There is currently a thread
on the KBoards forums discussing this very subject, asking folks to post the date and title of their first Kindle purchase.
Someone
on KBoards called Mike Dennis's thread the «Most Depressing Thread of 2013.»
In fact author Mike Dennis admitted just
that on the KBoards Writers» Café, an online forum where a lot of self - published authors hang out (including me).
A quick search
on the KBoards Writers» Cafe forum can often provide information from those in the trenches who are ahead of us on the indie publishing journey.
There's a huge thread
on kboards (and lots of discussion in private groups) with indie authors complaining about not only a possible algorithmic shift, but more concerningly, issues with the accuracy of pages read being reported.
One member over
on Kboards has been questioning your conclusions based on the holes in the data.
I've also seen such threads on the Writers» Cafe
on Kboards, but you may have better luck if you can find out where the authors in your genre hang out.
I took the survey a few weeks back after Hugh Howey posted a link to
it on kboards.
The Writers» Cafe
on KBoards is proof that you're never alone as an indie author.
There was a thread
on Kboards this week that focused on what authors thought their best writing was.
Rebecca Hamilton has quite the reputation in the author community — read Christina's account for more, or this thread
on Kboards.
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.
He holds court on the related multi-thousand post thread
on Kboards.
If I've learned anything from my friendships
on the KBoards, it's how easily energy created in the digital world can translate to real life.
On August 17, 2013, HM Ward posted
on kboards that she had hit 2 million copies sold, with over 1.5 million sold in 2013 year to date.
A few weeks ago, I came across an interesting story
on KBoards.
I am an active participant
on Kboards, the forum used by many independent authors.
On the KBoards and elsewhere, there is the renewed accusation that this is all part of some big conspiracy by Amazon, mainly, and the other retailers, to pull all self - published books from their virtual shelves.
Many authors praised the program
on Kboards.
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.
Half of the time a conversation
on the Kboards or Absolute Write will pop up.
Hugh Howey launched the idea
on Kboards, a forum for Kindle readers, but also the meeting place of an active community of indie writers.
But
on the KBoards forum, an author named Mark E. Cooper found a workaround that involved gifting a free copy of our title to the winning reader.
I love talking to fans on Facebook and Twitter, responding to emails that come through my website, and chatting with other authors
on KBoards or other online sites.
There are a couple of cover critique sites we can try (here's one I know of and there's probably a thread
on kboards as well).
I spend time
on Kboards every day to make sure I'm not missing out on anything useful.
You can get a summary of the changes
on Kboards (and hear a lot of other opinions too).
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.
More on this topic
on Kboards, which goes into some different aspects of curation.
It's worth mentioning that August said
on KBoards that he refused an author's books who had more than 300 reviews wit a good rating (if I remember well) because the book was poorly edited.
Can you put a shout out
on KBoards asking for recommendations?
If you like roaming around
on Kboards, you see more and more posts from authors «quitting» indie publishing.
One of the most active communities is the Writers» Cafe
on Kboards, but there are also many Facebook groups catering to authors.
Tip: In February, BookBub held a discussion
on the Kboards and answered many questions for indie authors.
On KBoards, I've noticed that the usual crowd is ganging up on you for going against the «estsablished wisdom» by writing this post.
Now go say
it on Kboards and watch how they flame the crap out of you.
You can very often get feedback from other authors
on Kboards, but take a look at what's selling in your category and see whether your covers match.
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.
I've learned more from participating
on KBoards than anywhere else.
I found your site really easy to find my way around after seeing your posts
on Kboards
I read
on KBoards that they will sell it for $ 32 using the Coupon Code «WORDSWITHJAM».
Even after reading a massive walkthrough
on KBoards or pouring over the Google Play help section, many authors have been left scratching their heads.
While the evidence is completely anecdotal, some authors
on the KBoards forum have cited a much better sell - through rate on Google Play.
On the KBoards forum, some authors talk at great length about the Brown Bar of Shame (BBOS).
Someone
on KBoards asked a similar question, «What was your first year of publication like?»
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.
Quite a few authors over
on KBoards are reporting a similar observation.
On kboards, someone suggested that what we need is a separate KU for Kids.
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.
Others
on Kboards have also confirmed.