tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2273423769862583292..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Mortal Steps Amongst Leviathans by Ruby BarnesKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67115455972324492442014-08-28T13:06:38.940+01:002014-08-28T13:06:38.940+01:00Thank you. I was wondering where to get some ideas...Thank you. I was wondering where to get some ideas about selling other than from people who are selling their own services to boost their sales - often, from my observation, with lack lustre effect.<br />For my novels I have used Amazon Countdown to a small effect. Also my blog where my books are featured. Also to a small effect, I also mention the booksin an unaggressive fshion now and then on Twitter, I dislike Pulp Fiction type Twitters promoting books. So I don't do them. I agree with Nick's comments above about word-of-mouth being most significant.<br />And I do my best on that front.<br />We haav to lov writing our stories and stick with them, And wait for the avalanche.Wendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-33766607515724153992014-08-27T19:57:57.453+01:002014-08-27T19:57:57.453+01:00Good post as ever Ruby, my heart sinks rather when...Good post as ever Ruby, my heart sinks rather when I see 'now available, pay for twitter/amazon/whatevs as it means the free service might be a bit duff in comparison, they'll be prioritising the paid stuff - and it's not worth it if it costs that much and doesn't pay off in sales. there are just so many books, and lots of people willing to pay for ads. Nick's analogy is spot on. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85319188141024307042014-08-27T08:58:40.832+01:002014-08-27T08:58:40.832+01:00Chris, ENT switched to paid up front just days aft...Chris, ENT switched to paid up front just days after I had a very lack-lustre promo with them. I wouldn't have made breakeven with their new up-front payment. So yes, I suspect things have gone off the boil for them.<br />Catherine, I found ENT's percentage a good deal before - had a very nice promo with The Baptist earlier this year. I've also had trouble getting some of my titles into BookBub, but one or two have made it after multiple subs.<br />Nick, that's very true when it comes to lasting impact. Even books that achieve a great paid ranking with a BookBub ad often slip back into obscurity after a few weeks. Of course it depends upon the appeal of the book. @Ruby_Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07136530922804444637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61948225145183997162014-08-26T10:41:34.948+01:002014-08-26T10:41:34.948+01:00In book marketing, one thing and one thing alone h...In book marketing, one thing and one thing alone has ever been proved undeniably to work... and that is word of mouth.<br /><br />Of course this isn't a helpful observation, as the burning question remains: how do you GET word of mouth?<br /><br />I think when we take out an advert / blog tour or whatever, our ultimate hope must be that it will catch the attention of the mouthiest, most overbearing, insistent and obsessive book fan in the nation, who will then be the first tremor that starts the avalanche.<br /><br />So it's like trying to win the Lottery, basically. So many things are like trying to win the Lottery!Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-18702931245480095452014-08-26T10:32:29.745+01:002014-08-26T10:32:29.745+01:00I wondered that too, Chris. I'd looked at them...I wondered that too, Chris. I'd looked at them in the past but wouldn't go with the percentage. Hate giving anyone a percentage these days for anything except distribution! Good post as ever. We do duck and dive around the feet of these wrestling monsters, don't we - pouncing on whatever comes our way? I can't get Bookbub to take my money, I'm afraid. I've pretty much given up trying. Although I know some people have had huge success with it. Countdown has been good to me though - very good in one or two cases. Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35977760122116581832014-08-26T10:16:34.407+01:002014-08-26T10:16:34.407+01:00Interesting post, but it made me wonder if the cha...Interesting post, but it made me wonder if the change from a percentage model to a pay up front model by Ereader News Today, was perhaps a sign that these adverts are no longer working in the way they used to?Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.com