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That sucks. I haven't done anything with the title. I wish there was some way to nudge them.
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My first audiobook (published in 2015) has still not been added. Hmmm...
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Finally my last title was added. For info, it took two months. I think the other books only took one month for some reason.  :shrug
It's a big feature for Amazon because it drops the price on Audible by a 1/3.
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Publisher's Office [Public] / Re: Ingram cover problems; pre-proof
« Last post by alhawke on September 23, 2023, 02:44:01 PM »
As the pre proof copy shows the spine text, I would guess the front cover is the wrong width size. I suggest you check the width of your cover pdf file.
Hmm... but the proof I reviewed was fine. Weird.

And why would Ingram submit a "pre-proof" copy with lines through it even if width size is wrong? Presumably, if they detected the width was off, they should have alerted me or shown me in their proof copy before it was approved.
As submission is free now, I resubmitted the cover. I still await their response.
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Publisher's Office [Public] / Re: Ingram cover problems; pre-proof
« Last post by djmills on September 23, 2023, 08:48:41 AM »
As the pre proof copy shows the spine text, I would guess the front cover is the wrong width size. I suggest you check the width of your cover pdf file.
 
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Publisher's Office [Public] / Ingram cover problems; pre-proof
« Last post by alhawke on September 23, 2023, 06:38:26 AM »
What the heck? My cover has a bunch of lines and says proof.  :icon_eek: Is this temporary or just a crazy glitch on Ingram's part? The book was approved for sale. I doubt many are going to buy it with a bunch of lines going through it and with it saying pre-proof. I'm hoping this is a glitch but I've ... don' know. :HB
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1144052126?ean=9781953919472
Has this happened to any of you before? I've contacted their customer service.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Anyone using AllAuthor at the moment?
« Last post by alhawke on September 19, 2023, 04:11:35 AM »
No  :icon_sad:
I really like Allauthor, and I encourage people to become a free member, but I think the cost for their promotion is too high. They don't have an email based promotion. It's website based. So it's pretty limited exposure. You get some graphics that they'll send to you with the package. I think it's like 20 backgrounds with your cover. I've used them before a few times for ads. And when you first pay, your book will be at the top of the stack. But then it'll drop down with the thousand of other authors who've paid for membership.

I enter their cover contest on occasion. That's a nice way to get some publicity too. I also throw in my vote all the time.

So, I participate in their site, but I don't see a huge benefit to their marketing.
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Anyone using AllAuthor at the moment?
« Last post by TimothyEllis on September 19, 2023, 02:43:08 AM »
Anyone using AllAuthor at the moment?

I keep getting their emails, but I've only got 4 books listed.

I was wondering if paying so you can list all of them was worth it, and if their paid features work at all.

Anyone?
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Does Amazon price match Audiobook sales?
« Last post by alhawke on September 17, 2023, 10:11:44 AM »
Yes. Well, audiobook promos is kinda of in an infancy, I think. I'm setting up a sale through AudioThicket & Excite Steam in October. Those two companies, and Chirp, are the only ones I'm aware of that promote audio sales. And so far the only benefit I've had with such promotions have been with Chirp sales (I ran a sale a couple months ago as well).
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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Does Amazon price match Audiobook sales?
« Last post by writeway on September 17, 2023, 10:06:26 AM »
I'm probably not any help because I don't do audiobooks but I have been around many who do and know how they are produced. I have never heard of price-matching for an audiobook. I would say they probably don't do it but again, I could be wrong. But I've never heard of authors asking Amazon to price-match audiobooks. Really this is the first time I've heard an author ask about price-matching audio.
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