I have discovered two new things...
So after avoiding the website like the plague I have finally succumbed… I have an author page on Facebook. Yes, yes I know it all helps build this ‘Author Platform’ that many a blog keep chirping on about but for me Facebook was nothing short of soul destroying. HOWEVER… here I am. In the case of an author page it’s actually not so bad, there’s very little need to get too personal about things, it’s purpose is to promote The Guardian and the Dream Crawlerand try to help me reach more readers. When put like that it can’t be a bad thing.
I have also decided to pull my books from lulu, ibooks and B&N so that I can reap the benefits of KDPSelect! The main objective, if you don’t already know, is to allow ‘Prime amazon readers’ (those who pay monthly for this illustrious title) the opportunity to lend the book for a certain amount of time free of charge. The online version of a Library I guess. But just like an old school game show – THAT’S NOT ALL – it also allows you to promote up to 5 days out of every 90days to get the Kindle version absolutely free of charge. For my book I have chosen 12/03/2012 – 12/05/2012 as my 3 free days promotion.
Now I was sceptical at first, I mean I have worked hard on The Guardian and the Dream Crawlerand paid little bits here and there to get it to the final product so should I really be giving it away? Well there are many views on this but I think at the end of the day if I get a certain amount of free downloads it will boost the visibility of the book and if readers actually like it they may tell their friends! I guess it’s all about word of mouth for self-published authors, be it in the literal sense or through Facebook, Twitter, blogs etc. So for me, KDPSelect seems like a great idea and I will of course let you know AFTER the promotion if this was indeed the case.
So until I become a worldwide best-seller, given a lengthy and expensive book deal and known across the land, it’s back to normal life I guess, ha!
I have also decided to pull my books from lulu, ibooks and B&N so that I can reap the benefits of KDPSelect! The main objective, if you don’t already know, is to allow ‘Prime amazon readers’ (those who pay monthly for this illustrious title) the opportunity to lend the book for a certain amount of time free of charge. The online version of a Library I guess. But just like an old school game show – THAT’S NOT ALL – it also allows you to promote up to 5 days out of every 90days to get the Kindle version absolutely free of charge. For my book I have chosen 12/03/2012 – 12/05/2012 as my 3 free days promotion.
Now I was sceptical at first, I mean I have worked hard on The Guardian and the Dream Crawlerand paid little bits here and there to get it to the final product so should I really be giving it away? Well there are many views on this but I think at the end of the day if I get a certain amount of free downloads it will boost the visibility of the book and if readers actually like it they may tell their friends! I guess it’s all about word of mouth for self-published authors, be it in the literal sense or through Facebook, Twitter, blogs etc. So for me, KDPSelect seems like a great idea and I will of course let you know AFTER the promotion if this was indeed the case.
So until I become a worldwide best-seller, given a lengthy and expensive book deal and known across the land, it’s back to normal life I guess, ha!
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