richardmurray

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KWL Live Q&A - Setting Up for Publishing Success: an AMA with the KWL Team - Kobo Writing Life

Richard Murray on January 25, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Hello Tara Laura or Rachel,
I enjoy these multilogs. But I will not be able to see this one. But i shared the event and will share it again ,after.
My questions,i infex by topic.

1. To be blunt, i only made a preorder for one of my books. I do not have a grand readerbase.
Can you state the most successful genre for preorder of books?
do videos or other media elements help preorders?
a more successful writer commercially said that having an online community aids in preorders,is that true based on your experience?

2. I have been on overdrive for years,like bookbub,but do either of them work for audiobooks? I dont recall an overdrive option for audiobooks nor does bookbub in my experience accept audiobooks?
Am i wrong,or do any of you know a workaround?

3. Will KWL setup audiobook pages to load on websites with an audio excerpt if available?
All my audiobooks have excerpts. It will be nice for the book cover plus audio excerpt to be accessible in places like facebook?

4. Please speak on whether release schedules need to change based on readers in various geographic zones?
for example,if a writer is popular in china plus the usa, does market research or experience say it is better to have a schedule one for all places or to each its own?

Can not wait to hear about new opportunities and staying ahead of the seasons. Thanks again to all three of you.

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my thoughts while viewing

3:17 get your preorder up and tell us about your new release pages
no retrictions on preorders
4:50 reach new readers with kobo plus
no exclusivity. subscription readers are different from regular readers.
will expand to new geographic locations.
7:20 audiobooks
audiobooks can connect to kobo plus
you don't pay an aggregator fee when you upload direct to kobo and you get access to promotions
you can set preorder for audiobooks
13:19 ai audio
it is accepted but kobo specify it is noted in the metadata
good practice to note a.i. in the cover of the audiobook
15:46 overdrive
they have library promotions
Overdrive doesn't do audiobooks
overdrive price should be higher than ebook
25% of books from kobo to libraries come from request from readers
2022 overdrive had a 10% increase in sales
kobo ereaders have overdrive integrated into their devices. 
with kobo writing life you can access kobo+ subscribers, libby readers, overdrive users, and regular buyers 
build a relationship with your local library

24:56 what should an author look at for a successful release schedule
set up preorder as early as you can, minimum 4 days before release, and clean metadata, make sure metadata is the same across all books in the series
make sure subtitle is on the cover of the book
make sure metadata is the same if the series has audiobooks or ebooks
Kobo gives the first 5% of your book as free preview

33:34 how can i republish a book
go into your dashboard and you can at any time
only three category options
don't use conflicting genres, like fiction and nonfiction
check what readers are reading in various geographs

37:50 if you have a featured book without sales what will happen
kobo rankings are based on browing activity, sales of similar books, not merely sales to a book
covers play a huge role in promotions
check global pricing

42:13 great dad joke:)

42:51 sales to expect from promotions
bogo- buy one get one free, usually genre based. don't have to drop price

percentage off promos- dont have to drop price, readers can use coupon code to save

price drop promotions- themed around holidays or genres

46:56 how can you tell if books are on kobo+

49:17 at the moment no kobo + promotions

53:46 

56:54  what works on am*zon may not work on kobo
make sure you target canada not just the usa
make sure canada is in the geo pricing
use links to partner stores with kobo