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@Pyotr_Troyan

Жыл бұрын

Is there an update video for the part at 21:01? ...for the KDP marketing tactic, using just KDP Unlimited/Select?

@seanchristopherdamico

15 күн бұрын

Hi Mandi Lynn, can't we run wide distribution after the 90-day Kindle Select/Unlimited campaign is over? If the KDP campaign is successful could we not leverage that success with a wide distribution campaign?

You nailed it when you said it's every author's question to face at some point lol, it's such a big question! I'm glad you made this video and I think it'll help with more awareness of what this program is!

I have to say, free first books works on me. Legit this week I read a free first book and had to know and bought the rest of the books in the series the same night I started the first one.

I decided to go wide because I think some of my audience might not want to buy on Amazon and I don’t want to be too dependent one one platform. If Amazon decided made a change that made KU untenable, I don’t want to scramble to get on other platforms. I agree that it should be up to an author and I’m glad we live in a time when self-publishing is accessible.

I prefer Google Play Books or Libby for ebooks as I try not to support Amazon too much. Kudos to those who choose wide distribution, I thank you 😊

Thank you so much for doing this Mandi! You've explained everything so well. I've definitely gained clarity around KEPT Select.

Some helpful information. However, more clarity on difference and pros/cons between Kindle Direct Publishing and Kindle Select and the Kindle Unlimited option under Kindle Select would be useful. Also more clarity on whether print copies made and widely distributed by presses other than Amazon are permitted when in the Kindle Select agreement. Can self-printed copies be sold alongside an e-book on Amazon when in the Kindle Select contract? Alternatively, if a self-printed second edition of an e-book on Kindle Select was created could it be sold along side the e-book on Amazon?

Thank you so much for so clearly stating the pros and cons....I wish someone could make all of these decisions for me!

Thanks for another great video. I was curious about the pros/cons of KDP Select and Kindle Unlimited.

I am going for KDP Select for my book of short stories. Lets see what happens.

Thanks - this just saved me distributing widly, when I suspected the result would be exactly as you metioned - complications with few sales. Very helpful, cheers. :)

I'm a new author, so im making all those mistakes, but remember when someone read the 1st two pages of a book i made a lot of mistakes in and I am bloody grateful someone picked it up.

Going Select for sure.

Thank you for explaining this👍.

I love your comprehensive videos and subscribed. I joined KDP select for my newly published ebook" Pressed But Not Squashed" by Sule Igoche. After 90days, I will opt out of KDP select to market wider on other ebook a promo platforms not exclusive to Amazon 😍👏🏽🎯💙📓💸

I love your video. It explains in interesting detail the KDP Select system. I placed one book in there, but I am not sure how it will do as being read. It remains to be seen. Great video.

Hi thank you for cleaning this up. Wow makes sense 🙂

Great video, Mandi.

Thank you Mandi, Great video and very productive. 🥰🥰🥰

Great video as usual, Mandi!

Thank you so much for all this info! ☺👍

Thank you.

Super helpful video, thanks!

I made an option to enroll, because I was baited by my own hurried excitement, also they said I could be in a storyteller contest. (john is sometimes a little full of hisself) We will see how well it does. Two are free on June 30 to celebrate Pride month, because I am proud of my work, not my Sexuality.

I took your advice and finally put my first book on kindle unlimited. I'm curious to see how it goes

Great explanation! Thanks.

@MandiLynnWrites

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Welcome back Mandi! Thanks for providing such great content!

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!

made notes.

Thank you ❤

Very helpful - thank you

Thank you! -Author of Can't Keep A Sober Girl Down

KDP Select vs Wide Distribution

Just printon demand says use my own copyright.If I don t owny own book, that was not what I was told just having it printed into a book. . Guess I better get back to them.

i had a lot of pages read. going back to KDP.

@bigphilly7345

2 жыл бұрын

What is your genre?

Great information as always!

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Hi Mandi! Regarding ARC and giving away books for promoting it (to librarians, journalists, influencers…), we in France have that little line that says that it is the only exception accepted to the rule of exclusivity (not a grey area, a real "it's okay" situation). Maybe you have it too in the US? It basically says that the tradition of ARCs goes way back and it's okay to continue so even if enrolled.

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's good to hear! I'll look closer into it! I'd like to assume it's the same way for the US.

@celiaeven878

2 жыл бұрын

@@MandiLynnWrites I decided to look for it to maybe help you find the place, but I can't find it anymore. My original research was made about 1-2y ago so maybe they changed it to avoid abuse ? The only thing left now is the same exception (ARC) for the "get-a-free-product-in-exchange-of-a-review" rule, which is forbiden on Amazon except for books and their long-lasting traditions of ARC. So… mystery unsolved

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

@@celiaeven878 yeah I tried looking again an couldn’t find it either 😅

THANKS!!!!!

I m reading this 8/12/'23. .

I have had an initial online chat with a amazon representative and they have given me 2 different costs for publishing, Option 1: Standard Publishing & Distribution - The book will be published on Amazon & Kindle in e-book, paperback and hardcover formats with unlimited print on demand. £765 Option 2: Global Extensive Publishing & Distribution - The book will be published on over 30+ platforms including Barnes & Noble, Amazon US, UK, AUS, Google Books, Apple Books, iUniverse etc in ebook, paperback and hardcover formats with unlimited print on demand. £1445 In the video's I have watched so far, no one has mentioned the cost. Are these figures correct or is there a cheaper way of doing it? I am based in the UK. Many thanks.

@MandiLynnWrites

10 ай бұрын

You shouldn’t be paying Amazon anything to publish your book. That honestly sounds like a scam unless it’s some marketing feature they have, in which case, it’s still a cost you don’t need to make.

@Millicent241

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I will explore why they were charging that. Thanks again

Mandi what do you suggest for new authors? I'm new to publishing and there is so much info it's so confusing where to start. Draft2Digital or Kindle like you said someone may not want to buy a first book in a series. I've written 10 in a series not all edited yet but written. So I have no clue where to start. Suggestions would be appreciated. TY for your videos btw. Your one on D2D was excellent with many good points as was this one.

Unless I'm mistaken, I think you can have some books in Select and some not, so it's per book. If so, you could have the first book in the series for zero and not in Select, but include the others in Select. That way you could offer the first for free to promote the series, right? Or am I mixing it up?

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

Correct! You could do it that way!

@BethanyAtazadeh

2 жыл бұрын

You could do that, but it would probably upset your readers if you did, because readers in the select/unlimited program are in that program for a reason, so they're not going to be happy and most likely will not go on to buy.

Can you publish audiobook on Audible if you opt in for KDP Select?

Hi Mandi! Do you have any videos discussing different ways to promote and the best promotional tools?

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

I have a marketing playlist, which you can find here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKakvKyDl9zLdJc.html

Do you prefer Lulu vs.KDP? Im still confused 😢

Look at all the authors who lost their KDP accounts. All were in Select. Very risky going all-in with Amazon.

@calviv1

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean “lost” their KDP accounts?

Self publishhing cost you $5,000. To print first book?

What s an estimate of how much to self publish on Amazon ,I m wondering

Thanks for the information as I have been confused about this, especially since I just learned about authors get paid via page reads yesterday. My sister and I just finished our third draft so we have not published yet. So does this mean users of kindle can choose to buy books out right or do a sub. Do you know if it also works this way on audible? I am asking as a reader because I have books on tape/cd but the new audible books don't come that way.

Hi Mandi, did you stay in KDP Select? I see this vid was shot last April 2022 - thanks

I think i messed up, can I upload an 8.52"x8.5" book on kindle ebook?

What if we make our ebook available on other platforms too and not specific to kindle unlimited and then... can we still change the book cost especially on amazon only, like how you said for countdown discount?

I am about to launch my book by end of july 2023... question: I want to share copies of the book to reviewers but I dont understad what format is best to send via email to protect it for unlimited sharing.... can anyone guide me on that question?

@MandiLynnWrites

Жыл бұрын

I use BookFunnel to share review copies of my books

If you withdraw from wide distribution, do you remove all your books from that platform? For example if I'm on Draft2Digital and decide to move to Kindle Select, do I then remove the books or stop distribution there to put them on KS? TIA

Is it best to place your book on kindle select after it’s been out for awhile?

How’s it going? I’ve watched a few of your videos and I am looking to see if you can publish your e-book on Amazon only, but your paper back and hard cover through Ingram. Do you have any videos that explain how to do a combination of both? And the pros and cons?

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

KDP Select is just for ebooks. You can still have wide distribution for your paperback.

If you're on KDP Select, can you still publish to Google?

Can people still buy your e-book when you enroll in KDP select

if i enroll in kdp select, and promote the quotes from the books in social media ( to promote the book itself) , is it a violation of terms ?

@authortommcauliffe3692

Жыл бұрын

Not that I can find

Hey Mandi! Quick question... If I put my EBook into KDP Select/Unlimited, can I still use my own printing service/distributor for the physical version? Thanks so much, D

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! The select program in only for ebooks. Physical books you can still do whatever you'd like

@Catharsis-lu5xr

2 жыл бұрын

@@MandiLynnWrites Thank you so much!

@Catharsis-lu5xr

2 жыл бұрын

@@MandiLynnWrites I just got a different response from Amazon. They are saying in order to be enrolled in KDP Select, I have to publish AND print through KDP???? I'm so confused... :(

But people can get a refund for the entire book after they read it on Kindle even though they read the entire book.

@zackjames2381

Жыл бұрын

You're joking. Hows that allowed

Great advice. But please, please please learn how to pronounce 'button'.

FREE BOOK? Well, just gone through KDP terms & conditions. Kindly get your *facts corrected,* please. KDP SELECT is not worth it! *I cannot think of giving away my hard-written material, just like that, for free!*

@MandiLynnWrites

Жыл бұрын

Kindly get your facts correctly. You don’t give your book away for free. You are paid per pages read.

Please practice lowering your voice so that it doesn't sound so nasal and irritating.

@MandiLynnWrites

2 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks for the feedback

@SteveJVolk

2 жыл бұрын

Love your positive attitude. God Bless.

@jodipatriceshaw314

2 жыл бұрын

@@MandiLynnWrites I don't find your voice nasally or annoying and that was a rude comment. If you don't want to listen to her and it bothers you don't watch the video. We shouldn't have to practice changing our voices to appease someone. Jeez.