Sharing to increase the presence
This weekend I decided to use the “Free Book” option on the Kindle format of Footprints On The Other Side through Amazon. It was interestingly successful allowing a good number of new readers to have access to my book and thus increase the chance of word being spread between people and helping increase my presence in the busy literary world. Although it is not about the money, which with royalty options under self-publishing aren’t the greatest, it was still a hard choice to release the payment option and offer my book for free. In reality the method is to show a light at the end of the tunnel and work towards the end game!
Having taken advice from numerous other authors it was useful to open my eyes to the other options available in the world. Obviously on this occasion it was for me to dare to release the book for free.
It’s easy to be ruled by the pride of fear for releasing the book free of payment but I decided to look at the bigger picture. By releasing it for free it has allowed me to increase my audience. That way it can travel further around and hopefully those that have chosen to download the book for free have the opportunity to give feedback but also, if they enjoy the story, to spread the word.
Many things in the world of self-publishing are unknown. It has been for me very much a trial and error affair. Without the ability to fund a massive campaign I have to take the harder route of getting myself out there on my own steam. Thus far I have seen a fair level of success. The book has caught enough interest, from paid and/or free options but till there are now a good number of people in the world who have now read what I have to offer and dared to enter the world I have created.
The fact people take up what I have to offer only adds to the encouragement to continue to do this. I still continue to work on the next instalment of Jack James’ story and hopefully those that have entered Footprints will want to read more and come back for more as and when I complete enough of the story to “let it loose” on the world.
Really this entry is just to say thank you to those that so far have supported me. Those that have chosen to read what I have to offer and I only hope you have all enjoyed it.
