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Self-published author joins Kindle's one million club

That book is now on sale through Kindle, Amazon's ebook distributor. Locke's how-to work, at 280KB, is ranked in the top three hundred of all books in the paid Kindle store. The book isn't doing as well as his multiple works that made him join the likes of blockbuster authors who came through traditional publishing circles and have also sold one million books through Kindle, including Steig Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Charlaine Harris and Michael Connelly, presumably because his price point is different.

Publishing through Telemachus Press, a print-on-demand and ebook publisher where authors pay to have their works designed, copy-edited and distributed through digital means, Kentucky-based author Locke found he could gain audience through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing program by pricing his fiction works at 99 cents.

That's his first secret, and you didn't even have to pay to get it.

Kindle Direct Publishing allows anybody to publish ebooks for free through the company's service, placing the books for sale on the company's Kindle pages. Barnes and Noble booksellers offers a similar program through BN.com and its PubIt! program. Any author who can format their book according to specifications that allow it to show up properly through ebook devices and, for no charge, upload a book and cover and begin selling the product publicly within 24 hours.

The author gets to name the price, any price they want, and they can upload any size book, within reason.So if an independent authors wants to bypass a company like Telemachus, they can just handle the ebook themselves from start to finish.

At Kindle, vampire writer Amanda Hocking became the first independent author to sell one million ebooks, and she followed a similar strategy, pricing her fiction works at 99 cents to earn readers in larger numbers and therefore have a better chance at developing a following leading to more success. She has since signed a multiple book deal with a traditional publisher. Now, Locke has become the second self-published author to find similar success this month crossing the coveted one million book plateau.

His success puts traditional publishing between the age-old rock and a hard place business-wise, since most do not consider his writing "Random House worthy." That's why he was self-published in the first place, industry insiders say. But in a business where money is tight, authors with mass followings get attention regardless of writing quality, therefore Locke is said to be considering offers from traditional publishers.

Julia's Coffee and Used Books' big paperback book sale 6/9/11 – 6 ...

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Thursday, June 9th, 2011, through Saturday, June 11th, 2011, Julia’s Coffee and Used Books, at 1133 N Wendover Road, is having a big sale on Mass Market books. Those are the small paperback books. They’re normally 98 cents each, and during this sale they are three for $1. There will be bins of books out out on the sidewalk to dig through as well as shelved and alphabetized books inside. Stock up on beach reading material.

While you’re there try a coffee or smoothie at Julia’s, or look for household objects, furniture, and building supplies inside Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity.

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