How do I make my book free for a week on Amazon?

[Ezra]

As part of a promotion, I would like to make my eBook free for readers of a particular blog for one week on Amazon.

Does anybody know how to do this?

Thanks,
- Ezra

[Mike]

I don't think you can. The only free option I know about is within KDP Select and that makes it free for everyone for up to five days. I don't think Amazon supports the idea of coupons like SmashWords does.

[Paul]

Select allows upto 5 days in a 90 day period. The only way I know of for doing longer than that is setting it free elsewhere and then getting Amazon to price match it. That is going to be hard to control and I don't see how you could limit it to a week, even less so to a specific week.

[Allen]

I second Paul's comment. Must go through their KDP program, which works as he described.

[Ezra]

Yeah, I figured it out (5 days in a 90 day period). While I'm not getting any royalties, I'm getting some great reviews, so that counts for something!

[A.L.]

Good luck. I did one a while ago. :) Keep in mind that sometimes it roles over a bit as the server is slow and it is set on PST so you have to take into account:)

[Ezra]

This review, alone, made it all worth while:

Review by Susan Reynolds, no matter what Amazon seems to think no matter how many times I sign in as myself. So why does it matter? Well, truthfully because It's hard to pull a five star review out of me but this book charmed from page one. And my husband James was never charmed a day in his life, especially by a dog.

I don't know the author and have not been paid for a good review, or any kind of a review. The book appeared on one of the lists of kindle freebies one morning and it sounded just offbeat enough to be something I'd enjoy. Boy was that a good hunch.

The author seamlessly brings together multiple parts of this story about a game designer who has taken a job as a small college computer professor, and artfully weaves together a fascinating tale of Online Role Playing Games, murder, baseball, intrigue, doh as man's best friend, treachery, and a side of loyalty and love. Told in the first person, much in response to questions from a sinister figure whose identity we don't know, there should be too much of the unknown, unfamiliar, and unfathomable in this story - nearly from page one - to make it work for me. Computer programs, Fibonacci numbers and a pacemaker implant for a dog? Why was the games professor abruptly fired? And are these guys who employ him next really from Homeland Security? I should have scratched my head and wondered if this wasn't all too much for a new writer to take on well.

But the likability of the beer guzzling dog and the man who would do anything for him somehow caught me up and carried me along with the charm quotient until it was too late to put the book down. Then after things started to go wrong it was like a truck with no brakes on a mountain road and I was left turning virtual pages far into the night; unwilling to stop while man or dog were at risk.

There is nothing I enjoy more than a smart writer who can tell a complex story in a way that makes it all seem not only understandable, but fun too. The character development was excellent and the action led up to a climax naturally and with an authentic voice. In short, this was well done from many angles and gets an even higher score because of how sensitively the author treats the subject of how we feel about our pets, and how they feel about us. The little love story on the side doesn't detract or take over and that is a plus as well.

Lots of reviewers will tell much of the story of the book in their review and explain why you will or won't love it. I don't think that works for this book. What I would suggest if you want more details is to use Amazon's "click to look inside" feature and read a bit of the story. If you like the voice with which the book is written you're probably a good candidate to enjoy The Theory of Games. Or, if you love baseball or dogs you can just skip even that because I'd say odds are you will be grabbed by this book too.

[Heather]

Please make it free on UK Amazon as well. So many times I get excited to see an ebook free on Amazon just to find out it's not free for the UK but only the US. So unfair =( Us people in the UK love reading as well & also write reviews for books!! x

[Ezra]

Actually, I made it free on UK Amazon and US (this was in conjunction with a promo on b3ta.com).

Unfortunately, the 5 days are up. But, I'll definitely do it again in 90 days.