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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by howfun on Sunday May 14, 2017 @04:12PM (#14337335)
When you you self publish can you stil sell kindle edition on Amazon?
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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by MrMorden on Sunday May 14, 2017 @04:43PM (#14337476)
The big caveat is that Amazon wants you to enroll in the Kindle Unlimited program—and they'll require exclusivity. This is, to be extremely generous, a bad idea for the author.
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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by tomcam on Sunday May 14, 2017 @09:37PM (#14338534)
It is not a requirement of Amazon
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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by MrMorden on Sunday May 14, 2017 @11:50PM (#14339028)
Not a requirement that you participate in Kindle Unlimited to sell Kindle ebooks, but Kindle Unlimited requires Amazon exclusivity. (I could have worded that comment better.)
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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by mark_l_watson on Sunday May 14, 2017 @10:47PM (#14338812)
Sure, it is an easy process but you get a lower royalty from Amazon if you are not exclusive for them. My books sell better on lean pub, but I have also started publishing via the Kindle platform.
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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by tomcam on Sunday May 14, 2017 @04:29PM (#14337410)
Absolutely
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