MetaGame (new sci-fi novel for $1.59 (in the USA))

[andymillson]

As of a few mins ago, your book was sitting in the #80 position

Looking at the list of the books ahead of it you might have trouble cracking the top 10. Lots of classics in there. Even the 'Winnie the Pooh' book that was highlighted by Steve Hobs at the ipad announcement isn't in the top 40

Still, you keep going up the list, congrats again

Andy

[leebase]

It's number 4 on the free sci fi section.

Lee

[The Old Man]

Thanks for the book. I enjoyed it immensely.

It reminded me somewhat of Gulliver’s Travels with the undercurrent of political and social innuendos such as the “grocking” described in chapter 20 and the current Facebook security concerns.

The “quotes” from periodicals preceding the chapters were especially nice.

I was actually expecting a somewhat different ending with something like the last line from the movie Sleuth, “It’s just a bloody game!”

Nicely done!

[Sam Landstrom]

Originally Posted by FourOhFour

They don't make it easy, but this should work: http://itunes.apple.com/book/metagame/id365938813

Got the URL by using the send to a friend link and emailing it to myself.

FourOhFour, thanks for digging that up! I added the link to the top of the thread.

Sam

[Sam Landstrom]

Originally Posted by andymillson

As of a few mins ago, your book was sitting in the #80 position

Looking at the list of the books ahead of it you might have trouble cracking the top 10. Lots of classics in there. Even the 'Winnie the Pooh' book that was highlighted by Steve Hobs at the ipad announcement isn't in the top 40

Still, you keep going up the list, congrats again

Andy

Thanks for the update, Andy. It's pretty cool to be in the top 100. I think I have folks on this forum to thank for that.

And to be climbing (even slowly) up the ranks works for me! MetaGame will just have to claw her way up one rung at a time. I bet once you get relatively high up, you enter into a virtuous cycle where you become a best seller because you're a best seller. Ah, the virtuous and vicious cycles! That's what runs the world, right?

Sam

[Sam Landstrom]

My publisher is re-doing my cover art. Here's some mockups. Which do you like? Or more to the point, if you were browsing through a bookstore, which would you pick up and look at and/or buy?

Thanks!


Number 1



Number 2



Number 3



Number 4



Number 5



Number 6



Number 7


Thanks,
Sam

[scottjl]

the first one.

[The Old Man]

I'd go for one of the puzzle faces.

[stustaff]

Number 1 in 5's colours! or number 7 out of the actual ones.

also can i vote against the jigsaw(cliched) and the Matrix effect(10101010111) as they are way overused imo.

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by scottjl

the first one.

Same here.

[poohbear_nc]

Number 2 or 4

[Rique]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Number 2 or 4

Agreed! Number 2 or 4.

[Sam Landstrom]

I have a few throughout the web asking this question, so compiling them all here. Here's the stack so far:

1 xxxxxxxxxxx
2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3 xxxxxx
4 xxxxxxxxxxxxx
5 xxxxx
6 xxxxxxx
7 xxxxx

#2 is in the lead, but don't let that alter you choice. I'm not necessarily going to just go for the most popular (although it certainly helps). There's a lot of things to consider...

Thanks!
Sam

[murraypaul]

If you are going to go with 2, I'd try a couple of different font choices, I think the font on 2 is the weakest of all of them.

[Sam Landstrom]

Originally Posted by leebase

It's number 4 on the free sci fi section.

Lee

Sweeet!

Anyone have an update by chance? My ratings haven't changed (just at 15) which means to me that either that itunes page is not updating or I'm not getting as much traffic on there as I thought.

Thanks,
Sam