tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post7565586196768440766..comments2019-06-27T22:20:07.204-04:00Comments on The Spiraling Mind: WTH is Amazon Doing to My MOBI Files?Eva Cayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-14711241053712602072014-01-24T02:40:16.879-05:002014-01-24T02:40:16.879-05:00Hi, folks! My Amazon MOBI files are now 9.5 to 11...Hi, folks! My Amazon MOBI files are now 9.5 to 11 MEGS. Delivery costs $.15.Eva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-86653890879979212412013-05-20T13:47:16.051-04:002013-05-20T13:47:16.051-04:00Hi, DragonLady! I went ahead and published my new...Hi, DragonLady! I went ahead and published my new book to Smashwords; until I am comfortable that Amazon is no longer 'glitchy' or no longer suffering 'snafus', I will wait to publish it there.<br /><br />The book is Evan's Ladies, an 'add-on' book to the To Be Sinclair series, consisting of four novellas. If you're interested, the Smashwords MOBI file is only 803 kb! :DEva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-44198983853478911892013-05-20T08:21:46.587-04:002013-05-20T08:21:46.587-04:00I determined that the Zon does not register 'g...I determined that the Zon does not register 'gifting' as a legitimate sale, despite the fact that the eBook gift comes out of my own pocket. I had a contest and offered eBook copies of Roman (Saints and Sinners). I have 15 marvelous reviews and it was starting to sell, then I noticed a lag but thought nothing of it. Not until I gifted those books and nothing registered. It's been more than a month. I'm patient, but... And yes, I complained but got nothing but dead air space (oh BTW: their customer service has shifted to English is not their native language sites). meantime, sales inexplicably dropped to absolute zero. Becasue of my blood pressure, in my house we don't talk about The Zon.DragonLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381441468998574063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-81314660085932565992013-05-19T23:33:11.601-04:002013-05-19T23:33:11.601-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-21497555548839662742013-05-19T23:11:46.727-04:002013-05-19T23:11:46.727-04:00I avoid Amazon on general principle. I don't b...I avoid Amazon on general principle. I don't buy anything from there, even music. The only exception would be Doctor Who episodes if I didn't have access to BBC America, because I have an even lower opinion of iTunes and Apple than I do Amazon.<br /><br />I have major issues with their business model.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-1520788191122169882013-05-19T17:26:56.059-04:002013-05-19T17:26:56.059-04:00Anna, I'm not surprised. They think they have...Anna, I'm not surprised. They think they have us over a barrel, but there are many new websites offering ebooks now. If they do not wise up, they will find authors unwilling to publish to them at all for lack of adequate service. Which is exactly why I know a number of Nook readers who avoid Amazon like the proverbial plague; they've been burned one too many times.Eva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-84450205671427310392013-05-19T17:24:16.050-04:002013-05-19T17:24:16.050-04:00I think you're right on almost everything -- b...I think you're right on almost everything -- but now there are a lot of other places you can find ebooks. As I show above, Smashwords ALSO offers the MOBI format for Kindle e-readers! If Amazon screws around too much with their ebooks, I'm certain people will start looking elsewhere. <br /><br />Amazon offers convenience, certainly, but even for non-book products I've been able to find better bargains; I'm almost to the point of using it as a search tool like Google, reading reviews, then going to a search engine to find the original manufacturers or sales outlets.Eva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-58651325226875073002013-05-19T17:07:33.286-04:002013-05-19T17:07:33.286-04:00If your KDP book files get too large, they charge ...If your KDP book files get too large, they charge a download premium for the increased file size. I write epic fantasy (books that tend to be THICK) and I get a smaller royalty because of it. I don't know what size your book files are, but one of those edits may mean Amazon also gets to keep more of your royalty! It's happened to me!<br /><br />Anna_esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308973517820331789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-62909868067009753572013-05-19T16:05:59.192-04:002013-05-19T16:05:59.192-04:00I knew all this was coming with Amazon at some poi...I knew all this was coming with Amazon at some point. The golden goose doesn't lay eggs forever. Amazon owns the market and they know it. They're going to start screwing the indie authors and there's very little the authors will be able to do about it. Amazon is so big and has so many revenue streams they don't care.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-75526031292820145322013-05-19T15:50:26.174-04:002013-05-19T15:50:26.174-04:00Hi, kat! I am wondering what avenue I should take...Hi, kat! I am wondering what avenue I should take now. I have some friends who have not purchased my later books yet; perhaps I'll have them buy them and watch to see how many show up on my purchases.<br /><br />I still have not registered a single sale since the late evening of 5/16, and I have read posts by others acknowledging that they, too, have suffered 'snafus' like this. Otherwise, I'm not sure I should vent anything more without data backing me, so I shall leave it at that!Eva Cayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076085941829679350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749542622049705192.post-50854057579432063362013-05-19T12:49:09.081-04:002013-05-19T12:49:09.081-04:00That's very interesting stuff there; I'll ...That's very interesting stuff there; I'll have to keep an eye on it. I like publishing through Smashwords better than Amazon primarily because I want my readers to be able to really OWN the copy they buy, including updated versions. But you know all that, I'm sure. kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078316793731518520noreply@blogger.com