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Talkbackers e-publishing achievements
Talkback has several threads where article writing, magazine stories, competition success etc., may be announced.
As individuals pursuit of e-publishing increases, it is becoming difficult to keep track of their progress. Thus I have taken the liberty of starting this thread and attempted to collate basic details of Talkbackers Kindle and Smashwords achievements.
Amazon offer free software for various electronic means of reading Kindle books.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000423913&tag=googhydr-21&hvadid=6408437766&ref=pd_sl_3y8089m9g0_e
These two threads contain compiled reference and resource for all those with ambition to follow growing success:
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=178277&page=1
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=178649&page=1
Details regarding refunds [Compliments of LilyC]:
https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing
Report tab. Under that you get Months to Date Unit Sales, you then get three options Kindle Sales US, Kindle Sales UK and Kindle Sales DE. Click on any of those to see your Sales figures. It gives you the Title, ASIN, Units Sold, Units Refunded and Net Units Sold.
If you published via Smashwords I'm not sure how this would work.
Here are the publications copied from various threads. All corrections and additions will be appreciated.
Jay Mandal
Jan 20th 2011
Best Gay Romance 2011, which features my story Pillion, is now out.
For the Kindle version, go to:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Gay-Romance-2011/dp/B004GXATZ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1295524496&sr=1-2
Verica
Feb 13th 2011
My husband has placed my memoir, The Find on Kindle (not quite finished doing it yet), as the poems contained in the book appear with a blank line between the lines of poetry.
midia
Feb 26th 2011
My Kindle book, Oh Great, Now I Can Hear Dead People, is now on the Amazon Kindle website
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Now-Hear-Dead-People/dp/B004PLMIGE/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1298712134&sr=1-9
Howard
Mar 8th 2011
"Flower in the Dustbin" is set in London during 1982 Falklands / loadsamoney / post punk era - accepted onto the Smashwords.com Premium List which widens distribution and includes the Apple iPad and Sony readers.
Stewart1947
Apr 11th 2011
I recently published my first novel 'Virtual Companions' on Kindle. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Virtual-Companions-Pets-Chronicles/dp/B004LZ527G/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302535956&sr=1-5
The novel is set in the future and is about our world where the cell phones are sentient.
kateyanne
Apr 21st 2011
I've published my book Body Trapped for ages 11+ on Kindle, out this week!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Trapped/dp/B004WT7CWO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303148830&sr=8-3
The opening of this won the Swanwick children's comp in 2009 so if anyone read that when it was published in WM and wondered what happened to Lee ( Gary) now's your chance.
On Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/57802
LilyC
May 1st 2011
The first episode in my short story series, Magenta Shaman is now available to download to Kindle.
http://amzn.to/jcMd0L
It's an urban fantasy of just 7,000 words, and is the first of many, yet is complete in itself.
Mutley
May 3rd 2011
'Lovers take up less space - an alphabet guide to the Tube' - http://amzn.to/jgchWR
available in other formats from Smashwords http://bit.ly/loHQNA and I have a web page for it http://www.undergroundhumour.co.uk
sofyia
Her Amazon author page provides choice of paperback or kindle:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carol-Arnall/e/B00453YEJ6/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Nena
"Treespeaker" recently published on Kindle
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Treespeaker-ebook/dp/B004XDBOJG
girl friday
I can also turn my pocket novel into an ebook so can sell it on Amazon for Kindle (not sure how to do this yet - steep learning curve pending!).
[News awaited.]
Authors may announce their work here whilst starting a new thread about their publication in preferred category.
Comments
I am a guest blogger on this blog today and I give Talkback/ Writing Magazine a plug!
http://yaminatoday.com/2011/05/12/2426/
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=179067&page=1#Item_11
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=179047&page=1#Item_7
15 years ago, no one would have understood what your are saying.
Just popped into my head as I tried deciphering your message.
Amazing how quickly the language is evolving.
19th May 2011
My debut novel ''Exogenesis'' is now available at Smashwords!
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/60753
Another thread debating aspects of relevance?
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=179071&page=1#Item_15
Congratulations!
It's actually
[quote=MadeiranMaiden]My debut novel "Exogenesis" is now available at Smashwords![/quote]
I dragged the information from MadeiranMaiden's thread, announcing her achievement here in line with purpose of this thread.
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=178918&page=2#Comment_5427035
This is the one that has come about by joining the Amazon Kindle Discussion Forum.
Thanks.
Might also want to add my Amazon link now that it's up:
http://www.amazon.com/Exogenesis-Siobhan-MacKenzie-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0051PRR8M/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1306161851&sr=8-14
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=179141&page=1#Item_9
There doesnt seem to be a Kindle edition of Best Gay Romance 2011 Ill ask the publisher what happened to the webpage but each of these has a story of mine in it:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Gay-Romance-2009-ebook/dp/B001LF3Z82/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306689260&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Gay-Romance-2010-ebook/dp/B002YT7WJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1306689463&sr=1-3
http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=179185&page=1#Item_2
so what you're after is http://talkback.writers-online.co.uk/comments.php?DiscussionID=179185&page=1
The system falsely treats the "item_2" as superseding the link to a different page, and goes to item_2 on this page.
Godspeed, lovely techies, please give us our new Talkback now!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alfies-Diary-ebook/dp/B00583ZGSA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309174939&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-in-the-Sand-ebook/dp/B005CIHI5U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1310753746&sr=8-1
[quote=Carol]It's brilliant how well TB's are doing. [/quote]
Yes, lots of exciting opportunities opening up.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Infection-ebook/dp/B00579YH4O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1309006934&sr=8-4
Here's the blurb about each of our tales...
http://infectionanthology.wordpress.com/the-tales-of-the-infection/
BTW Just this minute I've had this email from the guy in the US who conceived the anthology...
"The Infection passed approval on Smashwords and is submitted to major e-book retailers. Expect to see it on BarnesandNoble.com, KoboBooks.com, Apples iBook Store, ebookstore.Sony.com, Diesel-ebooks.com, and Scrollmotion.com, and weve been up on Amazon.com for a few weeks now, and of course, Smashwords.com. Most of these places post new books on Thursday or Friday."
I take it that's good?!
http://www.amazon.com/A-Fateful-Legacy-ebook/dp/B003L1ZU64/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311415737&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Intergalatic-Vending-Machine-Franchise-ebook/dp/B0046LVB0M/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311415737&sr=1-3
http://www.amazon.com/The-Metro-Platform-ebook/dp/B003YUCDVM/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311415737&sr=1-4
and if this is not what I was supposed to contribute I'm taking my toys home and having a big sulk before tea.
After weeks of thinking about it, I've now ordered my kindle ebook reader. I just had kindle for pc. So excited! I went out and bought the cover to keep it in today.
Sample or purchase Secrets in the Sand: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/76757
Well I didn't know I loved zombies until I got involved in this project...one of my two stories is about a group of young survivors set in the Mourne country in N Ireland where I've from, but the other one turned into a romance!!! - I kid you not...but at least she didn't fall for a zombie!!! :) :) :)
Great - well done GF!
May well have to pick your brains. :) Is it e-book only or does Smashwords let you do print on demand too?
It's e-book only, as far as I'm aware. I think Lulu is print on demand but I have no experience of them.
Nothing has been stolen?
How are sales? (given that most industries are quiet in the summer period, but on the other hand this is the time of year people want something to read at airport/on beach etc).
It would be good to have your comments.