Debates
over Amazon’s new kindleunlimited Program
where authors get paid by pages read are as heated as the presidential campaigns.
Late
in July, I decided to put KHAMSIN, The Devil Wind of The Nile, into it as a test since it
had sold woefully few copies through other channels. I was pleasantly surprised
how well this saga of Ancient Egypt was being read. And while a few follow-on sales of the sequels were
nice, they weren’t enough to buy me a camel.
So,
I decided to put the entire series into KU's free-reading program. All four books will be available as soon as the novels are removed from my other channels, likely within the week - plenty of time to start reading Book 1 now (that's a hint). The next action/adventure novel in the Legends of the Winged Scarab - Book 5 - is in the works. Hold on to your camels, people, because it's going to be a bumpy ride!
What is certain in this uncertain fluctuating self-publishing business is: Your marketing plans must fluctuate with the trends; one must not be afraid to try out new things. And, if something doesn’t work, one needs to change it.
Time will tell. Better yet, a growing number of readers and followers and, with it, more reviews, would be most splendid and welcome results.
Time will tell. Better yet, a growing number of readers and followers and, with it, more reviews, would be most splendid and welcome results.
