tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post7745584367312794507..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: KINDLE SCOUT_WHAT'S THE TRUTH?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65889852023568307222015-08-28T10:54:34.591-05:002015-08-28T10:54:34.591-05:00Amazon is for Amazon. From what I've read they...Amazon is for Amazon. From what I've read they are cruel taskmasters to their employees -- a woman who had returned to work from having a stillborn child was told she was expected to be fully on the job with no decline in her productivity. Sigh.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-64766011814723100082015-08-28T00:38:19.039-05:002015-08-28T00:38:19.039-05:00I'm so glad you and Victoria are spreading thi...I'm so glad you and Victoria are spreading this information. I too received an email from Amazon but was immediately suspicious--the giant really is obsessive about monopoly, control and money. It is a corporation, not a co-op and certainly not a charity. So I'll be avoiding their Kindle Scout offer.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69984297012832978712015-08-27T22:52:17.502-05:002015-08-27T22:52:17.502-05:00KDP is a better deal than Kindle Scout: more right...KDP is a better deal than Kindle Scout: more rights and greater percentage of the book sales, plus you get to set the price! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35187796362093029452015-08-27T13:13:44.157-05:002015-08-27T13:13:44.157-05:00Interesting program. Yeah, I have a novelette on K...Interesting program. Yeah, I have a novelette on KDP now. I go back and forth about how I feel about Amazon.alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70983190241888532432015-08-27T10:38:15.781-05:002015-08-27T10:38:15.781-05:00Hpw many of us have that kind of money, right? Bu...Hpw many of us have that kind of money, right? But we will not get accepted by Kindle Scout unless we have a large enough fan base to make that money WITHOUT them.<br /><br />Yes, lightning strikes very seldom and launches an Indie writer into the limelight and high sales. But we can hope. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-31590280390407407282015-08-27T10:19:53.999-05:002015-08-27T10:19:53.999-05:00It's possible to make a mint if you have the w...It's possible to make a mint if you have the willingness to learn the many avenues, writing, publishing & marketing, but if not let someone else do it - in the end it costs. It always costs. You have to decide exactly how you want to pay the price. Sweat equity and cash, or most of your cash. Depends on what you want from your writing. It takes cash to make cash, unless you get lucky, and how often does that happen?<br />Good stuff, Roland, thanks for the breakdown!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-41374486749717866572015-08-27T10:19:43.968-05:002015-08-27T10:19:43.968-05:00Yes, it does paint a grim picture: if you are popu...Yes, it does paint a grim picture: if you are popular enough to get accepted by Kindle Scout, you will make more money by self-publishing without it. Strange, right?<br /><br />I just thought my friends should know what I found out and make their own decisions. Thanks for being my friend. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39674966943349685752015-08-27T10:17:04.399-05:002015-08-27T10:17:04.399-05:00It is unsettling that Amazon is craftily finding ...It is unsettling that Amazon is craftily finding ways to weed out hopeful writers. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76399277535483230882015-08-27T10:01:59.220-05:002015-08-27T10:01:59.220-05:00After wading through all that math, it paints a de...After wading through all that math, it paints a depressing offer. Good thing you do your research, Roland, and you help others by sharing it. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70381276029111820702015-08-27T03:15:46.193-05:002015-08-27T03:15:46.193-05:00Hi Roland - well said ... and now we know. Thanks...Hi Roland - well said ... and now we know. Thanks - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-91069373525840261802015-08-26T22:01:25.023-05:002015-08-26T22:01:25.023-05:00Amazon at first needed Indie authors to stock thei...Amazon at first needed Indie authors to stock their inventory for their emerging Kindles. Now, they have lured big names and have enough Indies in their stable -- so now they are pruning the rest of us to only those who can garner a large following :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-85871570205222916642015-08-26T21:59:34.074-05:002015-08-26T21:59:34.074-05:00Yes, we pay for everything ourselves and Amazon go...Yes, we pay for everything ourselves and Amazon gobbles up the translation rights and audiobook rights and fixes the price of the book themselves, keeping 3 or 4 times what they pay us up front!<br /><br />And like with loan shark loans, you never make enough to pay them back the advance. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-29610908206934751212015-08-26T21:57:18.438-05:002015-08-26T21:57:18.438-05:00It appears Amazon is loading the dice to their adv...It appears Amazon is loading the dice to their advantage. Slowly but surely Amazon is worsening the deal for their authors under the guise of helping them. Sigh.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17862559539912085532015-08-26T21:55:17.105-05:002015-08-26T21:55:17.105-05:00Exactly!!Exactly!!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56711460679922202022015-08-26T21:54:56.074-05:002015-08-26T21:54:56.074-05:00Yes, exactly. It is a popularity contest at the s...Yes, exactly. It is a popularity contest at the start to get Amazon's attention, If you have enough fan base support to get Amazon's nod of approval, you have enough fan base to make at least 3 times more money than $1500, and you keep translation and audiobook rights as well!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18203291666067372702015-08-26T21:52:13.564-05:002015-08-26T21:52:13.564-05:00It does seem wonky, doesn't it? It reminds me...It does seem wonky, doesn't it? It reminds me of three card monte.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-9254577077160888512015-08-26T21:51:21.761-05:002015-08-26T21:51:21.761-05:00Amazon is clever -- authors pay for everything as ...Amazon is clever -- authors pay for everything as they would with KDP and Amazon gets the gravy. Yes, $1500 sounds nice but when a business gives you that upfront, you know they will get much more in the long run.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12632668309688865242015-08-26T20:51:19.220-05:002015-08-26T20:51:19.220-05:00Sounds like Amazon has authors by the short and cu...Sounds like Amazon has authors by the short and curlies!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17997704480467289722015-08-26T20:06:58.329-05:002015-08-26T20:06:58.329-05:00Sounds like publishing the book yourself is a bett...Sounds like publishing the book yourself is a better deal.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88514580587051614322015-08-26T15:16:20.390-05:002015-08-26T15:16:20.390-05:00Thank you so much for the heads up and explaining ...Thank you so much for the heads up and explaining it so well. I don't think I would want to be tied down to any publisher right now. Not since being an Indie has so much more benefits. Murees Dupèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781339206465690961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-22942035459864890922015-08-26T14:46:42.928-05:002015-08-26T14:46:42.928-05:00Little Red Riding Hood should beware - again. Valu...Little Red Riding Hood should beware - again. Valuable info, Roland. Thanks!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34988563544336561632015-08-26T13:18:57.655-05:002015-08-26T13:18:57.655-05:00Looks good on the surface but I wonder about the s...Looks good on the surface but I wonder about the selection process before you get into the royalty questions. Seems to go against Amazon's otherwise wide open submissions policy.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48220548345499858692015-08-26T12:49:15.682-05:002015-08-26T12:49:15.682-05:00Seems wonky. I'll have to look into it more, b...Seems wonky. I'll have to look into it more, but I very likely wouldn't ever submit my novel to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72307126455896928612015-08-26T12:17:21.944-05:002015-08-26T12:17:21.944-05:00This was totally on my plate to research today. Th...This was totally on my plate to research today. Thanks so much for the info. I guess we'll see how it shakes out in the coming months.Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.com