Soggy Dollar Shout-out

Pinch me.  As I write this, my book, A Single Deadly Truth, is #10 on Amazon's list for Hardboiled Mysteries.  I am not sure where the book will rank when this blog posts, but this Internet sunshine feels good right now.  Yet, as much as I am enjoying this lift in sales, hearing from readers has given me even more joy.

It has also been pretty neat to experience the reach of Amazon's distribution.  For example, Amazon's data indicated that I sold a copy of my book in the UK.  This surprised me because I haven't posted it on Amazon UK, but I solved this little mystery when I learned that word-of-mouth spread a recommendation to folks at the Soggy Dollar Bar down in the British Virgin Islands.  That, my friends, exemplifies the beauty of e-books.

Speaking of beauty, if you haven't been to the BVI or Jost Van Dyke, check this out:

(The Soggy Dollar Bar, Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I. www.soggydollar.com)

I am honored to electronically show up on the shores of one of the greatest bars on one of the finest beaches.  I am also in awe of this world of e-readers in which your book is available everywhere.

As consumers, we've been enjoying this e-revolution in the world of music for a while.  Recently, I downloaded some tracks from old albums I lost long ago – Illegal Stills by Stephen Stills, a couple of tracks from Boz Scaggs, and the song Better Not Look Down from a hard to find BB King album. At $.99 per track I was a happy camper and on the business side, the artists picked-up unanticipated royalties.

The same thing is happening in books thanks to e-readers. I am convinced of this.

So thanks again to the folks at the Soggy Dollar, and if you are headed to the islands, please consider stopping in to say hello. When you do, if you happen to have your e-reader along, know that you are good-to-go if you want to download a book or two.

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