tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post1053640142368651985..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: The Parasite on KindleNeal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-6436052190712393002011-03-15T07:47:34.957+00:002011-03-15T07:47:34.957+00:00robann, the original paper version was £5.99 15 ye...robann, the original paper version was £5.99 15 years ago, so I took that on board. My main books go for about £5 on Kindle. If I'd gone just by word count this would have been about £1.50 but of course more is involved than just word count what with this being a complete story. And yes ... the price of a pint did occur to me.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-71091059083103805732011-03-14T20:59:40.109+00:002011-03-14T20:59:40.109+00:00> If anything I was wondering if I
> was cha...> If anything I was wondering if I<br />> was charging too much for it.<br /><br />What was the logical process you went through to arrive there then?<br /><br />£3.56 - VAT - Amazon's cut = Price of a pint in your local?robannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928193244559930423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-75807256189686958262011-03-14T20:54:23.004+00:002011-03-14T20:54:23.004+00:00Thanks for that Kat ... and all you twitters and f...Thanks for that Kat ... and all you twitters and facebookers out there, plese spread the word!Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-14390974837490374382011-03-14T20:45:26.115+00:002011-03-14T20:45:26.115+00:00Excellent news on the ranking. I wonder how high i...Excellent news on the ranking. I wonder how high it can go? Dare we dream double figures?<br /><br />P.s. Thanks for the post. I've amended my blog post accordingly.The Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973712975197538442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-52293785402621587122011-03-14T20:22:02.053+00:002011-03-14T20:22:02.053+00:00Right, just focusing on questions I can answer...
...Right, just focusing on questions I can answer...<br /><br />BarryA, I might put together some sort of collection of short stories at some point, after Mindgames: Fool's Mate, but all dependent on how this goes.<br /><br />Crusader, it has DRM on it because yet know the pros and cons of it, from my point of view.<br /><br />Jay, I'm not sure what you mean. It comes up as Neal Asher on the screen and is listed with my other ebooks.<br /><br />Skar, my contract with my publisher is for x books, sometimes named and described. I suspect they would only get pissed off if I was selling books elsewhere and failed to deliver the next book to them as per contract. Since I'm about six months ahead of them now that's nto going to happen - yes, it's flexible.<br /><br />Jimmy, it is a 40,000 word novella as opposed to a 130,000 word book. If anything I was wondering if I was charging too much for it.<br /><br />Stu, it's gone up again. 423 at last count.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you promoting this too!Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-45177637656218748752011-03-14T19:59:35.250+00:002011-03-14T19:59:35.250+00:00@operations: thanks.@operations: thanks.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842767885091154638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-70400786882441794622011-03-14T19:37:52.925+00:002011-03-14T19:37:52.925+00:00Had a look to see if you were on their 'movers...Had a look to see if you were on their 'movers and shakers' list - what with your meteoric rise over the day and all.<br /><br />Didn't see it though.<br /><br />Hell of a lot of porn there. Is Kindle the ultimate brown paper package?Disco Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205359202617582761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-27671209415597798142011-03-14T19:34:11.047+00:002011-03-14T19:34:11.047+00:00#470 now. Have you peaked?#470 now. Have you peaked?Disco Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205359202617582761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-26594486352900639322011-03-14T18:59:17.789+00:002011-03-14T18:59:17.789+00:00Less than £4.00? Mr Asher, with this Novella you&#...Less than £4.00? Mr Asher, with this Novella you're really spoiling us! (imagine I just said that in a really weird Euro-accent....or maybe not) Good work Neal, not bad for a guy with no mobile phone!!Jimmy Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612804688980375927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-6732431193027139872011-03-14T17:58:12.265+00:002011-03-14T17:58:12.265+00:00Xanares,
Thanks. I had done a search on Ama...Xanares, <br /> Thanks. I had done a search on Amazon myself but did not see it in the results. Turns out it was buried several pages down in the result set.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573545353756118046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-72702781291808676772011-03-14T17:46:04.804+00:002011-03-14T17:46:04.804+00:00Calibre is by far the best software for managing e...Calibre is by far the best software for managing ebooks of any kind, and in any way you can think of. It will convert nearly any format to nearly any other format with ease, even crappy ones like PDF, though that can be touchy. DRM'd files, of course, have to be dealt with.<br /><br />Neal, grats on the experiment. I hope it becomes wildly successful, so you do more. <br /><br />May I suggest serial shorts in the Polity Universe? I'd pay for that! :)gweminencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069609205981300696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-15453955452316930852011-03-14T17:42:20.713+00:002011-03-14T17:42:20.713+00:00Neal,
Where do you stand contractually on books l...Neal,<br /><br />Where do you stand contractually on books like this? If you were to write a short story, does that automatically go to your publisher, or is the framework more flexiable than that?<br /><br />Just interested to see how things go from here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-15235847097999516232011-03-14T17:39:12.191+00:002011-03-14T17:39:12.191+00:00The thing with Amazon is that, unless you are in t...The thing with Amazon is that, unless you are in the US, UK and Australia they add on a $2 "whispernet tax" for the "free whispernet delivery".<br /><br />That's the case regardless of the platform you read it on (PC, phone, or wi-fi Kindle). Until they do away with that for the region I'm in I'm not going to buy any ebooks from them even if I can read it on multiple devices.<br /><br />Charging $2 to move a 175KB file around is just daft. That's half the price of the actual ebook!KJ Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306475344390343790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-79506109950786542892011-03-14T17:29:01.800+00:002011-03-14T17:29:01.800+00:00Sean, I had that happen to me too, just in reverse...Sean, I had that happen to me too, just in reverse. (US -> UK)<br /><br />It should be here for US:<br />http://www.amazon.com/The-Parasite-ebook/dp/B004RZIC6S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=books&qid=1300123679&sr=8-2Xanareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932021727579614077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-80042733258703551732011-03-14T17:27:32.655+00:002011-03-14T17:27:32.655+00:00Got it for Kindle PC - until I get a real Kindle t...Got it for Kindle PC - until I get a real Kindle that will do fine.<br /><br />Kudos on getting it up so quick Neal.Xanareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932021727579614077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-69416645491299682772011-03-14T17:25:51.719+00:002011-03-14T17:25:51.719+00:00Neal,
Any chance of uploading it to Amazon US? I...Neal,<br /> Any chance of uploading it to Amazon US? I go to the page and I get a "Kindle titles at Amazon.co.uk are available for UK customers only."<br /><br />It seems a bit odd as I can buy physical books from Amazon UK and have them shipped to me. Not sure what the reasoning is for the electronic versions.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573545353756118046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-53314325925765988392011-03-14T17:17:53.069+00:002011-03-14T17:17:53.069+00:00@Andrew The sales rank is under Product details@Andrew The sales rank is under Product detailsoperationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335722933907122837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-79250380194020882902011-03-14T16:33:05.421+00:002011-03-14T16:33:05.421+00:00my post comes over as all mean and grumpy...it'...my post comes over as all mean and grumpy...it's not meant to, more than happy to lend my support :)<br /><br />Andrew, that makes two of usPhil Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992017267449727399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-33064186790987670382011-03-14T16:18:57.967+00:002011-03-14T16:18:57.967+00:00Where do I find the page showing the sales rank?
...Where do I find the page showing the sales rank?<br /><br />Or am I being daft?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842767885091154638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-52601233052988839892011-03-14T16:07:11.168+00:002011-03-14T16:07:11.168+00:00Ok, but only 'cos it's you!
I'll just...Ok, but only 'cos it's you!<br /><br />I'll just install Kindle pc when I get home.<br /><br />I do object to paying VAT though but I believe that is a whole other ongoing discussionPhil Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992017267449727399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-17449081258089207982011-03-14T16:06:09.764+00:002011-03-14T16:06:09.764+00:00Just in case people aren't aware, you don'...Just in case people aren't aware, you don't have to own a Kindle device to buy or read this. Kindle software is available for just about every platform out there.<br /><br /># Kindle for Mac<br /># Kindle for PC<br /># Kindle for iPad/iPhone<br /># Kindle for BlackBerry<br /># Kindle for Android<br /># Kindle for Windows Phone<br /><br />If you don't have one of these, how are you reading this blog!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673170939971542403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-6006059153263263092011-03-14T16:02:03.367+00:002011-03-14T16:02:03.367+00:00Up to 434 now...Up to 434 now...Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-51715544985366192652011-03-14T14:31:14.335+00:002011-03-14T14:31:14.335+00:00sales rank at 549 now! I've downloaded it on K...sales rank at 549 now! I've downloaded it on Kindle for Android.<br /><br />First e-book so will be interesting.oshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125798200363435721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-23410361829202663422011-03-14T14:01:20.050+00:002011-03-14T14:01:20.050+00:00One thing I noticed. Is there an Author field and ...One thing I noticed. Is there an Author field and an Author Sort? I noticed your book comes up as Asher, Neal.<br /><br />I think most authors these days would have it 'Neal Asher' as displayed. Maybe some people with several Kindle buys can chime in here.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998931714568216400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-72784085420696148542011-03-14T13:55:08.146+00:002011-03-14T13:55:08.146+00:00$4.99 Cdn. Looks just fine on Kindle PC, iPhone &a...$4.99 Cdn. Looks just fine on Kindle PC, iPhone & iPad. Margins were fine. Could use a little spit and polish (ToC if needed, cover) but it's text, there's not a lot of things to change. <br /><br />Once you work out your template, other stories will be a breeze to add.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading it.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998931714568216400noreply@blogger.com