​Kindle author in Bangkok: When do you stop being a failed author?

[Thaistory]

Reality check, Kindle revenue report and a tough question to answer:

[Thaistory]

This is episode #2 in "The life of an expat writer in Bangkok":

I talk about Kindle and Smashwords and why I think Kindle RULES and Smashwords SUCKS.

[ThePlant]

28 dollars in 2 years.....no wonder you're resigned to baiting here for hits on your You Tube.....I'll sign up in a minute as it looks like I've been doing the working in Bangkok thing wrong all these years...

Sounds like digital pikery to me but then the pikeys will tell us it's the only life to live, (imaginary) HiSo birds, wine, takeaway pasta meals, can work anywhere in the World and that we 'wage slaves' are mugs

Edited December 18, 2014 by ThePlant

[neverdie]

28 dollars in 2 years.....

Sounds like digital pikery to me but then the pikeys will tell us it's the only life to live, HiSo birds, takeaway pasta meals, can work anywhere in the World and that we 'wage slaves' are mugs

I wonder what visa the pikey author resides here on?

Such quality tourists.

[ThePlant]

Such quality tourists.

He's not a tourist. He's an 'expat author' hahahahaha

[ATF]

You ARE a failed Kindle or any type of author.

Romania pikey central.

[neverdie]

Such quality tourists.

He's not a tourist. He's an 'expat author' hahahahaha

I know you are new here MrPlant. But I think you will find there's no such visa.....kindle author visa.

Just sayin.

[neverdie]

The digital pikery specialists seem to be into absolute everything.

They must brain storm at the grindhouse......amongst other things.

[ThePlant]

They must brain storm at the grindhouse......amongst other things.

I can just picture it. A notice going up on the grindhouse wall

Brainstorming session tonight 8pm @Boiler room basement

Mama Noodles and lukewarm Archa for all (BYO) (though we can post on TV forum that we're eating top quality takeaway Italian food and drinking fine wines)

Prizes for the best fantasies

Prize for any member who has broken the 20 dollar mark in two years

All Welcome but Sorry! Strictly No Wage Slaves

[ATF]

Nice bookcase shame about the sales. Stick to online gambling and gay porn. You know it makes sense.

[mrtoad]

They should release a new book called

" Digital Pikery for Dummies"

[ATF]

They should release a new book called

" Digital Pikery for Dummies"

Maybe Dummies for Digital Pikery?

[mrtoad]

I wonder if he orders from Basilico?

[neverdie]

I wonder if he orders from Basilico?

5555555

[mrtoad]

Will he be releasing a book titled, "Potless in Phrakhanong"?

[mrtoad]

Has anyone told him that he should be on nothaivisa.com

[ATF]

So how was the OP gainfully employed while he was waiting 2 years for his $28.00? Selling lucky heather and clothes pegs?

[mrtoad]

So how was the OP gainfully employed while he was waiting 2 years for his $28.00? Selling lucky heather and clothes pegs?

Maybe he was tarmacing some driveways

[ATF]

Seems the OP isn't much of a writer. Haven't seen a word.

Edited December 19, 2014 by ATF

[mrtoad]

Seems the OP isn't much of a writer. Haven't seen a word.

That would explain his volume of sales

Does he write Tragedies, or is he just tragic?

[ATF]

Seems the OP isn't much of a writer. Haven't seen a word.

That would explain his volume of sales

Does he write Tragedies, or is he just tragic?

It's a tragical case of free self-promotion gone tragically wrong.

Ice berg on the starboard bow Capt'n!

[ThePlant]

Seems the OP isn't much of a writer. Haven't seen a word.

The WiFi at Starbucks probably dropped out.....

[ATF]

Seems the OP isn't much of a writer. Haven't seen a word.

The WiFi at Starbucks probably dropped out.....

Some Gypo probably nicked the router.

[mrtoad]

Or maybe tarmac out front

[bkkgooner]

plenty of people making good money on Kindle, the books that sell are romance, erotica, cookery books, self-help books an general instruction manuals

The stuff that this guy is writing I am not surprised he has barely made anything

[mitsubishi]

In his defense, how many of you guys have got a youtube channel with over a 1000 subscribers? That's what he has got and is probably making a small sum of youtube each day. It only adds up with each video he adds.

[ATF]

In his defense, how many of you guys have got a youtube channel with over a 1000 subscribers? That's what he has got and is probably making a small sum of youtube each day. It only adds up with each video he adds.

With all due respect it has to be more than the 28 bucks he made as an author.

[mrtoad]

In his defense, how many of you guys have got a youtube channel with over a 1000 subscribers? That's what he has got and is probably making a small sum of youtube each day. It only adds up with each video he adds.

28 Bucks wow, big, big money

[Cam Khao]

I have a pretty funny story about Amazon Kindle. A year or so back, the company I was working for at the time in Zurich, asked me if any of our content might be suitable to publish on Amazon Kindle, simply as another marketing channel. So I went through all of our white papers/case studies and converted a few of them to work with the Kindle format.

As this was not a serious initiative, just a quick test, I just published them using my own Amazon account, at the minimum retail value possible, we just wanted to get these things read to achieve a wider brand reach.

I then completely forgot about them, that is until a couple of months later I got a cheque from Amazon for £272 in the post. I asked the company what to do with the cash? They said just forget it. I now keep getting a cheque from Amazon every couple of months, it's a nice little bonus! haha!

[ThePlant]

I have a pretty funny story about Amazon Kindle

I have a funnier story about when Curly Haired Bob did a liquid fart on the BTS....