Comments on: The Sheriff of Nottingham Works for iUniverse and Amazon These Days http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/ Reading is just as important as taking care of yourself Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:45:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shireen http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Shireen Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:23:01 +0000 http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/#comment-1628 That's a great way to put it! I think Amazon is only upping the royalties for Kindle e-books because they want more people to convert their books to Kindle format to give a greater choice to potential buyers, who then will be more likely to find an ebook they like and so buy the Kindle, thus increasing Kindle sales in an ever-increasing cycle upwards; it's certainly not because they're being nice to authors all of a sudden. That’s a great way to put it! I think Amazon is only upping the royalties for Kindle e-books because they want more people to convert their books to Kindle format to give a greater choice to potential buyers, who then will be more likely to find an ebook they like and so buy the Kindle, thus increasing Kindle sales in an ever-increasing cycle upwards; it’s certainly not because they’re being nice to authors all of a sudden.

]]> By: Bettie http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Bettie Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:34:41 +0000 http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/#comment-1627 My sympathies. What came to mind was, "After the Wal-Mart Effect, the Amazon Effect". My sympathies. What came to mind was, “After the Wal-Mart Effect, the Amazon Effect”.

]]> By: Bettie http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Bettie Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:34:00 +0000 http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/#comment-1931 My sympathies. What came to mind was, "After the Wal-Mart Effect, the Amazon Effect". My sympathies. What came to mind was, “After the Wal-Mart Effect, the Amazon Effect”.

]]> By: Shireen http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Shireen Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:16:59 +0000 http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/#comment-772 I hadn't realised that there are so many penny-book sellers on Amazon. Remaindered books can be sold for very little, but for a penny?!? Not even if the seller got the books for free would it justify charging only a penny. Does seem strange, and yes, you're right, why have affiliate links, especially now that their bullying tactics means they can so deeply discount bestsellers? In that case, does your affiliate link, like my fairly unused affiliate links, become more like free advertising for Amazon than a way to share in the sales you help to generate? Thank you for your encouragement! It is hard to sell a book, that's for sure. For me, it's the drive to create that propels me along, but it would be nice to be able to earn an income from it. I'm glad you found this post interesting! I hadn’t realised that there are so many penny-book sellers on Amazon. Remaindered books can be sold for very little, but for a penny?!? Not even if the seller got the books for free would it justify charging only a penny. Does seem strange, and yes, you’re right, why have affiliate links, especially now that their bullying tactics means they can so deeply discount bestsellers? In that case, does your affiliate link, like my fairly unused affiliate links, become more like free advertising for Amazon than a way to share in the sales you help to generate?

Thank you for your encouragement! It is hard to sell a book, that’s for sure. For me, it’s the drive to create that propels me along, but it would be nice to be able to earn an income from it. I’m glad you found this post interesting!

]]> By: Gregory http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Gregory Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:30:10 +0000 http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/#comment-766 Interesting view. I have seen this from an other angle. Over the years I have spent a lot of time putting together affiliate web links to the Amazon web site from my web pages. The intention was to get income when people bought items from Amazon. My problem is that I like to promote esoteric used and hard to find books. My finding was that there are too many extremely low price sellers aiming for the low cost buyer. They list thousands of books for just 1 cent each. Not sure what that is about but obviously there must be some sort of bait and switch involved. My getting 4% or 6% of a penny doesn't make much sense. Now I see that I can't beat the system even if I use Amazon Associates to sell something new and up to date. Even their newest best sellers are often listed at 45% off. That is good for their unit volume but makes it awfully hard for anyone else to make money on referrals. I hope that you continue to write and sell books. I know a lot of good stories and I am a decent photographer. People have often told me that I should write a book. You are reinforcing my notion that is a very hard thing to do if one hopes to make more than $2 per hour. Thanks. Interesting view. I have seen this from an other angle. Over the years I have spent a lot of time putting together affiliate web links to the Amazon web site from my web pages. The intention was to get income when people bought items from Amazon.
My problem is that I like to promote esoteric used and hard to find books. My finding was that there are too many extremely low price sellers aiming for the low cost buyer. They list thousands of books for just 1 cent each. Not sure what that is about but obviously there must be some sort of bait and switch involved. My getting 4% or 6% of a penny doesn’t make much sense.
Now I see that I can’t beat the system even if I use Amazon Associates to sell something new and up to date. Even their newest best sellers are often listed at 45% off. That is good for their unit volume but makes it awfully hard for anyone else to make money on referrals.
I hope that you continue to write and sell books. I know a lot of good stories and I am a decent photographer. People have often told me that I should write a book. You are reinforcing my notion that is a very hard thing to do if one hopes to make more than $2 per hour.
Thanks.

]]> By: Gregory http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 Gregory Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:30:00 +0000 http://jeejeebhoy.ca/2008/11/17/the-sheriff-of-nottingham-works-for-iuniverse-and-amazon-these-days/#comment-1930 Interesting view. I have seen this from an other angle. Over the years I have spent a lot of time putting together affiliate web links to the Amazon web site from my web pages. The intention was to get income when people bought items from Amazon. My problem is that I like to promote esoteric used and hard to find books. My finding was that there are too many extremely low price sellers aiming for the low cost buyer. They list thousands of books for just 1 cent each. Not sure what that is about but obviously there must be some sort of bait and switch involved. My getting 4% or 6% of a penny doesn't make much sense. Now I see that I can't beat the system even if I use Amazon Associates to sell something new and up to date. Even their newest best sellers are often listed at 45% off. That is good for their unit volume but makes it awfully hard for anyone else to make money on referrals. I hope that you continue to write and sell books. I know a lot of good stories and I am a decent photographer. People have often told me that I should write a book. You are reinforcing my notion that is a very hard thing to do if one hopes to make more than $2 per hour. Thanks. Interesting view. I have seen this from an other angle. Over the years I have spent a lot of time putting together affiliate web links to the Amazon web site from my web pages. The intention was to get income when people bought items from Amazon.
My problem is that I like to promote esoteric used and hard to find books. My finding was that there are too many extremely low price sellers aiming for the low cost buyer. They list thousands of books for just 1 cent each. Not sure what that is about but obviously there must be some sort of bait and switch involved. My getting 4% or 6% of a penny doesn’t make much sense.
Now I see that I can’t beat the system even if I use Amazon Associates to sell something new and up to date. Even their newest best sellers are often listed at 45% off. That is good for their unit volume but makes it awfully hard for anyone else to make money on referrals.
I hope that you continue to write and sell books. I know a lot of good stories and I am a decent photographer. People have often told me that I should write a book. You are reinforcing my notion that is a very hard thing to do if one hopes to make more than $2 per hour.
Thanks.

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