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I totally agree. If you go Kindle, just don't choose Select and you won't be tied only to Amazon. As far as I am aware you can market your books elsewhere as well as sell through Amazon, and still approach publishers/agents. Besides it might be handy to have online sales reports to show...

I thought like that too Mr Turtle, right up to the day in early Nov last year when I was rushed to hospital and lay in emergency for 13hrs because of a suspected blood clot in my lungs. It didn't end up being a blood clot, but the incident helped me re-evaluate my life. I was no longer content...

You are only locked into Amazon if you go KDP Select and that contract is only for three months, after that you can opt out and offer your eBook titles at other outlets including selling copies yourself from your own website. Yes you do have to market and promote, however the cost of that to...

Interesting, my trilogy is epic fantasy. I may consider approaching them since my KDP Direct contract runs out at end of March. Perhaps a submission plus healthy Amazon sales figures might interest them. Then again, perhaps not. I'm kinda getting used to having pricing and creative control...

I agree 'I, Brian'. The amount of royalty you receive as a self-published author is pretty good, and I'm glad I went that route after years of fruitlessly chasing publishing houses and agents. What authors actually earn even after being taken up by a mainstream publisher is pretty woeful...

Interesting point, especially in regards to the small amount of (shamanistic) magic. Perhaps I don't personally regard it as fantasy because my own personal taste in fantasy is more in the range of high/epic/dark fantasy. Yes I agree CotCB is fantasy, however I'd class it as a realistic fantasy...

My heroic epic fantasy has a strong male lead, he also meets a girl who is almost as adept at the sword as he is. Both characters have strong outspoken personalities, however they are also complimentary to each other. My other female characters all have important roles to play in the story - so...

So far I've had decent sales on my heroic epic fantasy trilogy eBook, however it puzzles me as to how people have found or chosen my book to read in the first place. I'm especially puzzled given that my covers are very much a home-made job (an artist mate is in the process of creating new covers...

Which is why places like Amazon Kindle are the saviours of discouraged authors. Finally you can dodge the middlemen agents and publishing houses, and go direct to your clients, the readers of books. As for what I'm really looking for in the books I buy? A good cover will catch my interest...

One month ago my heroic epic fantasy trilogy was first published on Kindle's virtual bookshelves. In the four weeks since then the various books of the trilogy have accrued: 251 actual sales, 3 borrows & 0 returns of the various books of the trilogy; plus 198 free downloads of book one...

I'm only a newcomer to eBook publishing, however the general opinion amongst successful eBook authors is that you need to keep a presence on Amazon and that means new books published regularly - either one offs or part of a series. I've heard 2-3 books a year, others seem to churn out one...

Np, since you explained it to be a parody, I understand your decisions. Don't worry, as a comparison you should check out the critiquing I received for my piece (a few posts below yours). The critiques taught me a few things about grammar that I had forgotten since high school (over thirty years...

I won't comment on grammar or spelling etc (since my own leaves a great deal to be desired), however I will comment on the general flow of the writing. My main impression is that great slabs of paragraph text tend to be a little offputting. Personally I'd try to insert more 'white space' in...

Short answer, yes Kindle is a good idea for self-publishing. Long answer: I'm a new, unknown author and I first published on Kindle a new and unknown epic fantasy trilogy on Dec 17th. December sales - 372 (195 freebies, 177 actual sales), so far January sales - 110 actual sales. I'm...

It's odd, I am writing ebooks yet do not possess an ebook reader. I do plan to buy one however each time an electricity, rates or water bill comes in, the ebook purchase gets pushed further back. Maybe I'll buy one if my first royalty check is substantial enough. ;) A friend of ours the other...

Thanks all for the critiques. I have substantially rewritten the first three pages and made amendments throughout the rest of the MS to be in line with most of the tips and suggestions supplied here. Your critiquing has helped me de-rust myself in regards to my writing. Cheers.

I am dreading my first negative review. However I accept that it is a fact that if you are an author you must take the bad with the good. As a reader I look less at the mechanics of the writing, and judge a book wholly by how I answer the following questions: 'Was I entertained by this...

Thanks for the very comprehensive critique, the Judge. I recognise that I write too many long sentences so it's something I'll have to attend to as I write. It's also been over ten years since I've substancially written anything so I've a few skills to relearn, and the critiquing here is helping...

Thanks AMB, good pickup on all those and yes, I agree with most. I'll amend the red text when I get in from work this evening. I was thinking about the change in the first paragraph as to introducing the fantastical early, and I think I'll stay with it. My reasoning is the oddness of it...

Yes, I'm locked into the Kindle Select 'contract' for another couple of months. My books are only available electronically at the moment, however next year's project will be to one way or another get them into paperback format. Personally I believe Select works best for authors with a series...