ICMYI: Want to keep up the boycott of Amazon but are afraid of hurting indie authors? Over 60% of indie authors have some or all of their books available places that aren't Amazon! Here's how you can support indie authors without giving a single cent to Amazon. blog.daxmurray.com/supporting-i... - ThreadSky

daxaeterna.ink • 77 days ago

ICMYI: Want to keep up the boycott of Amazon but are afraid of hurting indie authors? Over 60% of indie authors have some or all of their books available places that aren't Amazon! Here's how you can support indie authors without giving a single cent to Amazon.

https://blog.daxmurray.com/supporting-indie-authors-without-shopping-at-amazon

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cdclarknovelist.bsky.social•77 days ago

Thank you for this!

verityplayer.bsky.social•76 days ago

My scribe has books on Kobo - featuring me!
#TheEveningLands

ugbookshelf.bsky.social•77 days ago

Thanks for this article. If folks are looking to find my books somewhere other than Amazon, I have the PDFs on Patreon and the hard copies on Square (including large-print)!

daxaeterna.ink•77 days ago

Warning: I get angry in this one because I've seen entirely too many indie authors say their Amazon income is more important than a readers conscience and call those readers who are boycotting terrible names. And that's never ok!

daxaeterna.ink•77 days ago

Tldr
For ebooks, try:
Kobo
Smashwords
Itchio
Campfire
B&N
Vivlio
Thalia
Bol de

For physical books:
Literally any brick and mortar Bookshop, call ahead or go in and ask for a special request to be ordered. Bookshop dot org also carries indie physical books (but ebooks yet)

daxaeterna.ink•77 days ago

Library isn't an option for everyone since not all countries have free, public, and uncensored libraries. But you can find indie authors in libraries and if your library doesn't have an indie book you want, make a request!

If an Indie Author wants to be in Kindle Unlimited, they have to signed an

daxaeterna.ink•77 days ago

exclusivity agreement for their ebooks. But they are not required to make their physical books exclusive!

The most beneficial way, however, to support an indie author is directly. A quarter of indie authors sell their books directly. With no middleman taking a cut, indie authors get the best

daxaeterna.ink•77 days ago

revenue. So look on indie authors websites to see if they sell ebooks or physical books directly.

Many KU exclusive authors do have Patreon or Ream or other memberships where they make their books available to their members before release (ie: before it goes exclusive), so if there is an author

daxaeterna.ink•77 days ago

You really like and Amazon is the only place they choose to make their books available, see if they have a Patreon you can join to still get the book.

Ive seen way too many authors who made the business choice to be exclusive to Amazon say that readers who use kobo, Itch, Smashwords, etc, to get

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