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@billmoore4187 3 күн бұрын
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@David-dchr 7 күн бұрын
Question: if my focus is to publish and be able to get 100 to 500 printed books (when I keynote to give away or sell at an event), who would you choose? (Online ordering for the publis is not souch my focus, it's more of a marketing too to lend credibility or extras when I speak)
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 7 күн бұрын
This is a great question! I have never personally used D2D's print program. I have used B&N Press (paperback & hardback), KDP's (paperback and hardback), and I've helped people set up IngramSpark (paperback and hardback). If you're looking solely to order author copies of print books, based on my limited personally experience I'd suggest KDP between the three I've tried. Ingram is more expensive for similar quality printing. B&N was very picky and hard to get approved. KDP was the easiest and gives the most royalties, in my experience there. If you're looking to also have books available in brick & mortar bookstores, though, I'd suggest the extra hassle and extra cut on author copies (with the set-up fee they have sometimes in there) and go through Ingram instead. Bookstores/libraries are far more likely to purchase copies of your book from Ingram than they are from KDP. Regardless of the route you choose, though, keep in mind that it can take 3+ months to receive your books once you order, so you may want to build in extra time for them to arrive. Wishing you all the best!
@David-dchr 7 күн бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor thank you for the speedy, and thoughtful reply!
@dmandrewsauthor 8 күн бұрын
Every time I launch a new book I find it's already been added to GR. And it telsl you not to add a book if it already exists, but then when you use the search option from this page to find it there is no means to add it to your account. Very confusing. I always end up reaching out to support. I must be missing something.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 7 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching! If you wait until your book has launched, someone else may have added it (or Amazon possibly pushed it over to Goodreads, as they're both owned by Amazon). I do always search to ensure that my book is not already in Goodreads before adding it, but I add mine as soon as the pre-order goes up (as soon as there's an ASIN assigned that I can use for Goodreads), which prevents anyone else from adding it.
@dmandrewsauthor 7 күн бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Yes, it's in their database but never attached to me as the author. I think it might take a while for it to sync.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 7 күн бұрын
@@dmandrewsauthor It won't automatically attach to your Goodreads author account. If you don't add it before the system does, you'll need to reach out to the librarian support thread for each book to connect them, which I know can be a hassle (but thanks to the volunteers who do that for us!).
@dmandrewsauthor 7 күн бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Yes, it is complicated...but last time I did it they got back to me and said it had happened already...so I think it happens after a few weeks...
@bonniebeingbonnie001 12 күн бұрын
Just subbed
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 10 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@JanetteGellarRomanceAuthor 13 күн бұрын
06:38 when you say you gifted the book through amazon did you mean it was sent directly to their kindle account?
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 13 күн бұрын
In that specific context, I was saying that if you have ever sent a gift to someone through Amazon and have their email address or physical address saved in your address book, it could potentially keep their reviews from going live on your book, or be flagged. I had one book release where I did send some readers ebook copies as gifts on amazon, and when they posted reviews later those reviews were not approved to be shown to the public, even though ARC copies are currently allowed. That was just my personal experience though. You may need to reach out to Amazon directly to clarify what they mean by 'friends and family' not being allowed to review.
@JanetteGellarRomanceAuthor 13 күн бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor it's interesting that Amazon can see who is in your address book. Just the techie in me is puzzling through that one. Thank you!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 13 күн бұрын
@@JanetteGellarRomanceAuthor Since it's my Amazon address book (stored on their site, within my account) I assumed that was the trick. But only speculating. 🙂
@josephcallahan1664 17 күн бұрын
Well done and well read! Thanks. Good skill!
@jasontrofern4018 18 күн бұрын
I published a print book, and amazon priced it about 8 dollars higher than I set it, so I had to publish with Ingram and Amazon. Amazon has never jacked up the price of an Ingram book. This tells me that amazon hates D2D.
@jennareyna8362 20 күн бұрын
Yup, this just convinced me I NEED the audiobook! I’ll listen to you read it ❤️
@S.F_Henne 20 күн бұрын
Ha, I am 100% going to do one, the problem is having time to actually look through narrators.
@laurah448 20 күн бұрын
I need to get myself a paperback copy!!
@S.F_Henne 20 күн бұрын
Sooooon!
@bookschocaholic 23 күн бұрын
❤❤❤ Such a great book!! Wishing you all the luck with SPFBOX!
@armanisar-feinial1789 24 күн бұрын
No idea that I was going to have a throat issue
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 24 күн бұрын
You did fantastic!
@ethereal-fortress39 27 күн бұрын
Jill's writing was excellent
@timtrottproductions Ай бұрын
Great. You LEFT OUT the ONLY thing I selected this video for.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that you didn't find what you were looking for in this video, but it is only about adding books to your existing Goodreads author profile. I'm not sure which aspect of using Goodreads you were looking for, but I have a different video that is an overview of using Goodreads as an indie author, if you're interested.
@AsitAithal Ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. Reach-wise, don't you think putting the book on KDP will have a much larger audience than using D2D and making it available on all the other platforms? Yes, it may be distributed on multiple platforms. However, if the combined exposure is 10% as opposed to Amazon's 90%, I'd instead go with Amazon.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
In my limited experience, the answer to this varies widely based on your target audience and genre. Over 65% of my readers purchase outside the US, but I write dark/grimdark epic fantasy for New Adults with little to no steam. For me, going wide has sold way more copies than staying on KU. But I know plenty of writers who have huge reader platforms on Kindle, too, and who do great at KU. My humble suggestion would be to find fellow self-pubbed authors with similar books to yours to see where their success is, because that's likely where your readers will be. I wish I could give you a sure-fire answer, but with every book genre being so different, it's difficult (and there is no catch-all strategy for these decisions).
@tobiasimolowo9522 Ай бұрын
Since you've published on both platforms, do you need to use separate ISBNs for one book?
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Both platforms can assign you a free ASIN (ISBN equivalent for eBooks on Amazon) or ISBN. Even if you purchase an ISBN of your own, Kindle still assigns/uses their own ASIN, so I have started saving my money and not buying ebook ISBNs if I'm publishing through one of those platforms. I do purchase ISBNs for print books (paperback/hardback), though.
@tobiasimolowo9522 Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthorthank you
@jeffwalkerbooks Ай бұрын
Thanks for hosting this! Always a pleasure to talk to you and discuss our books together.
@TonyHalligan Ай бұрын
Thank you. 😊
@dianal31 Ай бұрын
Excellent interview Anthony.❤
@TonyHalligan Ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@esmayrosalyne Ай бұрын
Bummed I just missed the live, but the replay was still lots of fun (as they all have been!). Coincidentally, Ciara is actually in my batch this year, so hopefully she will find my review as helpful as you found mine last year (which I truly found so heartwarming to hear)! Can't wait to dig into my batch, this year is looking so exciting already again 🤩
@SuperPastorgary Ай бұрын
Thank you, Katherine!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
It is my pleasure! Thank you for watching.
@TamChronin Ай бұрын
Thank you again for hosting all of these panels! This was a lot of fun to do, you kept the conversation comfortable and easygoing, and I felt like I could have just kept going all night. <3 Good luck with the rest of the panels this week!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for joining us! It was such a great panel. Wishing you all the best of luck!
@LyonsPen Ай бұрын
They do all have epic covers 🔥 and love Ed’s ears 😂
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for having me!
@henrikc3 Ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time and energy to put this together, Katherine! So much fun!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for joining! It was great to be able to meet you and everyone else. Best of luck!
@PenumbraMineMMWard Ай бұрын
Amazing Guests. Stephanie's book, The Humane Society for Creatures and Cryptids is such a fun read.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! It looks great, and is pretty high up there on my SPFBOX TBR list.
@PenumbraMineMMWard Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor I've read it and it is amazing and all the creature notes and images are awesome.
@PenumbraMineMMWard Ай бұрын
This sounds interesting. Never heard of this contest.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thanks for tuning in! Mark Lawrence has been organizing the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off for ten years now, and it is great fun all around. You can see more about it on Mark's official blog here: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-official-self-published-fantasy.html
@PenumbraMineMMWard Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor I just heard about this through Stephanie Gillis (Qwordy). I will have to apply next year. I have so many Sci-fi/Fan books published already and am in the middle of a 1.4M word series.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
@@PenumbraMineMMWard Yes!!! Come join us next year! I hope to meet you on one of these panels!
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
Fantastic chat! ❤
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
Fantastic chat! We love gremlins acting up 😂❤
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Yes, they have to do their thing before the rest can be smooth sailing sometimes, right? 😅
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor gotta gather them all up beforehand though I bet they are sneakyyyy...
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
@@NicolesBookishNook Absolutely right! SPFBOXI book idea: 'Tech Gremlins And Mail Demons'. (We heard it here first!)
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor a must!
@stevewestenra1881 Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for having me on! This was a lot of fun. <3
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for joining, Steve! It's always a true pleasure to have you join and to see you in the comments on other lives, too. Thank you for being a light in this community!
@dayleitaobooks Ай бұрын
Thanks for having me!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for joining, Day! It was such an honor, and I really do feel (having read your book) that it shines so much!
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
Love it! ❤
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for kicking off the Blitz with us, Nicole!
@antanowrites Ай бұрын
I'm surprised how few views this video has 😢 I'll try spreading the word a bit more on these interviews
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and sharing! It just launched last night, so it has time to catch up. 🙂
@morganstang Ай бұрын
Awesome interview everyone!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, Morgan! And huge congrats to you on the win! So well deserved.
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
Yay to the winner and all the finalists! ❤🎉
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
They were all so good! Very proud for them!
@marilynpeake2891 Ай бұрын
This is awesome! It's great to have the list of books read aloud. And I'm so glad to have a book in this year's SPFBO.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, and congratulations on making it in! It was fun to read them all out.
@a.j.ponderbooks Ай бұрын
So fantastic, congrats on getting into the Weatherwax group! :) I'm in Kitty G's. Looking forward to the community fun. :)
@findingfantasyreads Ай бұрын
I’m so impressed that you pronounced my name right! You had to have looked it up. No one gets Karyne right on the first try. 😮
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
I am so relieved it was right! I read these off live so I didn't have a chance to look it up in advance (someone else in the comments said that I got theirs wrong and I feel awful about it, but I'm making notes as I go to make sure it's right next time). You have a lovely name! Congrats on making it into SPFBOX!
@findingfantasyreads Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Thank you! And now I'm even more impressed. LOL
@ElizabethEbba Ай бұрын
I worked with Anthony Halligan on The Best of Us Is the Last of Us (editing, but he is also my finacé), we are so excited I can't believe it...first time ever I felt like I was going to pass out from excitement. Thank you for sharing the preliminary results!!!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Congrats to you both! 😍
@christinegourley7564 Ай бұрын
Katherine... congratulations on Splitting Dawn. Yay!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Aw!! Thank you, Chris. I'm sorry to not see yours here though.
@jeffwalkerbooks Ай бұрын
First time being on the spfbo😊
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Welcome!!! Wishing you the best of luck!
@laurah448 Ай бұрын
Katherine thanks again for doing this video and announcement.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
It is truly my pleasure! Thank you for watching!
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
I woke up and scrolled half-asleep and then got down to Captured in Words and saw my name/book. YAAAAY!
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Aw!!! I love that! Congrats on making it in!
@NicolesBookishNook Ай бұрын
@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Thank you! I was away from my computer for a few days due to being sick, so it was a great surprise.
@TamChronin Ай бұрын
This is so exciting! (And, since you'll have to pronounce my name at least once more when I'm eliminated, the "ch" is a "k" sound, like chronic or chronological order, so you don't have to stumble over it in the future. <3)
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! So sorry for stumbling with that; this is a huge help. 😅 CONGRATS on getting in, too!
@debbiesaarloos2543 Ай бұрын
Good information. Thank you So much.
@christinegourley7564 2 ай бұрын
You make this so exciting! I remember the last one where you updated each change... which book didn't make the cut with each blogger/judge and which books went on, etc.
@christinegourley7564 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Katherine! I would have missed this without your timely reminder.
@KatherineDGrahamAuthor 2 ай бұрын
It is my pleasure!! I am thrilled to hear you may be entering!