tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post8394573833407036279..comments2023-10-01T03:10:10.767-07:00Comments on Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Anatomy of an Amazon BestsellerErica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-38875204970525165282017-08-07T12:43:40.441-07:002017-08-07T12:43:40.441-07:00This is really useful to know. Thank you, Erica. I...This is really useful to know. Thank you, Erica. I was thinking about publishing everywhere straightaway, but now I'm thinking differently. I'm a completely unknown quantity. Louise Lacaillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745410479238370390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-48154812269265217992013-12-20T15:06:36.016-08:002013-12-20T15:06:36.016-08:00Hello Sunil. It is very difficult to launch a KDP ...Hello Sunil. It is very difficult to launch a KDP Select giveaway "cold." Before you even publish your book, you need to notify everyone under the sun that your book is being released. (I sent a thousand press releases to media, appropriate organizations, bloggers, etc.) You also MUST launch your author's website (Weebly is cheap and easy) and a blog. THEN you can publish your book.<br /><br />When your ebook is published (or right before) contact reviewers. Go here for a list of sites:<br /><br />http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2013/09/top-5-sites-for-finding-reviewers.html.<br /><br />You will need to send at least three hundred review requests, as well as doing a Librarything giveaway. (About 10% of reviewers will respond to your request.)<br /><br />THEN, once you have gotten at least 20 reviews, you can publicize your KDP Select free days. Go here for a list of where to promote your free days: <br /><br />http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-to-get-free-promotion-for-your.html<br /><br />It's a lot of work, but nothing else will do the trick.<br /><br />Good luck!Erica Verrillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-46332928079117147572013-12-20T09:49:33.299-08:002013-12-20T09:49:33.299-08:00Thanks for sharing your experience going through t...Thanks for sharing your experience going through the free day promotions of your kindle books Erica! Pretty informational and at the same time making me really wonder what practical steps do I need to embark in order for a successful free-day KDP select promotion.<br /><br />I've only done it once recently for my very first kindle ebook and only got about 343 downloads and no reviews. Currently I do have 4 5-star reviews and those are really painfully begged! But no doubt they did liked my ebook enough to give me 5 star ratings.<br /><br />So, Erica, my question is, what are the things one need to do or probably need to prepare beforehand and what you need to do on the day of your book promotions?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708101921029094775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-30826985334853514402013-12-09T15:26:19.034-08:002013-12-09T15:26:19.034-08:00Very interesting indeed. "Free" in this ...Very interesting indeed. "Free" in this context equals investment, which is hard to explain to some number crunchers. Thanks.Dean K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585231102949370872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-8661004908979202312013-06-24T19:59:20.762-07:002013-06-24T19:59:20.762-07:00Very useful article. I've been considering Ama...Very useful article. I've been considering Amazon KDP myself. Thanks for sharing the data, it's rather convincing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-82827443465579113722013-03-04T14:32:21.524-08:002013-03-04T14:32:21.524-08:00This is very interesting information to have. I ha...This is very interesting information to have. I have heard of KDP Select but have not enrolled in the program yet. I will have to look at that as an option for my next book. Thanks for writing this very informative post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079072618096243935noreply@blogger.com