
Today Amazon launched the new Kindle MatchBook program. Note: As of October, 2019, the Matchbook program has been canceled. I think it is safe to say we will jump in with both feet to see how the water is.Update: It looks like Amazon has updated Kindle MatchBook to display an advertisement about Kindle MatchBook on the top of the page for print books, where there is a corresponding Kindle edition enrolled in the MatchBook program. There are several author’s whose print books have been in my library for years, and who I would love to be able to buy in print for the shelf, but have on my iPad for convenience and actual reading.Īs for Booktrope – of course we will try it! Anyone who knows anything about us knows we love trying new things, and are not afraid of giving away books as a way to generate more sales.
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It does seem as though it would have two primary markets as obvious starting points 1) non-fiction books which are convenient to have in paper for home, and digital everywhere else (my husband’s ginormous coding manuals for example) 2) collectable books. I guess the real question is, does this sell more books in the long run? It will obviously be quite some time before we know that.
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If you have a free promotion running, anyone who downloads the book even through MatchBook, will get the book for free (which seems fair and logical to me). through KDP Select)? That will take precedence.


When you set the Promotional List Price, only options that result in a discount of 50% or more will be available. Promotional List Price options must be at least 50% lower than the regular Digital List Price for the Kindle MatchBook program to be a compelling discount for readers. FALSE – The pricing is set by the publisher or author, BUT there are rules.

Don’t get too excited yet, folks! This is true ONLY if the publisher goes in to their account and activates the MatchBook option, and sets a price for the ebook. FALSE – I have seen articles talking gleefully about how any and every book you have ever purchased in print from Amazon will be included, even ones you purchased many years ago at newly reasonable prices (in case you hadn’t noticed, many publishers charge more for digital back list titles than they do for paperbacks).

(Prices greater than 50% of the Kindle List Price will not be available to select.). If you have a print version of this title, enroll your title and select a Promotional List Price that is lower than your Kindle List Price by at least 50%. Here is the official description we received: The Kindle MatchBook program gives customers who purchase or have previously purchased your print book from Amazon the option to purchase your Kindle version for $2.99 or less. I spent some time reading the news on this and was pretty surprised to find that people already have gotten it wrong. On Tuesday, Amazon announced a new program they are calling Amazon MatchBook.
