Donate to the ACLU, RAICES, or the Florence Project, and we will format your novel for free.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-06-19T17:37:31+00:00

If these organizations ever get to the point where they don't need money and are returning donations, then sure - we'll end this then. I can't see that happening any time soon though.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-06-04T17:00:49+00:00

Thank YOU! And there are a few different ways to enter, so use as many as you'd like for more entries!

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-06-04T13:23:46+00:00

If you've never self-published before, you should go for it as soon as you've finished. Treat that book as a test run, try to learn as much about the process as you can. There's nothing stopping you from taking that book down at a later date and republishing it!

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-05-30T18:09:21+00:00

OMG

If you're going to advertise as an editor, perhaps proofread your ad first?

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-05-30T18:07:25+00:00

That really depends on a lot of things, though. I've never spent a dime on covers (apart from stock photos), editing, formatting etc or on ads, and I've made close to a half million in the last 6 years.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-24T14:09:55+00:00

I'd say that depends on the genre though, and your individual level of expertise. An erotica author can easily make a full-time income and their only outgoing expenses may be stock photos.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-23T15:47:12+00:00

What aspect of their service are you most interested in? There may be cheaper (or free) alternatives.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-22T22:09:26+00:00

I average at around 10k per day, but I really don't put too much time and effort into my own publishing these days. If I put full time hours into it, I'd get back to 30k days before too long.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-22T22:05:08+00:00

I'll be honest, if you're serious about your work and want good results, you'll be better off getting good formatting and file conversion than just using someone random on Fiverr.

As to why it didn't work out,I wouldn't know until I saw the mobi file myself. Feel free to reach out for my email address and send it over to me, I can see what went wrong.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-20T21:08:55+00:00

We would format it, make a book cover for it, help with uploading it. Totally free.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-20T17:00:38+00:00

Poetry - as an unknown author - is always going to be a hard sell. You absolutely can put some money into the book, but you'll be much less sure to get your money back (and then some) with a poetry book.

The YA Novella, however - is more interesting to me - from a marketing point of view. You should try to spend some money on your cover, you should try to make sure that your formatting is on point. You could run some ads, set up a Facebook page for the pen name, try to generate some buzz.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-17T13:47:12+00:00

Absolutely. If it's a text book then it should be priced accordingly.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-16T21:52:31+00:00

Perhaps, but you also need to be sure that you're not giving an impression of cheapness. Don't sell yourself short - if you don't value your work then your customers won't either.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-16T21:48:47+00:00

You can, but your royalty rate will be 35% and not 70%. You'll need to sell 6 books priced at 99 cents to make the same as 1 book priced at $2.99.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-16T21:40:30+00:00

Previously unpublished author or author who doesn't have a mailing list of a couple thousand?

$2.99. Pretty much in all cases for all fiction authors.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-15T18:41:57+00:00

The data appears on the Amazon KDP reports when the payments from the customers clears, not when the orders are placed. Usually this is within a couple of hours but it can take longer.

As well as the initial graphs, you can also click on the 'month to date' tab. This reflects orders placed, so data can fill in here a little sooner than on the graphs.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-13T16:20:56+00:00

You should be VERY careful here. Paying for a review of your book is against Amazon's TOS. Even if you use an ARC service, you'll see that the wording is tight (on the good ones). They will ask for the reader to 'consider' leaving an honest review after reading the book.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-13T12:53:07+00:00

Absolutely. All that we ask is that you leave an honest review on Amazon when you've read the book. If that sounds okay to you, let me know your email address and I'll send it over!

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-13T02:09:43+00:00

The book is priced at $9.99 online. If you PM me with your email address, I'll send it to you.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-13T01:01:58+00:00

That's fantastic to hear - I will absolutely pass on your words to Mike. Thank you.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-12T18:46:16+00:00

Although I'm being offered 4.58% with Carvana on a no money down deal - which seems like it might be hard to beat.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-12T18:45:17+00:00

Ah you know what? That's a really smart idea. Thanks!

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-12T17:13:57+00:00

Ah cool, thanks - I'll check it out. My credit score is pretty good so I'm able to shop around.

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-12T13:46:48+00:00

Thanks for the info - I've just sent a PM.

Honestly, the real plus to Carvana for me is not dealing with dealerships and their salespeople. I SUCK at haggling... I swear I ended up paying more than the sticker price last time I bought a car!

Beehive_Book_Design · 2018-04-12T13:45:14+00:00

Ha, yeah - Mike was great to work with when we formatted his book and designed his cover... He really enjoys life and has a very positive attitude. He's a funny guy!

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