1,235 Authors Gift over 3 Million Coupons to our Troops - Operation eBook Drop

[Edward C. Patterson]

Great Jim. I gave a bugle call this morning for more troops out on the Amazon thread. I might crete a thread in the DTB zone today.

Ed Patterson

[Edward C. Patterson]

Welcome authors Bill Dyer and Paul Clayton

Ed Patterson

[Anju No. 469]

Ed - Shame on you!  You forgot pidgeon!  But I know she would never say anything 

I like to see the responses from the troops myself, good idea Miss M.

[plumboz]

I think I finally got Boomerang all formatted per the Smashwords guide and now I can't get on their site. Bummer.

Will try again in a bit.

[Edward C. Patterson]

Mark Coker told me it was down this morning, but its fixed. When you get the coupon ready, send me an email edwpat at att.net.

Thanks Plumboz

Ed Patterson

[plumboz]

 

Nope, still can't do anything, including sign up. I'll try again tomorrow. That guide by Mark Coker was a godsend for a non-computer person like me.

[Edward C. Patterson]

You're right. I got on to check abou 3 PM EST and it worked. Tried right after I told you it worked and 

Ed P

[Edward C. Patterson]

Plumboz:

It's up and running now.

Ed Patterson

[plumboz]

The conversion procession is proceeding at this very moment. Keeping my fingers crossed I did everything right. Wish the Kindle version wasn't going to take five days for me to take back the minor changes I tried to put into place yesterday before I had this formatting thing more under by belt, as it were.

Thanks for the help, Edward. It may be a bit before I can figure out the coupon you're talking about. Gotta head out for an appt. soon.

Alan

[Edward C. Patterson]

Welcome Alan Hutcheson to Operation EBook Drop.

Ed atterson

[Edward C. Patterson]

Welcome author #59 to the Drop - Rhonda Carpenter. Thank you

It is my estimate, given the number of authors and the number of troops (and the number of books for each author), Operation EBook Drop has delivered over 2,600 free coupons for eBooks thus far. A thanks to all those authors and again to Kindleboards for your unflagging support.

Edward C. Patterson

[Edward C. Patterson]

Thank you Alan Hutcheson for spreading the word on your Reunion bulletin board.

Ed Patterson

[Ann in Arlington]

Ed. . . .you should follow up on this.  I saw it in a discussion thread at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/forum/ref=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&cdThread=Tx8G1N0VYFQTYS&displayType=tagsDetail

Anyway, apparently it's completely possible that the Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan has a Kindle. . . . .seems like he'd be really useful in getting out the word about free e-books for the troops.

The Amazon thread references last night's 60 Minutes which might be on line. . . .I haven't checked.

[Edward C. Patterson]

Thanks Ann, that's worth pursuing. I'm still hung up with USO red tape. I'm about to pick up the telephone there.

Ed Patterson

[Ann in Arlington]

I did find the video at the 60 Minutes website. . . . .at the very end of his segment it is entirely possible he was reading a DX. . . . I was having audio difficulties so couldn't tell if he mentioned it at all.

[Anju No. 469]

I finally heard back from my niece in Afghanistan and she is going to pass the word where she is, wherever that is    I would think some of our kindleborder troop members should also be passing the word.

[Edward C. Patterson]

Thank you Anju.

And this came in from LK Gardner-Griffie, who put out the word as a Press Release. A great idea.

http://www.prlog.org/10356771-misfit-mccabe-joins-operation-ebook-drop.html

and on a blog

http://blog.griffieworld.com/2009/09/misfit-mccabe-joins-operation-ebook-drop/

Thanks to Misfit McCabe

Ed Patterson

[Edward C. Patterson]

And this was posted on another forum:

"I wanted to thank all the authors and people who organize this. I have been recieving an overwhelming amount of books to read and cannot tell you how grateful I am. One of the most difficult things to do here in Iraq is find a way to escape from your job since it consumes you 24/7 but with the books you all have so graciously donated I am able to escape reality if even for a little bit. Again thank you so much and please feel free to write in addition to sending books.

Joe Terry"

Joe Terry is the Troop that I bumped into on-line at Amazon who received my first ebook gift, and helped me start this thing here. Let's hear it for Joe!!!!!!!!

[Edward C. Patterson]

From the Amazon thread

"Mr. Patterson, and all the generous authors: Thank you."

R Marsh

[JimC1946]

Thanks, Ed!

[plumboz]

My first "Troop Coupon" was redeemed yesterday!

[Edward C. Patterson]

It's a nice feeling. For those of you who don't know, Smashwords notifies author's via email when their has been a sale and the the free discount coupons that we donate to the troops come through that system. It's nice to hear my Blackberry singing in the middle of the night when the coupons are redeems. I lie in bed and knoe the troops are knocking at my door. 

Ed Patterson

[KLBrady]

I had three troops redeem coupons for The Bum Magnet so far. That's since Sunday. It was pretty exciting. I got an email of thanks too. That was very heartwarming.

Has anyone done a press release for this program yet? I think it's ripe for a press release which would maybe help get the word spread around.

[Edward C. Patterson]

LK Gardner-Griffie did one on PRLog, but I see no reason why not all authors participating can't do one, highlighting their own involvement. I'm thinking of doiing one.

The program was publicized in Books on the Knob and also Enquire. com.

Ed Patterson

[Edward C. Patterson]

Add one new troop today, and are courting an author, sorry to be mysterious.

Ed Patterson