Anna Zaires

Kindle Select decision reached

After much agonizing, researching, and reading the fine print on the Kindle Direct Publishing contract, I decided to go with the Kindle Select Program. As a brand- new author, I find the ability to leverage the marketing power and algorithms of Amazon to be just too tempting. Plus, as some people pointed out, the exclusivity lasts for only 90 days and then I can choose to re-evaluate that decision. In the meantime, not having to deal with a bunch of different platforms frees me up to do what I truly love: writing.  

The next book in the Krinar Chronicles is now in the works . . .  

To do Kindle Select or not do Kindle Select . . . that’s the question that will prevent me from sleeping tonight :)

So I have learned tonight just how powerful of a marketing tool the Kindle Select Program can be. Apparently, it can take a book from obscurity to the top of Amazon Bestseller Lists (at least based on anecdotal evidence). 

I’m torn. On the one hand, I’d like to make my book available to as many readers as possible on as many platforms as possible. But on the other hand, I’d love to accelerate the process of getting discovered, to have readers give my book a chance – even if they get it as part of their Amazon Prime Membership.

So . . . should I do it? Should I go steady with Amazon for three months and hope for the best? Or should I keep my options open and publish my ebook with B&N, Apple, etc?

Ah, decisions, decisions. I don’t think I’ve slept normally through the night since the book got close to the publishing stage :).    
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