RE: NEW BOOK RELEASE! (Chantal's Law)
I haven't figured KU out yet. I suppose that's the main reason. I think there's a monthly fee as well. But it sounds from your question that I should probably investigate this more. Thanks.
Thank you for the advice as well. I really take it to heart and accept it with open arms.
I hope you can see the image. At the bottom of the Dashboard you can click generate report. It spits out an Excel file with data. You'll notice that some .com USA sales are logged at 35% and others at 70%. I priced the book at the minimum of 2.99 for be in the 70% bracket but the actual royalties given is confusing to say the least.
In one case the sale price was 2.99 and the royal was 35% and another time was 70%. In another the sale price was less that 2.99 (2.76) with 35% royalty. I'm not running a sale nor do I even know how.
In the Bookshelf screen I have selected 70% and entered a $2.99 price.
Any thoughts?
Thank you so much... :)
You're welcome on all accounts. :)
Excellent screen shots.
Looks like it is time to email them. There may be some sort of regional royalty pricing going on, but I believe it should always be the same based on what you put in the second screenshot where you chose 70%.
Might need to email amazon. It'll take a day for them to get back to you, but it will help determine what is going on.
Do you have a different book in your account that is priced at 35%? That might be showing up.
Thanks. I'll e-mail and let you know what I found. There's only 1 book so far.
You're very welcome! Every little bit helps, and if I can play a small role in pushing you up the amazon algorithm to get more exposure I will.
Is KDP Select worth doing? I don't think it costs anything. I don't plan to publish elsewhere (not at least for 90days). Should I do it?
Yes. Unequivically yes. Emphatically yes. Do it. For new authors it is a godsend. Amazon is 80% of the entire ebook market. Worldwide. Seriously. Pull it out after 90 days of you want.
I am. But I'm attempting to build a library and sell all access for $50. Wisdom says stick everything in ku and readers will devour your whole catalogue.
Also Amazon got back to me about the royalty question. It was a bit cryptic but I think they basically said that just because the domain for the sale was .com it doesn't mean it was sold from the USA. So it was likely from a 35% country. I don't get it but it's OK. Their reports don't actually tell you what country the sale was from.
Thanks, I did. I'm not sure if it helped yet but I'm hopeful. The rankings jumped up since yesterday. I'm not really sure about all those things so thank you for your help.