![]() ![]() Read more on paid promotions for KDP Books here. It is possible to pay Amazon (using a credit card) to promote your title within their ecosystem.A quick and easy option for an author looking to dip their toes into paid marketing. These days then reset and can be used again. Remember that Amazon allows an author up to 5 consecutive days per title for each 90-day enrolment period. For those authors enrolled in KDP Select, it is possible (and recommended) to setup either Free or Discounted promotions for your title. Yes, this is indeed an option for authors who might have an eager following of readers waiting. Pre-Orders shows you the results of any eBook that was setup to allow pre-ordering before the selected release date.Needless to say, the few remaining reports pretty much do what they say they do. To preserve your sanity, I won’t go much further down the reporting rabbit hole. PRE-ORDERS, PROMOTIONS, PRIOR MONTHS’ ROYALTIES, AD CAMPAIGNS (See two most recent payments in pic above.) Amazon recently started paying out SA authors directly in ZAR.The payments are split by the geographic territory in which the book was sold as well as the sales period.Why would a royalty payment fail? Perhaps your bank account details were invalid OR a royalty check was returned if your postal address was incorrect.This report shows when Amazon will make/ has made/ has attempted to make payments to the author.After from the Sales Dashboard, I find this to be the report I visit the most.STEP 2: Once logged in, navigate to the reporting menu link found in the white menu strip in the upper part of your screen. As the author, you have a different link to access the publishing backend or bookshelf. The most common mistake I see is where the author is attempting to access the Amazon KDP dashboard using the incorrect URL of Remember, is where readers go to purchase your book. STEP 1: Access Amazon KDP using this link -> Ī few weeks have now flown by and you find yourself wondering how successful sales of your book have really been? Here is how to find your sales reports.įINDING THE AMAZON REPORTING SECTION. For those authors living beyond the borders of the 1st World – Findaway Voices ( ) does a similar job of getting your audiobook to Amazon, albeit a bit slower. If you are wondering how on earth an audio version finds its way to Amazon, visit Audiobook Creation Exchange ( acx.com). For those of you who went all in, perhaps there is an audio-version of your book snuggled alongside the eBook and paperback editions. This way the readers would be able to choose their favourite format. This would mean your paperback book was being sold alongside the eBook edition. Perhaps you chose to cover your bases by also sharing the print-ready paperback files with Amazon. Perhaps you cautiously opted for a digital eBook-only approach. The relief was palpable as your new book eventually found its way onto the shelves of the Amazon bookstore. The publishing process felt daunting as hell. Wondering when Amazon might be sending you some cash? Collecting or distributing payment abroad from independent artists is an absolute nightmare, especially if they come from post-colonial nations.Wondering if readers have recently bought your books from Amazon? We know these issues exist to varying degrees for those in poverty-often undocumented or historically excluded from traditional financial institutions (like banks and loan servicing)-but fail to recognize how, while there are workarounds within our borders (like CashApp), they are not available to everyone abroad, or there is the constant threat of it all being taken away. Amazon aside, this is a very common problem for international authors On the backend (when they’re not screwing things up for authors), KDP and the Audible services have democratized publishing for people existing in (oftentimes multiple) marginalizations. So, it’s not as simple as “set it up on your website” or, in many cases, “go on Etsy.” Customers are motivated by affordability and convenience, the same as sellers. Online sellers (including independent creatives) are forced or pushed into spaces like Amazon to compete because the site is where readers are, unfortunately. ![]()
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