I was thinking about Smashwords, but I'll look into Publish Drive now. I won't use KDP unless I have no choice. Amazon screwed all Canadians from digital comics with BS over 3 years ago.
It's not even a blip on their radar, but my books will go wide first.
I published my first book on ~50 different stores including Amazon, Google Play, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Gumroad, etc. 99% of my sales came from Amazon and Gumroad, so I've decided to focus there for these minimalist books, I have plans to launch a bigger book next year or the year after, then I may try going wider.
As long as you aren't using KDP Select, you can publish anywhere else you want with no issues.
Then you can’t publish it digitally anywhere else (not your blog, website, Gumroad, other marketplaces), but you can still publish it as a paperback or audiobook on other platforms.
I was thinking about Smashwords, but I'll look into Publish Drive now. I won't use KDP unless I have no choice. Amazon screwed all Canadians from digital comics with BS over 3 years ago.
It's not even a blip on their radar, but my books will go wide first.
Can't wait for minimalist clothing
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A bit off topic I saw an author I follow (5 million sales) publish his books on apple google etc for a month before adding them to kindle.
At that point he takes them down.
this helps him get a lot of reach he wouldn’t normally get.
Another question…. Any issues with publishing on Gumroad? Or don’t Amazon count that as a rival platform?
I published my first book on ~50 different stores including Amazon, Google Play, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Gumroad, etc. 99% of my sales came from Amazon and Gumroad, so I've decided to focus there for these minimalist books, I have plans to launch a bigger book next year or the year after, then I may try going wider.
As long as you aren't using KDP Select, you can publish anywhere else you want with no issues.
I use KDP select…
Then you can’t publish it digitally anywhere else (not your blog, website, Gumroad, other marketplaces), but you can still publish it as a paperback or audiobook on other platforms.
Yeah, that’s why I use Google Drive for my newsletter subscribers 😀
I thought you might have found a loophole 🙃
To be honest, I should test KDP Select but I doubt it will make me as much as Gumroad does.
Thanks! I'll put this on my list of ways to earn some income 👍.
Thank you for introducing me to this
haha not that kind of minimalist, although you could definitely do that.