tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post2716206614683214697..comments2024-02-13T15:37:51.463-05:00Comments on Ellis Vidler's Unpredictable Muse: My KDP Select Experience--with numbersEllis Vidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-24590931301263494092012-01-28T13:36:39.929-05:002012-01-28T13:36:39.929-05:00Thanks, Ellis! There's another blog, I LOVE MY...Thanks, Ellis! There's another blog, I LOVE MY KINDLE, that also posts free or cheap reads. Bufo Calvin is the author of it and in addition to those posts, he keeps very current on Kindle news. I have subscribed to both iReader and ILMK blogs and get them on my Kindle.Donna White Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802142273102557253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-33077947736076095182012-01-28T13:32:25.114-05:002012-01-28T13:32:25.114-05:00Donna, that's fantastic! It's a good book,...Donna, that's fantastic! It's a good book, so I should think word will spread. I'm so glad to see your numbers after the free days too. Once it starts getting out there, I expect it will continue. Get those other books up!<br /><br />Elysabeth, I didn't know about E-Reader News or the iReader blog. Thanks. I'll have to check them out. I promoted mine myself. I don't know Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-80842776679870751842012-01-28T12:58:40.075-05:002012-01-28T12:58:40.075-05:00Elysabeth,
Love your name, BTW! That's interes...Elysabeth,<br />Love your name, BTW! That's interesting about the E-Reader News. It was also listed on the iReader blog, which I read daily for the e-industry news. It was so surreal to see Enemy there! <br />At any rate, I was pleased with the WOM promotion that got rolling, and I certainly didn't want to stop that. :) But what I wanted to see was how it progressed without me running Donna White Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802142273102557253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-44688421696492669342012-01-28T12:32:18.109-05:002012-01-28T12:32:18.109-05:00Donna,
You may not have done any promo/advertisi...Donna, <br /><br />You may not have done any promo/advertising for you book during those free days but it was being promoted. I subscribed to the E-Reader News Today newsletter and usually get it about 5 PM EST, so kind of late in the day for that day's free books or the featured book of the day. Your book was listed in Wednesday's (or maybe it was Thursday's) newsletter and I elysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-69923863203027321262012-01-28T11:52:49.590-05:002012-01-28T11:52:49.590-05:00Interesting, Donna. Thanks. Anyone else have a clu...Interesting, Donna. Thanks. Anyone else have a clue about which days bring the most exposure?Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-27926324757824556992012-01-28T11:50:01.672-05:002012-01-28T11:50:01.672-05:00Polly-I ran mine on Jan 25 & 26. They run midn...Polly-I ran mine on Jan 25 & 26. They run midnight to midnight so it would have been midnight Tues. to midnight Thurs.Donna White Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802142273102557253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-86730893619110666372012-01-28T11:25:45.799-05:002012-01-28T11:25:45.799-05:00Donna, did you put your book up on a Wednesday and...Donna, did you put your book up on a Wednesday and Thursday? I'm curious which days are the best. If anyone else has an answer, I'd be interested since I'm nearing time to put mine up.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-80025239354510195192012-01-28T11:12:37.300-05:002012-01-28T11:12:37.300-05:00Ellis-
I just finished my 2 free day promo from KD...Ellis-<br />I just finished my 2 free day promo from KDP-S and I LOVE it! Over the 2 days, there were 24,950 copies of THE ENEMY WE KNOW downloaded. I can't comprehend that many people having my book. :) It made it to #5 ranked in the free list. Kind of humbling when it returns to the regular paid ranking, which after two days of no real sales, came in at #180,000. However, I still consideredDonna White Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802142273102557253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-10693213369569144492012-01-28T08:28:40.028-05:002012-01-28T08:28:40.028-05:00Wyndes, I had 8 borrows. I did do a lot of promoti...Wyndes, I had 8 borrows. I did do a lot of promotion for the two free days. I posted it on the lists I belong to, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I didn't take out any ads, but I think several friends reposted it on FB and Twitter. <br />The 183 was the number sold in the few days immediately after the free days. All in all, I was very happy. It's still selling a few a day fairly Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-88660495562355402762012-01-24T20:03:12.038-05:002012-01-24T20:03:12.038-05:00Your Month-to-Date Unit Sales report should have a...Your Month-to-Date Unit Sales report should have a spot for Units Borrowed. That's the last entry in the chart and it's where you find the number of Kindle Prime Borrows. You mention the number 183--is that where that number is from? <br /><br />Units refunded means that people bought the book, then changed their mind and asked for their money back. This seems to happen on the Kindle Sarah Wyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-57216598783796588982012-01-24T17:57:08.521-05:002012-01-24T17:57:08.521-05:00Ellis, congrats! Although my stats were not as imp...Ellis, congrats! Although my stats were not as impressive as yours, I got a nice spike in new readship and sales on my first book, in Jan., and was very pleased with the international interest. Really appreciate the info.Eloise Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576109387111780514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-82792937328867146812012-01-23T20:46:28.985-05:002012-01-23T20:46:28.985-05:00Donna, I hope it works for you too. For me, this p...Donna, I hope it works for you too. For me, this program has been a big boost. I tried lowering the price to 99 cents, but the bump in sales still resulted in less money.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-32594158277320104582012-01-23T20:43:17.682-05:002012-01-23T20:43:17.682-05:00Louisa, thanks for sharing so much of your informa...Louisa, thanks for sharing so much of your information. It's helpful and inspiring. I hope this results in some reviews. That always helps. I bought Uneasy Spirits today, so add another one. <br /><br />For those of you who are interested, here's the link: http://mlouisalocke.com/2011/12/21/my-second-year-as-an-indie-author-even-sweeter-success/Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-48316795654755727362012-01-23T14:57:45.118-05:002012-01-23T14:57:45.118-05:00Ellis,
Thank you for your transparency. Just this ...Ellis,<br />Thank you for your transparency. Just this morning I put my book, Enemy, up for two free days in the KDP-Select program. Made me very nervous so I'm glad I read your post here. I recently read an article by Carolyn McCray where she talks about "price pulsing" to boost sales. Basically she describes lowering the price to achieve momentum, then adjusting it back up to earnDonna White Glaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802142273102557253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-54369405409195698652012-01-23T13:50:12.542-05:002012-01-23T13:50:12.542-05:00Dear Ellis,
Thanks for sharing your numbers (and ...Dear Ellis,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your numbers (and for the lovely comment on my blog.<br /><br />What surprised me with my similar success on KDP was the fact that people actually decided to borrow a book that was only $2.99 -- until I realized that if you look at the top 25 or so in the main categories, almost all of them are Amazon Prime, and most of these are indie authors with M. Louisa Lockehttp://mlouisalocke.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-22684678030410435592012-01-22T20:47:26.551-05:002012-01-22T20:47:26.551-05:00Thank you, Ellis. Wasn't someone on the SinC ...Thank you, Ellis. Wasn't someone on the SinC forum posting their progress with the KDP Select on her book(s)? To me that's the biggest part of self-publishing - name recognition and general promotion using this program, reachign readers one wouldn't normally reach.<br /><br />I've been trying to get followers on my blog and have just posted a following freebie this past weekend elysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-18640117624819024542012-01-22T20:32:00.926-05:002012-01-22T20:32:00.926-05:00Elysabeth, I hope your books do well in the progra...Elysabeth, I hope your books do well in the program. Name recognition/general promotion is my purpose in doing it. This is the only one I have to put on it, but it's doing well enough to please me. I don't know anyone else's numbers.<br />I wish you success with Bride-and-Seek and your other books.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-9331916141696685002012-01-22T19:08:53.755-05:002012-01-22T19:08:53.755-05:00Thank you, Jacqueline. It's a challenge. My go...Thank you, Jacqueline. It's a challenge. My goal now is to finish my next book.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-61206916839376717352012-01-22T18:24:34.576-05:002012-01-22T18:24:34.576-05:00It sounds like you are getting good publicity and ...It sounds like you are getting good publicity and ebook readers are ordering your work. I'm sure you're building a sound readership.<br />Wishing you every success.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-24675649001971911152012-01-22T13:41:13.776-05:002012-01-22T13:41:13.776-05:00I've been tracking my sales (not much of anyth...I've been tracking my sales (not much of anything to brag about) on a weekly basis and posting about it. I hope by the end of this week to publish my short store, "Bride-and-Seek" and will have it listed only in the KDP Select program. I figure my sales are pretty even on other ebook sites for my other books that I'll do one at a time right now and see how it goes. <br /><br elysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-28301025429671299192012-01-21T19:39:40.023-05:002012-01-21T19:39:40.023-05:00Star, I didn't know about Amanda Marigold. Wha...Star, I didn't know about Amanda Marigold. What have you written under that name? Those are really good numbers. People must like your books. I hope the upward trend continues!Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-48914678537888309152012-01-21T17:23:16.674-05:002012-01-21T17:23:16.674-05:00Hello Ellis, It was interesting to read your note...Hello Ellis, It was interesting to read your notes. Thank you for that. I have sold 90 e-books so far this month (21 days), writing as Amanda Marigold. I have noticed that the sales increase each month. It started with 1, then 2, then 3 per day. I wonder why that is? Either the word is spreading or ?<br />I wish you well with your new book.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-67360484057568364202012-01-21T16:49:15.384-05:002012-01-21T16:49:15.384-05:00Maybe the refunds belong to people like me who los...Maybe the refunds belong to people like me who lose track and purchase a book twice. :) Congratulations on your numbers. And thank you for sharing them.Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469110335564534731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-86265683486730273672012-01-21T13:22:00.753-05:002012-01-21T13:22:00.753-05:00I'll be following to see if you eventually mak...I'll be following to see if you eventually make money from this. With a higher ranking, you'd think that would be the case.<br /><br />Brave woman! And thanks for the honest report. When I get a second in the series out, I'd like to do that for the 1st, if the program is still around.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-41695089003987469052012-01-21T13:00:06.627-05:002012-01-21T13:00:06.627-05:00Here's the link to it. http://kdp.amazon.com/s...Here's the link to it. http://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/KDPSelect<br /><br />If you own the rights to your book and are willing to give Amazon a 90-day exclusive, you just sign up. But remember that there are no royalties on free books. Seventy percent of nothing is still nothing. :-) The exclusive was no problem for me. B&N linked it to the wrong book when I put it on Nook and then Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.com