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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2013, 02:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,163
Posted By cashcow
Re: How to create with my first Kindle ebook

I don't think he meant not to "care" about it but that it wasn't as complex as some people make it seem.

Another option is to use Calibre - its free and will create the clickable TOC for you and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2013, 08:19 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,040
Posted By cashcow
Re: kindle analysis paralysis and real publishers

If you already lost your account, how do you plan to publish on there again?

They have very sophisticated techniques to detect people that have been banned. I don't know if they go after the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2013, 08:04 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,040
Posted By cashcow
Re: kindle analysis paralysis and real publishers

Please pay attention to this ^^^. It is true gold.

If you already have reviewers lined up then I think the gifting option that you are planning is the best way to go. Gift it to them, then wait...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2013, 06:26 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,163
Posted By cashcow
Re: How to create with my first Kindle ebook

Amazon promotes popular books to people that are shopping for kindle books. They have several lists that your book can get on and they will also show your book in the "also bought" lists of other...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2013, 06:16 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,040
Posted By cashcow
Re: kindle analysis paralysis and real publishers

Just be aware that once you put it on smashwords it's nearly impossible to get them to pull the titles so you will never be able to put that book in the KDP select program. IMHO KDP Select has lost...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th July 2013, 05:54 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,163
Posted By cashcow
Re: How to create with my first Kindle ebook

I hear what you are saying. I think with a book that short, you might consider testing the waters with a lower price. You can always raise and lower the price any time you want so just fiddle with...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th July 2013, 04:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,163
Posted By cashcow
Re: How to create with my first Kindle ebook

I don't believe this is correct, in fact people that have studied this have proven that longer books actually sell better. Just go take a look at some of the reviews of shorter works … most low...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2013, 01:34 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 9,896
Posted By cashcow
Re: I'm Getting Sick and Tired of Internet Marketing

^^^ this. Build a business that fills a need or solves a problem and has a customer base that you can sell to over and over again.

So instead of thinking 'How can I make a lot of money" think...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2013, 06:04 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,040
Posted By cashcow
Re: kindle analysis paralysis and real publishers

I always did good with the freebooksy feature plus ad on this page : Freebooksy Feature Pricing — Freebooksy | Free eBooks, Free Kindle Books, Free Nook Books...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2013, 03:30 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,040
Posted By cashcow
Re: kindle analysis paralysis and real publishers

^^^^ This should be posted into every kindle thread on this forum.

Tink has just given you the real truth and the blueprint for kindle fiction success. What she said there is more valuable than...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2013, 07:52 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,531
Posted By cashcow
Re: My Goal To Make 6k Per Month On Kindle :)

I don't get the whole big splash thing but I have heard other people say it and recently read that same advice in a book by a group of indie authors that are very successful (almost all of them NYT...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th July 2013, 06:50 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,531
Posted By cashcow
Re: My Goal To Make 6k Per Month On Kindle :)

Actually,no. Because if you are doing them in a series (and I hope you are if you want to leverage your efforts and maximize your profits) then your earnings per book will increase the more you put...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th July 2013, 07:54 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,575
Posted By cashcow
Re: What can I do to sell more children's books?

This ^^^

You're thinking about it the wrong way. Instead of scarcity, think abundance. The market for these books is huge - gigantic - more than most people here can even comprehend.

So, you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th July 2013, 07:47 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,575
Posted By cashcow
Re: What can I do to sell more children's books?

Those WSO's are mostly wrong. They say its easy and fast to get you to buy the WSO.

There was a time a couple of years ago when you could just publish a book and get sales but, for the most part,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2013, 09:29 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,575
Posted By cashcow
Re: What can I do to sell more children's books?

You need a fan page and a blog.

Link to them in the back of the books.

The blog doesn't have to be anything fancy and you don't have to worry about making tons of posts. You just want the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th June 2013, 12:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 875
Posted By cashcow
Re: How to protect kindle book ideas from illustrator?

Yes, and having this will also give you solid proof that you can send to Amazon and allows you to sue.

3. Copyright Myths | Plagiarism Today...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th June 2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 504
Posted By cashcow
Re: ebook Advice (Kindle, iTunes etc)

If "white label" is anything like PLR you won't be allowed to publish it on Kindle and probably not on iTunes either.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th June 2013, 07:05 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 827
Posted By cashcow
Re: Worst book launch ever. Need an IM Jedi.

Unfortunately Amazon changed the algorithms and free downloads do not result in a boost in paid rank anymore. They count as 0 paid. And you don't get paid 15-20 cents for them (not sure where you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th June 2013, 09:24 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,572
Posted By cashcow
Re: Seriously Considering Kindle... but.

I think you are making a smart decision for you. Because publishing books is a long term endeavor. You're not going to make a ton of money with just one book.

As stated above, You need to have a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th May 2013, 01:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,089
Posted By cashcow
Re: Successful Kindle Publishers: What's More Important: Finding Niches or High Quality Content?

I would say high quality content. Otherwise you will not benefit from repeat buyers or word of mouth, people will give you bad reviews and no one will buy your books.

But really, it should be high...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th May 2013, 05:29 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 705
Posted By cashcow
Re: Request to critique my writing

I think just giving your article a little personality - write it as if you were talking to a friend. For example, in the section on fiber you might say:


High fiber foods like grains, beans and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th May 2013, 05:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 705
Posted By cashcow
Re: Request to critique my writing

I think the information in the articles is very good. Informative and thoroughly researched. I can tell you put a lot of time into it.

I agree with Alexa, the English is fine. I've actually seen...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st May 2013, 07:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 939
Posted By cashcow
Re: To spin articles, do I have to outsource them or create on my own

Spinning is so 2010.

But if you must do it, either use your own original content or buy PLR and spin it. Don't steal someones article and spin it. Either way it will likely be a total waste of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th May 2013, 08:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 836
Posted By cashcow
Re: Maximizing your Kindle profits..

Exactly, thats exactly what I do too. I'm really not trying to do SEO or get traffic to it that way, its more a place for people to go after they've read one of my books so they can find the others....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th May 2013, 05:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 836
Posted By cashcow
Re: Maximizing your Kindle profits..

Yes, it is. That's why it's ideal to create all your books in 1 niche. Instead of blasting out 10 books a month, create 1 really good book. Then just add that book to your already existing blog. ...
Forum: Social Media 14th May 2013, 02:06 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,668
Posted By cashcow
Re: facebook vs. blog

One thing to keep in mind about Facebook is that you do not own it. If you get your account shutdown, or Facebook changes the rules, all the great stuff you have posted will be lost.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th May 2013, 01:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 909
Posted By cashcow
Re: Page Rank is not fake!!!

I think it would be very easy for them to get their own algorithm to fake page rank. It's their algorithm and they can make it do whatever they want.

So can you even trust the page rank that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th May 2013, 11:11 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,765
Posted By cashcow
Re: How To Improve Amazon Kindle Sales

Some might, but for most books the days of that happening are over.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th May 2013, 06:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,765
Posted By cashcow
Re: How To Improve Amazon Kindle Sales

^^^ Yes exactly. You MUST build your author brand whether you are selling fiction or non-fiction. Either that or you have to put out a crap ton of books. But building your author brand will be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th May 2013, 02:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 599
Posted By cashcow
Re: Kindle Questions

Please don't feel like you have to reveal your genre, I know it's rude to ask, but I'm wondering if these short stories are erotica? Do you sell them individually or in a compilation?

I know...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th May 2013, 01:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 599
Posted By cashcow
Re: Kindle Questions

Fiction beats the pants off of non-fiction. Sure, there are some people doing very well with nonfiction, but here's the thing -- fiction readers are ravenous.

If you can write a good fiction...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th May 2013, 02:46 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,797
Posted By cashcow
Re: If Sex Sells, How About We Try in On the Kindle...

As GobBluthJD says it is acceptable, however keep in mind that you would not be able to enter that book into KDP select.

Also, I know quite a few people who had their books removed because the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th May 2013, 08:02 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,504
Posted By cashcow
Re: My First Kindle Book Giveaway Experience...

Yes I would. And send them a message thanking them for the follow. One of the coolest things about being an author today is the ability to connect directly with your fans.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2013, 12:45 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,797
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2013, 12:03 PM
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Views: 501
Posted By cashcow
Re: How do you sell a BUNDLE on Kindle?

Yep, you just put them all in one file.

I don't think you can sell an ebook, audiobook, print book bundle because those are all distributed from separate places - there's no way to tie them...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2013, 07:03 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,504
Posted By cashcow
Re: My First Kindle Book Giveaway Experience...

Yes, I agree. Only look at reviews as to how you can improve. Not everyone will like your books, some will love it, some will hate it. You're writing for the ones that love it… the others are not...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2013, 05:00 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,504
Posted By cashcow
Re: My First Kindle Book Giveaway Experience...

Yeah, exactly. That actually changed sometime last summer I believe. And I hear rumblings that they have decreased that value even more since last month.

BUT, the OP has a crapload of downloads...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2013, 04:00 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,504
Posted By cashcow
Re: My First Kindle Book Giveaway Experience...

You can make money. Lots of money. Even if you aren't one of the chosen few. I think you are going to be very surprised ;)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2013, 03:36 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,797
Posted By cashcow
Re: If Sex Sells, How About We Try in On the Kindle...

Sex? On the Kindle? Seems like that would be uncomfortable.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2013, 03:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,504
Posted By cashcow
Re: My First Kindle Book Giveaway Experience...

I've noticed it can take 48 hours for the sales to kick in. I *think* this is because it takes Amazon that long to show your book in all the "also boughts" of the other books (and possibly some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2013, 03:29 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,504
Posted By cashcow
Re: My First Kindle Book Giveaway Experience...

You could sign up to be an affiliate and use your tracking id to track sales. The only problem with that is that Amazon has a rule where you won't get paid commissions for actual sales if your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th April 2013, 08:47 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,498
Posted By cashcow
Re: Short Stories Banned on the Kindle?

I'm simply making the point that if you are putting an effort into writing, you might want to focus on longer works since those are what sell the best. the market for short story sold singly is very...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th April 2013, 05:42 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,498
Posted By cashcow
Re: Short Stories Banned on the Kindle?

Are there any short stories on the best seller lists over there? (not compilations, I mean where the book itself is only 2500 words)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th April 2013, 12:50 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,498
Posted By cashcow
Re: Short Stories Banned on the Kindle?

I think this hits the nail on the head. You have to remember that the people buying books at Amazon are book buyers -- people that are used to going into a bookstore and getting a 200 page book.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2013, 12:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 898
Posted By cashcow
Re: Marketing Kindle Fiction

What Tink says is true. The best thing you can spend your time on is writing another book.

If you have to choose between doing marketing stuff and writing another book, chose the writing.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2013, 06:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 898
Posted By cashcow
Re: Marketing Kindle Fiction

I agree with Paul, a strong author brand is the way to market fiction. You do that by getting your book in front of as many people as possible who want to read books in your genre. For a new...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th April 2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 924
Posted By cashcow
Re: Kindle newbie! What's your tip?

It can sell more, but only if you know how to write it well and are committed to building an author platform. You may have to put out several books before your sales start to take off.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th April 2013, 06:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 605
Posted By cashcow
Re: Short Reports And Kindle

This part is so true. Just get down to the business or writing and let it happen. I use a similar method for fiction - I take it one chapter at a time (after mapping out my plot) so I don't get...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th April 2013, 06:01 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,173
Posted By cashcow
Re: To Spin or Not to Spin Articles?

Spinning is so 2010. It's unnecessary and has the potential to do more harm to your business than help. Actually it probably won't help you at all.

Just say no to spinning.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th April 2013, 07:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 444
Posted By cashcow
Re: Kindle Payments

yep. It probably takes longer if you have them send a check.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th April 2013, 06:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 444
Posted By cashcow
Re: Kindle Payments

It takes 60 days to get payment and it usually comes on or near the last day of the month.

So if you started earning money in May, you wouldn't get your first check until the end of July.

I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th April 2013, 11:48 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 8,464
Posted By cashcow
Re: Why I Love Kindle

For a while (back about a year ago), they were sending out warnings to people whose books showed up on pirate sites, but the authors would get the book taken down (from the pirate site) or answer...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th April 2013, 05:28 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 8,464
Posted By cashcow
Re: Why I Love Kindle

I remember the book - it deserves to sell well!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th April 2013, 05:33 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 8,464
Posted By cashcow
Re: Why I Love Kindle

I think the OP is pretty lucky/skillful at picking topics to write books about. Most of the rest of us have to do marketing.

Of course, if you are publishing books at the rate he is, you might...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th April 2013, 04:06 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 8,464
Posted By cashcow
Re: Why I Love Kindle

And they take care of customer support too.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th April 2013, 03:51 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 8,464
Posted By cashcow
Re: Why I Love Kindle

That's actually a good question. Like Sandra says, you would want to test it to see which method makes you more money.

There is a big advantage to being on Amazon though - once your book starts...
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