Thursday, January 2, 2014

Absolutely, Completely, No Strings Attached Free


HAUNTED is my fifth published book. Yet this is my first go at KDP Select. Mistake? Hard to say. Truth be told, I see very little sales from Smashwords, and I have yet to venture out on my own with distribution to Kobo, B&N, or Apple on my own. So it’s an experiment on my part to see if it’s worth my 90-day devotion to Amazon. Don’t let me down like a bad boyfriend, Amazon.

I wound up with increased, residual sales after I managed to make OUTCAST free on Amazon without anyone else’s assistance. Don't ask me how I did it. I have absolutely no idea and wouldn't be able to repeat it, I'm sure. It was free for about a week and stayed in the top 12 on Amazon’s free YA Contemporary Romance list the entire time. Then Amazon kicked me and my little novel to the curb without warning, putting a price tag back on the book. Go figure.

So what does all this blathering on my part lead to?

Well, I’ve heard nightmarish things about the whole Countdown thing-a-ma-bob on Select, so I decided to keep it simple and make the book free for a couple of days—see what happens.

So…HAUNTED is free on January 2nd and January 3rd, barring any snags on the part of my publishing boyfriend, Amazon. We’re exclusive right now, you know?

So grab an electronic copy. That is, if you’re into ghost-ish stories and romance and (yes) a little swearing. About the whole swearing thing—honestly, I couldn’t control Nate if I wanted to.

Happy New Year. Unless you’re waiting for the Chinese New Year. That doesn’t happen until January 31st.



6 comments:

  1. Here's to many reviews and sales.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Very cool! Already have mine, but hope you get a lot of downloads.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Awesome! I've actually seen some okay sales from itunes, and a few on B&N, but those could come later in the timeline. We're looking at going exclusive with Amazon on the next release, just to see what we think--so please, document your experience because I'll be picking your brain about it. =)

    (P.S. I'm posting my review on Monday.)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi, Susan,
    Love the tone of this post. Hope you get lots of download. I'll tweet if the Amazon page allows. I think my laptop is allergic that that bottom layer of ads that keep popping up on Amazon.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I downloaded it and shared it, Susan. Thanks so much!

    ReplyDelete