The program was announced on September 3 with over 10,000 titles. Customers can also see when a book is eligible for Kindle MatchBook on the book’s detail page. Now customers can visit see all of their print books that are eligible for the Kindle MatchBook edition. Over 70,000 books are enrolled in Kindle MatchBook, with more being added every day. 29, 2013- (NASDAQ: AMZN)-Today, Amazon launched Kindle MatchBook, a new benefit that gives customers the option to buy-for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free-the Kindle edition of print books they have purchased new from Amazon.
There may be solutions to all these snags, but right now I am not sure what they are or where to find them.Kindle MatchBook offers customers the ability to buy the Kindle editions of print books purchased from Amazon for $2.99 or lessĮnrolled titles include Life of Pi , The Bonfire of the Vanities , Johnny Carson, WOOL , The Alchemist, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site and All-New X-MEN Vol. As I understand it, Advantage could: set the purchase price so low that I might end up losing money after all the fees require that I send unspecified numbers of copies to several different distribution centers at unspecified intervals send out copies to buyers for unspecified shipping charges that I would have to pay charge unspecified storage fees send back copies at any time, again for unspecified shipping charges. My question is whether - and how - I could achieve this. The ideal solution would be to send the 100 copies to a single address and let Advantage do the rest, selling it close to the retail price. I would be happy to pay Advantage’s annual US$99 fee and 55% of royalties in return for a trouble-free selling process. The list price of the book in Colombia is equivalent to US$40. The publisher has no international distribution so I am considering sending 100 copies (from the print run of 1,000) to Amazon under their advantage program for distribution in the USA and/or Europe. I recently finished a photo book which is being published in Colombia (South America), where I live, and printed at a high-end press in Spain. It is clear to me that Amazon offers unmatched visibility and access to buyers but also has serious potential pitfalls, so I would very much appreciate your guidance. In an effort to clear up misunderstandings, address misinformation, and manage expectations, here is a list of frequently asked doing-business-with-Amazon questions we receive from individuals new to selling books on Amazon. Amazon does have a stranglehold on book selling and is not shy about using that market power (see question 5, below).
Granted, in some cases publishers and book sellers are subjected to policies and practices that go outside what we consider the bounds of fairness. The reality is that many of these policies and practices can be found throughout retailing and publishing, subject to the commerce laws of the country where the retailer is selling products.
So when it comes to the business of selling and promoting books, many indie publishers are aghast at what they consider “unfair” or “usurious” Amazon business practices. It is the first, and sometimes only, book-retailing outlet new publishers and self-publishing authors use to sell books and Kindle eBooks. The public’s association of Amazon and books is so entrenched that many view Amazon as a public utility when it comes to bookselling. FAQs about Amazon business practices and policies for self-publishers selling books using KDP, Advantage, and Seller Central
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