Dead Man's Rain - Free on Kindle 6/14 - 6/28

sirbruce · 06-09-2009, 12:49 AM

Quoted from the Amazon boards:

Quote:

My book 'Dead Man's Rain' will be *free* to Kindle owners from 6-14-2009 until 6-28-2009. I know that's a few days away but I thought I'd post early so hundreds of thousands of Kindle owners could be ready to press the BUY button at exactly midnight on the 14th.

Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Mans-Rain/dp/B001CNR8HM

queentess · 06-09-2009, 01:33 PM

Thanks for the find, bruce!

On the Amazon page the author gave his own book a 5-star review with the title "Best work of literature in the entire English language".

Probably meant to be snarky, but that's a turn-off for me.

sirbruce · 06-09-2009, 07:24 PM

Yeah I think he's trying to be snarky, but many independent authors have to do whatever they can to drum up sales.

koland · 06-10-2009, 11:20 AM

A lot of independent authors find that there isn't a book description on their Kindle page, sometimes for several weeks after the book is listed. They then write a review and put the book info there. The big controversy is: how many stars would you give your own work (well, five, of course, if _I_ wrote it) and how many should you (5 gets you included in more searches and if the author only thinks it's average, why bother reading it?).

Most of these authors then remove their own review once the book info gets listed (but some don't).

I guess it isn't much worse than the ones where you can tell the reviews are by the author's family, best friends, those who owe him money or are paid shills. Better, actually, if the author is up front that the "review" is only to add the book description

am_mread · 06-14-2009, 08:29 AM

It's the 14th now... Yay!

sirbruce · 06-14-2009, 04:34 PM

Yay! Just downloaded my copy.

BruceB · 06-14-2009, 05:30 PM

But not free from Sony

lilac_jive · 06-14-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceB

But not free from Sony

It's a Samhain book, they only give their freebies to amazon. I think I'm going to send them some emails. I've been interested in their books for a while, and if they tempted me with a freebie, they'd get some business. But nope.
*edit just tweeted them, they said they would pass it on to marketing. Hooray for tweets!

am_mread · 06-14-2009, 05:52 PM

I just finished reading it.. It was OK, nice Sunday afternoon read.. I'd say it's somewhat worth it (since it's free). I guess I'm a bit tired of the paranormal genre right now.

06-10-2009, 11:20 AM	#4
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,143 Karma: 4780504 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(1/2/3/dx), nook, nookcolr, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	A lot of independent authors find that there isn't a book description on their Kindle page, sometimes for several weeks after the book is listed. They then write a review and put the book info there. The big controversy is: how many stars would you give your own work (well, five, of course, if _I_ wrote it) and how many should you (5 gets you included in more searches and if the author only thinks it's average, why bother reading it?). Most of these authors then remove their own review once the book info gets listed (but some don't). I guess it isn't much worse than the ones where you can tell the reviews are by the author's family, best friends, those who owe him money or are paid shills. Better, actually, if the author is up front that the "review" is only to add the book description __________________ Karen (Books On The Knob, Erotica BOTK & Christian BOTK) Affiliate tags for: Kobo, Smashwords, Deal of the Day at Diesel & Eros Please clear your browser cookies before purchasing free books, to avoid penalizing any amazon affiliates you frequent. Get an extra 250MB at Dropbox.

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06-09-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 320247 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	Thanks for the find, bruce! On the Amazon page the author gave his own book a 5-star review with the title "Best work of literature in the entire English language". Probably meant to be snarky, but that's a turn-off for me.

06-09-2009, 07:24 PM	#3
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Yeah I think he's trying to be snarky, but many independent authors have to do whatever they can to drum up sales.

06-14-2009, 08:29 AM	#5
am_mread Head Goat Posts: 71 Karma: 50 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Device: iPad (Stanza 3.2, BlueFire), PRS-505.	It's the 14th now... Yay!

06-14-2009, 04:34 PM	#6
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Yay! Just downloaded my copy.

06-14-2009, 05:30 PM	#7
BruceB Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS505	But not free from Sony

06-14-2009, 05:52 PM	#9
am_mread Head Goat Posts: 71 Karma: 50 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Device: iPad (Stanza 3.2, BlueFire), PRS-505.	I just finished reading it.. It was OK, nice Sunday afternoon read.. I'd say it's somewhat worth it (since it's free). I guess I'm a bit tired of the paranormal genre right now.


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