That essentially made the regular borrowed rate $0.94...that's ridiculous.
Was the December KDP borrow rate really only $1.88?
I just got my December report and it looks like the borrow rate for December was only $1.88 after KDP claimed to essentially be offering double the fund.
That's just wrong!
That's just wrong!
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There was a huge push in December of 2011 too, when the Select program first began. I think Amazon should've upped the amount higher. I would've even probably been fine with it if they raised the amount to 1.4 mil without calling it a bonus and making a big to do about it like they were giving us something extra.Amanda Brice said:
But, either way, December was a decent month for me.
We demand more from Select!
$1.88 
I never get tired of the prawnsDalya said:![]()
We demand more from Select!
OT: You know SW has epub uploads now, though? It's called Smashwords Direct, has been around a few weeks I think.
$1.88 is still more than I'd make on a sale to a 35% country.
And I, at least, had a crazy number of borrows in December. I made more on borrows in 12/2012 than I did on sales in all of 2011.
And I'm totally 100% okay with that.
And I, at least, had a crazy number of borrows in December. I made more on borrows in 12/2012 than I did on sales in all of 2011.
And I'm totally 100% okay with that.
Surely incentive for the 99-centers to stay in select
Yep, that makes sense to me.Quiss said:Surely incentive for the 99-centers to stay in select
But anything else (regular priced), it's getting harder and harder to justify staying in.
I'm just happy for the exposure 
I was just crunching the numbers and came up to the same conclusion. I'm glad that one of my goals for this year was to leave Select and expand into other markets. Over time, I feel pretty confident I'll end up making more selling through places like B&N than I do from Select. The free days are nice, but they haven't really helped me all that much. I'm not ready to overthrow Amazon or anything. I do think, though, that if they want people to stick with Select they're going to have to sweeten the pot. I left Select and went back to it, but now I don't think I'll even bother with it anymore going forward.
I do think, though, that if they want people to stick with Select they're going to have to sweeten the pot. I left Select and went back to it, but now I don't think I'll even bother with it anymore going forward.
A bit disappointed, but still very pleased with the haul for December. Money is nice.
Well, that stinks.
I wasn't going to put my next book in Select anyway because it's the second part of a trilogy that's free on Kobo and iTunes, and it wouldn't really be fair, but I'd still planned to use Select for other new releases. However, I'm going to have to reevaluate that strategy. My full-length books are usually priced at $3.99 and $4.99, so the borrows are costing me money.
I wasn't going to put my next book in Select anyway because it's the second part of a trilogy that's free on Kobo and iTunes, and it wouldn't really be fair, but I'd still planned to use Select for other new releases. However, I'm going to have to reevaluate that strategy. My full-length books are usually priced at $3.99 and $4.99, so the borrows are costing me money.
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