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[chi-scribe]

Be Brave, Barb! Daily Affirmation level 67‸..̮, ՞(game sound only)

[thebibliosphere]

Opening my author email these days really is just some variation of "hello influencer, we have noticed your [product] and that you are very good at it. We would like to talk to you about a way you can expand your audience using our unique subscription service training people how to self publish there book," and that's great and all, but I'm doing that shit for free.

[thebibliosphere]

Anyway, in light of Draft2Digital implementing fees for new authors or authors who do not make the yearly threshold of sales (I get why they're doing it, and it's still less expensive than Ingram by a country mile. But it still sucks for the people affected by it and it will drive more people to Amazon :/), you can publish your digital media directly through Kobo.

They do not offer paperbacks or hardbacks at this time.

But their digital market has the same e-book and audio market reach as D2D/Ingram and allows for library lending. So if you are an indie author who was mostly using D2D for that library access, and for whom the maintenance fees would be prohibitive against your earnings, you can use Kobo for free.

I haven't used it, because I'm not affected by the D2D fees and I didn't want to mess up my market listings by having duplicates, but when I heard about the D2D fees, I started researching so I could hopefully find a free alternative with comparable market reach. And good old Kobo was there.

Anyway. Hope that helps someone.

[thebibliosphere]

Also, to any authors still using Kindle Unlimited, I'd highly suggested thinking about moving over the Kobo+.

It allows for the same subscription model as KU, but doesn't enforce an exclusivity clause, so you can still mass sell through the global market and also be hosted in libraries.

I know it seems risky when KU is so established, but Kobo+ subscriptions are increasing quite a bit as even the most stalwart of Kindle fans get sick of Amazon, and my Kobo+ numbers are starting to eclipse Kindle, which is delightful.

The more we as authors push readers to Kobo+, the more freedom we'll have, so I think it's a worthwhile endeavor, for us and them.

Anyway, that's your two bits of free indie advice for the weekend.

[chi-scribe]

Be Brave, Barb! Daily Affirmation level 65!.̮◝̤̮‸..̮, ՞(this one was so good! Game sound only but the affirmation at the end described the way the level made me feel and it was great) I found some shortcuts xD

[chi-scribe]

Dúlamán - LYRICS + Translation - Celtic Woman

a voice like crashing waves

[god-of-identity]

i’d care if the person i reblogged this from vanished

idc if you reblog this from me but reblog it every time you see one of your friends or mutuals have reblogged it

[lleyksie]

more snowy owls ❄️

[serpentsuperior]

*:･ﾟ✧ Serperior on the floor *:･ﾟ✧

[redavexat]

A collection, for a well loved garf

A bonus picture for anyone who wants it

[venirush]

I love making vague posts about ocs

[o-eh-never-sleeps]

Artfight Attack on @passionpeachy 's Cherry and Butter! The cutest dang snails I ever seen.

Passionpeachy recently broke her foot at a con, so I thought I would make this art attack double as a Get Well card! I hope you recover quickly!!

[pokemonarchive]

Squirtle (2019) - Full Metal Wall Illustrator: tetsuya koizumi Unbroken Bonds

[no-bigpony]

Woag, redesigns.

[trixedea]

I love you JanetGPT 🌵

[starshard17]

Some Cream Ferret cookie doodles :3 🩵

[nyanletnest]

yumping pider

[nyanletnest]

👆yumping pider

[vintagegeekculture]

Roger Huyssen.

Take an eclair from this wizard!

[zero1infinity]

[tsukiyamas]

why does this have 32k notes? it’s just a picture of a knife in a ranch bottle, is there some unspoken joke that 32 thousand people share? what is going on here, i dont get it. it’s just a fucking picture of a knife in a ranch bottle. is there some spiritual connection people have to this picture? is there some ominous and mystical reasoning that this has 32 thousand notes? do people reblog this because it makes them look like some indie blogger? or is there just something funny to this? someone please explain

[diggly]

no one tell him

[petermorwood]

This has come on a bit since 32K notes, proving that Tumblr appreciates a really pointed observation.