David Watkins

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David Watkins posted a message and earned+3 Oli, Hi hows things? Can you have a look at my sales listings and in particular look at the entr...Oli, Hi hows things? Can you have a look at my sales listings and in particular look at the entries labelled 4575 and 4266. Why is it when all other details are the same, that on 4575 my royalty is £0.82 but on 4266 it is £2.82? (more)

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Oliver Brooks posted a message to David Watkins and bagged+3 Pesky Venom books, has gone now. The new system will be much more straight forward. I've been wo...Pesky Venom books, has gone now. The new system will be much more straight forward. I've been working on it for about 6 months now and it is quite different under the bonnet. So much so that it is sometimes confusing remembering how the existing system works. Things like grouping listings and editions are so much slicker in the new version. A bit more testing and I think it will be ready mid February. All the best, Oli (more)

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David Watkins posted a message to Oliver Brooks and received+3 Oli My portfolio still lists me as having 4 books including "Venom" which has slithered eronio...Oli My portfolio still lists me as having 4 books including "Venom" which has slithered eroniously into my portfolio.!! Good luck with the revised plans, sounds much more simple. (more)

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Fiona Valpy posted a message to David Watkins and gained+3 That's great news David - hope your sales start to rev up now. Something seems to be happening wi...That's great news David - hope your sales start to rev up now. Something seems to be happening with my book on Amazon too - it's still not available to buy from Amazon itself but a couple of other retailers seem to have popped up, so am hoping this is a positive sign... Best of luck and thanks for keeping me posted. (more)

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David Watkins posted a message to Oliver Brooks and won+3 Oli Firstly, thank you for getting involved to sort out why my book never made it onto Amazon - ...Oli Firstly, thank you for getting involved to sort out why my book never made it onto Amazon - it is clear now, looking at the Amazon page, what it should have looked like months ago. I am learning all the time! My guess is that I have probably missed the boat on last years book as it is now "old news" although the Kindle version is still going OK, and in fact I recently clocked up my 100th Kindle sale.I at least now know what to look out for when I complete the next book which should be around the end of May or June. On another point, can you have another look at my portfolio, I appreciate you are going though some sort of excercise to get books in the right area but you now have a book called "Venom" listed under my portfolio! Maybe that is your description of my annoyance over the Amazon episode!!!! Best wishes DLW (more)

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David Watkins posted a message to Fiona Valpy and won+3 Hi Fiona Just for info my book is now available on Amazon. It is very clear just looking at the ...Hi Fiona Just for info my book is now available on Amazon. It is very clear just looking at the Amazon page that something has changed in that it stops showing "out of stock" and says it is currently available plus several other retailers are popping up with books available. So good luck with yours and keep checking the Amazon page. If it seems nothing is happening get in touch with Oli here at CN DLW (more)

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Oliver Brooks posted a message to David Watkins and won+3 Hi David, The book is shown as sold by a variety of retailers because it is available to a var...Hi David, The book is shown as sold by a variety of retailers because it is available to a variety of wholesalers who feed out to those retailers. The good news is that if these retailers are listing your book it means it is ready for Amazon to hook up to and sell themselves. I'll keep checking the progress. Oli (more)

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David Watkins posted a message to Oliver Brooks and won+3 The other thing changed is that the paperback is now liste as "unknown binding" ? Any thoughts. L...The other thing changed is that the paperback is now liste as "unknown binding" ? Any thoughts. Link below http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=leeds+united+in+pursuit+of+the+premiership&sprefix=leeds+united+in+p (more)

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David Watkins posted a message to Oliver Brooks and gained+3 Something is happening on Amazon now - assume this is another sign that we are close to getting t...Something is happening on Amazon now - assume this is another sign that we are close to getting the book available direct from Amazon. Another retailer is now listed under the Amazon listing, The Book Depository. They are chrging £6.50 plus £2.80 postage! What is the basis for the pricing decisions by these people? Why would anyone chose the CN option at £8.99 plus £2.80 when the other options are all cheaper? How does the Book Depository get it so cheap? Do I get a different royalty depending on who sells it? This is a pandora's Box! (more)

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David Watkins posted a message to Oliver Brooks and earned+3 Thanks Oli. Something has happened! The Amazon offering is the same £8.99 free post (temp out of ...Thanks Oli. Something has happened! The Amazon offering is the same £8.99 free post (temp out of stock etc etc). The CN entry is still there with a "stock" of 2 at £8.99 plus £2.80 post. BUT there is a new entry from "Aphrohead books" with a stock of 1 at £7.31 plus £2.80 !!!!! Do you recognise that seller? I have cancelled the order I had on Amazon and will place it again when you confirm all is well - until I get an order fulfilled myself I just will not believe it works. Do CN automatically just say they have 2 available? I just bought one from CN via Amazon (just for the hell of it!), got it yesterday and it still says 2 available! I really wish I understood how all this works - are you absolutely sure no one else has a book listed on Amazon that no one can buy? (more)