Two reviews for "Samuel Blackwood" and some meta on reviewers

[erestor]

Lieutenant Samuel Blackwood (deceased) has been reviewed by two more online rec sites, and hey, they liked my book! Both raised some points of criticism which are well justified, and it's great they took the time to give constructive criticism. My hints about the sexual orientation of Daniel were probably really too subtle for some - just because I

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[naurring]

If a reader tells me that s/he read the book in bed, with a mug of hot chocolate while it was raining outside, I'm one happy Emma.Lol. You know what? I did exactly that. Minus the hot chocolate

[erestor]

Considering how thin the book is it is probably really expensive, if you think about how you can get 500 pages books for 8€ or something.I sell for EUR 6, I'm a discounter! :-D

[erestor]

They are lovely reviews, and I enjoyed reading them a lot. It's so good to see people actually taking the time to have a look at my work, not just copy my blurb for a review... *cough* And as the cherry on top they pointed out a problem I wasn't aware of before. I'm happy! :)

Self published is very expensive, but sometimes that's the only way you can get out what is a unique and special book, and yours is more than worth it!

Aw, thanks so much. :-D Both me and "Amandine" put a lot of work and love into it; it's great to know that people who paid that money enjoyed what they got for it.

About that review: I initially considered to contact Logophilos for a possible review, but then I read their conditions and realised it would be pointless. While their terms are no doubt necessary to keep things running smoothly, they make my book unacceptable for them. It's not an e-book, a *.pdf file doesn't tell anything about the illustrations or the feel of the book.

which is less than positive, but possibly seems worse to me than to anyone

[erestor]

You need to be registered with Amazon Germany. Unfortunately, that's the only Amazon the book is available on. I wanted to make it available on Amazon UK, but a) I'd need an address and residence in the UK and a bank account in the UK for that, and b) the fees Amazon asks for are so ridiculously high that I'd lose about £2.50 if I'd sell a book...!

But thanks a lot for trying. So far, all we have there is one nagging git. ;)

[erestor]

this is the "seller" start site of amazon uk.

Conditions for selling on amazon marketplace

Seller fees.

Means: "Individuals selling at Marketplace pay a GBP 0.86 per item completion fee, plus a closing fee of 17.25% of the sales price (11.5% for Electronics & Photo items) for each item sold."

PLUS an administration fee of £ 0.49 for sales to the UK, £ 1.09 to the USA and £ 0.57 to the rest of the world.

So if I take a sales price of £ 7.55 for your book, this would be

£ 7.55 ./.
£ 1.30 completion fee ./.
£ 0.49 administration fee

£ 5.76 money you get (minus possible bank fees)

In summary, amazon keeps £ 1.79 of the selling price for sales in the UK, £ 1.87 for sales "elsewhere" and for sales to the USA, Canada or a "protectorate" (...) they even keep £ 2.39...

[lauand]

Well, maybe I have no right to comment, since I still haven't purchase the book (but I will, you can be sure), but I wanted to say that I prefer real books with their pages, their covers and their spines. I read 90% online only because it's where the thematic I'm searching for is, but I love the feel of a book in my hands. I consider a crime to dog-ear a book (is it really so difficult to remember where you left it?!) or to stain it with food, but on the other hand, the books I love the best aren't mine (which I take exquisite care of because they're so few and so expensive (I'm a hardcover maniatic)), but the ones I borrow from the library, all battered and dirty. The feel is different. (Maybe I should start mistreating my books, then...)

And well, this is more or less what I wanted to say (fascinating, I know).

[erestor]

Haha! Aww... buying my book is no requirement to post here!

I don't dog-ear my books either or spill drinks over them; but I feel that the best books are those we love so much that we re-read them again and again, so they will show signs of it after a while. A bit like a much-loved teddy-bear, you know?