One of the things that I like about being in Amazon
Select and Kindle Unlimited will surprise you.
It’s the Countdown Deals.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Kindle Countdown
Deals, you can price your book free for five days, and you can run a discount
sale for up to a week.
I have two discount deals coming up in August, and
I’m excited about them! As a matter of fact, I may run at least one more during
August…I haven’t made up my mind on that one yet.
Yep, two of my titles will be available on sale
during August for sure, however: If YouCould Read My Mind – A Nicholas Turner Novel is one. It will be 99 cents
from August 17th through August 23rd. If you haven’t read
my first novel, that would be the time to buy a copy. I consider this book a “prequel”
to the Justice Security series, and, since I know what’s coming in the Justice
Security universe, I strongly recommend that you read this one as a “refresher”.
The other title that will be on a Countdown Deal
is Empty Eyes. I’ve blogged here
before that this was supposed to be the novel that launched my pen name,
because it isn’t based on a song. It’s a fast-moving, apocalyptic Sci-Fi tale
about some genetically engineered mutants killing off humanity. It will be 99
cents from August 11th through August 16th. It was
originally going to be a standalone novel, but my mind has been working on…well,
never mind.
Those are the two Countdown Deals for August…at
least, for right now.
Now, I want to talk about email book subscriber
services. You know, those emails that you sign up for that send you notices
about great deals on eBooks at the various eBook retailers. You know some of
the names, like Bookbub, Ereader News Today, Fussy Librarian…did you know that
authors and publishers pay to have their books listed in those emails? Yep…best
kind of advertising around!
Now, Bookbub
is great, and is by far the biggest…but, it’s VERY expensive for the average
author, and chances are slim that your book would be chosen, anyway. I’ve never
tried to advertise with Bookbub. I’d love to, but I just can’t afford it.
A great advertising source, for me, anyway, is Ereader News Today, or ENT. I’ve run
several ads with them, and have had great results! For my limited budget, they’ve
been really good to me, and I highly recommend them.
However, I’m trying a new up-and-comer with these
two countdown deals: Robin Reads. Many
authors have had good success with them, and I’m going to try them out…along
with reminders for you on Facebook and Twitter. I recommend that you sign up
for their daily email, and watch for my two titles in August!
I’ll try to make this a two-column week, and post
another entry later this week. Until then, please pick up a book and…
Keep reading!
T. M. Bilderback (But you can call me Michael)
Visit my website: www.tmbilderback.com
Follow me on Twitter: @mrtmbilderback
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