Free Ebooks for Kindle from Me with update on progressI decided to update what has been happening with this experiment with a few details.
After 24 hours free on the Amazon site
Duffy Barkley was uploaded 2 times in the UK and 55 in the USA Oregon Trail had 2 in Canada and 4 in Uk and 89 in US
after 48 hoursDuffy had 135 in US and 5 in Uk and 3 in Germany plus 1 in Japan and 3 in Canada Oregon Trail had 210 in USA and 5 in UK with 1 in Germany plus 1 in Japan and 2 in Canada
but then something happenedI don't know what, but I suspect a better read blogor a kindle freebie facebook pagetalked about
The Double Time on the Oregon Trail Bookso
after 36 hours the Oregon Trail book took off
Duffy Barkley is Not a Dog still did OK. It showed up with 158 in USA and 6 in UK and 3 in Germany, 1 in France, 2 in Japan and 5 in Canada
Double Time On The Oregon Trail uploaded a surprising (to me) 565 in USA and 7 in UK, 1 in Germany, 2 in Japan and 5 in Canada
And after the end of the 5 days, I had the fun of realizing that in 5 days exactly 1000 copies of my kindle books, or my paperbacks had been ordered and would be getting out into the world to serve as eager ambassadors to tell my stories and maybe encourage a few more people to try kindness and tolerance instead of anger as a first response to those who seem to be different.
And during that fun, even though it gets me no $$$, event I learned that an action from months ago had payed offI had given a copy of the Oregon Trail novel to a fifth grade teacherafter his wife told me that he teaches a unit on the Oregon Trail.That was not long before he told me that he had passed it on to the director of the County's Unified School District Curriculumnow, 4 months laterI found out that the district has approved and ordered 38 copies of my novelto teach as a class set, and to base in the district IMC
and Someone in the UK has bought the Sequel to
Duffy Barkley is Not a Dog, now as well
So, OkI only get a couple bucks a copy there too, but I'm an internationally read author :)with a book being used as a textbook in a California School District.
It doesn't pay the rent but it keeps me smiling.
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