Re: Free Kindle version today: publishing guru Dan Poynter's book on writing and promoting your book

**D* G* <g*@gmail.com>**

>
> My .02 Betty - is to run your numbers very carefully on this kind of
> thing.  "Free" isn't always better or more productive depending on your
> objectives. For example, in my initial trials, making a book free resulted
> in far fewer reviews than discounting it for my readers.  "Free" has no
> value while a discount does create sales-obligation.  I'm running some
> trials now - got another week to go - to see if there's any correlation
> between free and total sales of all ebooks and number of downloads.  It's
> early days yet on this one.  Also note the rules for fiction are *not* the
> same for non-fiction so reading the folks who are using the KDP program to
> create name-recognition may not really help all that much.  One of the
> major differences starting to appear is that fiction authors don't need a
> non-Amazon platform but non-fiction authors do need the external platform.
>  My initial numbers would support this but it's only a limited trial so
> can't really be relied on.  In short - do your own research on this (I
> didn't resign up for the ebooks I ran through the KDP program for example -
> moving them to other platforms too this month.)

Your results may vary.  :-)

Doug

>

> Why would anyone let his or her book be given away free by Amazon, even
> for just a day? Here are the reasons I can think of. Although Dan didn't
> say, he speaks by example.
> * Getting free publicity -- getting a buzz going and letting the world
> know that the book or ebook exists.
> * Earning higher positioning in book ranking on Amazon. This lets your
> book show up toward the front of search results rather than the tail end
> and will help sell the item later.
> * Reminding your fans about you and why they like you.
> * Getting higher star ratings from readers -- if they like the work.
> * Actually helping people who then recommend you to their friends.
>
> Cheers! Betty
>
> Betty Mackey, Publisher
> B. B. Mackey Books
> www.mackeybooks.com
>
> "Books for a Great Garden Life"
>
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Doug Green
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