gram View Post

        Sandra, I was going to mention this yesterday but forgot..Here is a little ninja tip you can try...contact the person who made the Amazon list that currently sits #1 in Google and see if you can send him your book and assuming he likes it, ask him to add you to the list. Why not #1 right?!!
        Ahh!! That was my first impulse. Still can´t find a way to pm inside Amazon. Any idea of how to do it?

        I also looked at the guy some more... he has very few reviews and only this list; the list has two products by Michael. I have seen a guy trying to promote his clickbank ebook in Elise´s community. I wouldn´t be surprised if this was done by a marketer.

        What is very good is that there are two positions that should be cleared, the 2012 book and one that is out of stock.

        I´ll keep looking.

        Originally Posted by tonio79 View Post

        Thanks for sharing the story!!

        I think the excitement you put across in this post is really encouraging and hopefully will inspire those that want to get into the Kindle publishing arena.

        Good luck in this one....and any other books you put out.

        All the best!

        Tonio
        Thanks!!

        I didn´t have much idea of why I was doing this at the beginning (as usual )

        What I would like people to gather from this thread is part of the implementation if they feel this is right for them. And especially to setup expectations right.

        Unrealistic expectations and no map are a recipe for very "interesting" times (in the Chinese sense of the phrase).



        Originally Posted by kpierce View Post

        The original flat cover isn't that shade of green actually (you can see here. Somehow when uploaded, the colors look like that...will be experimenting with a new cover soon.
        Ahh yes, the shade is different. But you also have the added shades of the ebook cover creator. It is a beautiful cover.

        Originally Posted by kpierce View Post

        It's actually $10 threshold for EFT payments (direct deposit) and $100 threshold for checks

        A very merry Christmas and a more prosperous 2013 everybody!
        Great catch!

        Thanks guys for jumping in and helping, and encouraging. I learned a lot in these two days. I feel so blessed... ok, scratch that - we are in a marketing forum - lets say humbled.
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          Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

          Indeed.
          Thanks! I will setup a free day very soon. I´m not shooting for so many downloads, the niche is small(ish). But I do want to offer a free copy to the people in my community, and some of them will leave reviews.

          How do you prepare a buzz for it?
          There's a bunch of blogs that you can submit to which will email, tweet and post on Facebook about your free book. I use the page over at Author Marketing Club - Free Book Marketing Resources & Tools For Authors to do mine. I made a video that shows you how it works here:

          Sneak Peak At AuthorMarketingClub - YouTube

          Lee

          P.S. Read your book last night and left a review Don't be surprised if you see me in your community.
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          Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

          Indeed.





          Ahh!! That was my first impulse. Still can´t find a way to pm inside Amazon. Any idea of how to do it?

          I also looked at the guy some more... he has very few reviews and only this list; the list has two products by Michael. I have seen a guy trying to promote his clickbank ebook in Elise´s community. I wouldn´t be surprised if this was done by a marketer.

          What is very good is that there are two positions that should be cleared, the 2012 book and one that is out of stock.

          I´ll keep looking.
          I just checked and couldn't find their contact info either. You know what that means right? You should now create a similar list but with your book at #1
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            Originally Posted by Diablo2 View Post

            VERY happy for you. You totally hit the ground running
            Also shoot for the following keywords, if you can. I don't know their monthly searches on Amazon, but they do show up when you write "Empath" into the search field.

            empathy
            empathic
            empaths and sensitives
            empathy skills


            Elvis
            Thanks!! And thanks for all the help!! You are awesome!

            Those are good keywords. I will look at them more carefully. I looked at the squidoo lenses with sales, and the keywords they used to find them. Lots with hsp and panic attacks (there can be a connection in some cases). besides the specific I went after (shielding, grounding, balancing, etc)

            Originally Posted by Paul Gram View Post

            I just checked and couldn't find their contact info either. You know what that means right? You should now create a similar list but with your book at #1
            Hehe It is tempting, isn´t it?

            I left a request in my place to make a list of books that really helped people in their development. Once we have 6 or so, I will ask a friend to make the list if they feel like it.

            It is not as straight forward as creating a fake account and setting it up (as they probably did in this top 10 list)... but well... I´m sissy.


            Update:

            KDP: 2 more sales, 8 in total (I think these are the two from squidoo I saw).

            Amazon: search for "empath books", first result.
            Amazon: best sellers category Parenting > Emotions & Feelings climbed to position 29 (second page!! ).

            Google: keyword empath books

            the book of storms outdid the squidoo lens. The rest is the same,

            Good reads: still first for best empath books (still not image, need to see into this).

            Sandra
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    So people really do make sales from Kindles. I gotta start doing that this new year haha
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    Thanks for sharing the story!!

    I think the excitement you put across in this post is really encouraging and hopefully will inspire those that want to get into the Kindle publishing arena.

    Good luck in this one....and any other books you put out.

    All the best!

    Tonio
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    Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

    Ok, I´m excited! Put up a little book 2 days ago, and did two sales already. I know... nothing, but still. Feels good.
    Congratz on wetting your feet with Kindle Sandra!
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      Sandra,

      That is great news and as a psychotherapist, I know that a lot of professionals deal with this question. Caregivers would be a good group to approach too.

      Debbie
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        Originally Posted by JDIZM View Post

        Congratz on wetting your feet with Kindle Sandra!
        Thanks!! Yep!! Just the big toe. It is warm.

        Originally Posted by Yogini View Post

        Sandra,

        That is great news and as a psychotherapist, I know that a lot of professionals deal with this question. Caregivers would be a good group to approach too.

        Debbie
        Hi Debbie,
        this is awesome! Thanks! Can I pm you and we talk some more?


        Update:

        KDP: 6 sales

        Amazon: made it to the top 100 in my category: Advice and how to > Parenting and families >Emotions and feelings

        Position 89, almost at the end... but there

        Reviews: 3

        Lee, Martin, I can´t thank you enough!

        Amazon search for the keyword "empath books": first position.

        (Elvis, you are a genius!! thanks!!! The change of keyords in the description and tags made it).

        Google: same story, first the amazon top ten (I´m not there), second good reads, third my squidoo lens.

        Good reads: I made it to the top of the popular crowd. First position. Bellow me all fiction books.

        The shelving I did yesterday worked!
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          Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez View Post

          Thanks!! Yep!! Just the big toe. It is warm.



          Hi Debbie,
          this is awesome! Thanks! Can I pm you and we talk some more?


          Update:

          KDP: 6 sales

          Amazon: made it to the top 100 in my category: Advice and how to > Parenting and families >Emotions and feelings

          Position 89, almost at the end... but there

          Reviews: 3

          Lee, Martin, I can´t thank you enough!

          Amazon search for the keyword "empath books": first position.

          (Elvis, you are a genius!! thanks!!! The change of keyords in the description and tags made it).

          Google: same story, first the amazon top ten (I´m not there), second good reads, third my squidoo lens.

          Good reads: I made it to the top of the popular crowd. First position. Bellow me all fiction books.

          The shelving I did yesterday worked!
          VERY happy for you. You totally hit the ground running
          Also shoot for the following keywords, if you can. I don't know their monthly searches on Amazon, but they do show up when you write "Empath" into the search field.

          empathy
          empathic
          empaths and sensitives
          empathy skills


          Elvis
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    Does it cost anything to publish an ebook?

    What are the basic steps to publishing your ebook?

    Is it as straightforward as uploading a doc from your computer to the Kindle Market place?

    Anything to do with tags, description?

    How would you research a profitability of a book? or can you? or is it more like a trial and error?

    How would you market the book?

    All these questions can be your guide to your next book. Write it, I'll buy it.
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    • Profile picture of the author Elvis Michael
      Originally Posted by BarberShop View Post

      Does it cost anything to publish an ebook?

      What are the basic steps to publishing your ebook?

      Is it as straightforward as uploading a doc from your computer to the Kindle Market place?

      Anything to do with tags, description?

      How would you research a profitability of a book? or can you? or is it more like a trial and error?

      How would you market the book?

      All these questions can be your guide to your next book. Write it, I'll buy it.
      BarberShop, here's a bare-bone guide on publishing your first book on Amazon. I tried to keep it friendly/simplistic enough for first-time publishers, skipping many advanced methods such as creating a table of contents, inserting links and other things. If you follow the guide as-is, you will still have a nice book published in no time. Let me know if the article is missing anything else as far as "Basics" go. Thanks!

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      Originally Posted by BarberShop View Post

      Does it cost anything to publish an ebook?

      What are the basic steps to publishing your ebook?

      Is it as straightforward as uploading a doc from your computer to the Kindle Market place?

      Anything to do with tags, description?

      How would you research a profitability of a book? or can you? or is it more like a trial and error?

      How would you market the book?

      All these questions can be your guide to your next book. Write it, I'll buy it.
      This is a great table of contents! How about I do it for free with give away rights as thank you gift?

      I am taking screen captures of the whole process. From publishing to marketing. Will consider it done after the free promotion and a couple of days later to see the stats. Can you wait that long?
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        Originally Posted by pjsorgi View Post

        Congrats! It all sounds so exciting.
        It is exciting! (for me at least... )

        Originally Posted by Diablo2 View Post

        BarberShop, here's a bare-bone guide on publishing your first book on Amazon. I tried to keep it friendly/simplistic enough for first-time publishers, skipping many advanced methods such as creating a table of contents, inserting links and other things. If you follow the guide as-is, you will still have a nice book published in no time. Let me know if the article is missing anything else as far as "Basics" go. Thanks!

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        That´s a nice looking post!! Thanks for jumping in!

        Originally Posted by Michael Ten View Post

        Nice job! Now scale it up!!!!!
        whoa! Will do, will do... I´m a bit of an artisan, you get the best of me if I´m not in a rush.

        Originally Posted by webproishere View Post

        I never thouht about kindle maybe i should.
        After being online for more than 15 years, i could write tutorials, tips and tricks on how to make money online !
        How to work out social medias, search engines, severs etc...
        There are some books in that area, but you probably have a trick or two that can make an original product. Or have you own method that works even when others do it as well.

        Images are a bit tricky in kindle, but it can be done.

        Originally Posted by jessiem View Post

        Congratulations, Sandra! It was indeed a pre christmas gift to you and hope you can get more sales next year. Wishing you all the best of luck and success!

        - Jessie
        Thanks!!!!

        Originally Posted by elCapitan View Post

        Congratulations!
        Thanks!!!

        Update:
        - KDP: 12 sales
        - Kindle store: keyword empath, by relevance (default search) > First page: position 14
        - Best Sellers in Parenting Emotions & Feelings > Made it to first page!
        Position 19
        - Added tags to the product, now I have tag pages I can give some link love
        - For the tag "empath" I made it to second page from starters (position 32)
        - For the tag "empath books", I´m the only one
        - Tag: "empath training". 2 products, mine and one of Michael´s.

        Note: the tag pages from Amazon are not very well optimized, they have the keyword only in one tiny place and the url. The tag pages for my keywords do not show on the first 4 pages of google. They might need some work.

        google for the keyword "empath books". Pretty much the same.

        Good reads, still on first position for shelved (second from google for keyword "empath books").
        Search by keyword in good reads: empath > position 14 (first page), 28 results total.
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    Congrats! It all sounds so exciting.
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    I never thouht about kindle maybe i should.
    After being online for more than 15 years, i could write tutorials, tips and tricks on how to make money online !
    How to work out social medias, search engines, severs etc...
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    Congratulations, Sandra! It was indeed a pre christmas gift to you and hope you can get more sales next year. Wishing you all the best of luck and success!

    - Jessie
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