

I feel in a much better place than I was 18-months ago.

Now, as I am set to release Anna’s Awakening in a matter of weeks, I have a better understanding of the Kindle ebook market within which my novels fight for a place. I know I could have done much more research and learned more about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for my website, but I did my best for what I knew at the time. When I released Inside Iris in September of 2018, I knew something of the Kindle ebook market, but not half as much as I needed to. Here are my thoughts.Ĭontact me via the email in the infographic to be a member of Type Cast Season 2. However, those who aim to write professionally and become a ‘bestseller’ need to at least sell their books to claim that title. That is great, and I applaud them for doing so.
Kindle ebooks make money free#
If we are to have plans of writing professionally one day, there needs to be a desire to at least make something back on your Kindle fiction book.Īs I pen this free Kindle books blog, there will undoubtedly be people out there who release books in this fashion as they see writing solely as a hobby. I have done this myself for a short time, but I was never to be a long-term plan. I can see the reasoning behind a flash promotion for $0.99, €0.99, or £0.99. Maybe it’s just me but, if authors want to write for a living, how can you expect to do so when continuously giving your works away for free? This is something that I can’t understand. However, if readers expect Kindle fiction authors to give books away for free, will they ever buy them?

There are thousands of authors out there who want to write professionally and have a sustainable model to at least break even when they publish a book through Amazon. I am someone who loves to get my nerd on and find frequent searches on Google, and this long-tail keyword comes up regularly.Īs a Kindle fiction author, I can’t help but wonder how this approach is sustainable for the entire Kindle ebook market. ‘ Free Kindle Books ‘ is a search that ranks highly on Google. As a Kindle fiction author, I wonder how this FREE approach is sustainable for writers anywhere. Free Kindle Books: How Is This Sustainable? Scott Gilmore Free Kindle Books is one of the most popular searches for Kindle fiction books online.
