1 down, 9,999 to go!

In an attempt to repeat any future successes I might will have, I think there’s some value in reporting what I’ve done on a day by day basis to promote Room 702.  This book was (sadly) always intended as something to start an audience for a much bigger project I hope to launch in the next 1-2 years.  Room 702 is a place to learn again.  although I am essentially starting from scratch, I have to start somewhere.

So, by the numbers, here’s roughly what I did yesterday:

Reach out to select group of friends/family and beg ask for reviews on Amazon
Contact my alma mater about including the book in a summer reading release later this year
Announce book’s availability on my (unrelated) Tumblr account (5100 followers)
Pin book details on personal book related Pinterest board
Share book details on Ann Benjamin facebook account (linked to Ann Benjamin twitter feed)
Write blog post about how scared I am how successful I will be
Contact 4 industry related websites/blogs for potential book review
Prep and submit book to Nook (pending)
Prep and submit book to iTunes (under review)

Results?

1 book sold (thank you EEB!!!)
1 industry response who is interested in reading the book!

Optimistic about tomorrow.