Jayden Hunter
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Matthew FitzSimmons:
I was wondering if you'd published this originally yourself and Thomas and Mercer picked you up? Because I swear I saw this on the on the best sellers list before December 1st, or am I dreaming that? Do you mind sharing a little bit about that experience? Thank you.
Matthew FitzSimmons
So you're not dreaming, let me start there. And no, I'd not previously published The Short Drop -Thomas and Mercer were my original publisher. So the explanation is that while my publication date was officially December 1st, The Short Drop was part of the Kindle First program.
Kindle First is a perk offered to Amazon Prime members in the United States - each month, Prime members are offered a slate of six novels and may download one for free. There are forty million Amazon Prime members so as you can imagine it is an enormous boost for a first time author. The Short Drop was a November Kindle First book, so by the time my December 1st publication date rolled around, the book had been at the top of ebook sales list for almost the entire month.
I hope that answers your question.
Kindle First is a perk offered to Amazon Prime members in the United States - each month, Prime members are offered a slate of six novels and may download one for free. There are forty million Amazon Prime members so as you can imagine it is an enormous boost for a first time author. The Short Drop was a November Kindle First book, so by the time my December 1st publication date rolled around, the book had been at the top of ebook sales list for almost the entire month.
I hope that answers your question.
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