tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post3255492993628051741..comments2023-10-17T07:37:00.391-05:00Comments on Written Words: What do free giveaways on Amazon lead to? Lots of people getting your book for free.Scott Buryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061034006121401082noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-71660849498128378432013-05-24T14:02:53.805-05:002013-05-24T14:02:53.805-05:00Yes, I do. I sold several at my book launch event ...Yes, I do. I sold several at my book launch event last September, and I had arranged to sell copies at a local bookstore that, unfortunately, closed.Scott Buryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061034006121401082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-1308421950566579592013-05-24T13:51:07.680-05:002013-05-24T13:51:07.680-05:00This is interesting. I always wonder why people d...This is interesting. I always wonder why people decide to give their books for free. I hadn't realized what it does for marketing. I'm kinda sad I missed it, hehe. Btw, do you sell hard copies of your books?Stéphanie Noëlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295117323597258241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-71026371225120590132012-09-13T12:59:11.328-05:002012-09-13T12:59:11.328-05:00Hi Neil, interesting subject very much on my mind ...Hi Neil, interesting subject very much on my mind too. I think my work/sales are to you as you maybe to the others you referenced- so I guess I'm saying, SMALL. And as my first novel came close to completion I knew it had been a year since I'd published (the others are novellas). So I ran the first three out there for free (Smashwords) for July, just to rustle up some interest, maybe remind some readers I was there. The novel came out Labor Day (I know, mistake in some ways as you said, but I can always remember the release that way), and so far, sales have been "eh". <br />We try everything, don't we, we treat it all like chicken soup. I don't regret giving the novellas away, and there continues to be a sample here and there. I think it will take me more time to get to a "broadband" platform. Meantime. We try everything because hey- chicken soup.Wm. L. Hahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918981970218130294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-58543920319337954492012-09-07T17:20:26.334-05:002012-09-07T17:20:26.334-05:00I tend to agree with Neil's comments above abo...I tend to agree with Neil's comments above about giveaways. One thing I would like to see on Amazon's site (and others) is to get something back for the freebie. If there were a mechanism to require a review for downloading a free book, then the author gets back something tangible. But obviously you cannot review something you haven't read yet. So maybe an electronic time bomb obliterates the eReader unless the user gives a review ;-) So absent that, I think the free sample is the next best thing.<br /><br />In any case, interesting stuff. Good luck with the promo.Jason Runnelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656622649601360477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-39373560319624465292012-09-05T05:03:44.918-05:002012-09-05T05:03:44.918-05:00It's interesting stuff. The problem with getti...It's interesting stuff. The problem with getting something for free is that you just don't attribute the same personal value to it, and from my own standpoint, freebie books rarely go direct to the top of my "To Be Read" pile. What would work better on me is a free sample, I think -- if I like something, if I'm hooked, then I'll buy the whole book ASAP, and what's more, it'll have a strong personal value to me. Tough things, these freebie giveaways. Lots of psychology at work. Neil Voglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306928741501293782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-51565000053519621972012-09-04T20:07:32.678-05:002012-09-04T20:07:32.678-05:00Thanks for sharing, Scott!Thanks for sharing, Scott!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-55422912687858131132012-09-04T17:48:13.910-05:002012-09-04T17:48:13.910-05:00I also gave away many copies of my novel for free....I also gave away many copies of my novel for free. It resulted in no reviews and 27 sales. Was it worth it? I don't know. I'm just hoping that people will see other novels of mine and decide to buy them.Three Hoodies Save the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284152429583290408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-25271954095704671942012-09-04T16:23:04.838-05:002012-09-04T16:23:04.838-05:00Very interesting post, will be interested to see h...Very interesting post, will be interested to see how things turn out. <br /><br />cheers,<br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com