Two Decades Naked

It's not fiction but it looks interesting, it's the memoir of a stripper who started out working in Christchurch, New Zealand, anyone seen her strip?

https://www.amazon.com/Two-Decades-Naked-Leigh-Hopkinson-ebook/dp/B01B54U2GG/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472041840&sr=8-1&keywords=leigh+hopkinson

The Crushing Son

I am pleased to announce the release of my second novel, The Crushing Son. It is set on the Gold Coast, Australia in the quarrying industry, an industry I know a lot about. The story is about family rivalry, intense competition, feuds, and the heat that oppresses everyone.

The Crushing Son

Putting The Price Up

I'm in a funny place at the moment, contrary to most other authors, my book does not sell well on Kindle, but it does sell well on Amazon through CreateSpace.

This is the book here << Click on This is the book here

So I've put the Kindle version up in price from $2.99 to $4.99, making it a 50% discount on the paperback version. What may have happened is the lower price meant lower quality in most readers minds.

Another observation, it seems to come down to what kind of book you have to sell. Some do well on Kindle, while others lend themselves to the physical copy. There is no absolute in terms of what to do.

Kindle Library Rule Changes

Good news for writers of longer work with readers who see the book through to the end. Kindle have changed the rules relating to how writers get paid for loans from the Kindle library.

In the past writers got paid a share of the cash pot for every read past 10% of the book. The obvious response to that would be for writers to write short reads, or books that simply fell over past the 10% mark. It made no difference if the book was finished or not.

Now Kindle will pay based on the average number of pages read each month. Good writers, who have longer work that readers finish, will get more.

In the Land of the Long White Cloud

Sarah Lark....historical fiction, family saga, New Zealand.

21 Dumb Mistakes To Avoid

That's right, we've all made mistakes, this blogger has some good tips:-
http://boostblogtraffic.com/ebook-mistakes/?hvi

I like this piece of advice

#9: Quitting Just Before it Gets Easy

After you’ve been working on your e-book for weeks, perhaps months, you may find that you’ve not made the progress you’d hoped for.

Whatever the exact cause (illness, workload, etc.), you’ve hit a wall. You aren’t even halfway through the draft, and there’s a long way to go.

The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Your eBook...

General advice on publishing your ebook,

http://www.copyblogger.com/how-to-publish-kindle-ebook/

The Trouble With Dying

Christchurch based author Maggie Le Page

New Novel, Nelson Author

The Cry of the Kuaka NZ Author Roly Andrews, no idea what this is like but the premise sounds interesting.

 

Station Life in New Zealand

by

Mary Anne Barker

First published in 1870, travel back in time with this read.

Tuesday's Choice Selection - Great eBook Reads on Kindle

A selection of the best, just click on the picture and go through to purchase.  The below are currently FREE

Tips on self-editing

A brief blog entry with useful tips on picking up those mistakes in your manuscript...

http://www.jmd-reid.com/writing-tips/self-editing/#comment-7240

This One Looks Interesting on Amazon Kindle

From the blurb...Dave's no superhero, even if he does have a very unusual talent. But when a major New Zealand crime lord comes looking for two million dollars that Dave's wife embezzled, he needs to learn to act like one.

Showcase Your eBook

So you've written a book and uploaded it to Kindle and you've checked their previewer to find it presents acceptably, now what ? You click publish and your book is live. Now you have to get someone to read it, right ? Well there are over three million books on Amazon and the reader has to find yours and like it enough to download it. That's where this blog comes in, it's created to showcase your book set in or about New Zealand.