Couple of thoughts. 1. Unless you are planning on selling a lot of books is it worth it? 2. Can someone explain to me why you wouldn’t use two free ISBN numbers from two different free publishers? 3. Amazon KDB does not get onto google books for a start whereas some of the offer offerings similar to this one does. Not sure if this one does? 4. There has to be a drawback if you are trying to climb sales ranking charts on Amazon etc?
Depends on the person. If you’re starting out and just want to test the waters and want more control of distribution then yes. 2. Two isbn numbers from two different publishers doesnt widen reach it just splits your book into seperate listings. 3. Correct. You’d need list it there yourself or go through ingramspark. 4. Ranking in sales on Amazon is dependent on sales and reviews, not the isbn number.
Maybe I’m being obtuse but can you explain to me more about why having two different ISBNs for two different places is damaging? Also my point was that if you don’t send your own customers to Amazon isn’t there a risk that you affect the way the algorithm there sees your book? Ie if all your own clicks go straight to Amazon then any sales will be registered there but if you use a different place they won’t. I guess I am thinking about the momentum.
Thanks for this informative article! Authors definitely have more options than they used to have. Now I am curious about print-on-demand options in Canada.
The last sentence or so implies that you still post your book to Amazon. That's just not where you send your traffic. So there would be a space for reviews there. Plus, there's always Goodreads and Storygraph.
Couple of thoughts. 1. Unless you are planning on selling a lot of books is it worth it? 2. Can someone explain to me why you wouldn’t use two free ISBN numbers from two different free publishers? 3. Amazon KDB does not get onto google books for a start whereas some of the offer offerings similar to this one does. Not sure if this one does? 4. There has to be a drawback if you are trying to climb sales ranking charts on Amazon etc?
Depends on the person. If you’re starting out and just want to test the waters and want more control of distribution then yes. 2. Two isbn numbers from two different publishers doesnt widen reach it just splits your book into seperate listings. 3. Correct. You’d need list it there yourself or go through ingramspark. 4. Ranking in sales on Amazon is dependent on sales and reviews, not the isbn number.
Maybe I’m being obtuse but can you explain to me more about why having two different ISBNs for two different places is damaging? Also my point was that if you don’t send your own customers to Amazon isn’t there a risk that you affect the way the algorithm there sees your book? Ie if all your own clicks go straight to Amazon then any sales will be registered there but if you use a different place they won’t. I guess I am thinking about the momentum.
Thanks for this informative article! Authors definitely have more options than they used to have. Now I am curious about print-on-demand options in Canada.
Let me know what you find out!
Thanks for this! I am not an Amazon fan and love every opportunity to help smaller businesses succeed! I will certainly give this a try!
Let me know how it works out! Maybe we could write an article on it!
I appreciate the images it helped me read the article
Hi Thomas, no e-book option correct? Is there any place for readers to leave reviews?
Correct. No e book option. And, no. Would have to leave a review on Amazon or here on Substack
The last sentence or so implies that you still post your book to Amazon. That's just not where you send your traffic. So there would be a space for reviews there. Plus, there's always Goodreads and Storygraph.