Amazon.com gave away 206 ebook copies of Arirang: The Bamboo Connection during a weekend, two-day promotion.
Initially, I was disappointed in only 206 requests for free copies of a 500 page novel that originally sold several thousand copies (2006/7/
priced at $35 to $25.
However, it was worth a try because the paperback in Marketplace was at 6,000,000 and the kindle was at about 600,000 in rankings - pretty steady with zero sales.
Well, since the promotion, the rankings have moved up considerably and I am making each month half a dozen or so sales from Kindle and Marketplace.
So, for no cost on my part and about $50 in income so far, and increased rankings in a major way, it was worth the effort and I recommend the promotion.
I think if nothing else, it spurs advertising and that leads to sales as well as interest in other publications.
I need to thank Shelagh again for the encouragement and info.
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