KB Book of the Day | KB Featured Book

[MaryMcDonald]

Mary,

Harvey will catch up to his inbox as soon as he can.  It is Sunday  and only 6:42 AM where Harvey is on the US west coast, so you'll need to give him a chance to wake up!    Thanks for taking part in the program!

Betsy

Oh, I know. lol. My question was more directed at others who have already done this, to see if they could tell me. I knew you guys would catch up either today or tomorrow. (was actually thinking tomorrow because it is Sunday.)

[sibelhodge]

Sorry, Ann, didn't want to upset anyone. I thought Harvey had asked for comments so was just posting an opinion.

Wow!

This is really disappointing to me.  The following is my opinion strictly as a reader and member of the boards and in no way should be considered as a comment from a moderator.

I guess I don't understand.  Harvey says, "here's a new thing I thought we'd try. . .what do you think?".  There's great response -- people are enthusiastic.  And then someone has to say:  But can't you do even more for us? That other paid spot takes away the focus.  Someone else wanted the Book of the Day one bigger. . .someone else wanted more info in it.  You know. . .he didn't have to do ANYTHING.  When my son was young we taught him that, when offered a cookie, it is impolite to ask for two instead.  

A lot of us think that KindleBoards is, quite possibly, the best place on the 'net.  I ask you all to please remember that Harvey is trying to make the Board useful for all different sorts of people.  The Book of the Day thing will benefit those who sign up, which is why it's a paid advertisement.  But he didn't think up this idea to make money, or, really, to benefit authors; he thought it up as a way to provide extra value to our 24000+ members as well as guests who might drop by.

And as a member who is a reader. . . .I like the idea of supporting authors who support Kindle Boards. . . .it's only been 3 days. . .I've bought one of the books, and wishlisted and sampled another. . . .Willie's thread on rankings shows that some sales are coming from it. I say "Yay!"

AND, "be patient."   Give it time to get known. . . if it looks like a good idea, sign up.  If it doesn't, don't.  It's that simple.

So.  Reading back through the thread, I'm thinking maybe all the "can we try this? how about this?" stuff is just the product of enthusiasm -- which is totally excellent! -- and not because there's any desire to sabotage KindleBoards, or any sour grapes toward the folks who just happened to get in line first. . . .but you all should know that the post I quoted, and others kind of came across that way to me the first time I read them.  I'm pretty certain nothing was meant that way. 

Again. . .the above is purely my reaction as a member and a reader. . . .and not as a moderator.

Sorry, Ann, didn't want to upset anyone. I thought Harvey had asked for comments so was just posting an opinion.

[Holly A Hook]

I made my payment for TEMPEST with my card before I noticed that paypal option on the first post.  Should I resend?

Thanks.

[Holly A Hook]

Never mind...my payment still went through and I got Jan. 7.  That works out great because I still need some reader reviews and will probably have some by then!

[Harvey]

I made my payment for TEMPEST with my card before I noticed that paypal option on the first post.  Should I resend?

Thanks.

Oh, good point - PayPal allows you to pay through those credit cards. I'll update the FAQ to clarify. Thanks!

[Monique]

Quick question for TPTB. Forgive me if this was addressed up thread, but I didn't see it. Since our Bazaar threads will be stickied during our day and can't technically be bumped, does that mean the usual posting restrictions are lifted for the day?

Gracias!

[Betsy the Quilter]

Monique--

Our plan is to give you a bump from one of the mods when your thread is first stickied so that you can respond.  Use the response well so you can generate member responses!  Otherwise the seven day rule still applies if your post is the last one in it.

Betsy

[LKRigel]

That was my impression, Monique -- a great chance to respond to readers' questions and add news.

[Gordon Ryan]

Harvey, I have booked my One Day appearance, with an ASAP date, but have requested that it NOT appear during the week of Nov 12, which is a KND daily promo.  Don't want to duplicate, nor confuse response calculations.  Thank you for this opportunity.  I presume we need to advise you of our Book Bazaar thread before the date?

Gordon Ryan

[Harvey]

^ Thank you, Gordon! Yes, you'll receive an email in a bit, confirming the date, and requesting the link to your Book Bazaar thread. Looks like it will be a mid-January date.

[Monique]

Monique--

Our plan is to give you a bump from one of the mods when your thread is first stickied so that you can respond.  Use the response well so you can generate member responses!  Otherwise the seven day rule still applies if your post is the last one in it.

Betsy

Eep! Boy, I'm glad I asked. I'm up tomorrow.

[rcanepa]

Harvey,

Just had a thought/question.  I almost emailed you about it but thought that others might be curious as well.

I have another book coming up, but I'm not certain as to the timeline yet.  I'd rather not wait until the book is "in hand" (so to speak) before buying a KBBOTD slot due to the wait times.  Do you foresee allowing the purchase of a day ahead of time, without a title or ASIN, or would you prefer to keep it to only books that already have that info?

Just curious. Thanks again for offering this.

[foreverjuly]

Eep! Boy, I'm glad I asked. I'm up tomorrow.

I recommend you have the mods sticky the thread about whether the sexual content of your book deserves a warning. If that doesn't get some responses, nothing will.

[Monique]

I recommend you have the mods sticky the thread about whether the sexual content of your book deserves a warning. If that doesn't get some responses, nothing will.

LOL! Ain't that the truth. Hmm... 

[Harvey]

Harvey,

Just had a thought/question.  I almost emailed you about it but thought that others might be curious as well.

I have another book coming up, but I'm not certain as to the timeline yet.  I'd rather not wait until the book is "in hand" (so to speak) before buying a KBBOTD slot due to the wait times.  Do you foresee allowing the purchase of a day ahead of time, without a title or ASIN, or would you prefer to keep it to only books that already have that info?

Just curious. Thanks again for offering this.

Yes - you can book your day in advance, even if you don't have the title or ASIN yet. It's a good question and I'll add that to our FAQ. Quite a few authors are doing that, using their projections for when their future books will be published.

[JeanThree]

Just thought I'd let you know , (from a reader), I just bought yesterday's book, The Donzerly Light , today after reading about it from these threads on the BOTD. I loved the title,( I was sold on the book cos of the title), so the point is, late sales can also be attributed to the promo. SO...have you considered a sticky thread that just lists which books have been featured so I can peruse them for the days I miss? And I already bought tomorrow's book (Out of Time) or I would've bought it, too. I was going to try to buy every book, but multiplied a minimum of $3 times 30 days and then realized it couldn't happen. Sigh.

[rcanepa]

Yes - you can book your day in advance, even if you don't have the title or ASIN yet. It's a good question and I'll add that to our FAQ. Quite a few authors are doing that, using their projections for when their future books will be published.

Excellent.  Thanks for the response.  PS - Sent.

[Gordon Ryan]

Just thought I'd let you know , (from a reader), I just bought yesterday's book, The Donzerly Light , today after reading about it from these threads on the BOTD. I loved the title,( I was sold on the book cos of the title), so the point is, late sales can also be attributed to the promo. SO...have you considered a sticky thread that just lists which books have been featured so I can peruse them for the days I miss? And I already bought tomorrow's book (Out of Time) or I would've bought it, too. I was going to try to buy every book, but multiplied a minimum of $3 times 30 days and then realized it couldn't happen. Sigh.

Jean, it is certainly self-serving of us, as authors, to jump on your suggestion, but I think it is excellent if Harvey can see it that way.  Perhaps a 30 day sticky thread that rotates the prior 30 days BOTD listing, giving each of the readers a chance to look over the prior month's listings.  Since there are multiple Book Clubs, perhaps the Book Bazaar could have the Book of the Day thread which would NOT accept comments, but only contain 30 sticky entries that rotated.

Gordon Ryan

[Dawn Judd]

Harvey,

Just had a thought/question.  I almost emailed you about it but thought that others might be curious as well.

I have another book coming up, but I'm not certain as to the timeline yet.  I'd rather not wait until the book is "in hand" (so to speak) before buying a KBBOTD slot due to the wait times.  Do you foresee allowing the purchase of a day ahead of time, without a title or ASIN, or would you prefer to keep it to only books that already have that info?

Just curious. Thanks again for offering this.

That's a great question.  I have one coming out soon, and would love to set something up for that one. 

[Monique]

Thank you, JeanThree.   I know I speak for all of the authors here when I say that your support is deeply appreciated.

[rcanepa]

That's a great question.  I have one coming out soon, and would love to set something up for that one. 

Thanks, glad it helps someone else.  It case it gets lost in the shuffle, Harvey replied:

Yes - you can book your day in advance, even if you don't have the title or ASIN yet. It's a good question and I'll add that to our FAQ. Quite a few authors are doing that, using their projections for when their future books will be published.

[Steph H]

Oh, I like Jean's idea of a post that simply lists prevous Books of the Day. Maybe a locked sticky, not meant for other posts?  Gives the featured authors one more 'bang for their buck', as it were, and perhaps their title could be linked back to the Bazaar thread (since you'd have the link handy anyway for the day of their banner).  I know it's an extra step to have to add them to the post, but maybe edit it on a weekly basis or something.  It's a thought....

And I do agree that the Google ad and the BOTD ad are awfully close together and can make it a little tougher for those not aware of the program to notice the BOTD, any way to add some spacing between the two?

Really love the overall concept though, Harvey, and think it's a great thing both for the readers and the authors of KB.

[pidgeon92]

SO...have you considered a sticky thread that just lists which books have been featured so I can peruse them for the days I miss?

This is one of many ideas we've been mulling over.

[Harvey]

Just thought I'd let you know , (from a reader), I just bought yesterday's book, The Donzerly Light , today after reading about it from these threads on the BOTD. I loved the title,( I was sold on the book cos of the title), so the point is, late sales can also be attributed to the promo. SO...have you considered a sticky thread that just lists which books have been featured so I can peruse them for the days I miss? And I already bought tomorrow's book (Out of Time) or I would've bought it, too. I was going to try to buy every book, but multiplied a minimum of $3 times 30 days and then realized it couldn't happen. Sigh.

Ah, we mods were discussing the same thing. Yes, we have that in the works. Stay tuned for an announcement here.

[Harvey]

That's a great question.  I have one coming out soon, and would love to set something up for that one. 

Yes, you can grab those future dates anytime you like, and we can fill in the details of your book later.