Crack-Up

Eric C · 01-22-2010, 01:02 PM

My thriller, Crack-Up, is available DRM-free at the Amazon Kindle site and at B&N, Smashwords, etc. It's sold neary 3,000 copies in recent months, earning 15 five-star reviews to date on Amazon and at Smashwords.

Billjr13 · 01-22-2010, 01:36 PM

Good luck Eric and welcome to MR. I will check it out

kolrone · 01-22-2010, 03:17 PM

It's also available on Smashwords here:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5363

It's good for us non-Kindle users

Good luck with everything

Eric C · 01-22-2010, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kolrone

It's also available on Smashwords here:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5363

It's good for us non-Kindle users

Good luck with everything

Oops, should've mentioned that too. Thanks!

Katti's Cat · 01-22-2010, 05:18 PM

Thanks Eric - sitting in my shopping cart

Guns4Hire · 01-22-2010, 06:49 PM

Sounds interesting. I got it on my list so I will give it a whirl eventually. My list is huge right now.

mores · 01-24-2010, 05:22 AM

Interesting plot ... I don't think I've read anything like this before. In my to-buy list.

aceflor · 01-24-2010, 05:45 AM

just bought it, sounds like a good read!!! And bravo for the formatting btw...

Eric C · 02-10-2010, 11:49 AM

*** PRICE REDUCTION ***

CRACK-UP is now available at $0.99 (simply as a pricing/sales volume experiment).

In addition to the Kindle store it is also available at the same discounted price from Smashwords in ePub as well as other formats. (Not sure how long it'll take to change the price at Barnes & Noble.)

Thanks to those here who've already given the book a try.

mores · 02-23-2010, 01:50 AM

Finished it last night.
Crack-Up was one of the best books I've read in the last few months. The combination of a very well thought-out plot, a lot of twists and turns, as well as the excellent way the protagonist's mental issues are told in a first-person way makes this a page turner.
Never dull, always believable, funny a lot of times ... I have to say, this is a must-read!

lene1949 · 02-24-2010, 01:06 AM

Hi Eric

I have bought your book, moved it up my list to be read next... Thank you

Got it from Smashwords for the 0.99 instead of Amazon who charges international customers an extra $2, which doesn't go to anyone but Amazon...

Eric C · 02-24-2010, 01:09 PM

Thanks for the review, Mores, and for posting it on Smashwords as well. Much appreciated. I think yours is my first review from outside the USA. My wife says this makes me an international sensation.

And thanks Lene, for giving the book a try. Let me know how you find it.

lene1949 · 02-26-2010, 01:14 AM

Hi Eric

Finished Crack-Up, and reading about Schizophrenics are certainly much more fun than being around them... It made me think back to an old friend of mine who had this disease... Thinking back on the things she did is hilarious, but at the time very frightening.. I'm sorry to say that my nervous system couldn't handle it.

The book was hard to put down with a surprising ending.. A Good read

Thanks for making it available..

Eric C · 02-26-2010, 06:43 PM

Glad you enjoyed, Lene. Yes, schizophrenics are an intense experience in real life, and I worked very hard to be true to the disease in the novel. A psychologist who read the book told me I succeeded on that point. Of course he's my uncle.

Eric C · 03-18-2010, 11:57 AM

I'm happy to report I'll be keeping the 99 cent sale price until the end of June.

I'm also happy to report that Crack-Up has reached the top ten on Amazon Kindle among independently published mysteries and thrillers at the same price point (according to Jungle Search).

The novel is also available for the B&N Nook and at Smashwords and soon Kobo and Sony.

If you've read the book I'd like to hear from you...

01-22-2010, 01:02 PM	#1
Eric C Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Kindle	Crack-Up My thriller, Crack-Up, is available DRM-free at the Amazon Kindle site and at B&N, Smashwords, etc. It's sold neary 3,000 copies in recent months, earning 15 five-star reviews to date on Amazon and at Smashwords. Last edited by Eric C; 05-24-2010 at 10:45 AM.

02-10-2010, 11:49 AM	#9
Eric C Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Kindle	* PRICE REDUCTION * CRACK-UP is now available at $0.99 (simply as a pricing/sales volume experiment). In addition to the Kindle store it is also available at the same discounted price from Smashwords in ePub as well as other formats. (Not sure how long it'll take to change the price at Barnes & Noble.) Thanks to those here who've already given the book a try. Last edited by Eric C; 02-10-2010 at 11:53 AM.

02-24-2010, 01:06 AM	#11
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Hi Eric I have bought your book, moved it up my list to be read next... Thank you Got it from Smashwords for the 0.99 instead of Amazon who charges international customers an extra $2, which doesn't go to anyone but Amazon... Last edited by lene1949; 02-24-2010 at 01:42 AM.

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01-22-2010, 01:36 PM	#2
Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	Good luck Eric and welcome to MR. I will check it out

01-22-2010, 03:17 PM	#3
kolrone Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 113 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida, US Device: jetBook-Lite, eBookwise-1150	It's also available on Smashwords here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5363 It's good for us non-Kindle users Good luck with everything

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Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Thanks Eric - sitting in my shopping cart

01-22-2010, 06:49 PM	#6
Guns4Hire Reading...Since 1970 Posts: 610 Karma: 7819 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nova Air C, Nova Pro, LifebookMars, BoyueT62+ Glowlight, NST, PB360	Sounds interesting. I got it on my list so I will give it a whirl eventually. My list is huge right now.

01-24-2010, 05:22 AM	#7
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	Interesting plot ... I don't think I've read anything like this before. In my to-buy list.

01-24-2010, 05:45 AM	#8
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,470 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	just bought it, sounds like a good read!!! And bravo for the formatting btw...

02-23-2010, 01:50 AM	#10
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	Finished it last night. Crack-Up was one of the best books I've read in the last few months. The combination of a very well thought-out plot, a lot of twists and turns, as well as the excellent way the protagonist's mental issues are told in a first-person way makes this a page turner. Never dull, always believable, funny a lot of times ... I have to say, this is a must-read!

02-24-2010, 01:09 PM	#12
Eric C Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Kindle	Thanks for the review, Mores, and for posting it on Smashwords as well. Much appreciated. I think yours is my first review from outside the USA. My wife says this makes me an international sensation. And thanks Lene, for giving the book a try. Let me know how you find it.

02-26-2010, 01:14 AM	#13
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Hi Eric Finished Crack-Up, and reading about Schizophrenics are certainly much more fun than being around them... It made me think back to an old friend of mine who had this disease... Thinking back on the things she did is hilarious, but at the time very frightening.. I'm sorry to say that my nervous system couldn't handle it. The book was hard to put down with a surprising ending.. A Good read Thanks for making it available..

02-26-2010, 06:43 PM	#14
Eric C Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Kindle	Glad you enjoyed, Lene. Yes, schizophrenics are an intense experience in real life, and I worked very hard to be true to the disease in the novel. A psychologist who read the book told me I succeeded on that point. Of course he's my uncle.

03-18-2010, 11:57 AM	#15
Eric C Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Kindle	I'm happy to report I'll be keeping the 99 cent sale price until the end of June. I'm also happy to report that Crack-Up has reached the top ten on Amazon Kindle among independently published mysteries and thrillers at the same price point (according to Jungle Search). The novel is also available for the B&N Nook and at Smashwords and soon Kobo and Sony. If you've read the book I'd like to hear from you...