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Okay, I have to say, I've been experimenting again. Since Amazon's latest changes to the algorithms and their threat to remove affiliate accounts from bloggers who list too many free books, it seems to have made the free days less and less worth it.
I've had a ton of freeloads over the last year. 134,000+. While the bump used to last a decent amount of time, now, within a week or so, the bump goes away.
I was thinking that maybe the book's been over-downloaded. But, since I wasn't sure, I tried a low-price sale instead of a freebie. The book immediately soared to the top of the bestseller charts and while it's not at the top anymore, the bump's lasted almost a month. Even with fewer downloads than a freebie would get, the economics of it all has been much better.
I'm seriously thinking of pulling my books out of Select at this point. If it wasn't for the lending library and the doubled-pot, I would have done it already. Now I have to wait until my next deadline approaches. Unless Amazon has something new up its sleeve, or they change the way Select is valued, it seems that the huge benefits of Select are a thing of the past at this point.
Is it Select though? Or is it just me? What has your experience been?
I've had a ton of freeloads over the last year. 134,000+. While the bump used to last a decent amount of time, now, within a week or so, the bump goes away.
I was thinking that maybe the book's been over-downloaded. But, since I wasn't sure, I tried a low-price sale instead of a freebie. The book immediately soared to the top of the bestseller charts and while it's not at the top anymore, the bump's lasted almost a month. Even with fewer downloads than a freebie would get, the economics of it all has been much better.
I'm seriously thinking of pulling my books out of Select at this point. If it wasn't for the lending library and the doubled-pot, I would have done it already. Now I have to wait until my next deadline approaches. Unless Amazon has something new up its sleeve, or they change the way Select is valued, it seems that the huge benefits of Select are a thing of the past at this point.
Is it Select though? Or is it just me? What has your experience been?