Amazon’s bestsellers don’t last. Hence, we were pleased when a marketing agent offered to improve our sales for a monthly set up fee of $150. Our response was the following:
“As a number of our ebooks sell at 99¢, for which Amazon pays us 35¢, we’d have to sell 429 additional copies to cover your monthly fee. If you can guarantee that, you've got the job. We still wouldn't make a penny, but at least our books would be read!
Reasonable? Alternatively, you can take over our marketing for 50% of the net profit. After 3 months we’d examine the contract.
The response we got was:
“I'm sorry but we don't work on profit sharing.
But if you want to go with Google shopping we could assist you very well.
I can also reduce our fee up to some extent but investing in Google would be a big deal for you because there you need to invest at least $150/mo in order to achieve more sales.”
Apparently, they do not have sufficient faith in their methods to accept 50% of the profit from our 40 (that’s FORTY!!!) books but expect us to have faith in their system to pay them (at least) $150/month. So if they would make millions on our 40 books, half of those millions would not suffice for them, but $150/mo would do this trick.
Do you smell a rat?
To acquaint you with the quality of our author’s books, below a few random excerpts from 5-STAR reviews of some of his books on Amazon:
“...a book that deserves to be read by millions of people.” From a review by Fred Schäfer, Author.
“Astounding! The story is steeped in challenge, science, art, love, romance, family, the esoteric, religion, faith and destiny. ...profound experience!” From a review by Amy Taylor, Author, on Amazon.
“...I cannot resist a jam-packed, intellectual masterpiece from Stan I.S. Law.” From the review by Monica LaSarre, Author.
“This is definitely a coming of age story and the method in which it is told by Stan I.S. Law is pure genius.” From the review by TFLReader on Amazon.
“...this book is descriptive to the point where you, as the reader, are fully engulfed in an amazing fantasy world that will have you walking side-by-side Alec on his journey. Truly the work of a master!” From the review by Lazaro on Amazon.
“I am astounded beyond words by the scope and breadth of this author’s ability to create and sculpt books which so perfectly challenge and intrigue the mind as he has done in every single volume I’ve read of his masterpieces. He is truly a genius of our time.” From the review by Monica LaSarre, Author.
“This is a wondrous work—wise, witty, enthralling. With the progression of the trilogy, we better understand Stan’s worldview—which is another way of saying that he has successfully beckoned us into his mysterious, mesmerizing world. That is a sign of a brilliant author, and Stan I.S. Law stands tall in that position.”
From review the by Grady Harp, HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER.
Lots more are on Amazon and Smashwords. Now, we continue with SACHA—The Way Back, book 3, “The awakening of the spirit of man.” Once again, Stan Law, the bestselling author of the first two books of the Alexander Trilogy, takes us on a trip out of this world.
Our 50% offer still stands. Your advice is welcome.
“I couldn’t put this book down, probably because it dealt with human nature in a way that I could understand. I heartily recommend it.”
ReplyDeleteFrom 5-STAR review by Joan Adamak, Author, on Amazon.