tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894992689217300894.post3639721792560715928..comments2024-03-28T19:08:26.621-04:00Comments on Ann Michelle's World: UPDATE: Discreet Purchase of BooksAnn Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11486529597586467120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894992689217300894.post-46879811200457336232017-06-20T23:34:54.014-04:002017-06-20T23:34:54.014-04:00Hi Sue! Thank you so much! :)
No, I'm not goi...Hi Sue! Thank you so much! :)<br /><br />No, I'm not going to charge more because of the extra work.<br /><br />What I'm thinking is charging $5 rather than $4.99 to make the math easier on everyone, and I'll pay the transaction charges that paypal imposes. So you would just pay a flat $5 per book and I'll deal with the rest.<br /><br /><br />That said, the books with illustrations that are coming up will be $5.99 to help cover some of the cost of the illustrations.<br /><br />Thanks for the question! :)AnnMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180324622829776755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894992689217300894.post-36678043773890301252017-06-20T22:57:36.596-04:002017-06-20T22:57:36.596-04:00I've bought a couple of your books off Amazon ...I've bought a couple of your books off Amazon and believe one on BN. I'm just curious, are you going to charge more now due to the extra work or are we going to pay the same price. By the way, love your stories very much!Sue Do Nimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118449530109762894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894992689217300894.post-17396059075657381942017-06-20T11:31:48.625-04:002017-06-20T11:31:48.625-04:00I'm still looking for comments, by the way. P...I'm still looking for comments, by the way. Please let me know any concerns that you have with this so I can fix them before we start! This is your chance to make this system as comfortable for you as possible!<br /><br />Thanks!<br />AnnAnnMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180324622829776755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894992689217300894.post-64360524922484249472017-06-19T23:58:10.161-04:002017-06-19T23:58:10.161-04:00Hi Sally!
It reminds me of those days too! I hid...Hi Sally!<br /><br />It reminds me of those days too! I hid many a file out in my operating system knowing that no one would ever figure out what it was! LOL! It also reminds me of the plain brown wrappers some of these books used to come in. I used to pray my mailman didn't know who Sandy Thomas was! LOL!<br /><br />Anyways, I'll be curious too. I always knew that fear was an issue, the same way it was an issue for me when I was younger, but I was surprised to see such a high percentage. So I set about trying to find a way to let people buy my books without anyone knowing. That proved surprisingly difficult as places like Amazon have policies which flat out prevent that. But I think this will work.<br /><br />Not only does this method allow them to buy anonymously (paypal account using a gift card attached to a web email), but it lets them hide the books rather easily. They can even hide them off their computer on a data stick or as attachments to the web email. Add the password and I really can't think of a more secure way to do this. And like I said, even if someone found it and got through the password, it doesn't look like a book, and the inside looks like gibberish or a lousy spy novel for the first 20+ pages. That's a lot of protection.<br /><br />Hopefully, people will become comfortable with it. We'll see.<br /><br />I've heard good things about Calibre, but I haven't used it. I'll have to look into that. Thanks!<br /><br />Love, AnnAnnMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180324622829776755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894992689217300894.post-86544440673673325952017-06-19T23:01:51.501-04:002017-06-19T23:01:51.501-04:00Interesting idea, hon. I'll be curious to see ...Interesting idea, hon. I'll be curious to see how it works out for you.<br /><br />I remember the days of hiding text files in seemingly-random folders with bland filenames and secret passwords. I've long since stopped caring, and almost perversely anticipate the conversation if somebody scrolls through my e-reader (LOL), but I get the need. I think you're tapping into a whole new market that could be very exciting.<br /><br />Not sure if you use it now, but you might want to look into Calibre. It's a free e-book management software that I use to manage my collection since I move my Kindle titles to my Kobo. I don't think you can password protect files, but you could use it to produce alternate e-book versions with nondescript covers/titles.Sally Bendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299308673624597518noreply@blogger.com