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Local or global promotion?
The story so far... I tried putting one of my books on the Kindle free list. 115 copies were downloaded, and quite a few readers were reading 'pages' during the four days of the promotion and shortly afterwards. No way of knowing whether there will be a longer term...
Do book ‘promotions’ work?
Well, I put 'A Good Liar' on the Kindle free ebook list last week and 115 copies were downloaded over the five days of the offer. At the same time the number of (KENP) pages being read of both 'A Good Liar' and 'Forgiven', which is the next book in the series, both...
‘Free’ ebooks: what are the implications?
After my post last week about the ludicrously low prices that are being charged for ebooks, I decided to try something. I put one of my novels - the first one, 'A Good Liar' - onto a four day free offer, starting on April 23rd, which happened to be my birthday....
Are eBook prices far too low?
I had an interesting exchange recently with an indie publisher who's been in the trade for many years and seen it all. This is what he said on the issue of eBook prices. "Things are tough for every indie publisher - readers seem to have decided that the price point...
Does proof-reading flatten language?
Of course, the question is facile: it's not as black and white as that. So let's pick apart the proof-reading stage of the publishing process, just to see what it contributes and where problems can arise. First off, doing without proof-reading is a mistake. Nothing...
Character, setting and story: the perpetual balancing act
When I started writing it was really all about setting and character: there was a background story line, but after a while that declined in importance and the interplay of the characters against the West Cumbrian backdrop became the main driving force. Readers love...