Comments for Aaron Ross Powell

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by aaronrosspowell

aaronrosspowell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:45 +0000

@BryanDoyle As a new author, you’re going to have a difficult time no matter what. There are lots of books out there and lots of new ones coming out every day.

That said, what @MagnusBakke suggests is a good idea (I just did it with my new short story collection, in fact). I’ve also had luck telling people about my books on Facebook and Twitter.

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by MagnusBakke

MagnusBakke — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:59 +0000

@BryanDoyle

You set the price low. People will buy it. If it’s the first in a series, and it’s good, then they will buy the next volume, which should be a lot more expensive. Otherwise, the book will be suggested if people look at books that are similar to yours.

Comment on “Animus: Six Tales of Crime and Terror” is now available! by aaronrosspowell

aaronrosspowell — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:22:01 +0000

@Sonya76 Thanks, Sonya. My friend Jon Meyers did the cover and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. Let me know what you think of the book.

Comment on “Animus: Six Tales of Crime and Terror” is now available! by Sonya76

Sonya76 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:27:24 +0000

Love the cover image, very creepy. 99 cents is so cheap.

Comment on “Animus: Six Tales of Crime and Terror” is now available! by Sonya76

Sonya76 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:27:24 +0000

Love the cover image, very creepy. 99 cents is so cheap.

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by BryanDoyle

BryanDoyle — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:19:37 +0000

I’m a simple guy, no computer expert….so my question is, since people aren’t literally walking by and looking at books on shevles…where they can literally SEE something, how do you get people out there to notice your novel. There are (I don’t know) a gazillion books out there. What do you do, marketing-wise, to make yours stand out? I do have a book I just put up on kindle, but except for me personally telling someone I know, ‘Go to…’ I’m not sure how to move it. Be patient??? Is that the answer? Hit and miss?

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by Aaron Ross Powell

Aaron Ross Powell — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:56:33 +0000

It’s definitely not too good to be true — but it isn’t a panacea either. You still have to work pretty hard to get people to actually buy your book. It won’t sell itself just because it’s on Amazon.

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by Mary Conner

Mary Conner — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:10:50 +0000

Thanks for the input. Kindle Direct Publishing seems like such a good opportunity for new/unpublished writers that I needed some feedback on whether it was too good to be true!

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by Aaron Ross Powell

Aaron Ross Powell — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:52:05 +0000

Hi, Mary. I don’t think my book was more exposed to that sort of thing by being on the Kindle than it would’ve been published any other way. If someone wants to copy my book, they’ll do it, whether it’s in paperback or on the Kindle or anything else.

Comment on My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle by Mary Conner

Mary Conner — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:13:14 +0000

I noticed that the published copy of your book has an ISBN. I’m considering publishing a novel on Kindle Direct and I was wondering how well you felt Amazon protected your rights as the author of the book. Did you feel like your work was more exposed to potential plagarism because of the medium, or did you feel like Amazon’s measures were sufficient?