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13/4/2019

Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, Ingram vs. Amazon #barrioblues

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Ingram vs Amazon.  When I started writing books and considered where to distribute them, I am sure I researched this question and went with Amazon. 

Well, now that I have researched the pros and cons, I remember that Ingram requires an ISBN, which costs $125.  Ingram will only allow you to upload one manuscript at $49.  If you have any errors or need to upload another manuscript.  Guess what?  It costs, $49.
I suppose that makes me a cheapskate. Cheap, cheap, cheap.

That is why I went with KDP. 

This next collection will also go on Amazon and Smashwords and Apple Books.  I made the mistake of putting my first four books exclusively on Amazon, so they would be part of a Kindle Unlimited program.  My books are low-priced enough that if people want to buy them, they will. 

If I could make enough money, I am sure I would post them on Ingram.  That time, is not now, sadly.

I am working harder at writing and copy editing.  I know I am getting better at what I do, but I'm not going to throw away $200 until I have a wider reader base.  I think for now, I'll just focus on revising my novel and getting it ready for Pitch Wars.    

All this to say, I will not have a hard copy for my next book, Not Your Abuelita's Folktales.  (Now, if sales pick up, I may be singing a different story.)

On another cheap note, I am still reformatting my ebooks for an Easter giveaway.  I was going to give them all away, but I am going to give away the ones I redesign.  Thus far, that is only The Long Walk.  I hope the get La Bruja in the Orchard redone and work up from their. 


Never stop writing!  Never surrender!  #barrioblues

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    Dr. Jesú Estrada,
    Pen Name: 
    María J. Estrada
    Chicago, IL

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    MARIA J. ESTRADA is an English college professor of Composition, Literature, and her favorite, Creative Writing. She grew up in the desert outside of Yuma, Arizona in the real Barrio de Los Locos, a barrio comprised of new Mexican immigrants and first-generation Chicanos. Drawing from this setting and experiences, she writes like a loca every minute she can—all while magically balancing her work and family obligations. She lives in Chicago’s south side with her wonderfully supportive husband, two remarkable children, and two mischievous cats.

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