Many new authors put their first book on Amazon and wait patiently for sales only to realize that it takes a concerted effort to move even a few copies. Without some good marketing and good reviews, it's always an uphill battle to get sales. And, the only thing worse than no marketing is bad marketing.
So, plenty of new authors try giving their book away for free to get some readers and perhaps some reviews. It can help, and there are great lists for free listings, so don't feel bad if you go that way!
Other authors have found that giving away a book, especially if it's the first in a series, can drive future sales that make the giveaway a wonderful idea for the reader and the writer.
One of those writers is Cassia Leo, a New York Times bestselling author, who is offering her latest book, Raise Your Game, for free. In this case, it's a stand-alone novel, but introduces the author's writing to new readers and can generate plenty of sales from her hefty catalog of novels.
Today, her score looks like this:
Now if you haven't caught the drift, the genre of Romance and Women's literature are soaring high this summer. Exactly half of the top ten Free Books are romance, and that's the scoop. Happy reading!
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