Comments on: New Programs on Amazon - Do They Help Authors?

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:55:44 +0000

The thing with Amazon is it's like Big Brother, and it tracks everything you do, and everyone with whom you interact. And, in the past, Amazon, at times, has used that against authors. Those algorithms know if you give books away, and to whom, and if/when they leave reviews, it's in the gray area of a TOS violation. Keep that in mind.

denise

By: JL Nich Author SFF

JL Nich Author SFF — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:39:38 +0000

Im not liking the gamifying aspect. It is going to lowball the pricing and whose benefiting that? Amazon really. The lowball price makes your books more tatalizing so you offer your email to Amazon not the author. Boo Hiss.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:48:29 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to review these new features.

By: John Peragine

John Peragine — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:00:07 +0000

In reply to Terry Odell. I totally agree!

By: drjohnnd

drjohnnd — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:59:16 +0000

In reply to pameladbeverly. I feel like that every day.

By: pameladbeverly

pameladbeverly — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 20:23:27 +0000

It's like Amazon is against the indie reader or at least, those of us that don't have a large readership, smh.

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:22:24 +0000

Thanks for this information. As a non-Kindle person, it reeks of more ways they're trying to monopolize the book-selling business. I'll stick to my Nook for my reading, thank you very much. Not to say I don't publish on Amazon--that's where most of my royalties come from--but it doesn't mean I have to like their business practices.

By: bethovermyer

bethovermyer — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 12:44:31 +0000

I'm tempted to try Vella, but I'm going to see what other authors say first. Great blog post!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:19:05 +0000

Valuable information, John. Thank you!

By: John N PERAGINE

John N PERAGINE — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:43:38 +0000

You’re welcome! Once you know the game then you know better how to play and what to expect