tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post6382212001751785299..comments2024-03-18T21:30:04.613-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: How to Price Kindle Books to FREE without ExclusivityDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-82504549154131828482018-09-14T00:38:22.732-07:002018-09-14T00:38:22.732-07:00When you have especially fair skin then you could ...When you have especially fair skin then you could notice which you are much more susceptible to moles. That is typical among people with lighter pores and skin and this is the cause why they ought to go to higher lengths to protect themselves in the sun’s dangerous effects. <a href="http://www.onlinecomputerbooks.com/free-ebooks.html" rel="nofollow">free books</a><br />mtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864302221310251976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-60489077067293542832017-11-08T08:17:31.323-08:002017-11-08T08:17:31.323-08:00Mike, my guess is unlikely. As much as they say ...Mike, my guess is unlikely. As much as they say they want to provide their customers the lowest prices, they've never liked free and have chosen to use it instead as a limited perk to make authors go exclusive. Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-64116990760286351072017-11-08T07:04:16.990-08:002017-11-08T07:04:16.990-08:00Mark, what do you think are the chances that Amazo...Mark, what do you think are the chances that Amazon changes and allows books to be priced permanently free on its platform? Mike Gantthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00053915240281421992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-42226237362125309252017-02-05T09:23:02.962-08:002017-02-05T09:23:02.962-08:00So to be clear, do we "opt-out" our book...So to be clear, do we "opt-out" our book distribution to Amazon at SmashWords and seperately load it at KDP? And then price match to the free book listed at apple or B & N? It would be great somehow for SmashWords to automate this for us so we can submit to Amazon via SmashWords.SermonIndex.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334249945329719546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-25631900607009805322016-10-26T03:39:04.689-07:002016-10-26T03:39:04.689-07:00there is still a drawback if one wants to offer a ...there is still a drawback if one wants to offer a free book on Amazon: before publishing anything Amazon wants you to fill a complete American fiscal request (W8).... which is a real pain when you are an European citizen who has traveled often to the US! <br />(you'll have to count precisely the number of days for your stays: I am under the threshold but needs to be precise)...so spend a lot of time for a procedure that leads you nowhere! (I will be really glad to pay money to the American I.R.S: that would mean I will be able to *sell* books ... which is not the case!)Bernard AMADEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173861180363920565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-75643018953248699522016-10-06T11:27:28.023-07:002016-10-06T11:27:28.023-07:00Things, there's no transaction fee for free do...Things, there's no transaction fee for free downloads. Good question, though. Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-60105275317627920072016-10-05T20:03:15.638-07:002016-10-05T20:03:15.638-07:00Doesn't Amazon still charge a transaction fee ...Doesn't Amazon still charge a transaction fee though?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627050517018359584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-75701748181646665592016-07-28T23:15:04.150-07:002016-07-28T23:15:04.150-07:00Renee, click to your Dashboard's Coupon Manage...Renee, click to your Dashboard's Coupon Manager screen. You can use that to give away free copies. Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-83613405238141654112016-07-28T19:19:02.953-07:002016-07-28T19:19:02.953-07:00Thanks for this article. This process is truly ov...Thanks for this article. This process is truly overwhelming!! I am a baker/blogger who just published my first ebook. I want new subscribers to my blog to get it for free, but I want it to also be available for purchase (thinking 2.99) for others. Do people do this?! I could give a free pdf download to new subscribers and have prices on Smashwords and Amazon? Help! <br />Self-publishing is not a piece Of cake, ReneeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389591385557684549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-79314175877880251792016-05-31T16:46:23.359-07:002016-05-31T16:46:23.359-07:00Hi Tom, the point of this post is that you can do ...Hi Tom, the point of this post is that you can do more with free **BY STAYING OUT** of KDP Select. KDP Select only gives you 5 days of free per quarter, and it requires that you make your book exclusive to Amazon. If you instead get Amazon to price match against our retailers, you can benefit from free or permafree for as a long as you choose.<br /><br />Price changes at Smashwords are rapid. Once you make a price change in your Smashwords Dashboard, you can expect to see it updated at Apple and Kobo within an hour or two, and within one to three days at B&N.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-31948607314089400592016-05-31T14:59:53.290-07:002016-05-31T14:59:53.290-07:00Quick Question aboout this. IF I enroll the book i...Quick Question aboout this. IF I enroll the book in KDP Select and use the 5 day free period BEFORE asking for price match by offering the book for free on Smashwords...would that be a problem? I mean, it seems to take some time to get approved for premium distribution with Smashwords, and I want to get started with some promotion for the first book in my series. Hope someone can help even though this is a old thread!Tom Andre Holenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730183753154341563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-35911957812514248102016-02-07T18:17:24.812-08:002016-02-07T18:17:24.812-08:00Mark, I did this months ago, having priced all my ...Mark, I did this months ago, having priced all my short stories as free on Smashwords, notifying Amazon, etc. but all my short stories are still 0.99c on Amazon. Some internet maven whose name I can't remember said the only sure way was to go to every country's Amazon site that sells your books and notify each of them that your book is free, and do this with each of your books. It was a very timeconsuming process, but he said that if you were determined enough to do it, it actually worked. (I didn't do it.) Danielle de Valerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880660443031804793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-11206182905159858652015-09-27T12:07:44.582-07:002015-09-27T12:07:44.582-07:00Thank you for all the info. Just an fyi, I have tw...Thank you for all the info. Just an fyi, I have two Perma free books. Amazon would not change the price on the first in another series for a year, but when I recently released another novel, they made the book free. Could there be a formula to the number of books one needs to have for sale in order for a book to be made free? I hope I'm making myself clear. :-)suzanne jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283804022483834144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-797046931302894342015-09-27T11:55:04.577-07:002015-09-27T11:55:04.577-07:00Hi Amelia, you just hit on yet another reason to d...Hi Amelia, you just hit on yet another reason to distribute everywhere with Smashwords (in addition to the time savings, simplicity, aggregated same-and-next-day sales reporting). Also at B&N, note that you're only saving 5% list for $2.99 to $9.99 books, and if you ever do sub $2.99 promotions or plan to $9.99+ (like with single-author box sets) we actually pay more.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-14150365061522478402015-09-27T10:39:43.306-07:002015-09-27T10:39:43.306-07:00There's a Goodreads thread specifically for se...There's a Goodreads thread specifically for seeking help in getting this price match to happen. It's at Smashwords Authors/Marketing.Karen A Wylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585306711800520723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-24867920241195347992015-09-27T03:26:39.050-07:002015-09-27T03:26:39.050-07:00I tried to price match to free earlier this year. ...I tried to price match to free earlier this year. For the Amazon.com store it was no problem, but they won't always price match at their other stores. I've been too lazy to pursue it, and will be going back to paid soon.<br /><br />Also B&N/Nook won't make a book free. I emailed them about it and they just said that it's not a thing they do (despite the competition). You have to go through a distributor.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416828902120818415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87610655362876584432015-09-24T01:05:13.029-07:002015-09-24T01:05:13.029-07:00Does anyone have experience with international mar...Does anyone have experience with international markets? It looks like Amazon price matches in the U.S. market, but not necessarily in other markets. Any suggestions? Thanks!<br />Laurel Decherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699070369117023496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-70669441663160825042015-08-29T15:46:13.259-07:002015-08-29T15:46:13.259-07:00I've just discovered Smashwords and I love eve...I've just discovered Smashwords and I love everything you are doing and saying! There's a 'publishing' typo in your last paragraph.Koh Phangan Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489338447755339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-52276801510973781892015-08-27T16:08:58.726-07:002015-08-27T16:08:58.726-07:00In May, after much soul-searching, I made the firs...In May, after much soul-searching, I made the first book in my series permafree. This series currently has 4 books published, with the 5th and final book already on preorder and releasing in February 2016. I am so glad that I took this leap. In the months since my decision, I have generated more sales of the non-free books than ever before, across all platforms.<br /><br />My tactics for getting it free at Amazon were similar to those that have been mentioned in this post and the comments. I too noticed a very quick price change at iBooks, Kobo and B&N. B&N went to a 1 cent price for a hot minute, but was down to free fairly soon after. Amazon dragged their feet a bit, even with myself and some of my friends reporting the lower price elsewhere.<br /><br />I got tired of waiting and searched the internet for tricks on getting Amazon to price match. I stumbled upon advice to distribute to Google Play as a freebie. I know that some authors have expressed concern that Google Play does not have as many safeguards in place to prevent piracy, but as my first book had already been pirated and was now permafree anyway, this wasn't an issue for me. So I uploaded it to Google Play and within hours of it going live, Amazon matched the price. I'm not sure if it was a direct result of Google Play, or if it was just my book's turn in the Amazon algorithm, but it's worth a try to those who are having problems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182128070550904874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-53877933063864866982015-08-27T06:41:45.809-07:002015-08-27T06:41:45.809-07:00I've tried this for several books and get nast...I've tried this for several books and get nastygrams from Amazon threatening to terminate my account. As I have over 900 books for sale through Amazon and make a lot of money on their site monthly, I'd rather continue to earn the paychecks I do than take the chance on moving a few freebies here and there. When my authors complain, I tell them to open their own KDP account and upload their free books themselves. It's a sad fact that I can't get my own free books on Amazon, but that's a double-edged sword.<br /><br />I'm more miffed at the moment by Amazon's practice of allowing returns. That's hurting me right now. People pay for an ebook, read it, and return it within a week for a full refund and I don't earn squat. That's crap.JMS Books LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606907329497845834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-40643088608598349842015-08-25T15:32:53.275-07:002015-08-25T15:32:53.275-07:00Suzanne, Sorry, but I'm not sure about the mea...Suzanne, Sorry, but I'm not sure about the meaning of your question. Amazon never matched the free pricing on SW, if that was the query.If you mean, how many people downloaded them, I haven't checked lately, but I suspect not that many as the stories had been up on Smashwords for over a year before I made them free. If you meant, did it send readers off to buy my novels, I'd have to guess No, as unfortunately the only novel I currently have out is in a very different genre from that of the short stories. Thanks so much for your query, I hope I've answered it. Danielle de Valerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880660443031804793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-84028210158770629252015-08-24T19:40:30.535-07:002015-08-24T19:40:30.535-07:00Danielle how's it working for you to have all ...Danielle how's it working for you to have all your short stories free?suzanne jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283804022483834144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-83302957399456697442015-08-24T19:22:59.409-07:002015-08-24T19:22:59.409-07:00This didn't work for me. I tried it a couple o...This didn't work for me. I tried it a couple of years ago, and notified Amazon, but they still kept my short story at 0.99c. I now have all 10 of my short stories free on Smashwords, but they're not free on KDP. Jason Kong, I think it was, had a way he swore worked, but it involved contacting each of the stores where KDP had the book up. Danielle de Valerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880660443031804793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-994740482626957422015-08-24T16:44:09.484-07:002015-08-24T16:44:09.484-07:00You can also go through your dashboard and contact...You can also go through your dashboard and contact them directly with an email - but they may or may not match the pricing. They did right away on two of mine and on the third they sent me a snippy note that said pricing was up to them and still haven't changed it. I'll try again in a month or two. <br /><br />Having the first book free really is a great way to get readers!Joleene Naylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591967764003541551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-83082898961233363162015-08-24T13:07:17.458-07:002015-08-24T13:07:17.458-07:00Pricing the first book in my two series has made s...Pricing the first book in my two series has made such a huge difference in sales. I was beholden to Book Bub for the longest time to sell any books until I took advantage of the perma free idea. It gives me control over promoting. Thank you! Great article.suzanne jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283804022483834144noreply@blogger.com