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Me too but I'm a bit worried the image might give me grief with Amazon. I might have to go with the red dress to be safe. I'm going to see if I can get some opinions of authors with racy covers. I've already had one book BLOCKED.

I'm working on another book and I've worked up four different book cover images. I'd like to see which one is preferred. Please follow the link to cast your vote. https://www.opinionstage.com/botox/which-book-cover-do-you-prefer

I also got a 1-star review over a year ago because I initially released a book with the wrong manuscript. I fixed it as soon as Amazon would approve the new manuscript going live but someone still left that 1-star review about the wrong content. I updated the manuscript again, changed it to be Revision 2 and added a line high in the description that identified the book content was corrected. The book hasn't sold very well but it has sold a few copies and has had pages read. So, if it is something you can address at the beginning of the blurb, "Not an audiobook, not a map" kind of thing, they can't say they weren't warned.

I wasn't sure where to post this but I've started a Tumbler account since I can't seem to post any more pictures to the board for some reason. If anyone has any interest, it is available here: https://botoxdl.tumblr.com/ I would appreciate feedback. So far, just the one book cover as I work on understanding how tumblr works.

By way of update, I'm posting my books on both Amazon and Smashwords. Without the Kindle Unlimited I'm still selling more books on Amazon than on Smashwords by about 5 to 1 but I don't have my back catalog on Smashwords. There is nothing like market penetration.

Not an artist but interested in how this turns out for you. Also, the link for Confessions of a Cart Jockey says you shut it down.

I write when I have an idea. If I were to force it, it is sub-par tripe that is nothing more than page-filler.

VPN is for secure communications to a secure location. If you are already using HTTPS / SSL for your web connections to Gmail, Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc, you are secure from the browser to the remote server. If your machine is compromised, that doesn't protect you. If the remote server is compromised, that won't protect you. You need long, complex passwords that are unique to each account. If they support multifactor authentication, you should opt for that. AKA, when you attempt to login, you will have to enter a password and respond to a text on your phone to gain access. That will go a lot farther to keep any nefarious hacker from gaining access to your accounts.

I've been writing for more than 20 years, giving my content away for free, and just last October I put a story up on Amazon to see what would happen. I promoted it only here and another more general kink site and it sold fairly well. I still make my books free to the folks here at times to show my support. Having said that, my advice is to work up a well-edited short or two, something in the 5,000-10,000 word category. A poorly edited book will put readers off. Next, create a nice cover that doesn't infringe or is too suggestive. That's your hook to get people to look farther. Finally, put it on Amazon or Smashwords or both. If you put it exclusively on Amazon, you can enroll it in their program that lets Kindle Unlimited subscribers read it and you will be paid by page read. I've done all of the above and so far I've made about $500/year. No, I'm not going to retire on $500/year but it did stroke my ego and make for a better vacation than I was originally planning. You never know until you try and if you don't try, the answer is always no.

One more day to get this ebook for free.

Glad you liked it. There are still many available. I didn't plan on actually running out. Thanks for reading!

The first 100 people to use this coupon code ( VY46X ) between now and the end of Black Friday will receive a free copy of my latest book, Test Subjects Wanted. You will have to create an account but the book is free after registering. This is a story about Thomas, a bright young man with a limited career path at his present place of employment. A chance look at a help wanted ad was about to change his life. He didn't know what he would be doing but he knew the money was a lot better than his entry-level tech support job at the electronics store. What amount of cash would it take for him to commit a significant amount of his life to something he would never want anyone else to find out about? Something that left no permanent effects and would ultimately help humanity as a whole but required a significant personal sacrifice by him? Follow Thomas as he makes a better life for himself and the world but at what cost to his dignity? This documents his participation in a medical research study, one where all of the test subjects are diapered and force-fed for the duration of the project. With the procedures the doctors have performed on the subjects, they have no choice but to use the diapers they are locked into. At least he will have company. Available ebook formats: epub mobi pdf lrf pdb txt html

The book that was originally blocked on Amazon sold several copies on Smashwords and I've since renamed it and created a new cover and it is now on Amazon. Go figure!

Nice story!

Yo no hablo portugues but this is the Brazil link. See if it works: https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B07JGDGFTW I can also post any other links if anyone can't get the free copy.

This books, Halloween Again? is free this weekend and available now.

I've been scouting around and several folks in the erotic author realm had good things to say about Draft 2 Digital. I'm going to check them out and see if they look like anything worthy trying. I'm definitely not leaving all of my eggs at Amazon after my experience.

I've sold five books in the last 5 days. Pretty good so far. As soon as the Amazon exclusive deal expires, I'll move a few more over and see what happens.

I did several years ago. I had probably 20+ stories on here at one time. The forums were corrupted, things were lost. I generally give a book away once a month or so to show my appreciation to DD. Last month I gave away Thin Walls Trilogy: Book 3 - A Home of Their Own. That marked the whole trilogy being available for free this last several months. I'm giving away my Halloween Again? book the first weekend of October. I put them on Amazon for a wider audience to be able to view. Making beer money is just gravy.

Smashwords is similar to Amazon in that you pay nothing and they pay you when you sell books. They also distribute your book to other sellers like B&N and Apple. I'm not sure if they distribute through Amazon but I'm going to skip them with this book and see what happens. I would never publish through someone that charges a fee to the author/publisher for ebooks. I seriously doubt I would deal with anyone that charges for a paperback upfront. Another thing with Smashwords is they have an audiobook hook with a partner. It is an extra expense but I've not investigated it yet. I don't know if there is a market for diaper fetish adult audiobooks Interestingly enough, the book sold two copies in the first 12 hours. I've made more in 1/2 a day than I did in two days on Amazon. I'm sure it is just a fluke. Long term results make a trend, not a one day surge.

I've put a new book up at Smashwords. It is my first there. You can read the first chapter or two there if it seems interesting to you. Test Subjects Wanted

So I've published the blocked one on Amazon book to Smashwords. We shall see how that goes. It was a bit more work but it was not terrible. Took me about 4 hours for the first one and half of that was reworking a cover because it has to be much larger with Smashwords than Amazon.

Especially when they won't even tell you WHICH of the many guidelines you violated. Frankly, my sales are a rounding error to 3 decimal places to them but it is the principle. I feel like Dean Wormer has me on double secret probation and I'm about to throw a toga party!

Not that I'm aware of. They won't tell you anything and it is stuck in a "blocked" state, no way to delete, edit or hide it. They are completely unhelpful. They keep sending the same boilerplate that says: During our review process, we found that this content is in violation of our content guidelines. As a result, we cannot offer this book for sale. You can find our content guidelines on the KDP website: https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A2TOZW0SV7IR1U

Reviving this topic. Amazon just blocked my latest book and I'm contemplating a new home. Has anyone had long-term luck with any other self-publishing system