Category Archives: Amazon Kindle Sales

Pen Name Launch: First Month Earnings $3043 (what worked and didn’t for marketing)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Lindsay

If you’ve been following the blog and Twitter, you may have heard me mention my pen name project. I haven’t shared the details with many people — mostly just my editor and beta readers — because I wanted to see if I … Continue reading →

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KDP Select & Kindle Unlimited: Why Ebooks Not Enrolled Are at a Disadvantage

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Lindsay

Until a week and a half ago, I had never enrolled any of my books in Kindle Select. The program came out after I started self-publishing, and I already had readers on the other platforms. That doesn’t mean I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Increasing Visibility on Amazon with the Big-Fish-Small-Pond Strategy

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lindsay

If you’re hand-selling your books by directing people to Amazon, one at a time (or perhaps in an occasional clump through buying a sponsorship on a blog/forum/mailing list), you might feel that you’re constantly pushing a boulder up a hill, … Continue reading →

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Boxed Set Bargains Rocking the Charts at Amazon

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Lindsay

If you’re always looking for ways to boost sales at Amazon (hey, who isn’t?), you might spend a lot of time browsing the bestseller charts over there to see what other authors are doing. If it’s working for them, it … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Amazon Sale: Improving Rankings, Selling More Books, and Gaining Exposure

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Lindsay

I’m not a master marketer. I never hand someone a business card unless they ask, I rarely plug my titles on Twitter and Facebook, and if I had to sell my books face-to-face I doubt I’d have moved more than … Continue reading →

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Is Using a Free Ebook Still a Viable Strategy for Increasing Overall Sales on Amazon?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Lindsay

Before Christmas of 2011, I made the first book in my Emperor’s Edge series free at Amazon (by setting it to free at Smashwords, Kobo, and other stores that allow the practice, which in turn can cause Amazon to “price … Continue reading →

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Book Promotion — What’s Working at Amazon in 2013?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Lindsay

Amazon isn’t the only place to sell your ebooks, and I’ve had some luck with Apple and Kobo of late, but it remains the big dog in the house, and most of the questions I get in regard to book … Continue reading →

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My Self-Publishing Thoughts After 50,000+ Ebook Sales

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Lindsay

In September, I released Blood & Betrayal, the fifth novel in my Emperor’s Edge series. I sold about 2700 copies of it during the month (not including those who purchased through my eARC offering in August) and about 6,000 ebooks … Continue reading →

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