Oh well, Dropped to #71 and #91 on the lists. Being up there for a bit was fun and I could always jump back up. I’ve noticed that I tend to sell more on the weekend, so I half-expected this. Though, I just realized that I was overtaken by a bunch of free ebooks, which is weird because this list says Top 100 Paid.
The way I see it, I’ll be lurking near this for a while and the debut of the sequel will put me back on. Reviews aren’t flowing in (only have 3), so that might be an issue for now. Though, I assume some of the people who bought the book will write a review.
In regards to that, I think I’m going to keep the first and second books at .99 cents until the third book debuts at $1.99. Then I’ll eventually boost the second to $1.99 and the third to $2.99 after a month of all three being out. A month after that will give the second book its final boost to $2.99 and I’ll debut books 4 through 15 at $2.99 while keeping the first at .99 cents for good. At least this is the plan I have for now.
Legends of Windemere 
Congratulations on your book sales, must be a great feeling.
I would be interested to know your thoughts on my last post. About Amazon offering refunds on sales should you decide to go with a publisher.
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I’m about to head out for a few errands, but I’ve been hearing about that through a few sites. It’s that author whose name I forget and I was following up on that. On her site, she posted a message about Amazon admitting to the screw up or something like that. I heard that there was a Rolling Stones song involved too. Honestly, I’ve never heard of this happening before, so I think there’s more to it than I’ve been hearing. It would be a horrible practice for Amazon to do considering the book would be on the site from the new publisher and Amazon still makes money off of it.
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If you rank high or low know this; you’ll always be a writer of worth regardless of where on a list you are. 🙂
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Thanks. I just realized that they changed the list setup. It used to be free and paid were tabbed. Now they run side-by-side. So, Tolkien is the one that knocked me down. Knew I shouldn’t have gloated about that one.
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I really like your game plan. If/when I ever get my series published, I think I’ll try and do the same pricing. To me, it seems like a great incentive to get people to buy your book. Excellent idea! And also, congrats on the sales and reviews, I know more are coming! Good luck and happy writing!
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Thanks and good luck to your project. I can’t take credit for the pricing idea. Lawrence Kelter, a mystery author, has been showing me the ropes and said that he made his books .99 cents for a year to get a fanbase.
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Okay, well it is still a wonderful plan! I’m not sure if this is true or not, but I heard that there are some publishers who will not accept an author who has self-published their own books. Do you know if there is any truth in that?
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I’ve heard that and I wouldn’t be entirely surprised. Every publisher has his or her own hang-ups and requirements. Though, I’m not sure why they would do that. You get an author with a built-in fanbase, so it must be something on the business side that would cause them to do it.
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Congrats. I@m sure you’ll find the stats go up and down. Don’t forget to enjoy the moments and let the stats take care of themselves now and again. 🙂
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Thanks. I probably have another day or two of excitement before the novelty of watching them wears off.
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