tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post1111463913237224603..comments2024-03-27T06:54:55.000+02:00Comments on Ellis Shuman Writes: Why I Offered My Book for Free. Again.Ellis Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-8560622845536814322015-04-27T17:16:23.687+03:002015-04-27T17:16:23.687+03:00Thanks Ellis for sharing this latest on book promo...Thanks Ellis for sharing this latest on book promos. We are always interested in learning how other writers are working to promote and results. :)D.G. Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292901895982357952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-25659395966522009092015-04-11T17:19:21.917+03:002015-04-11T17:19:21.917+03:00Great article! Actually really helpful for setting...Great article! Actually really helpful for setting one's pricing policy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283955115886161455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-11672593701380830622015-03-30T15:51:08.419+03:002015-03-30T15:51:08.419+03:00In order to do this, you need to offer your book e...In order to do this, you need to offer your book exclusively on Amazon through its KDP Select program.Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-65428621044265702872015-03-30T15:50:11.792+03:002015-03-30T15:50:11.792+03:00Yes, there is another coming up!Yes, there is another coming up!Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-41342323144200983832015-03-30T15:49:45.578+03:002015-03-30T15:49:45.578+03:00Great advice David! And yes, another book is on it...Great advice David! And yes, another book is on its way!Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-11024303245198318572015-03-30T15:47:38.100+03:002015-03-30T15:47:38.100+03:00Hi Ellis. I read your articles about publishing Va...Hi Ellis. I read your articles about publishing Valley Of The Thracians with interest. But when I visit Amazon I can only find two books published by you. I wondered how you felt about the 'Write, Publish, Repeat' idea? I mean, rather than now wondering why valley of The Thracians isn't selling as well as it did, why didn't you continue writing, publishing etc? Many authors are earning a living through the trickle sales of older books. New readers will read what you release now, then go back and see what you wrote before kind of thing. As of today Valley Of The Thracians is £3.74 on Kindle UK. More than I'd pay for a book and author I'm not really aware of. If it were cheaper (£0.99 to £1.99) and you had other books as sequels or similar work then I would probably buy. Hope you don't mind my musings. All the best to you. David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-57957728236310437372015-03-24T00:41:47.773+02:002015-03-24T00:41:47.773+02:00(Not sure my last post went through okay, so posti...(Not sure my last post went through okay, so posting it once again)<br />Hi Ellis, <br />I have a question for you but first let me thank you for this great post. I've found your articles to be very informative in the past and always watch for your tweets too. <br />My question is about listing your book for free on Amazon and how you did this? As i see your title is now at $4.99 on Amazon.com and I'm curious to know when you ran the free promotion through BookBub did you sign up for KDP Select to change the pricing on your Kindle Book to $0.00 for the 4 to 5 day window that you ran the BookBub Promotion? It's a very confusing path I've encountered and while I write books for kids vs what you write. I cannot figure out how to lower my amazon price to $0.00 or Free without enrolling in the 90 day KDP Select... which i did for my first full length children's novel two years ago and did not find much reward even though it was downloaded 589 times... Anyway, if you could share a bit of insight on how you managed to run the free promo with BookBub and have the kindle version of your book listed for $0.00 or Free on Amazon I would be extremely grateful. <br />Kindest Regards,<br />Chris (a.k.a. C.D. Bryan - Flight Knights series author)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224086687378166206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-25826181858578135022015-03-23T21:01:04.526+02:002015-03-23T21:01:04.526+02:00I've run a few $0.99 sales reduced from $3.99,...I've run a few $0.99 sales reduced from $3.99, but I haven't dared to run a Free sale yet. Reading your post is moving me closer to giving Free a try. My first novel has sold more than 20k copies but sales have slowed dramatically--maybe its time.Lloyd Lofthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828275232705892137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-51848634413290987112015-03-23T16:54:39.304+02:002015-03-23T16:54:39.304+02:00Do you have another book coming up? I had a simil...Do you have another book coming up? I had a similar sort of success in 2012 - in those days you got as many downloads as that without using BookBub, but, alas, times are different now, are they not?! It took me to #24 in the PAID chart (in the UK), and at one point I was selling a book every few minutes. Okay, so it doesn't mean continuing bestsellerdom for any but the very few who just manage to hit a spot that's popular with a large range of people (my novels are a tad too 'genre free' for that, I fear!), but it's nice while it lasts, isn't it! And getting all those new reviews, too. :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-26728807845089541292015-03-21T12:37:00.090+02:002015-03-21T12:37:00.090+02:00An interesting post. I've just published my fi...An interesting post. I've just published my first novel 'The Sex Doll Solution' on Kindle and am just starting to publicise it, so any information is useful.<br />I found myself wondering whether it would take as much time to publicise it as it did to write it.<br />Crazy thought?<br />Maybe not.Paul Greshamhttp://www.paulgresham.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-32038081271337843282015-03-19T11:08:50.994+02:002015-03-19T11:08:50.994+02:00Hi Heys, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to expl...Hi Heys, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to explore my website and read the other articles describing what I've done to publicize/market my book. Some of these articles are linked on this page.Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-73784451071485917442015-03-19T11:00:44.751+02:002015-03-19T11:00:44.751+02:00Hi Ellis, what other ways do you use to publicise/...Hi Ellis, what other ways do you use to publicise/market your book?heys wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817984302173660955noreply@blogger.com