Did you know it is just a Kindle Edition? I don't have a Kindle, I tried to get it and it kept directing me to Kindle. Why can't I just download it to my own PC?


PS: Did your husband show his mother's day attention to his mom? Maybe he doesn't realize he is expected to act on behalf of Snuggles till Snuggles is old enough to act for himself,





This post has been edited by mALX: May 12 2015, 02:54 AM

Congrats, Liz!

You can get a free Kindle reading app for your computer. Here’s a link: Amazon free Kindle Reading App page.



Thank you for the Mother’s Day wishes! I had a great Mother’s Day. I spent the morning making Jerric’s Skyrim uncle’s family in the Creation Kit while The Boy did some homework. (We use our dining room table as office work space unless there’s a dining room type occasion. It’s kind of like having a partner’s desk so we have quiet company but still plenty of room to spread out our stuff. Sometimes The Girl comes in to work at the table, too, which we call The Laptop Rodeo. I love it when that happens.) Mr. Grits brought home Indian food for lunch and then we all went to see Ex Machina, which was very entertaining. Then we went to my favorite brew pub for nachos, stromboli, and magnificent ale. And Games of Thrones was on that night.

Mr. Grits, who got me a Dethrone t-shirt for Mother’s Day even though I am neither his mother nor an MMA fighter, told me that if you get in a fight with someone who is a mother and she pulls a knife, get out some bread and mayonnaise and she will be compelled to make you a sandwich.

Thanks Grits!

I guess it was only on my twitter and facebook page I mentioned you can download the apps on your smartphones and PC.

How many copies have been sold now, Liz?

This post has been edited by mirocu: May 12 2015, 08:58 PM

Nine copies have been paid for. Fifty-five have been downloaded for free.

Can´t help feeling the other way around would be better..

Tying yourself to Kindle didn't help you much, all the Kindle downloads were free all along, now they are making you give them all away for free - sounds like they are more interested in pushing Kindle than your book.

Maybe you should find a better publisher for your works; you may as well be writing fanfics if you are not going to earn money from your writing.

I am not downloading while it is free, you did this so you wouldn't have to work outside the home due to your and Snuggles's physical issues. My 3.00 may not mean much in the long run, but I'd rather you have them than nothing.

No one's "making" me push my book for free. They're actually making it more difficult because I can only offer 5 day free book periods every 60 days instead of making my book completely free for always.

They don't want free books because if customers don't pay, they get no royalties.

And Kindle is great because I can actually have them print the book if I asked and not pay as much as I would going anywhere else. Places like Smashwords, which boasts you get 100% of the money, has issues copywriting as well as formatting the book. Kindle is super easy and allows you to use your own photos, insert pictures with text, and gives you the copyright completely with no hassle. It's also tax-deductible and I get a W-2 next year.

In short: I wanted this book to be free forever, but they made me put a price on it. So get it while you can.

You don´t want to earn money on your book?

??? I'm surprised too, I thought you said you were needing this to be your income - Doh! I don't know how I thought that, sorry Liz!

* mALX tromps off for free book *

I take the 55 free downloads as a good sign. Those are all people who might buy the next release, and the next one, etc. I’m told that sales often continue to spike after the free period due to the exposure. Also getting your book in the lending library is apparently a good thing, since you get a royalty plus better exposure. This is just what I’ve heard from the indie authors in my local group, I have no experience myself.

Yeah, I guess the non-profit publicity can help with sales later

Wait, what's tax deductible? Is there an up-front expense with Amazon? Now I'm confused.

^^^^

The first book is tiny, and was meant to be free. I already have the second book halfway done. The best way to get me hooked on a series is to have the first book cheap or free.

I mean I DO want to get paid, but I know that most of the people I know are short on cash. They support my dreams, and I do not wanna take advantage of that, you know?

Beside, even if someone tells me "Wow your book sucks" I could shrug my shoulders and tell them "So what? It was free" lol

EDIT
did not mean tax deductible. Meant I can claim it on my taxes as a source of income. Words don't work for me today lol

This post has been edited by Elisabeth Hollow: May 13 2015, 10:38 PM

Oh, whew! I wondered what the heck they needed an investment from the author for. And I also thought I might have forgotten what tax-deductible meant. Not a great word day for me, either!

Mr. Grits is hooked on several series from the Kindle store. It’s exactly what you said, get him to try one and he’ll buy the rest if he likes it.

Hi everyone, I'm back! I hope everyone's alright

All the grades are set and we graduate on friday And on Monday I start to work at a doggy daycare. So I should be around more now that I'm not stressed out of my mind.

Welcome back, Saquira! That sounds like a fun job. Congrats on your graduation!

Yeah, congrats on getting a job right away instead of some who wanders around for two years without finding one.


What? Nooooo, I´m not talking about myself! I´ve only done that for one and a half year!

It is finally here, your graduation! Congratulations again, I knew you would do it because you were so determined and focused. And your new job sounds fun! It will be so nice to have you back here on a more permanent bases, you are always missed!