Hmm, this survey must be
for Kboards «writers.»
Not exact matches
Update, 9/6/17: Playster posted further on
KBoards that they are «investigating the labeling thoroughly, using some of the examples in [the
KBoards] thread, to establish exactly what's happening,» and asking
for «patience.»
KBoards user quadtronix also had some big ideas
for changes, like dual, color displays that fold together like a real book.
«I can't really think of anything I'm really hoping
for,» said
KBoards member Speaker - To - Animals.
Writing on the
kboards forum, H M Ward says: «I had my serials in Kindle Unlimited
for 60 days and lost approx 75 % of my income.
On
kboards, someone suggested that what we need is a separate KU
for Kids.
I've been a lurker on
Kboards» Writers Cafe
for months now, and the same 3 - 4 people who regularly comment about the evils of Amazon on EVERY SINGLE Amazon - related thread have sales rankings
for their books in the high six - digits.
If you hang out someplace like the
KBoards Writers» Café, you can see what people are doing before you publish yours, why you're still looking
for a publisher.
Quite a few posts on the indie author discussion site
KBoards Writers Cafe reflect a concern, even an obsession, with writing and publishing as fast as possible,
for fear of failing to generate sustainable sales.
I read on
KBoards that they will sell it
for $ 32 using the Coupon Code «WORDSWITHJAM».
Elsewhere on
KBoards, they complain about this all the time, but
for some reason they seem unable to make the logical leap that page rank does not correlate with sales.
On
KBoards, I've noticed that the usual crowd is ganging up on you
for going against the «estsablished wisdom» by writing this post.
Tip: In February, BookBub held a discussion on the
Kboards and answered many questions
for indie authors.
Can you put a shout out on
KBoards asking
for recommendations?
Also, anecdotally from discussions on the
Kboards and Passive Voice, several major hybrid writers have noted that the Big 5 aren't so much interested in print only deals — they're looking
for erights too.
Hugh Howey launched the idea on
Kboards, a forum
for Kindle readers, but also the meeting place of an active community of indie writers.
Over on the
KBoards site, in a thread going back to September, there are howls of protest about this that range from condemning Amazon
for changing its terms of service to censorship.
In late 2011 I joined the
Kboards, an online forum that had become a hotbed of information
for indie authors trying to make inroads in selling digital books.
Start a thread on The Writer's Cafe on
kboards (be sure and join the discussion on the Kindle Scout thread while you're there), or reach out
for help in one of the many author community pages on Facebook.
At this low point, I dug deep in
Kboards, especially one thread devoted to Scout experiences and requests
for nominations.
Rebecca Hamilton has quite the reputation in the author community — read Christina's account
for more, or this thread on
Kboards.
For me, the
Kboards Writer's Café is a great resource, but the point there is information, not connecting with fans.
The
Kboards post that led to her writing three books
for authors, talking about the tactics she's used to grow to a full - time income even without being a huge seller on Amazon or «sticking» there with new releases.
For KUBVB %, a
Kboards poll had given us a starting point of 50 % borrows / 50 % buys, which we later validated to within a few percent against Amazon's KU 1.0 payout and pot size announcement.
Hugh Howey, in a
Kboards discussion about reviews, suggests a multiple choice test
for reviewers: