tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post4280234471767576736..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: Amazon Programs for Readers, Writers, & BookstoresL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-90620282527785275332013-11-08T13:40:27.439-08:002013-11-08T13:40:27.439-08:00I really don't understand why indie bookstores...I really don't understand why indie bookstores have had such a virulent reaction to Amazon Source. Seems to me that leveraging Amazon's marketing muscle would help me sell more books, both print and digital. I'd stock Amazon imprints, too, if I owned a bookstore. To exclude authors like Barry Eisler and Marcus Sakey who move tons of copies simply because they made the jump from traditional publishers to Amazon seems like cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. But that's just me.Michael W. Shererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359437241079384725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-6425159267572090252013-11-08T10:37:40.024-08:002013-11-08T10:37:40.024-08:00Thanks for sharing all these latest initiatives by...Thanks for sharing all these latest initiatives by Amazon, LJ! And I'll be waiting with bated breath to find out what else they introduce in December!<br /><br />I'm participating in the Kindle Promotion Deal for my Style That Sizzles book and I'm really happy with the results in sales (tapering off a bit now that it's no longer at $0.99). Another advantage to this over just lowering your price is that the normal price still shows up, as well as the hours left before the deal is over.<br /><br />And I'm hoping that as more readers find out about the Matchbook program, we authors will see increases in both the print and e-versions of our books.<br /><br />Thanks for the info, LJ! :-)Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-59552219687392329772013-11-08T07:01:24.602-08:002013-11-08T07:01:24.602-08:00I would be participating in the Countdown program ...I would be participating in the Countdown program if the celebration of my newest, which was released on 10/22, didn't include some free days and reduced price days of my other two. Timing is everything. I'll be on board in a month or two.<br /><br />Approximately 500 bookstores (if I read the article right) are already participating in the Kobo program. Going with Amazon will increase those profits, and increase them fast. Just sayin'.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.com