tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post5514290244241584086..comments2023-06-08T10:22:04.309-04:00Comments on A writer's journey...: #Amazon “Lag Time” - Just the Beginning?Carolyn Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14848484073538930315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-60527019007127432362012-05-28T08:34:27.217-04:002012-05-28T08:34:27.217-04:00I have now spent considerable time trying to recon...I have now spent considerable time trying to reconcile my Prior Six Months royaties Report and my Month-to-date reports. I have concluded the following:<br />1. I see no clear evidence that Amazon is cooking the books designed to disadvantage the author.<br />2. I see clear evidence that Amazon has a ways to go if they wish their reports to author/publishers to be user friendly.<br />3. The free books under KDP do not belong in the royalties report as there are no royalties paid on the KDP select downloads, thus, by definition, they do not belong on a royalty report. There should be a separate KDP Select Report.<br />4. The KOLL lender books are not established as being within or without the royalty report. Thus its influence is unclear. There needs to be a KOLL lender report, that is separate from the royalty report--or in the alternative, a separate line item each week for KOLL showing the quantity lent under PRime customers with a month report to show the amount per loaned book.<br />5. The report (lack of actually) showing the number of books sold in countries not eligible for the 70% royalty is totally a "take-it-on-faith" line item. There needs to be a separate report showing how many to each country that supports the line item on the royalty report where the 35% royalties are totaled. <br />6. Without the sub-reports and breakouts indicated above, the author/publisher is unable to reconcile the royalties shown. Conclusion: reports on royalties that do not allow reconciliation are of not much more value than a simple one line statement of royalties due without any breakdown as breakdown are only valuable to the extent they eliminate the "trust us" theme and replace it with: here do the math, the royalties we show reconcile. <br />7. These reports appear to have been developed by an accounting department to use to balance what else they have that they don't give to the customer, instead of developed by management thinkers who understand the customer right to reconcile. <br /> Having said all this, it is unlikely it will ever get to anyone in Amazon who can do anything about revising forms/reports so they communicate and inform. David Bishop, satisfied but frustrated Amazon author.David Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430723863530423160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-70118699814350666762012-05-22T18:24:09.797-04:002012-05-22T18:24:09.797-04:00I've given Amazon a 'time out' by unpu...I've given Amazon a 'time out' by unpublishing my novels. Left the 99 cent short story collection and novellas up, though.<br />Maybe next week I'll take the novels out of 'Draft' if the sales reports start to make more sense.Jed Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361315130761671287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-7039819919784490462012-05-22T15:57:49.651-04:002012-05-22T15:57:49.651-04:00"Fixed soon" may mean "fixed good&q..."Fixed soon" may mean "fixed good" as in your paddle floated on downstream. :) I hope the situation resolves in your favor. I stopped in because, guess what, friend? I’ve nominated you for a Beautiful Blogger Award. See http://scarlettrainssistersoftheheartsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/ive-been-nominated-for-beautiful.html<br />for details. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14405923622590679339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-71544320364632250892012-05-22T13:04:08.748-04:002012-05-22T13:04:08.748-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430723863530423160noreply@blogger.com