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« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2012, 06:45:16 AM » |
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A worthwhile investment for the small fee of $50. I highly recommend it. As the KFD Book of the Day (Jan 12/12) my Amazon rank went from #446 in the Kindle store to #289 overall. It also hit #22 on the Movers and Shakers list, #2 Comic and #15 Romance.
Thanks so much for recommending the site David! You rock!!!
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« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2012, 06:47:02 AM » |
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My first book, The Fall of Ossard, is featured today. They gave it a great little write up. I think it's wonderful to see them go to some effort instead of just posting the link. Hopefully I'll get a good push out of it! http://fireapps.blogspot.com/2012/01/word-ball-todays-free-app-plus-book-of.html
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« Reply #27 on: January 13, 2012, 08:46:19 AM » |
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Thanks for posting, David. I didn't know about the site.
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« Reply #28 on: January 16, 2012, 01:59:24 PM » |
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So No One Knows You're Here is the Book of the Day for Kindle Fire Dept. And I've definitely seen sales. AND the folks who administer the site are just the nicest people. Really. Here's the link: http://fireapps.blogspot.com/2012/01/gigantic-blast-todays-free-app-plus.html. Thanks again, David for sharing this great site with us! Rachel
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« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2012, 05:42:43 PM » |
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Today was my day, and I definitely got sales out of it. It's been a lackluster month for me, so it was nice to see some life on my KDP page again.  Very happy with the results.
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« Reply #32 on: January 20, 2012, 08:29:44 AM » |
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I signed up for one. We'll see!
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« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2012, 08:12:43 AM » |
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Good morning, All!
Just wanted to report some great news. I had a sponsorship for The View from Here yesterday at Kindle Fire Department and here are the results.
At 7:00 a.m., my ranking was 38,654 and by the time I left work to go home at 4:00 p.m., I saw this:
#1,972 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#28 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > African American #43 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Domestic Life
I sold 70 copies as a result and I'm very, very happy. If you haven't done so already, I highly recommend sponsorships over at KFD.
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« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2012, 08:45:03 AM » |
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Have any YA authors done this sponsership? just wondering if you got good results from it. I know some genres do better than others when it comes to things like this.
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« Reply #35 on: January 27, 2012, 09:46:08 AM » |
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Good morning, All!
Just wanted to report some great news. I had a sponsorship for The View from Here yesterday at Kindle Fire Department and here are the results.
At 7:00 a.m., my ranking was 38,654 and by the time I left work to go home at 4:00 p.m., I saw this:
#1,972 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#28 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > African American #43 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Domestic Life
I sold 70 copies as a result and I'm very, very happy. If you haven't done so already, I highly recommend sponsorships over at KFD.
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« Reply #36 on: January 27, 2012, 09:54:27 AM » |
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Have any YA authors done this sponsership? just wondering if you got good results from it. I know some genres do better than others when it comes to things like this.
I was going to ask the same question! I'm using YA Reads right now, and it's been going fairly well. I've made my money back plus some with two days left. I'm looking into other YA specific promotions I'll keep you posted!
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« Reply #37 on: January 27, 2012, 09:48:31 PM » |
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I was going to ask the same question! I'm using YA Reads right now, and it's been going fairly well. I've made my money back plus some with two days left. I'm looking into other YA specific promotions I'll keep you posted!
Hi Brina, Would you be willing to provide a link to YA READS? I see a few when I google. . . wondering which your recommend. Thanks. Also, David, thanks for the original post and the info. Fantastic! Cidney
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« Reply #38 on: January 27, 2012, 10:35:47 PM » |
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Mine is coming up on Feb. 2, we'll see what happens. Great results everyone!
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« Reply #39 on: January 28, 2012, 08:54:24 AM » |
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I have one on Feb. 17 with a harder sell, short stories. I'm curious how it will go.
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« Reply #40 on: February 05, 2012, 09:16:04 AM » |
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« Reply #42 on: February 05, 2012, 11:26:19 AM » |
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I've one scheduled for the 23rd, two days after Pixel of Ink. Hoping for a dead cat double bounce.
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« Reply #43 on: February 05, 2012, 05:44:01 PM » |
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Thanks for this post, David. I have sent in my request for sponsorship. Update: I was accepted and my sponsorship will be Friday, March 16th. Yay!
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« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2012, 04:38:57 PM » |
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Hey, guys, my Kindle Fire Dept sponsorship is running today for The Two Crosses down there in the sig. (See also: http://fireapps.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-crosses-todays-book-of-day.html) Saw a very quick and hearty uptick in sales this morning and went from 15Kish to 3700ish in my ranking in a matter of a couple hours, (and then my KDP reports and ranking stopped updating, so I'm not sure where it might actually be sitting now), but I would definitely recommend giving this option a shot if you haven't signed up already. And, like others have mentioned, the KFD folks couldn't be nicer or more accommodating.
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« Reply #46 on: February 10, 2012, 09:51:44 AM » |
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Thanks for the rec's and those numbers look great! I would also like to see a link for YA Reads, or any other YA-specific ad site you guys think work!
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« Reply #47 on: February 10, 2012, 10:04:21 AM » |
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I'm still dying to do this sponsorship, just trying to figure out what book and when lol
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« Reply #48 on: February 10, 2012, 10:38:59 AM » |
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Here is the site I used. http://www.yareads.com/The ever popular Addison Moore has also and is currently using them. I'm also using http://www.yabookscentral.com/ in March, as their prices are super reasonable! (And my second novel comes out at the end of March) YA Reads was successful for my 2.99 novel, I have since lowered the price to 1.99 for a few upcoming promotions, as I need to improve my rank.
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« Reply #49 on: February 10, 2012, 11:12:42 AM » |
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Thanks Brina!
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