I’ve been quiet about Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited Program, and self-publishing in general, for several years. Part of me just gave up. (It really does feel good when you stop banging your head against a wall!) I’m an old cynic about Amazon now, I guess. They have been squeezing authors, paying us less and less, since the program started. Personally, I’ve… Read More
The Future of Indie Publishing – Selena Kitt’s Predictions for 2017
I remember in the old days, back in 2010 (*rocking like the old-timer I am, in a chair on the porch*) when the ebook market was the wild west of publishing…There was gold in them thar hills, I tell you! So. Much. Gold! Those of us who got in early? We made out like bandits. Now, I know this isn’t… Read More
ScAmazon 2 – Mammoth Consequences: The Digital Sweatshop
About a month ago, I did a post about the scams that are rocking the self-publishing world on Amazon. I pointed to the scam Kindle internet marketing course that Dave Koziel was doing, and the 15-year-old German kid who made 130K using his methods. Today, I saw a video from Dave Koziel on YouTube. He apparently felt it necessary to… Read More
OPEN CALL for Submissions: Excite Spice Boxed Sets (Round 2)
OPEN CALL! Excite Spice has over 10,000 subscribers now and we continue to grow at a steady rate. We’ve found some of our best advertisement has been the availability of new boxed sets on Amazon for readers to discover. To that end, we’re putting out an open call for stories to include in boxed sets that will be used to draw… Read More
Erotica Readers & Writers Association: Changing of the Guard
The Erotica Readers and Writers Association has been around since 1996. It pre-dates my foray into the erotica genre by ten years, and is coming up on its twentieth anniversary. Adrienne Benedicks has run it from the beginning, and I remember finding my very first publisher (Stardust, now defunct) on their Author Resources page. Adrienne is now retiring – and moving to greener pastures… Read More
Erotica Authors Pull-Out on Amazon KU – Time to Come To The Dark Side!
Erotica authors were impatiently waiting for July 1, for a look at the new dashboard and the opportunity for a glimpse into the Bezos crystal ball at what they might be paid for the month of July, when the Kindle Unlimited changes took place. Looks like the numbers are (kind of) in… and the outlook is rather dismal. Erotica shorts… Read More
The New Kindle Unlimited – What It Means for Authors & Readers
Well, authors and readers, the heyday of erotica shorts filling Kink Kindle Unlimited may be coming to an end. I hope you made hay while the sun was shining, authors. And readers, I hope you got your fill of the all-you-can-eat buffet that was Kink Kindle Unlimited while it lasted, because many of the erotic shorts that glutted the program may… Read More
Open Call for Submissions: Excite Spice Boxed Sets
OPEN CALL: BOXED SET SUBMISSIONS Excite Spice has over 4300 subscribers now and it’s growing! We want to grow even more! To that end, we’re putting out an open call for stories to include in boxed sets that will be used to draw in more readers to see your books! Excite Spice is still free for authors to advertise in (and… Read More
Excitica – New Erotica/Romance Storefront – Selena Kitt
EXCITICA www.excitica.com After a rocky start in March of 2014, we’ve now opened our doors again with a fully functioning web site that will ultimately become THE home for erotica and erotic romance! EXCITICA is run by Selena Kitt (that’s me!) New York Times bestselling and award winning author of erotica and erotic romance fiction with over one million authored books… Read More
Amazon’s Midnight Booty Call to KDP Authors – Are You Amazon’s Bitch?
As an erotica author, every time I get a letter from Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) in my inbox, I have a brief moment of panic. If you’re a self-published erotica writer, I’m sure you know the feeling. When erotica authors get notices from KDP, it’s usually the Amazon Book Team writing to tell you to bend over, because they’re… Read More
Selena Kitt books available through the NEW Kindle Unlimited Program
What is Kindle Unlimited? Thousands of books on any device for just $9.99 a month! Try it out today and get these books for FREE! Click HERE to sign up! The COMPLETE list of Selena Kitt books available: A DIFFERENT ANGLE A MODERN WICKED FAIRY TALE: ALICE A MODERN WICKED FAIRY TALE: RAPUNZEL AUTUMN EXCESSICA BOXED SET BACK TO… Read More
Publishers Weekly: Indie Authors Deliver Erotica
Great article from Publisher’s Weekly, quoting yours truly, about Indie writers rocking the erotica world! Thank you, Allison Schiff, for writing such a sex-positive and erotica-positive article! And go go erotica authors! 😀 Some highlights: “Basically, they’re hiding our books on their site and it’s becoming harder and harder to find our audience,” says Kitt, whose incest-themed books were banned from… Read More