I have been away from my website for a few days recovering from an eventful week-end. Saturday and Sunday I ran a promotion for my new book, “Conduit: The Beginning”, by offering it on Amazon for FREE! I believe it to have been a very successful campaign, though I believe there was a glitch with Amazon which may have robbed me of some potential readers. Several people have told me that my book was not being displayed as “free” when they went to grab a copy. From what I have read on the support forums, others have had similar issues in the past.
Ignoring the glitch that occurred, “Conduit” managed to hold a spot within in the top 10 free list under Science Fiction/Adventure by Saturday evening with its subcategory, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, it had landed in the top 30. I was elated when I went to bed that night. Being a new author with little knowledge of self-publishing, I was overjoyed that my book was moving so quickly. Then came Sunday.
Obviously, checking to see how “Conduit” was doing was the first thing I did Sunday morning. I had successfully maintained my hold on #10 and #30. My overall rank on all of Amazon had moved up from a dismal 200,000 all the way up to 530! All day long I was on the phone, watching my book climb the ranks – I think my wife was about to throw my phone away on me. By midday, I had overtaken several spots under Sci-Fi/Adventure to land at #6 and #21 for Thriller/Suspense. I can’t explain how exciting it is to see the book that you have worked on for so long land in the hands of so many readers. Yes, I know, it’s free. But I really don’t care. I hope that people enjoy my story as much as I did writing it.
In the end, I had climbed all the way to #4 in Sci-Fi/Adventure, landing right next to H. G. Wells’ Time Machine in #3. In Thriller/Suspense, I managed to land in #12.
Not bad for a new guy on the block! “Conduit” fared well, landing in two top 100 lists. If you missed the chance to grab a free copy, I am running a discount through the week-end, selling my story for .99. Not free, but close!
I got in on the free deal. Thank you. Though no longer free, “Conduit” is still available for $0.99 and worth much more. When can we expect the next installment in the series, for surely this must be continued.
Hi Bill.
I’m happy you enjoyed it!
I am actively working on the next installment. In the next book, I plan to flesh out the characters further as well as introduce a few new people. There will be an interesting twist to the events that have already occurred in book 1.