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Introducing: Common Craft Kindle Books
By leelefever on December 16, 2008 - 10:40am
We're big fans of Amazon's Kindle. It makes reading easier and we're convinced it could become an iPod-like device in the future in terms of ubiquity. We've been working to make our videos into Kindle books so people have another way to learn, in Plain English.
I previously wrote about the Kindle here and here.
The basic idea with the Kindle is that you can purchase and download books, magazines, newspapers and articles and have them delivered wirelessly to the Kindle. We see an opportunity for our content to be available just like any other book or article.
So, we've found a way to make our videos into "Kindle Books" that can be purchased and downloaded to the Kindle. Our Kindle Books have the same script as the videos, but in book form. The video content appears across 30-40 pages, each with a passage of script and a visual from the video. We plan to publish Kindle Books along with future videos.
We currently have 8 videos available as Kindle Books for $1.99 (Links go to the Amazon Kindle Store):
Kindle
I'd be really interested to know how you get on with this, we'd consider releasing our SEO books in this format if it takes off. Actually, the key to it taking off is if they actually make enough of them to sell!
Keep us updated on if this
Keep us updated on if this actually works. I heard that the fees amazon charges are a bit outrageous, but I guess one extra sale is one extra sale when your variable costs are nearly zero.
@ Andy All you really have
@ Andy All you really have to do is format your literature into the Kindle format and upload it to the Kindle store, and your ready to sell... The costs involved with publishing on the Kindle are minimal when compared with traditional print. I know a few people who are selling a decent amount of book through traditional methods, and with very little effort they are able to sell just as many copies on the Kindle. Sarah http://www.kindleist.com
Ahhhh!
Thanks Sarah! I don't think Kindle is available to us in the UK, but I'll go check out the format, might be a good avenue for us. Cheers, Andy.
Brilliant!
$2 e-books. That's brilliant. I'm going to do a bit of those. Selling information at affordable prices isn't just about making money, it's also about the author of the material thinking about people who would like to pay a small amount of money for good (custom) information.
Awesome! Congrats. :)
Awesome! Congrats. :)
How much?
Is it true it only cost $1.99?
$1.99
Yup, that's correct. The book are $1.99 right now. But like everything, the price is subject to change...
So Cheap
Great! Thanks for your resource. Is it possible for us to download or have a preview of this book.
Preview
Hi Siam, The Kindle Store has a preview feature that's built-in, but I don't think it's meant for our style of book. I wonder if it would help if I posted some pages of the books, maybe even photos of the Kindle screen? I may have to do that in a blog post.
Great Price
I just got a Kindle for Christmas and I just purchased the Twitter book. Thanks a lot! These are great and price is excellent!
Feedback
Thanks a bunch Brian! We're excited about doing the books and hope that people will give us feedback so we can make them better. Perhaps we're at the start of something big. :)