Amazon/Kindle opinion.
Added 2024-03-20 23:12:02 +0000 UTCI'm toying with the idea of peddling older content via Amazon's Kindle, perhaps as collected works, maybe two or three similarly themed comics per book. Given how much is available there; they certainly don't seem to have a problem with such material
What are people's opinion on such a move, and the Kindle platform in general?
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has lulu said anything about their stance? they still list the werewolf print book so they don't appear to have issues with that.
Sam
2024-03-23 22:21:14 +0000 UTCOf course!
James Dougell
2024-03-23 20:29:53 +0000 UTCI'll look into what resolution I can bring images up to, though, for obvious reasons; I'm never going to exceed "print resolution".
Jolly Jack
2024-03-23 18:29:51 +0000 UTCIf so, I'd really love to see stuff at a higher resolution. I like using your stuff as backgrounds and wallpapers but I wish they were bigger (image size wise) to work with!
James Dougell
2024-03-23 15:12:41 +0000 UTCNot a bad idea. Even if it doesn't totally work out, or if you set up a regular online store for yourself, there's no reason not to try it out. I mainly publish fiction on Kindle, but there are some authors who have sold their comics there. Check with Udderscomix.
Jay Aury
2024-03-22 14:21:54 +0000 UTCI like being able to privately own the content, tying it to a platform that ties it to my name directly is scary to me.
Sam
2024-03-21 22:37:34 +0000 UTCI'm 100% good with it. Especially after hearing Gumroad's looking to ban adult content.
Radar Nocturn
2024-03-21 15:46:29 +0000 UTCI use Kindle regularly. Seems like a good idea to me.
Haworthia
2024-03-21 14:41:59 +0000 UTCIn theory, Kindle would be AN option for purchase, not THE ONLY option. Depends if Itch.io goes the way of Gumroad.
Jolly Jack
2024-03-21 12:09:33 +0000 UTCI have most, if not all, of your older content so not much impact to me either way. I would prefer if new releases had an option for PDFs or images though!
ScarySerum
2024-03-21 11:58:13 +0000 UTCI do all my regular reading on kindle. That includes graphic novels and comics. For those I use the kindle app on iPad or desktop, so as to get color. This works well.
pmsrw3
2024-03-21 11:05:37 +0000 UTCIt has some ups and downs. For example, it doesn't have the same properties in Comixology, you can't have one panel of the page to full screen
Overlord Extreme GameExor
2024-03-21 08:49:29 +0000 UTCI've seen people do itch.io for comics stuff as well. Has some basic features with follow creator, search and such. No idea how it works from the creator perspective.
Legeden
2024-03-21 07:03:16 +0000 UTCKindle format is only available for Amazon devices. But ePub is compatible with all brands. If the Amazon store allows the later then sure, no problem.
CJoe
2024-03-21 05:39:11 +0000 UTCI'll take it through whatever channel you publish in
PixelThis
2024-03-21 04:43:31 +0000 UTCI could buy books of Eric Schwartz's work on Amazon, including Tales from Fur After Dark. So I don't think censorship is too big a concern.
Sparkpad
2024-03-21 03:36:26 +0000 UTCI don't use Kindle. Never heard of it.
Stone Quillian III
2024-03-21 02:50:46 +0000 UTCDon't sell content through Kindle unless you have some Chloe-related fiction to sell. If you sour your relationship with Amazon, you might not be able to sell pin-up posters of Chloe on regular Amazon later.
Random1208
2024-03-21 02:47:57 +0000 UTCI'd rather not use kindle or any Amazon affiliated products, even just for distribution.
AllOrNothing21
2024-03-21 02:09:40 +0000 UTCI don't use kindle, and I try to stay as far away from amazon as possible, so I can't really offer much of an opinion on this one.
eqlipse
2024-03-21 01:36:23 +0000 UTCWorks very well for me. Big fan of the Kindle as a reading thingus. This might be the push that convinces me to get a color one. ;p
J. Brian Murphy
2024-03-21 00:41:30 +0000 UTCSure
Serpentking789
2024-03-21 00:23:17 +0000 UTCworks for jay aury, right?
Damien Jacobs
2024-03-21 00:17:11 +0000 UTCI know next to nothing about the inner workings of Amazon/Kindle (and I haven't touched Kindle at all), but I'd rather not use Amazon anymore than I already do - which admittedly isn't a lot. That said, I'll have an easier time accepting your wanting to set up shop there if you're able to offer more than one way to purchase your work. Some of your comics are available via PayPal, for instance (how's that even possible, by the way?).
smithyrod
2024-03-21 00:04:54 +0000 UTCYou certainly can! I think in my case, I took the 'added promotion from amazon' option with Part 1 of a 6 part smut series, and then the other parts were set up to be more profit going to me, with no help on the promotion - but if someone was directed toward part 1, they should naturally find the other parts on their own, I thought. In the end, I never sold much on amazon, because my work is very niche TF kink.
Amethystine
2024-03-21 00:01:39 +0000 UTCI dislike their DRM heavy, kindle only approach. Remind me of ITunes or adobe. I’d prefer a plateform that just let you download the pdf file.
Daedrias
2024-03-21 00:00:44 +0000 UTCCan I save it as PDF for my collection? I usually save your comics after purchase on my cloud (for my own use only).
ZenoCoyote
2024-03-20 23:59:25 +0000 UTCI personally don't use Kindle, but I see no problem with branching out.
LurkingDaemon
2024-03-20 23:43:05 +0000 UTCYou mean the same Amazon that killed Comixology by merging it with their Kindle dreck, and got rid of the DRM-free PDF download option(!) publishers could opt into in the process? Not ever touching that one again with a hundred foot pole... Which is to say - if I can't download an unencumbered copy of whatever you're selling, I'll not be buying it... :/
Leak
2024-03-20 23:42:28 +0000 UTCAm I hearing digital Tomes? Been waiting for the 3rd and maybe at this point 4th...
DeDav
2024-03-20 23:33:31 +0000 UTCI saw there were two royalty options, but I couldn't really make heads or tails of what each was offering. I really just need distribution aparatus. I can handle my own promotion.
Jolly Jack
2024-03-20 23:32:17 +0000 UTCDefinitely check it out. The more outlets you have, the better.
mike stone
2024-03-20 23:31:04 +0000 UTCThe kindle platform might be great for your audience, but I don't know if it's great for YOU, as the seller. It's been so long since I actually used it, but I remember there being some kind of option for letting amazon take larger or smaller cuts of your sales profits, for some reason, based on the price you wanted to offer the item at, and how much of their assistance in selling you wanted to engage with
Amethystine
2024-03-20 23:28:05 +0000 UTChttps://www.amazon.com/Stranded-Interstellar-Weight-Crashlanding-Obesity-ebook/dp/B00KJO0XDQ?nodl=1&dplnkId=69f4cf57-8a44-477d-b5e0-4af1584fe02d. I’ve had a book up there for over 10 years . Hardest part I can remember was setting up getting first royalty paycheck from them but have been pretty automatic after that. They won’t go out of their way but they pretty much leave you alone for the most part. I ended up going with Itch(.)io as my main storefront. Also as for their print on demand titles it’s something I’d be interested in, but having to format through their own system was a bit of headache . So someone would have to really locked in and learn to format a pdf the right way, which I might give another try.
Earthbound books
2024-03-20 23:27:40 +0000 UTCI have sold smut on amazon, but I seem to recall the fees / payout structure isn't great. Personally, my erotica was lost in a sea of smut on there, but for your use, you can just direct your fans to it easily enough. And yes, it seems like the kindle store is basically the wild west in terms of content, I remember being in awe of how much sexual content was on there. All kinds of monster-sex novels written from a non-furry perspective, right there on ~amazon~ of all places
Amethystine
2024-03-20 23:25:44 +0000 UTCHey, gratz on the book!
Shawn K. Younkin
2024-03-20 23:23:40 +0000 UTCYou shouldn't have a problem
The sniping spy
2024-03-20 23:18:08 +0000 UTCWell, if you go that route I would be happy to buy them. Your stuff isn't super hard core, so that mY be part of it too.
The Derped Prime
2024-03-20 23:17:26 +0000 UTCI just published a book with them, I don’t see any problems; I have “parental advisory” label and that’s it
NightmareVF
2024-03-20 23:16:10 +0000 UTCAs long as it's uncut, I'd gladly buy it from Kindle/Amazon.
z
2024-03-20 23:15:19 +0000 UTCThey don't seem to censor anything - at least, they didn't in the samples I picked up.
Jolly Jack
2024-03-20 23:14:44 +0000 UTCThey may censor it a bit, I honestly don't know. But I use the platform for books and some comics and it makes for an easy system for the consumer to use.
The Derped Prime
2024-03-20 23:13:16 +0000 UTC
