Cue big drums, red carpets, tuxedos and champagne. It's awards season again on the Jon Lymon blog.
And this year, as last year, it's a two horse race in terms of which platform for self-published books has performed the best.
RUNNER-UP: SMASHWORDS
A better performance than in 2017, but you can't help feeling that, as with all these self-publishing platforms, there's just going to be more and more and more books up for sale, but about the same number of eyes prepared to read them. But I like that anyone can upload pretty much anything, and there are sales promotions on Smashwords where you can sell your ebooks for free and hopefully attract new readers.
WINNER: AMAZON
For the 4th year in a row, Amazon has proved to be the best platform for selling books, although it's getting harder to get readers to leave reviews, despite the follow-up emails Amazon sends. My new book A Big Bluff And Some Green Stuff fared fairly well, and with the promise of a new look KDP platform and dashboard for 2019, it's hard to see anyone knocking Amazon off its perch.
Happy New Year.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
2014 Smashwords
2015 Amazon
2016 Amazon
2017 Amazon
And this year, as last year, it's a two horse race in terms of which platform for self-published books has performed the best.
RUNNER-UP: SMASHWORDS
A better performance than in 2017, but you can't help feeling that, as with all these self-publishing platforms, there's just going to be more and more and more books up for sale, but about the same number of eyes prepared to read them. But I like that anyone can upload pretty much anything, and there are sales promotions on Smashwords where you can sell your ebooks for free and hopefully attract new readers.
WINNER: AMAZON
For the 4th year in a row, Amazon has proved to be the best platform for selling books, although it's getting harder to get readers to leave reviews, despite the follow-up emails Amazon sends. My new book A Big Bluff And Some Green Stuff fared fairly well, and with the promise of a new look KDP platform and dashboard for 2019, it's hard to see anyone knocking Amazon off its perch.
Happy New Year.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
2014 Smashwords
2015 Amazon
2016 Amazon
2017 Amazon
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