Category Archives: Amazon Kindle Sales

Ebook Authors Can Set up Amazon Author Pages Too

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lindsay

You don’t have to be a traditionally published author to have an Amazon Author Page. If you’ve published your ebook for the Kindle store, you qualify as an author as far as Amazon is concerned. If you haven’t set up … Continue reading →

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Kate Harper on Making Money Publishing Kindle Articles

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lindsay

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about e-publishing novellas and short stories as ebooks, since they’re less time-consuming to write than novels. Over in the non-fiction realm, Kate Harper, author of How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the … Continue reading →

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Three Amazon Marketing Tactics to Increase Book Visibility

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Lindsay

If your books are languishing in obscurity at Amazon, and you’re sure folks would love them if only they could find them, there are a few marketing tactics you can try on the Amazon site itself. I’ve done some of … Continue reading →

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Which Genres Sell Best for Indie Ebook Authors?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Lindsay

Whether you’re just getting into e-publishing or you’ve been staring at your sales numbers for a long time (and wondering why they aren’t higher), you might be interested to know which indie ebook authors are doing very well and what … Continue reading →

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Kindle Nation Sponsorship Results

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Lindsay

As I mentioned Sunday, I purchased a Kindle Nation sponsorship for The Emperor’s Edge, a full-length fantasy novel priced at $2.99. Kindle Nation has several advertising options, and I went with #1: “free book alert sponsorship.” To qualify, your book … Continue reading →

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Amazon Sales Rank Explained

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Lindsay

I know the Amazon Sales Ranking System (or Amazon Bestsellers Rank) is something a lot of authors wonder about. Since I’m not big on plotting points on graphs and crunching numbers myself, I’m bringing in Robin Sullivan for a guest … Continue reading →

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Ebook Pricing Strategies for Fiction

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lindsay

When it’s time to publish your first ebook, you’ll have to decide how much you want to charge for it. Since I’m reading Stephen Windwalker’s How to Price eBooks for the Kindle right now, I thought I’d do a post … Continue reading →

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Thriller Author Makes $620 a Day Selling Kindle Ebooks

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lindsay

Though this blog is new, I’ve already mentioned Joe Konrath once or twice (Ebook Authors Making Good Money), and I’m sure this won’t be the last time. He’s quite the inspiration to us indie ebook authors! Last week, he posted … Continue reading →

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