Comments on: Announcing KDP Select for KDP Authors & Publishers 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/ A Lawyer's Thoughts on Authors, Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing Mon, 14 Jul 2014 03:06:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: The Pros & Cons of KDP Select | Publish Your Own Ebooks 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-17267 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:09:06 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-17267 [...] KDP Select there has been some heated debate over these pros and cons. One reader over at The Passive Voice commented “I have huge objections to the way this is set up. A limited pot is crazy. There [...]

]]> By: Kindle Fire Teardown Report Suggests Business to TI's Taiwanese Partners 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16900 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:32:54 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16900 [...] the revenue risk, one author disclosed that her non-Amazon revenue sources total around 30%, another put revenue loss potential at %53 [...]

]]> By: Sevastian Winters 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16823 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:01:55 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16823 In my book, “How I are Becomed a Very Much Gooder Author”, I talk a fair bit about the BUSINESS of being an author….and frankly, so long as they are offering a piece of pie commensurate to the whole, rather than a set amount per piece I serve up, I’m not interested in whoring myself to their program. Subscription based service is likely going to dominate the industry at some point…and soon…. BUT… I want to know what I am being paid per unit, BEFORE I agree to terms.

]]> By: Amazon Lending Library, KDP Select, and Risk | Making It Up As I Go 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16810 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:30:37 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16810 [...] (KDP)? Amazon decided to enlist those authors in the lending library by offering them a deal called KDP Select.  In exchange for allowing their books to be in the lending library and not to sell them anywhere [...]

]]> By: November Sales and why you won’t find Pegasus Pulp e-books in KDP Select | Pegasus Pulp 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16748 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:41:12 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16748 [...] The other big topic in the e-book world at the moment is Amazon’s new KDP Select program. The gist of the program is that it allows you to enroll your books into the lending library for subscribers of Amazon Prime, a US only program I don’t quite get, which involves free shipping, video streaming and borrowing one Kindle book per month and perhaps other perks as well. You don’t get paid for borrowed books (kind of obvious) directly, but you get a percentage from a pot of 500000 US-dollars after three months. Joining KDP Select also gives you the possibility to set the price of your book to free directly rather than via the price-matching tricks many indies are using. However, there is one big drawback to joining KDP Select, namely that the e-book in question has to be exclusive to Amazon for a period of at least 90 days. The full text of the e-mail sent to all KDP users and extensive discussion can be found at The Passi…. [...]

]]> By: Amazon KDP Select Controversy: Golden Opportunity or Trap? | Cheap Fires 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16744 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:31:29 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16744 [...] Smashwords and others is too much of a royalty gamble. Evaluating the revenue risk, one author disclosed that her non-Amazon revenue sources total around 30%, another put revenue loss potential at %53 [...]

]]> By: Steven Lewis 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16726 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:45:14 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16726 Remember this is most likely the thin end of the wedge. The Kindle Owners’ Library is one book per month now but will likely rise.

]]> By: David Gaughran 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16665 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:56:59 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16665 I know there have been a lot of discussion about KDP Select and the Lending Library. The pros and cons have all been intelligently argued for both here and throughout the blogosphere. Most writers have either made their mind up already or have decided to wait and see how others get on.

This post is not about that. It’s about how subscription models (like KDP Select) are going to play a big part in the future, and how we need to start figuring out how we value (and sell) our work under these models.

I argue that the terms of KDP Select aren’t as good as they could be, and that the best way to improve those terms is to withhold participation until they improve.

Even if you disagree with that conclusion, I think you may find it useful to consider subscription models in general, and how we can ensure we get compensated fairly for our work in the future.

Whatever your views on KDP Select (and there are valid points on both sides), I would love to hear your thoughts on subscription models in general, and how we can fight for good terms in the future (and we will need to).

My post is here:

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/how-much-do-you-want-to-get-paid-tomorrow/

]]> By: Anthea Lawson 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16625 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:23:05 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16625 Wow, it looks like it’s really working for you, Patricia. Awesome! :)

]]> By: Patricia Sierra 12/2011/announcing-kdp-select-for-kdp-authors-publishers/#comment-16606 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:04:37 +0000 ?p=12560#comment-16606 No, it’s five days per title out of every 90-day term.

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