*Sue sings.* Barnes & Noble falling down, falling down, falling down. Barnes & Noble falling down . . . I sure hate it. NOT!
In light of the goings on this morning, the press release that B&N (Bullies & Narcissist)is going to "not" sell any more of Amazon's self published e-books I have only this to say - Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Oh and this, "What's the matter B&N? Nobody buying your "wittle" self-published e-books. You can't compete with the Narcissistic Amazon." Read the little snippet below for a real good laugh. It's from an article I found published in 2010:
Barnes & Noble unveiled its new self-publishing service PubIt on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of its competitors to take advantage of explosive growth in digital publishing.
"Barnes & Noble sees an opportunity to grow its traditional customer base with customers who think they have something worth publishing," says Kelly Gallagher, Bowker's vice president of publishing services. "It's one way to stay connected to their customer base."
Barnes & Noble, which expects to launch this summer, is the latest company to enter into the self-publishing market.
Really, I have more to write but I've seriously got to stop laughing. *Sue wipes tears from her eyes. Catches her breath.* Okay. So B&N can't sell their crappy (crappy meaning low quality, no quality) self published e-books so they're kicking Amazon and their "crappy" self-published e-books out. Since I really don't have a dog in the hunt--by choice--I really should just sit back and watch the fun. But I just can't seem to keep quiet about it. Perhaps B&N and Amazon should join forces. They could get Emeril to be their spokesman and they could call the joint venture "BAM-AZON!"
Hey B&N. Why can't I set up an event at your stores? That's right! Because I make my books NON-RETURNABLE according to that outdated, only for the "big dog" publishers return policy. Us little guys don't get the books you return back, you jerks. Sorry, but I didn't sign on to publish books only to have them stolen and resold to "return from the bookstore retailers" such as Books-a-Million. Have fun "duking" it out with Amazon. Y'all deserve to be in the same fight. You're both losers.
Ya, cancelled the other one. LOL Gonna start out small. Right now all I need is to purchase "Final Draft" for creating the Graphic Novel story. You can help by clicking on the donate button over there to your left. You can donate up to $20.00 for three signed bookmarks, one for each of my books or for $20.00 get a signed copy of Electric Angel with shipping paid in the US and $4.00 going toward any international shipping.
For $25.00 you get your choice of Never Ceese or Forever Richard, signed of course and same shipping as above. The goal amount is $250. Y'all help a sister out! LOL But seriously help me. Here's the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/suedent/sue-dents-electric-angel-novel-to-graphic-novel
Y'all check it out! My first order of Forever Richard came in the mail today! So of course I made a movie about it. My first "horror" movie in fact! HA! So, yes, CEO of Black Bed Sheet Book, Nicholas Grabowsky, I did get my copies just like you said! And they are awesome. Now y'all get your butts in gear and order from http://www.blackbedsheet.goshopper.net OR get a signed copy from me at http://www.SueDent.net while supplies last. ;) You can get a copy anywhere books are sold though but your best chance is to get them where I said.
All my books are on Amazon and Barnes & Noble and blah, blah blah!!! OOOOOOOMMMMMMGGGGGG! If I have to read that ONE MORE TIME, as if this is something to be heralded in the publishing industry!!! Yes, if I read that one more time . . . well . . . well . . . . *Sue balls up her fist* Clearly I'd be an idiot to put anything dire here as I will undoubtedly see this again and again and again and would then have to carry out whatever dire deed I propose!
First off, EVERY single book and EVERY single ebook and anything you stick an ISBN on, all the way from "A Pedophiles Guide to Love and Romance" (yes, I went there) to books even more "illegal" (yes I went there too) are listed on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and EVERY OTHER ON-LINE vendors site!!!!! So being on these sites doesn't prove anything except that perhaps a "large piece of fecal matter" could publish a book if it knew how to write and get an ISBN.
I'd like to state right here and now that ALL my books are on these sites as well and even some that shouldn't be there because they no longer exist. And if they are being sold then the one selling them is selling stolen goods and making money where I never did.
I'm on Amazon and don't have a choice about it. I'm on B&N and every other book site as well and don't have a choice about it. I don't even want to be on these sites. Half of the time they don't even post accurate information about my books. Half of the time they're selling books I no longer and never did make any money off of and they're getting away with it.
If you want to support me and the work I put out then you purchase my books through my publisher at Black Bed Sheet Books and not anywhere else. Oh. You can use the links on my site at http://www.SueDent.net as well. That's where you'll find all my physical books and e-books.
Do not trust any other site or even brick and mortar bookstore to carry my books. Research the quality of what I write based on the solid reviews from unbiased reviewers and the fact that all of my work is professionally edited. I put out a LOT of my own money so you can ENJOY a good story. I would never list my books on Amazon if I wanted to get that money back.
A new kind of Amazon Advantage only an author actually makes money off of this one and Amazon loses money, all the way around. I've already done it once and plan on doing it this time unless y'all beat me to it.
Here's how it works. Amazon shows TWO more copies of Never Ceese the BLACK BED SHEET VERSION in STOCK!!! I bought the last four they were brave enough to buy.
You know what that means don't you?
That means y'all BETTER NOT buy them. Wait until Amazon can't sell them, that's usually about a couple of weeks, and they'll start dropping the price because *drum roll please* my books are non-returnable according to the "industry standard" return policy, a definite plus.
Amazon cut the price on the last FOUR down to TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY ONE CENTS when the books didn't sell in the designated selling time and I bought them all because that's cheaper than even I can buy them from my publisher.
So here's how the game goes, we wait until Amazon starts dropping the price again and Y'ALL try to beat me to buying them. It's a win-win situation for you and I. A lose-lose for Amazon. But hey, I didn't tell Amazon to stock my non-returnable by "industry" standard POD books. ;)
Just know, when the price starts dropping, I'm on it!!!!! You won't get my books before I do, I promise you that. I'll even earn royalties off the sales and my publisher will make money as well. Amazon merely gets to write it off as a loss. YAYNESS! Their loss, my gain. ;)
Are Independent Bookstores really any different than Barnes & Nobles and other large chain bookstores?
Sadly, they aren't. For the most part, they're exactly like the bigger bookstores, at least for us Independent authors who are attempting to utilize our supposed Independent bookstores to get sales.
Here's an example. My daughter wants to go to a book event that Octavia Bookstore in New Orleans is hosting. We have to buy a ticket or rather pay for a book before we get there. The event is being held at a larger facility because the author is a NYT best-selling author (not an independent author) who will undoubtedly draw a pretty big crowd NO MATTER IF OCTAVIA BOOKSTORE ADVERTISES.
I called to find out when we needed to arrive to make sure we got there in time to get the book we paid for. I also asked what did it take to set up a similar event as I was an author attempting to put a book tour together. Immediately (or perhaps it was just my imagination) the tone of the one I was speaking to became somewhat condescending. They rattled off all the "big published" authors who had just graced the steps of their "independent" bookstore such as Stephen King. Wow! Really? Why is he doing an event at an Independent bookstore? The large bookstores are for the larger published authors. The Independent bookstores are supposed to give us independent authors a chance or at least that's the way I understood it.
That's not to be though. Because when I asked what would it take for me to put Octavia books on my book tour, I was told that "they" would have to look at my book and "they" would have to see if it was something their store would want to carry. WHAT!!! And I'd have to "give" them a review copy to "look" at. WHAT!! And then "they'd" get back with me. WHAT!!! They didn't bother to ask my name, my credentials or anything. Just wrote me off (at least that's my opinion.)
To this day I will NEVER understand why INDEPENDENT bookstores CLAIM to be there for the small published author or small publishers nor will I EVER understand why they humor book events by large published authors. Those authors don't need the help. Their "large chain bookstores" won't even allow small published authors in to do events (sometimes they will if the books are returnable by that "industry standard" return policy that ensures your books will be stolen and resold.)
For the love of God and for the sake of the authors Independent Bookstores pretend to be helping, would somebody tell them to WAKE UP! We're dying here and most of us don't want to see brick and mortar stores go. We'd like to help but they won't even give us a chance.
*Sue takes deep breaths. Tries to breath without spitting.*
Yes, to date, I've invested a lot of my own money into getting my books published. However, you can't get blood from a turnip. Yet I still need capital to keep moving forward. So I was told of this nifty little program called Kickstarter and thought I'd give it a try. You can learn all about the project I'm seeking funding for by going to this link. I do so hope you'll be inspired to help me out. Thanks for all who've already done so by buying my books or spreading the word with wonderful reviews. ;)
Hey Indie authors. Want to take Amazon for a ride? If we all do it, it might actually make a difference. Here's how it works.
So your book is POD.
Don't stop there.
Go all the way. Make it non-returnable as well. Here's what will happen. If you've been at the publishing game for a while as I have, and you have a bit of a name, Amazon will order a few of your books to keep in stock (even though they don't have to because your book is POD.) When those books don't sell in the allotted time, Amazon will attempt to send them back for that "industry standard return policy" money back guarantee. Well, of course you've made your books non-returnable according to that industry standard so, OH MY, Amazon is stuck with them.
What Amazon does next is sheer lunacy. They start dropping the price insanely and write the loss off. I just bought four of my Never Ceese, Black Bed Sheet Edition for $2.76 EACH. That's cheaper than I can get them from my publisher.
Y'all better keep an eye out for whenever Amazon says they have any of my books in stock. That means in about 2 weeks they'll start dropping the price to get rid of them because they can't return them. Hahahahahahaha! Also, you should beat me to getting them because I know I'll be watching for this to happen and I'll buy every last one they have. Not only do I get my books for less, I earn royalties and my publisher gets paid also. Amazon is the only one who loses in that deal and of course they just write it off!!! Can't beat that with a stick. ;)
to be their spokesman and they could call the joint venture
