Okay, so I did the free thing for Dying Embers. That ended yesterday and I saw 49 copies move out to readers. Two more than the last time I did the freebie thing for DE. Remember, this is sans paid advertising, so no huge numbers, but hey, it's something.
Additionally, I have had Fertile Ground and Early Grave on sale for 99c each since Sunday and that sale is still on through Saturday. (The logic behind Amazon letting you have a sale for 7 days but only free for 5 days escapes me.) To date, I've sold 3 copies of FG and 2 copies of EG. Plus there were some page reads for FG that I hope will continue.
Facebook finally forced me to go with their new format, which makes advertising in FB groups a wee bit different. Actually, it's a smidgen easier once you get the hang of it. (The only good thing I've found about new FB, so far.) Unfortunately, one of my go-to groups went to approving every post before it posts and the administrators aren't quick about approvals, so I won't be posting there anymore. I get why they're doing it, but the delay harshes my game. I also found and joined a new to me group I hope will find me some new readers. :fingers crossed:
If you want to sell through FB without giving FB money, posting in book groups is about the only way. I mean, I've paid FB for ads and never saw a sale, so why pay them more? That and I refuse to throw any more money their way. I'd leave FB entirely if I could get the same return on posting at MeWe or elsewhere. Hell, I'd pay MeWe if I thought I could make money there. We'll see what it looks like in 2021.
In other news, I'll be doing another sale thing starting next week. Not sure which book(s) I'll be doing. Stay tuned. Might be Accidental Death and Natural Causes. We'll see.
I came across a potential new reader out and about in the world the other day. But she only reads hardcopy books. I stopped by and saw her this week, with books in the car, but I chickened out on actually trying to sell her any. I'm so bad at hand-selling my books. Thank goodness for Amazon. (Although I rarely ever sell paperbacks even then.)
Okay, that's about it for me. Any questions? Anything to add?
Well...books "out the door" is good, even if not huge numbers. And hopefully, those 49 will grab the rest and pay. I'm probably going to put Christmas Moon at .99 at some poiint this month. I'll tie it in with a Tuesday Treats and Titles blog, see how that works.
ReplyDeleteMarketing is soooo not my forte, which I've always pronounced for-tay but have learned that it's fort. Who knew?
Okay. Slow start today and not sure why. I need to polish up/finish off some stuff and get onto something else. Not sure what...but something. LOL
Have a great weekend! 🥰