Kindle anyone?

I love a free book.

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Hey Steve: long time no see for me at least... Thanks a lot for the link. I've written a few Christian ebooks and have been looking for a way to self publish. Maybe this will be the start of something new!

Thanks again...
Pappy

Hi Pappy,

I spend more time lurking these days rather than posting. Hope you managed to get the book while it was free. I've checked the link today and see it's no longer free. But still, $3 isn't much money, and this lady has published a number of books through the Amazon Kindle select program. I expect if anyone knows how to do it... she does.

I hope it offers you some help. And let us know! There is nothing I like to hear any better than stories of regular people who have followed their dream and succeeded.

Interestingly enough, I had an ex girlfriend (from 20 years ago) thank me for the post as well. She has written two novels, and a collection of short stories; and no idea how to proceed. She needed someone to proofread, correct sentence structure and make the text flow a little better. My brother does this kind of work part-time, so I was able to put the two of them together. I hope they become #1 best sellers on Amazon -- she's gone through some tough times, and could really use a little boost.

Best Regards,
Steve MacLellan

So I have been taking notes left and right from all my Kindle research, got about 30 pages so far and still not halfway through all the material I have available on the subject. Once done, that will obviously be a book, lol. However, I feel that no matter how complete that book will be, I should not even attempt to sell it because, duh, I need to publish at least one first myself.

After that, I can start promoting my Kindle book. So, I would have to write another book for my publishing to Kindle experience and that is another project in itself. Anyhow, I am pushing forward, realizing nothing happens overnight. If I can publish 1-2 a month on a continious basis, I might make enough to pay my bills, maybe more but I am not expecting to strike it rich.

What also crossed my mind more than once, is to teach others how to do their own Kindle book but teaching in the old-fashioned way of actually having students presents in the same room! A class in other words. And on the subject of having a class is where I need your help.

Where/what/when/how much and so on. Please do chime in,

Eva

Originally Posted by Eva

What also crossed my mind more than once, is to teach others how to do their own Kindle book but teaching in the old-fashioned way of actually having students presents in the same room! A class in other words. And on the subject of having a class is where I need your help.

Where/what/when/how much and so on. Please do chime in,

Eva

I think if you were to limit the class to those who can attend some sessions at your house, you would be limiting the income you could make.

You could take students from anywhere, and offer the instruction via Goggle Hangout. Then once you were finished, Goggle can publish the video of you and your students to your blog. You make that post password protected and give the password to your students. They can then go in and review the lesson, and questions can be posted in the comments section -- much better than having them email you questions, because you only have to answer the question once and then everyone can see it.

If you haven't heard of Google Hangout, I have a post about that on my blog, that will let you view a demo, and has links to get you started. Best of all -- Goggle Hangout is free, and won't cost you a penny. And... you can repeat the process with different classes

You can see the post here:
http://50alone.com/hangout-with-frie...-family-online

Hope this helps -- and I wish you the best of luck!

Regards,
Steve MacLellan

Originally Posted by Steve MacLellan

I think if you were to limit the class to those who can attend some sessions at your house, you would be limiting the income you could make.

You could take students from anywhere, and offer the instruction via Goggle Hangout. Then once you were finished, Goggle can publish the video of you and your students to your blog. You make that post password protected and give the password to your students. They can then go in and review the lesson, and questions can be posted in the comments section -- much better than having them email you questions, because you only have to answer the question once and then everyone can see it.

If you haven't heard of Google Hangout, I have a post about that on my blog, that will let you view a demo, and has links to get you started. Best of all -- Goggle Hangout is free, and won't cost you a penny. And... you can repeat the process with different classes

You can see the post here:
http://50alone.com/hangout-with-frie...-family-online

Hope this helps -- and I wish you the best of luck!

Regards,
Steve MacLellan

I really appreciate you alerting me to this new way of doing things and I will defenitely check it out. I was not planning to hold classes at my house though, I was planning to rent a club house at a local upscale manufactured home community (not a trailer trash park, lol).

Your suggestion and my clarification of a potential location will draw different animals though so maybe I can do both, thanks again, Eva

Edit: WOW, Hangout, what an amazing tool! Also, when I looked at your site, seems like 50+ is your market, guess I fit right in (I'm 56, lol). The possibilities with that tool are endless! Adding the 50+ angle to it gives me a whole bunch of ideas, especially since I live in the middle of the National Forest myself. Off to further research....

Hi Folks,

Just an update, this book is listed for free again for the next 24-48 hours.

Regards,
Steve

Originally Posted by Steve MacLellan

There is a post on my blog about Canadian author Cheryl Kaye Tardif who shares her story of how she made over $42,000 in one month selling the Kindle books she wrote through the Amazon KDP Select program. In a recent update she says she made $200,000 in just over 9 months.

http://50alone.com/42000-in-1-month-...-kindle-ebooks

There is also a link in the post to download her Kindle book of exactly how she has done it. This is an Amazon promotion and these books are usually only free for 24-48 hrs. I just checked and this one is still free.

I would give you a review of it, but I didn't download it. I don't have the time to spend writing, and don't have the desire either.

Regards,
Steve MacLellan

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Steve MacLellan

Hi Folks,

Just an update, this book is listed for free again for the next 24-48 hours.

Thanks Steve!

I "bought" it and am looking forward to reading it...

Here's a link to the author's page on Amazon. You can see her book, "How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month Selling My Kindle eBooks," if you scroll down the page...

http://www.amazon.com/Cheryl-Kaye-Tardif/e/B002C4V542

Best wishes,

Dien

Thanks Steve, just downloaded it. Appreciate the update.

Ken

No problem!

Hope you and Dien get something out of it. I didn't review the book. I posted it on the blog because I have a number of Twitter followers who are writers. I thought the post/book might help them. I don't have any intention of writing a book myself. Although I've "toyed" with the idea of a book for children. Love kids -- love being silly with them LOL... I'm a grandfather.

Regards,
Steve