I'm excited and must share

[Snowflake]

Okay, I'm soon to be available on amazon.com with a hitch

http://www.amazon.com/Rudolph-Valent...0420649&sr=1-3

I registered with amazon advantage to list my product. Amazon demands a 55% discount on your product. I'm waiting on their first order which I hope is only a couple of copies. Then, once they've ordered and I've taken my lumps on those two sales, I can "suspend" availability of the product and I will list them myself under new/used at list price. Amazon will still get a small cut, but it won't be anywhere close to the 55% discount.

The upside is this (I hope) will increase sales or make them steady to a few copies a month. The downside is, I will have to keep some around the house tying up ready cash.

Now, if anyone who has a copy and would like to give it a review on amazon, I'd be further in your debt!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Now, if anyone who has a copy and would like to give it a review on amazon, I'd be further in your debt!

Well, you have one review already.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Well, you have one review already.

OMG! You're so right!

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Well, you have one review already.

and 1 out of 1 people found the review helpful

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Seeing my cover on Amazon is craaaaazy.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Seeing my cover on Amazon is craaaaazy.

It's gorgeous!

[MouseWife]

Do you have the rights to sell them at other shows on your own? I ask because at the Hollywood show I went to some people were selling books and such.

If perhaps someone where there who worked with him you could be next to them or just promoting the book on its own?

I don't know. I have not a clue how this all works.

And...the show wasn't very crowded. If it cost a lot to have a booth it may not be worthwhile.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

Do you have the rights to sell them at other shows on your own? I ask because at the Hollywood show I went to some people were selling books and such.

If perhaps someone where there who worked with him you could be next to them or just promoting the book on its own?

I don't know. I have not a clue how this all works.

And...the show wasn't very crowded. If it cost a lot to have a booth it may not be worthwhile.

Oh sure, it is my book. Waiting on my copyright registration as we speak.

I'll be signing at Cinecon and that will pretty much be it for film festivals. I do have some contacts at the Library of Congress and hope to get an invite when the Packard Campus schedules a Valentino film. I'm more than content with a couple of sales a month via blurb direct or via me on amazon. It's such a niche book and hopefully for Valentino fans, an evergreen. Unless blurb goes belly up or is acquired by someone else.

[Gemini Cricket]

Out of stock on Amazon.
??

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Out of stock on Amazon.
??

Yes, they have not ordered any from me, yet.

Once they do, I will fullfill the first order, then the book will be "suspended" and I will offer them direct from me under the "new/used sell yours here."

As I mentioned before, amazon demands a 55% discount, which means I pay blurb full price and then sell it to amazon for about $29 and then they sell it for $52.95. Not sure what I will make on the deal for those that are fullfilled via amazon.

I'll take far less of a financial hit doing the sell yours here link than letting them sell it. It's good to have it up there.

As CP said, just seeing her cover there is craazy, it is!