Comments on: The Fine Print of Amazon’s New KDP Select Program http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/the-fine-print-of-amazons-new-kdp-select-program/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Shameless pluggery and linkery-pokery. « Christian A. Young's Dimlight Archive http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/the-fine-print-of-amazons-new-kdp-select-program/#comment-98110 Shameless pluggery and linkery-pokery. « Christian A. Young's Dimlight Archive Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:57:58 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?guid=5c6cee2c6a08b6dca79d61aef48d5ac5#comment-98110 [...] using the new KDP Select program to get your books into the Kindle lending library should check out this article, which discusses the weird fine print (including clauses that determine the pay scale and force [...]

]]> By: Giving It Up For Free | The Write Stuff http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/the-fine-print-of-amazons-new-kdp-select-program/#comment-94711 Giving It Up For Free | The Write Stuff Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:46:59 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?guid=5c6cee2c6a08b6dca79d61aef48d5ac5#comment-94711 [...] I came across this just recently and, at first, it sounded intriguing. But further examination made me change my mind. For my own purposes, it would mean snatching my eBook(s) back from other distributors to give Amazon exclusivity (something they insist on in order to participate), thus limiting my market. Then there is that formula for “your share” of the fund. They make it sound enticing but I suspect actual revenues will be minimal.  An analysis of this is available from the SFWA web site [...]

]]> By: Allan Douglas http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/the-fine-print-of-amazons-new-kdp-select-program/#comment-94692 Allan Douglas Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:52:16 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?guid=5c6cee2c6a08b6dca79d61aef48d5ac5#comment-94692 I came across this just yesterday, and at first it sounded intriguing. But further examination made me change my mind. For my own purposes, it would mean snatching my eBook(s) back from other distributors to give Amazon exclusivity, thus limiting my market. Then there is that formula. As you point out, they make it sound enticing but I suspect actual revenues will be minimal.

This may be a new tool for new authors wanting to gain exposure, for established authors, stick to the free samples of books to give readers a taste of your work.

]]> By: Mike Allen http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/the-fine-print-of-amazons-new-kdp-select-program/#comment-94384 Mike Allen Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:15:09 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?guid=5c6cee2c6a08b6dca79d61aef48d5ac5#comment-94384 I just made the first Clockwork Phoenix anthology available for Kindle, and as I interpreted the fine print, the very fact that I have one-time non-exclusive reprint rights to the stories in the books (meaning the authors can publish their stories other places if they want) meant my book would not be eligible. Pretty Draconian there.

]]> By: Anna D. Allen http://www.sfwa.org/2011/12/the-fine-print-of-amazons-new-kdp-select-program/#comment-94338 Anna D. Allen Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:53:47 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?guid=5c6cee2c6a08b6dca79d61aef48d5ac5#comment-94338 I got an email from Amazon this morning about this program. It didn’t pass the smell test. The formula bothered me– how much do you get if your ebook is only borrowed 10 times? Amazon has a habit of not paying out anything until a certain dollar amount is reached (which I understand, but it can be frustrating). The exclusivity clause bothered me as well. In the end, I couldn’t see any advantage to the program other than the possibility of promotion. I decided to pass.

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