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In my diary, yonks ago, I tried to encourage myself to extend my Amazon Sponsored Ads to Germany, just to try and catch the low entry prices for new territories. I've finally got around to it and I have set up, I hope, a campaign with a 0.40 default bid. It appears that I'm not allowed to choose the books I wish to be associated with and only have the options of their automated selection.

Be warned, it pays to speak a little German as I had a telephone call with a code in German.

I'm making a note in my diary to let you know if I sell anything!

I think there's something else that I said I'd let us Navi members know but I've forgotten what that was... typical, absolutely typical! Sorry.

Impressive, Anna!!

It was incredibly easy, if a little alarming at first. I'm not sure it's going to be worth it, but as a mountaineer would say - it was there so I climbed it. It's been in my diary for so long, being pushed forward regularly.

The key thing is to start at your bookshelf page and not go to the sponsored ad campaign pages first.

Facebook is next... tremble, tremble. Maybe after I've moved... t

I suspect you're right!

Well I said I'd let you know if I sell anything in the .de market. Might be a long time for that to happen. I've not sold anything yet and spent 4.99 euros, so that's quite a low spend of about 2.40 euros a month but I've got zilch in return.

Amazon UK used to be in profit but is now running at £200ish in the red and the US has improved a little but is still about $200 overspend on income. And that is the cost price of the book, not what the author received! These figures are over about 16 months or more.

However, this does not include Kindle Unlimited reads and that seems to keep Hide in Time afloat in the UK.

I just tell myself it's a cheaper hobby than golf or tennis.

Anna Faversham wrote: "I just tell myself it's a cheaper hobby than golf or tennis.
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Thanks, Anna, you just gave me a nice morning giggle :)

Hurray!

Though I think any attempt I might make at playing golf or tennis might make you laugh more.

I tell myself the same about the hobby. (Not tennis—just golf) or a stained glass class.

I can’t even tell if I’m making or losing money. Must be losing.

It's very hard to make money doing this. You have to use every bit of free publicity that you can. It's also not the one thing you do, it's everything you do.

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