tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post4897704499599762060..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: An Experiment of My OwnKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-40825954541580470822013-05-07T20:18:52.445-04:002013-05-07T20:18:52.445-04:00Love the post with information on what you've ...Love the post with information on what you've done. Like you and William, I've found that Facebook ads increase sales. Last year my tiny sales doubled because of those ads. Now I'm finding that just after a few days of putting trailers on You Tube, sales are going up. These don't work for all authors, so those reports made me hesitate for a long time. So imagine my shock when I looked at the annual numbers for last year. Keep writing!Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-54293162988860619582013-05-06T12:19:48.598-04:002013-05-06T12:19:48.598-04:00William, I know what you mean but we're slowly...William, I know what you mean but we're slowly building our readership. The more books we put out, the more our readership will grow. I know it. Ensuring we give the readers who like us what they want is key, though, I think. If somebody signs up to my blog or my newsletter because they liked Jessamine (historical fiction) but now they're hearing my news about Storm Warning (crime) they may be confused at best or, at worst, disinterested enough to opt out of my updates and I've lost a reader. So, for the other genres I'd like to try I'm going for pen names.<br /><br />Carol - Thanks lots, lady!Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-84948987121019235322013-05-05T23:03:51.215-04:002013-05-05T23:03:51.215-04:00Liane, it might also be the way that the authors s...Liane, it might also be the way that the authors set up the books.<br /><br />Thanks for this insight, Eugenia. There is so much information to navigate it is overwhelming and very useful to read other people's experiences.<br /><br />I can say that I purchased Storm Warnings, read, enjoyed and recommend it.Carol Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065567283392455396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-21446711539844190322013-05-05T13:49:06.011-04:002013-05-05T13:49:06.011-04:00This is really cool, Eugenia! And I agree with yo...This is really cool, Eugenia! And I agree with you conclusions - social media does increase sales, no doubt. But I have to admit then when I started publishing I was hoping to sell more than a few dozen books a month.<br /><br />William Doonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540517192121681243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-45375896355313651062013-05-05T11:44:35.738-04:002013-05-05T11:44:35.738-04:00Hmm, when I buy directly from my Kindle I get the ...Hmm, when I buy directly from my Kindle I get the lower price but if I'm on my desktop it shows a higher price. Don't know why that is but it encourages me to use the Kindle when purchasing.<br /><br />Thanks for the buy!Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-24231390961938521612013-05-05T11:07:59.801-04:002013-05-05T11:07:59.801-04:00...and I've downloaded Water of Sunlight--coul......and I've downloaded Water of Sunlight--couldn't let the .99 price pass me by. I'd love to buy all my friends' books at full price but the budget doesn't permit yet. <br /><br />Do you have any idea why Amazon adds $2.00 to most Kindle downloads for my area but not to some? I have to pay $2.99 for most .99 books but I just got yours for .99 flat. Not that I'm complaining...Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-66791459194908551032013-05-05T11:02:03.610-04:002013-05-05T11:02:03.610-04:00Thanks for sharing, Eugenia, and congrats on getti...Thanks for sharing, Eugenia, and congrats on getting to the top of those rankings. <br /><br />If we're putting our books in the stores then we're in the business of writing and commercial success <i>is</i> our goal. Here's hoping those free downloads net you more paying customers!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-82223287082691927762013-05-05T10:50:00.366-04:002013-05-05T10:50:00.366-04:00An African American writer that I know who writes ...An African American writer that I know who writes fantasy has done REALLY well in the last year with his collection, but he has blitzed the media, particularly facebook. His work has definitely attracted a lot of fantasy fans of writers like Robert E. Howard.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-18224843745383396632013-05-05T09:56:20.203-04:002013-05-05T09:56:20.203-04:00Oh the road to creative success. On one hand, you ...Oh the road to creative success. On one hand, you birthed a book you are proud of with writings from your heart-- and maybe that's the only hand we need to value. Commercial success is always a goal, but a bit like a strike of lightning, rarely having anything to do with what we do or don't do. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.com