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Originally Posted by Theta Head
I put a 7 chapter mini-ebook sample up on scribd. Managed to get it featured which meant it came up on the homepage. got about 2,000 'reads' from that and a few downloads of it. Impossible to say if it will lead to cold hard sales though.
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That's pretty good for Scribd! I put my free ebook up there and Bookrix and didn't see many downloads, but Feedbooks was a good one for me. Smashwords, too, the first week or so but it died down eventually. Getting the free ebook on B&N has led to a real growth in my sales there.
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I've tried KND, too. The first time, I made a few bucks over the cost of the ad. The second time, I didn't even break even. If the readership were growing, I'd consider it again, but in the last six months, Steve hasn't reported a large increase in the number of readers, especially considering the Kindle fan page on Facebook grew 5-fold in that time. That and the fact that his price has gone up for the sponsorships makes it not viable for the genres I write. If my books had a wider appeal, maybe.
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Hard SF/F are definitely tough anywhere that services a mainstream audience. They're just not books most people are willing try unless they already enjoy the genre. I have my science fantasy romance coming up at KND in April, and I'll be surprised if it breaks even. We'll see! I definitely did notice that the ebook of the day prices went up. At $100, it's too much to try "just for kicks."
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While I'm writing, where do you put most of the information about other novels etc, at the beginning or at the end of an e-book? I'm sure lay out probably contributes to selling success but I don't want to put too much in at the front or people may give up but at the same time, if they download a sample, it's nice to think they'd see where to get other books or the free stuff.
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I don't put anything up front except for the required "Smashwords Edition" line and the byline/copyright line. I give them the links after they've read the story. I'm guessing that if they liked it, that's when they're going to consider looking for more by the author.
Thanks for responding, folks!