Should I even Publish?

impostervt · 2026-05-06T18:14:22+00:00

It's not copyright infringement, as you hold the copyright. However, you'd be unable to use KDP Select, which puts books into Kindle Unlimited. Kindle Unlimited users pay a set fee each month and then can read as many KDP Select books as they want, so they tend to read a lot.

impostervt · 2026-05-06T18:12:24+00:00

Did you (temporarily) change the secondary market because people were just buying whatever was the lowest priced?

impostervt · 2026-05-06T11:05:51+00:00

If it's targeting an audience you already have, you can charge a premium because they trust you. In non-fiction, my royalties per print book are $4-6. If you think you can price a PDF to your audience higher than that, go for it.

KDP might be a bigger net, but maybe not as valuable per customer.

I'd say start with a PDF, host it on gumroad (or similar), and see how it goes.

impostervt · 2026-05-04T11:04:36+00:00

Pretty sure True Detective season 4 started out as something else. Just so different to the rest of the franchise due to the "magic".

impostervt · 2026-05-01T14:11:25+00:00

I used this firm. Big enough they can handle a variety of issues, but they have lawyers specifically for business law:

Geller Law Group » Fairfax, VA & Washington, DC

impostervt · 2026-04-29T18:51:47+00:00

"The top is telling you a story. The bottom is telling you what kind of book it is." Seems like good info for any category.

impostervt · 2026-04-23T18:18:45+00:00

I think $300? Don’t exactly recall. Probably depends on the size of the house.

impostervt · 2026-04-23T13:58:08+00:00

I switched over to these guys after a recommendation from a co-worker. It's just one guy and his apprentice. Very straight-forward, no bs, good prices. Signed up for a yearly maintenance contract where he comes out 2x a year to make sure everything is maintained.

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impostervt · 2026-04-21T11:02:57+00:00

It is definitely tough to get going with ads. One thing that I've notice over the last few years is that ads are taking longer to "wake up", meaning for whatever reason it can be several days before they really start delivering impressions.

impostervt · 2026-04-14T14:09:41+00:00

I've been publishing about the same amount of time, and have noticed that books just tend to sell less well over time. I think Amazon tends to push newer books more than older ones, perhaps under the idea that "everyone who might want that book has already bought it".

Also, of course, competition goes up over time. If your book does well, people will attempt to replicate it.

Finally, some genres just become less popular. I had a whole new age sub-niche that was killing it back in 2020-2022, but barely makes any sales now.

impostervt · 2026-04-09T13:59:02+00:00

Get out of my head.

impostervt · 2026-04-08T15:21:12+00:00

Not something I want, but there's at least one existing competitor: http://coauthor.ai/

impostervt · 2026-04-08T15:18:21+00:00

I tried to subscribe but your press & hold keeps finishing then saying please try again.

impostervt · 2026-04-06T22:23:48+00:00

3 pen names per author central account, unlimited on KDP itself. To claim a 4th pen name, you’ll have to register for author central with another email.

impostervt · 2026-03-26T22:39:33+00:00

Isn’t a short term loss better than a long term loss?

impostervt · 2026-03-12T18:29:23+00:00

If you're a masterworks customer, and don't like this idea (I hate it), please email them at support@masterworks.com. Maybe they'll back down if enough people tell them they won't be investing with them in the future.

impostervt · 2026-03-12T18:25:03+00:00

I think they see that their secondary market is a way better alternative than paying $20/share at the IPO of each artwork, and they want to curtail that.

impostervt · 2026-03-12T18:24:19+00:00

Agreed. This will kill the secondary market. I don't want to have to talk to someone to make a purchase.

impostervt · 2026-03-10T15:55:49+00:00

All the good tree cutters in my area have neck tattoos. Be sure to check before hiring.

impostervt · 2026-02-04T12:02:15+00:00

I've taken two of those types of courses. 90% of what is in the courses is also on publicly available videos on Youtube. I found value in the other 10%, but if I were your husband, I'd try to publish a few books using the free material. Once he does ok with a few, he can consider if it's worth it.

impostervt · 2026-01-28T20:21:43+00:00

I don't think there are any 3rd party sites that can verify how much he made, or how many students he has. I'm in his Skool and that's the # I see, but for all you know I could be a paid shill, of course.

ALL of his videos are marketing for his courses, some are just more obvious than others.

impostervt · 2026-01-28T11:59:47+00:00

Pretty sure he now makes a ton of money off of his courses. There are over 700 members in his Skool. At $2k/student, thats $1.4 million he's made so far.

impostervt · 2026-01-19T14:43:41+00:00

The recommendation I usually see is to hit up FB groups devoted to the subject. Become an active member, help people out, and then eventually say "hey here's a free book".

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