Question of the Week: Would you give up the 40% royalties from going exclusive with ACX to get lower royalties but gain price control from D2D and FV?
Lindsay Buroker joined Bryan this week to talk big news in audio and Kindle Unlimited. After thanking their patrons Gods and Gigs, WordPress Security 101, and Pirates vs. Dragons, Bryan and Lindsay talked tips about time management, email scheduling, and Facebook Messenger Bots. This week’s top stories included Amazon buying Whole Foods, Facebook Page video cover images, translation rights, KU payouts dropping, and Draft2Digital’s new partnership with Findaway Voices. This week’s Question of the Week: Would you give up the 40% royalties from going exclusive with ACX to get lower royalties but gain price control from D2D and FV?
What You’ll Learn:
- How busy authors can organize projects to make the most of their time
- How authors can calculate when is the best time to send emails
- How authors can use Facebook Messenger to reach new readers
- What Amazon deal is shaking up the grocery industry and how it will affect shoppers
- What new feature Facebook is testing out and how it will affect authors
- How a buy button can help increase translation rights sales
- What one group of KU authors are saying about the payout drop in May
- How authors can take control of their audiobook sales and promotions
Links:
- The Science Fiction and Fantasy Marketing Podcast
- Lindsay Buroker’s Amazon Page
- God and Gigs: Succeed as a musician without sacrificing your faith by Allen C. Paul
- WordPress Security 101: How to secure your website against hackers by Brecht Ryckaert
- Pirates vs. Dragons by Marc Gunn
- Tip #1: The Time Lord
- Tip #2: It Was the Best of Times
- Tip #3: Spare the Messenger
- News #5: The Whole Package
- News #4: On the Move
- News #3: The Easy Button
- News #2: Down and Pay-Out (1)
- News #2: Down and Pay-Out (2)
- News #1: Priceless
Question of the Week: Would you give up the 40% royalties from going exclusive with ACX to get lower royalties but gain price control from D2D and FV?