Advance Warning on Price Rises and current Status
Just giving advance warning that after Christmas I'll be lifting my prices from $3.99 to $4.99 per book. I don't think I'm ever likely to price my books in the "upper regions" (ie. $6-$10), but there's this interesting 'perception of quality' issue with books below a certain price. Since my sales have been generally sluggish since KDP Select came in (with its preferential promotion of exclusive books), I have some freedom to experiment with the price I originally intended, but kept hesitating on going to.
I've been a complete slacker with the editing of "Hunting" (I'm only about a third of the way through) and will have to light a fire under my tail. I'm actually a little nervous about the book's reception, since it's the 'earliest' of the books which I'm putting out (I wrote it before "Medair", though after about five other books which will never see the light of day) and it does read to me as "young". More straightforward plot, less deconstruction of the fantasy genre. Still, I love Ash, who has no special powers but an entertaining amount of self-belief.
I really don't want to delay the current publication date just because I've been playing too many MMO's, though, so will try to settle down to work.
I've been a complete slacker with the editing of "Hunting" (I'm only about a third of the way through) and will have to light a fire under my tail. I'm actually a little nervous about the book's reception, since it's the 'earliest' of the books which I'm putting out (I wrote it before "Medair", though after about five other books which will never see the light of day) and it does read to me as "young". More straightforward plot, less deconstruction of the fantasy genre. Still, I love Ash, who has no special powers but an entertaining amount of self-belief.
I really don't want to delay the current publication date just because I've been playing too many MMO's, though, so will try to settle down to work.
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Netgalley (and a combination of other factors) definitely got me a bunch of reviews and exposed me to a lot of reader/reviewers who've never read me before. I think it's definitely the most pain-free way to offer a book up for review (much better than emailing people who may or may not be overloaded), but the steep price means I probably won't indulge in it again. It's still been fun reading the reviews - book bloggers generally explain in detail why they do or do not like things, which is nice. :)
Heidi (Bunbury in the Stacks) had a read-along with a bookblogger pal and I loved reading their discussion *nod nod*I think if book bloggers are aware of you now they can just as well buy a book - or directly e-mail you if they want a review copy.
Also, since I sporadically browse And All the Stars reviews to like some more (I do that for CNV, too ^^ - these two are my bookpushing highlights this year), I think it is safe to say that if nothing else your Netgalley experiment netted you more widespread renown in book blogger circles. Whether that will translate into sales, you alone can know.
Also, AAtS is now your most rated book after The Touchstone books, which probably also comes from the Netgalley, I would imagine.