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Hey, I just found it, my review of the e-Luminator2 light. I'm a celebrity!! Look out Boyd. OK, I've calmed down now.  Thanks for the inclusion, so far the guide is Excellent!! jp Yes, you are officially "published".  Thanks for the comments on the guide..!! |
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Thanks Harvey - looking forward to reading it.
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« Reply #28 on: October 06, 2009, 02:25:17 PM » |
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Yes, you are officially "published". Thanks for the comments on the guide..!! Just don't try hitting Harvey up for royalties! |
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« Reply #29 on: October 06, 2009, 05:01:23 PM » |
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Perhaps, I am not as enthusiastic about the price and selling of the guide as some of you are. Authors paid money to advertise their works and it is a means for them to get word out about their books - not the guide per se; thus the cost of buying an advertisement (a cost we pay even though there was no marketing information with regard to readership or size for reading such a publication). I think to make the best use of the advertisement is to make it available free now. I know many people are not willing to buy a book about advertisements (I know that I am not or at least very reluctant to do so). I'd like to see the pdf sooner not at some unknown time in the future. It was indicated a free pdf would be available when the guide was published and that the reason any price would be charged for the guide (such as $0.99) was because Kindle required a price. Perhaps others don't agree. I don't want to come across as rude or a kill-joy, but I think it proper to get the guide out free now - not try to get the authors to buy the guide to see their advertisement.
I hope all goes well for all. If others have comments please let me know.
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Joseph, Harvey said it will be up in a few days. Isn't that soon enough?
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« Reply #31 on: October 06, 2009, 07:09:53 PM » |
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Thanks for your comment, Joseph.
We'll be publishing a download page for the free version - in .prc and .pdf formats - over the weekend. If you want to see your advertisement before then, send me an email and I'll send you the prc file.
Regarding the marketing info, understand that this is our first guide, so we have no info available on what the readership will be. I do hope you'll find it a positive experience when all is said and done.
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« Reply #33 on: October 06, 2009, 09:21:17 PM » |
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I bought it this morning! It's a great read!
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« Reply #34 on: October 07, 2009, 03:48:43 AM » |
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I liken the guide less to a "book of advertisements" than an industry review magazine. Like "Computer Shopper" or "PC Magazine". Yes, there are advertisements, as almost all print magazines have. But there are also articles with Kindle tips and tricks, as well as reviews. The "first" here, is that it's a publication on Kindle that DOES have advertisements.
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« Reply #35 on: October 07, 2009, 03:50:53 AM » |
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I would say the advertisements are the smallest part of the book. I sat down and just enjoyed reading it. It contains lots of good info by our membership.
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« Reply #36 on: October 07, 2009, 06:34:28 AM » |
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I was going to say that it contains reviews, tips, and comments by members, and some advertisements by authors who are also members. I was very surprised to find myself with two entries in the guide.
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« Reply #37 on: October 07, 2009, 06:41:18 AM » |
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Hi Harvey,
You are a gentleman and I appreciate your kind manner.
Thanks for offering to send me the ad, but my comments didn't imply I wanted it for myself. I am interested in as many people as possible seeing the guide so that they can see all of the advertisements including mine. Harvey, again I do appreciate your kind manner and wish you the best. I find talking with you a pleasant experience and I do hope all goes very well for you and the others here. My comments are not meant to give any other indication regarding that.
To Ann,
I don't think it is fair to compare it to PC Magazine which has a readership that has been established for a very long time. Furthermore, this isn't a monthly publication and wasn't marketed as a "for pay" magazine either. These days, many small newspapers are sent free to communities where the cost is provided by the advertisers. Many of the earlier magazines which we used to have to pay for to read the few articles and the many ads are now free either in print or online. I appreciate the comments and I'm only responding to the concept presented. That being said, perhaps some day it can approach that concept for the new age of digital self publishing.
That being said, it appears the people who have looked at it have thought it well done and I can appreciate the hard work that went into producing it.
To mlewis - over the weekend is fine.
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« Reply #38 on: October 07, 2009, 06:47:13 AM » |
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One point that may be helpful to this discussion: my intent is the same as yours, which is to get the Kindle Shopper's Guide in front of as many people as possible. That's good for us and good for our advertisers. In that light, having it as a free download is desirable - in that it will more readily be downloaded by members of, and visitors to, KindleBoards. But for people who don't know about KindleBoards, the Kindle Store is an important outlet - and it is my hope that, by having it only available from the Kindle Store for a few days, that the little "pop" it gets from that will help it be visible to more people outside of our membership. So, I hope the result of this approach is that we get the best of both worlds - - some distribution through Kindle Store (and OmniLit), and significant distribution through the free download at KindleBoards. It's our first crack at it, and we'll see how well the grand experiment works. |
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« Reply #40 on: October 07, 2009, 05:03:49 PM » |
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Did my part and ordered through the affiliate link!
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« Reply #41 on: October 07, 2009, 05:17:13 PM » |
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Did my part and ordered through the affiliate link!
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« Reply #44 on: October 08, 2009, 01:09:04 PM » |
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The guide is published in Amazon's Kindle Store and at OmniLit.com. Price is $1.99 in both places. The free version (in .prc form) will be posted here in a few days. At present, the free version is in .prc form, but I am also seeing about making it available in PDF form as well as ePub and other formats. How will we know when the free version is up and ready for download? |
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« Reply #45 on: October 08, 2009, 01:11:38 PM » |
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How will we know when the free version is up and ready for download?
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« Reply #46 on: October 08, 2009, 02:06:25 PM » |
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Yep, I'll be posting a link here to a download page for the Guide. That'll happen over the weekend. Also... shhhhh now... OmniLit is going to give away five free copies of the Guide tomorrow - first come, first served. You'll need a special code, which we'll post in this thread once it's set up. |
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« Reply #47 on: October 09, 2009, 08:58:42 AM » |
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OmniLit has a promotion today - five of you can get a free copy of the Kindle Shopper's Guide - first come, first served. Just enter kindleboards as your code when you check out! http://Http://omnilit.com |
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« Reply #48 on: October 09, 2009, 09:01:16 AM » |
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Thanks! I just bought it! Happy to support this board I've learned so much from! Now, I'm off to read it!
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« Reply #49 on: October 09, 2009, 09:02:37 AM » |
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Thank you, Linda!
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