MBDD on Amazon.com

      Murder by Dewey Decimal showed up on Amazon.com today. Click here to see it on Amazon. I am pleased that it's there, but also disappointed in a few things.

Disadvantages
      1. Amazon.com didn't choose to carry the book itself. Instead it's being carried by Amazon merchants. Hurray, merchants!
      2. Because Amazon.com didn't choose to carry it, it's not eligible for (free) Super Saver Shipping.
      3. The merchant with the lowest price on MBDD priced it at $18.51 with $3.99 shipping and handling. So MBDD is higher on Amazon than on Lulu.com. (Amazon takes the larger portion of the price with Lulu next, the merchant third, and me the least amount.)

Advantages
      1. It's accessible to millions more people than on Lulu.com.
      2. Amazon gift cards can be used to purchase it.
      3. People are more comfortable shopping with Amazon.com than with Lulu.com.

Annoyances
      1. When you search for the book, you have to use all lowercase letters, i.e. "murder by dewey decimal" or like this "Murder By Dewey Decimal". If you type "Murder by Dewey Decimal" or any other combination of upper- and lowercase, the search can't find it. Otherwise it says it's not found. It's quicker to just search for my name. (I'm hoping this will be fixed as the listing ages.)
      2. When you look at the author line, it reads: "Stephen, B. Bagley". Why is that comma in there?
      3. The book image isn't there yet, but supposedly it will be added over the next few weeks. I added a couple of my images. I think I'm going to add more.

Cool things
      1. Hey, it's on Amazon.com. It feels more like a "real" book now. Or at least I think other people will think that.
      2. Because Amazon.com now allows video reviews, I'm going to post one with me talking about the book and hopefully featuring several reviewers talking about the book.
      3. People can post reviews. I already posted the reviews that were already on Lulu. Well, I submitted the reviews, but I don't know if Amazon is going to post them since I was the one doing so. I clearly identify people who submitted the reviews, but we'll see what they do with it.

      Over all, I'm more pleased than disappointed. And really, it comes down to what I've thought for a while and have certainly experienced: MBDD sells because I sell it. Lulu, Amazon, and whoever will never sell the book as well I can.
      And because people keep asking, yes, I'm making money with MBDD. Obviously not enough to write full time -- I won't be quitting my day job any time soon -- and I would certainly make more money at a McDonald's at minimum wage, but ... it's a beginning. And what beginning isn't humble?

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