Report on First Day of Kindle Direct Publishing Free Promotion

I put my book, RAIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY, a Southern Gothic novel about a father recovering from the death of his daughter, out on free promotion starting yesterday, April 18, 2013.

I got up yesterday morning and found that there were 29 giveaways. By the time I got to work, there were a couple hundred. By the time I ate lunch, there were about a thousand. By the time I got home, there were about 2500.

It’s been a little over 27 hours since the novel first went for free online. As of right this minute, this is the total number of giveaways is so far:

Country
Number of Giveaways


United States
7723


United Kingdom
41


Germany
5


France
1


Canada
9

I am a little biased, but I think that’s impressive. How does that translate to the Amazon bestseller list?

#17 overall.

#1 on literary fiction.

#2 on women’s fiction.

It’s been a very gratifying day so far.