E.G. Manetti's Blog, page 45

E.G. Manetti is a master world builder.

Like all authors, I bleed a little inside at a bad review and rejoice at a good one. Then there is the 'omg. I don't know if it's really that good, but I'm so glad he said it' review. Yesterday, The Cartel - The Apprentice Volume 1 received just such a review from 4-LAN, one of my favorite bloggers (and yes he was a favorite before the review). This link will take you there: http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/pr....

The most ego stroking bits: "The writer has created a science fiction story rich in complexity and depth, while crossing into the romance and erotica genre ... reminded me very much of Dune ... Manetti pays tribute to this masterpiece, while making this work original with a storyline that bears little other resemblance to the source of its inspiration."

The Cartel Featured by eBookSoda

Today, 4/15/14 eBookSoda is featuring The Cartel, Volume 1: The Apprentice in its daily newsletter. eBookSoda is one of the emerging services that 'filter' novels for subscribers based on preferences. I subscribe to several, but I like eBookSoda because it only sends two or three titles a day instead of long lists that are sometimes only loosely related to my preferences. It's also retailer agnostic and will include links to any site where my novels are available.

Wish me and The Cartel luck!

International Readers

Germany, Japan, Spain, India, I had no idea. I hoped the Free kindle promo for The Cartel would find new readers beyond the US. I was thinking, UK, Canada, Australia. Readers in places where English isn't the primary language? How great is that?

The Cartel is in Kindle Top 100 Free in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Even though it's free, this is wonderful. While 'free' books are fraction of the e-books available, there are still hundreds if not thousands of them. So I'm thrilled that based on a blurb and a 'look inside' that so many readers are willing to spend some time in The Twelve Systems. I hope they all have a good time.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AGNFHJA

Deutschland not Denmark

Ok, so it took me awhile to figure out the Amazon acronyms. Or maybe I'm just that clueless. The good news is my fan in Deutschland is more on the ball than I am. S(he) - most likely 'she - picked up Bright Star, the sequel to Cartel within 12 hours of publishing on amazon.

Fans in Denmark

So, this morning Amazon posted my second sale for the The Cartel, The Apprentice Volume 1. The first sale was in December. Normally, I wouldn't get so excited, but given that the national language is Dutch and I'm writing in English, and that I'm not doing any kind of promotion, the second sale almost has to be a referral! Now if only I could get a review...

Coming Soon - Bright Star

Although initially planned for December 2013, Bright Star took a little longer than anticipated, so look for it in February 2014.