Dec 17, 2023 19:00:00

GIGAZINE's manga participated in the Kindle book Christmas sale, so I summarized how to do the sale

Amazon's Kindle Store is holding

a Kindle book Christmas sale from December 15th to 28th, 2023, with over 20,000 books up to 80% off. The full-color comic ' Master, it smells like garlic! ' released by GIGAZINE also participates in the Christmas sale and is half price for a limited time, but the procedure for participating in the sale is a little special, so I will explain how to do it. I will explain.

Amazon.co.jp: Master, it smells like garlic! | Yumeki, GIGAZINE: Kindle Store

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) , which allows you to sell e-books on the Kindle Store, allows you to hold a ``several days free campaign'' as a promotional project. On the other hand, you can change the price freely, but you cannot participate in sales that Amazon regularly holds, such as 'half price sale' and '30% point return'.

So, when I asked KDP Help, 'Can I host a point redemption sale or discount sale myself?', I received the following response. In short, you will receive an 'invitation to participate in the sale' from Amazon, and it seems that the seller will not be able to conduct a sale.

Thank you for contacting Kindle Direct Publishing.
■About the campaign
We apologize for the inconvenience, but the works that participate in the 'Return Sale' and 'Free Publication' campaigns are selected by Amazon independently, and we do not accept recommendations from customers.

I made this inquiry around spring 2022, but then around October 2023, I received the following email from Amazon. This is an 'invitation to participate in the sale' from Amazon that was answered in the inquiry.

Subject: About participating in Amazon's Kindle book sale
Your book is being considered for the Kindle book sale. The sale will take place sometime between December 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024. If you would like to participate in the sale, please complete the following steps by October 19, 2023.

Click on the link in the email and enter the specified invitation code.

The works that are candidates for sale are shown, so select 'Participate' and click the arrow to complete. GIGAZINE has released 6 manga titles and 10 other books on the Kindle store, but the only one selected for sale this time was ``

Master, it smells like garlic! ''.

An invitation to a sale is only a 'candidate under consideration' and does not guarantee that your book will be included in the sale. We will send you a notification email to confirm this.'

Two months after I responded to the invitation email, I received another email stating that I was eligible for Amazon's Kindle book sale. The contents of the email are as follows. For the first time, you will know that you will be participating in the Christmas Sale from December 15, 2023 to December 28, 2023.

Sorry I made you wait. The following books have been selected for Amazon.co.jp's Kindle book sale. Amazon will update prices during this period.
“Master, it smells like garlic! ” (ASIN: B0C65ZG397): Sale price 300 yen including tax (273 yen excluding tax) Published in Kindle Store's 'Christmas Sale' from December 15, 2023 to December 28, 2023

I checked on the sale start date to see if they were actually participating in the Christmas sale. When I accessed the Kindle store, a large banner saying ``Kindle Books Christmas Sale'' was displayed at the top of the page. Click on the banner.

Select 'Fantasy' and 'Cooking/Gourmet' as genres from the list of Kindle book Christmas sales. And, since 'Master, it smells like garlic!' is a relatively new book released in May 2023, I will sort it by 'release date'.

Then, on the first page, I found 'Master, it smells like garlic!' The price is usually set at 600 yen, but you can see that it is half price when you say 'Purchase for 300 yen'.

The only item eligible for the Kindle book Christmas sale is ``Master, it smells like garlic!'', but GIGAZINE also changed five full-color comics to half price at the same time as its own Christmas sale. The sale period ends on December 28, 2023, so please take this opportunity to check it out!

Master, it smells like garlic!