Kindle Owners: Welcome!
Posted on February 10, 2012 by Kilburn Hall
Hello Reader!
If you’re one of the six million new Kindle owners, you’re probably ready to load some books. But where do you start? I mean, seriously, with over 800,000 books to choose from, where do you start?
Here’s an idea. Fourteen authors have sold more than a million eBooks on Kindle. Type the name of your favorite author into your Kindle search and you’ll find their catalog of eBooks. Some are more expensive than others, but these are the top-selling authors, so their books are almost certainly worth the price.
One of the most interesting and arguable topics in the Indie (and traditionally published) markets is the price point for eBooks on Kindle, Nook, and Apple iBook. John Locke and Amanda Hocking made their mark selling cheap eBooks for anywhere from 99 cents to $2.99.New Kindle authors got so taken in by the numbers, they rushed off to duplicate their business model, without any deference to the most important thing- doing their own math and making sound business decisions. Prices matter more to authors than readers. People who will spend $2.99 to read your work, will also pay $11.99, and if they connect with it, they will pimp it every bit as much.
I’m not an Indie Author. I’m an author, and I’m not selling books.
I’m selling Kilburn Hall books.
No one else can do that! When you purchase a Kilburn Hall book, you’re getting the quality of writer’s like James Hilton, Trevanian, Vera Caspary, Robert Merle, Tony Hillerman, Robert Heinlein and my mentor, MIchael Criichton who invented the “techno-thriller genre.” All my books are written in the tradition of these outstanding authors.
Reader’s aren’t so cash-tight that they will reject a book that looks interesting to them, on the basis of a six dollar price differential. We live in a world where people pay $6 for a presumably special cup of coffee, which between you and me, usually tastes like it’s burned. We live in a world where cell phone users will pay $5 so their cell phone has a special ring-tone, and who will then spend $5 more just three days later because they’re tired of it. They don’t give a crap about price. They want QUALITY!
A Kilburn Hall ebook delivers the quality of top publishers at half the price of a new hardcover and … the advantage is- you can download it instantaneously for your new Kindle, Nook or Apple iBook without having to fight traffic and parking at the mall, to visit the overcrowded book superstores who may be out of stock on your book, particularly if it’s a high demand book like Harry Potter. Amazon.com will never!!! ever!!! run out of an epub book. The nice thing about epub books, aside from the ease of downloading and owning one, is that you get a chance to try it out. Lendink Loan and Borrow eBooks for the Kindle and Nook for Free … In addition- you can Swap Kindle and Nook E-Books at eBookFling | PCWorld. How many traditional books stores will let you borrow a new book?
Who needs the hassle anymore?
Kindle, Nook and Apple iBook is fast, quick, easy, and painless.
A 99 cent book is too freaking expensive if the book is written and formatted poorly as many of the 99-cent books are. It takes more than talent to write well. There are also skills one must learn. Kilburn Hall is the nom-de-plume for a newspaperman with 30-years newspaper experience in journalism, advertising, and editing, for a string of Northern Illinois newspapers from 1974-1999. He continues to learn, constantly reviews his craft, reads and applies books by bestselling authors on perfecting the craft of writing and networks with bestselling authors like John Connolly, Lincoln Child, Doug Preston, Michael Karpovage and many more.
I’m not asking you to choose me over these other wonderful authors. In fact, I recommend you buy their books first, because you probably already know and love them. Buy as many of their books as you can afford. Then, if you’ve got a dollar or two left over, I recommend you give one of my books a try. You see, I sell my eBooks for $8.99. That’s less than half the cost of a new hardcover book at Barnes Nobles. This isn’t a one-time special, it’s my everyday friendship price for all my epub novels.
I could charge more for my eBooks. But you know what that would mean?
It would mean you’d have to pay more.
For those of you just discovering me, I write “Techno-thrillers” like my mentor Michael Crichton. My two newest $8.99 novels are Motuo and Nothing Personal-Just Business Darling. If you feel like giving these books a try, here’s the links.
Remember, enjoy these other authors first, and tell them I sent you. And when you’re down to your last Kindle buck and want to have a really thrilling read that will keep you up nights, try Motuo or Nothing Personal-Just Business Darling. New hardcover books sell for around $35.00 so you can see $8.99 is a real bargain. Plus I think you’re gonna like the bold cover art with use of photography by professional artists like Jose Royo and David Hamilton. The professional layouts make Kilburn Hall books an instant Kindle / Nook collectible.
You’re going to love your new Kindle. A world of entertainment awaits! And thanks for checking out my website.
Kilburn Hall
Motuo (2012)
$8.99
- Maybe True. Maybe Not True. Better you believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84XAfS40hK8
Synopsis: A team of confident climbers sets out to summit the face of the world’s tallest mountain known as Motuo (Hidden Lotus) with notable celebrities and journalists. Not long into their journey, the climbers know they are headed for disaster. Rescue teams from all over the world race to Motuo Base Camp yet only one of the sixty-climbers, Chicago journalist Tim Campbell, survives to face unfounded international accusations as he tells an amazing tale of Khembalung or Shangri-La.
Nothing Personal-Just Business Darling (2004)
$8.99
In the tradition of Summer Of Katya by Trevanian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-KMrFZQmU&feature=player_embedded
Synopsis: His humor, drier than a perfect martini, his demeanor cooler than a bass saxophone, tough enough to win over the mob, cops, and media alike, Nicky Toscani is the perfect ladies man- handsome, smart, a two-fisted straight-shooting-detective who finds himself haunted by the elusive presence of the murder victim in his latest case.
