After some thought, I decided to re-write the 1st volume.
The story will be exactly the same, only the way I wrote it will be different.
It has been 3 or 4 years since I first wrote it, and I feel like my skills have improved a lot in the meantime. As such, I made this decision, along with a few other.
Firstly, since I'm re-writing it, I'll advise you to not buy anything with a publishing date previous to this.
secondly, I'll be leaving kindle select so that I can publish on other platforms. Currently, I have plans to put it on Google Play, Kobo, Apple Books, B&N Nook, and of course, still on kindle, just not as an exclusive. Some might contest this, but I don't think it is at all worth for me to tie myself up exclusively to amazon. Some people don't support that company, aren't interested in creating an account there, or might have other reasons not to engage with them, but I also understand that some of you might have kindle unlimited as it is, for the subscribers, a great way to read a lot of books, but for an author, not so much. I'm trying to do this professionally, so please, try and see this from my point of view: people pay 11,99$ for their subscription. That could get you two books priced like mine, and you'd still have some money to spare. It's undeniable, it's a great deal for you to pay that and be free to read up to 20 books. However, here comes my issue with it. I can't get my book out anywhere else, and I'm being paid something like 0.003$ per page. For those that aren't aware, no, it's not a typo, it really is less than a cent per page. That's about 0,76$ per 252 pages read, which is what kindle considers the 1st volume to be. A sale, at the reduced price of 3,35$ nets me 2,35$ at a 70% royalty rate and 1,17$ at a 35% rate.
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Thirdly, and finally, since I'm re-writing it, I'll upload here the current edition on the 1st of September. To reiterate, that will be the version I wrote 4 years ago while the re-written will be the one on sale in a near future.
Here's the link for the eBook. Paperback is also available. I repeat, I DO NOT recommend you buying it now. A better product will be out soon. If you wish to support me, you can donate or simply follow me here.
https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0C6QZP211
It's at a reduced price of 3,35$ instead of 4,5$ (both base prices, depending on your region it might vary) for the duration of the pre-sale (1 month) + the first week of the 2nd volume coming live. After that, it will go back to being 4,5$. I'll try to get the re-write out by that date, but I make no promises.
Thank you for reading, and sorry for the long text. I want to be as transparent as possible with you, and I tend to ramble, so please, bear with me.