Since I write non-fiction, from time-to-time it is necessary to update the content of my books to reflect recent changes. With a traditional off-set press run this means selling out the entire press run or having to absorb the cost of remaindering the unsold copies.
One of the beauties of eBooks is this is not that big a problem. Books can be updated as necessary. Amazon even has information on its site to help in the process.
The great thing about this technical
capability is you are able to update your books for prior customers!
What a great "customer service" tool! Readers of non-fiction work who
value the information will be impressed, or they should be, by the fact
you as an author work to continue to provide the reader with the most
current information possible. Over time this should result in more
sales!
Changing Your Converted Text
Changing Your Cover Image
Changing Your Book Details
Notifying Customers of Book Updates
I have an updated edition of one of my best selling Kindle books that should be ready for re-release/updating in a month. I am interested to see how the process plays out and would love to hear from any readers who have successfully done this. Comments on the process, positive or negative, would be greatly appreciated.
I updated my daughter's (fiction) book to remove a half-dozen typos that escaped the editing process. A customer does not get the updated version automatically--you have to send a manual request to KDP for them to manually approve your update before they will release it to the people who have already bought the book. It took KDP a month after I requested it before they notified customers. And then when they released the updated file, they had all the corrections in place, but they had removed the in-file cover image. Frustrating!
ReplyDeleteThe process definitely needs improving!