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Extreme Words to Live Inside by Estella Aguilar

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

We have a debut poetry book by Estella Aguilar.  This is a 418 page poetry book with a wide range of topics.  Here’s the description: Nothing is off limits in this poetry book compilation. Delve in and get lost amid … Continue reading →

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Summer Slump & Goals

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I haven’t done a post on how Beginning of a Hero is doing for a long time.  The reason is because it isn’t doing much.  The summer slump and delay on the sequel have taken their toll.  I’ve yet to … Continue reading →

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Am I in the Wrong Country?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I have no idea how the Amazon list rankings work.  Bestiary hasn’t sold more than 10 copies overall and it’s 62 in its category.  This makes the confusion of Beginning of a Hero even worse: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,579 Paid … Continue reading →

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Quadruple Threat: Amazon, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I can’t believe I never realized this before.  Well, I realized, but I didn’t pick up on it before.  We all know how important social media is to the self-published author.  It’s the life-blood of our marketing whether we like … Continue reading →

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Really, Amazon?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

If you aren’t familiar with Amazon then you might not realize that after a certain amount of reviews, their system picks review quotes.  These are sentiments that are mirrored in multiple reviews.  No idea how they pick these quotes, but … Continue reading →

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Amazon Review Message! Urgent! Important!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, two of my 5-star reviews were recently deleted with no warning.  I have no idea why since they (like all of them) were legitimate reviews.  Anyway, this could turn into me losing a lot more reviews by the time … Continue reading →

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Is 70% Royalty Really 70%?

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I just found this article about the Amazon 70% royalty rate.  It includes a delivery fee, so you don’t really get 70%. http://empty-grave.com/2012/03/how-does-amazons-kdp-70-royalty-delivery-cost-delivery-fee-work/ Here’s some math from the article: If you upload your 30MB $6.99 eBook file, and are on … Continue reading →

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Wonders and Questions

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Pricing News and Question So, Beginning of a Hero is back to 2.99 pricing.  This brings out a few questions that I probably should ponder.  What would be successful sales at this price to keep the price sensible?  Should I … Continue reading →

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Rankings for Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Just saw this on Bestiary’s Amazon page: #7 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Epic #28 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Epic #2 on the eBooks Poetry Hot New Release List.  … Continue reading →

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Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale!

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale is live! Enjoy this small collections of fantasy poems for .99 cents.  Read and review the book.  Spread the word to your friends.

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