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By LK Gardner-Griffie on June 10, 2009
Yesterday afternoon I had an appointment I couldn’t miss, so I left my husband on the front porch with a book to wait for the UPS delivery truck. Before you think I’m unjustifiably cruel, let me tell you about the UPS deliveries in our neighborhood.
Posted in Kindle, LK Gardner-Griffie | Tagged amazon.com, e-book reader, e-books, Kindle, kindle 2, LK Gardner-Griffie, misfit mccabe |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 8, 2009
What can I say? It’s been a great year for me as an author and for my book, Stealing Wishes. As many know, I’ve documented my publishing journey over the past year here as the POD Diary. From pulling my hair out while creating my own book cover over a year ago to recording every [...]
Posted in Announcements, POD Diary, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon.com, lulu.com, POD, POD author, pod book sales, POD Diary, pod journal, print on demand, Self-Publishing, self-publishing journal, Shannon Yarbrough, stealing wishes |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 6, 2009
Like many of you, I’ve been patiently waiting to receive my March royalties I earned from Kindle sales. March proved to be one of the biggest months for authors as far as earnings are concerned due to the release of the Kindle 2. For those who may have missed this bit of information from my previous posts and are wondering why I said March, Amazon.com pays you 60 days after the end of a month,which is why we are just now getting paid our March royalties.
Posted in Opinions, POD Diary, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, amazonfail, author amazon royalties, digital text platform, dtp, Kindle, kindle sales |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 5, 2009
Unlike Lulu, once you have uploaded your files to CreateSpace, you do NOT immediately have the capability to order a copy of your work. Once you have submitted your files, you receive an email confirmation that states the following: “Thank you for submitting your book. We will review your files and book information and notify you of the results via email shortly, typically within 24-48 hours.”
Posted in CreateSpace, Getting Published, News, Opinions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, CreateSpace, DIY publishing, POD, print on demand, Self-Publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 4, 2009
Have any other authors out there received an email from Amazon saying your new Author Central page is ready? I received mine earlier this week. I immediately signed in to take a look. I added a picture, a biography, and also updated my bibliography to include the books that LuluPress has listed on Amazon now including an early chapbook of my poetry I put together in 2006 as a gift for my Mom and Dad.
Posted in Announcements, Marketing, Promotions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon blog, amazon connect, amazon.com, author central, author connect |
By Shannon Yarbrough on June 1, 2009
I was first introduced to CreateSpace in 2007. Once my book, Stealing Wishes, was eliminated from the semifinals for the first Amazon ABNA contest, I was given my consolation prize which was a CreateSpace membership and the ability to publish and order a free copy of my book. I chose not to do this at that time and published the book with Lulu instead. But ever since we here at LLBR decided to add CreateSpace books to our review portfolio, I thought it would be a good experience to create something with CreateSpace and learn more about this company.
Posted in CreateSpace, Getting Published, News, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, CreateSpace, DIY publishing, POD, POD author, print on demand, Self-Publishing |
By Shannon Yarbrough on May 26, 2009
Back on May 12th, I did a random search on Amazon.com for my book, Stealing Wishes, and found an odd separate listing for my book. It had no picture and only had one copy for sell by a third party seller. I promptly clicked on this link only to find the seller’s name was LuluPress. You can view the listing here, although the copy that was for sale and even the name of my book has since been removed from it. You can view LuluPress’s profile here. I decided to email LuluPress asking if their authors received royalties for these Marketplace sales. They replied two days later with a simple “yes.” So, I left it at that.
Posted in Announcements, Opinions, Sales, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon marketplace, amazon.com, booksurge, Lulu, lulu joins marketplace, lulu.com, lulu.com amazon.com marketplace |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 24, 2009
Today marks a day on the E-Calendar that many of us have been talking about the past year. It quite literally snuck up on us overnight, but the Kindle 2 is here and became available today. With 37 reviews already (the majority posted yesterday), it’s averaging 3.5 stars with a mixture of emotions all across the board. 17 reviews give it 5 stars, 11 are stuck in the middle, and 9 give it only 1 star.
Posted in E-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon kindle, amazon kindle 2, amazon.com, e-author, e-book, Kindle, kindle 2, kindle ereader |
By Shannon Yarbrough on January 29, 2009
We begin February with the Superbowl on Sunday. So what, right?
Writers can kick off the month by entering Amazon.com’s ABNA (Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award) contest on Monday, the 2nd. For those who are regulars to the blog, you might remember my November post about ABNA.
Posted in Announcements, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged abna, abna winner, amazon abna, amazon breakthrough, amazon.com, breakthough novel award, CreateSpace, fresh kills, Getting Published |
By Shannon Yarbrough on January 5, 2009
Let’s start 2009 with a success story! I had the pleasure of reading Robert Toonkel’s book, Chappaqua, in August as part of our Back to School focus. Just yesterday, I noticed Robert’s book had gone live on Amazon since the review. I decided to cross post our review to his Amazon page and also noticed the book had a new cover.
Posted in Interviews, Shannon Yarbrough, Success Stories | Tagged amazon.com, bookstores, chappaqua, local books, lulu.com, new york, POD author, pod success story, print on demand, rob toonkel |
