Showing posts with label AgainstTheFlowPress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AgainstTheFlowPress. Show all posts
Saturday, 16 December 2017
Thursday, 16 November 2017
KDP Reports
Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) reports make interesting reading.
The first report lists the number of e-books sold along with the date they were downloaded. From this I can determine whether a promotion has generated sales or not, and see if sales increased around the time of a particular tweet, Facebook or blog post.
The second report is labelled 'Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) Read from KU and KOLL'. It appears because the e-book is available to download through Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Owners Lending Library. E-book royalties are payable for each page read, at the time they are read, but only on the first time of reading. This is an interesting report as it shows how many pages have been read and the days on which they were read.
Beneath this is a table showing royalties earned, and under this is a link to download the full report. As expected, the report details all the above information. More interestingly, there is a tab labelled 'KENP Read' which breaks down how many pages were read on each day, and in which country! It was only when I clicked on this tab that I discovered Orchard View is being read by a reader in Spain.
Does that make me an international author?
The first report lists the number of e-books sold along with the date they were downloaded. From this I can determine whether a promotion has generated sales or not, and see if sales increased around the time of a particular tweet, Facebook or blog post.
The second report is labelled 'Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) Read from KU and KOLL'. It appears because the e-book is available to download through Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Owners Lending Library. E-book royalties are payable for each page read, at the time they are read, but only on the first time of reading. This is an interesting report as it shows how many pages have been read and the days on which they were read.
Beneath this is a table showing royalties earned, and under this is a link to download the full report. As expected, the report details all the above information. More interestingly, there is a tab labelled 'KENP Read' which breaks down how many pages were read on each day, and in which country! It was only when I clicked on this tab that I discovered Orchard View is being read by a reader in Spain.
Does that make me an international author?
Thursday, 19 October 2017
My first review is in!
Well, my first review on Amazon is in! Thank you Loveabargain for your encouraging words.
I do indeed have the bones of another story that I want to write, and am doing some research before I get too carried away and find the plot is totally implausible.
From concept to creation, I have learned a lot about writing and self-publishing, although I have probably only really scratched the surface there. There are a few things I will do differently with the next story, such as having a more detailed plan and timeline before I start writing. I spent too much time writing the story, then checking the facts I was giving tallied with those I'd given earlier, and there were a couple of times when they didn't! Had my timeline been more detailed at the start, I could have avoided that pitfall... perhaps?
I do indeed have the bones of another story that I want to write, and am doing some research before I get too carried away and find the plot is totally implausible.
From concept to creation, I have learned a lot about writing and self-publishing, although I have probably only really scratched the surface there. There are a few things I will do differently with the next story, such as having a more detailed plan and timeline before I start writing. I spent too much time writing the story, then checking the facts I was giving tallied with those I'd given earlier, and there were a couple of times when they didn't! Had my timeline been more detailed at the start, I could have avoided that pitfall... perhaps?
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Book Giveaway
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Orchard View
by Deborah J Miles
Giveaway ends October 30, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
#GoodreadsGiveaway
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
And now it's all about marketing
I have now read numerous web pages which offer advice on how to promote your product and yourself - some of it you can do yourself free of charge, and some of it involves paying quite hefty sums for someone else to do it for you.
So now I start my journey into marketing.
Social media is a great way to get your message out.
So now I start my journey into marketing.
Social media is a great way to get your message out.
- If you have not got a Facebook account, get one, and then create a group page to promote yourself and your products. I have just set up a group page at: https://www.facebook.com/againsttheflowpress/
- Twitter is another great tool for advertising your product. I've had an account for a while, but am only now learning how to use it. Follow me on Twitter at: @DeborahMiles7.
- Start writing a blog. There are lots of blogging platforms to choose from, such as: WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, Ghost, Squarespace, Wix and Medium. Some offer completely free blog hosting.
- A web site is a great way of advertising yourself and your products. There are numerous free hosting provider,s and you can buy a domain name if you want one.
- If you love to read, you may already be aware of www.goodreads.com. This site allows registered users to review the books they have read, and encourages authors to create an author profile and list their books. My author profile can be found at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17177377.Deborah_J_Miles. Authors can also create a blog on Goodreads.com or can sync with a blog hosted by a different provider. I am syncing with this blog on Blogger.com, http://againsttheflowpress.blogspot.co.uk/.
- Link your social media accounts so that you don't have to write the same thing on each platform.
- Learn how to use hashtags and use them in your posts to reach a wider audience.
My paperback and ebook have been priced and sales and royalties are monitored through CreateSpace.com and kdp.amazon.com. To add an extra line of revenue you can enrol on the Amazon Affiliates Program. Amazon Affiliates will provide you with product links to place on your registered web site and blog, which when clicked by users who then purchase that item, will give you a small finders fee.
Again, it's been interesting finding out all this stuff, and as I have done all the work myself, it has cost me nothing except my time. My next step is to giveaway two signed copies of my book on Goodreads. I have to buy the books and pay the postage, so there is a small cost involved here, but it should be worth it, as it will bring the title to Goodreads users attention.
Again, it's been interesting finding out all this stuff, and as I have done all the work myself, it has cost me nothing except my time. My next step is to giveaway two signed copies of my book on Goodreads. I have to buy the books and pay the postage, so there is a small cost involved here, but it should be worth it, as it will bring the title to Goodreads users attention.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Against the Flow Press is born
First I had to check that the name I wanted to use was not already in existence. Six names later, I found one that hadn't been taken and designed a logo for it. The next day I decided I did not like the name or the logo and think I settled on it out of desperation rather than because it suited me. So I started again to look for inspiration. I have now decided on a name which speaks to me.
My imprint is Against the Flow Press.
The next step was to create a simple logo, which I did using www.canva.com. This will be used on the book cover as well as the icon for this blog.
Additionally, I have set up an email account specifically for my publishing imprint, to give it a more professional feel.
I downloaded Kindle Create to convert my word document into a kindle e-book and found out how to send it to my kindle.
I had no idea when I started that I could do all this myself. I never considered paying anyone to publish my work and thought the story would just be another file on my computer. And it probably would have, had I not spoken to Cathy Shuter. Sometimes it's not what you know, it's who you know!
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