Introducing myself, mark e cooper

Bryan R. Dennis said:

Welcome aboard Mark. Looks like you've got a lot of books to promote. Good luck on that endeavor!

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Thanks for the good wishes.

Re promotion: I don't have as many as some to promote, but there is no doubt that i prefer writing the books over promoting them. It seems to me that writing them is only about 50% of an author's job these days. The other 50% of the time is spent trying to get the books noticed. In the old days the big publishers would spend money on an author, nowadays its the other way around seems to me. Even those writers who have hit it big, spend tons of time promoting their work with interviews, signings and what not.

I think we are lucky in the way technology helps us though. I haven't tried blogging, being wary of spending so much time doing that and not getting any writing done on the next book, but websites and places like kindleboards help a lot. When I read about other author's efforts, it makes me feel a part of something and its great when i see a success story. Its a real boost. I'm always looking for ways to match them

Mark E. Cooper

Thanks for the warm welcomes, guys. I have been madly clicking on all your signature lines and reading descriptions on amazon One thing that is worrying me now is that all your prices are lower than mine. A fair number are $2.99 (to me they appear as $3.48 because I'm in the UK) but a lot are $0.99.

Its probably wrong of me, but i have considered that the $0.99 pricing is more of a gimmick and should be relegated to things like special offers for limited periods. Obviously I'm in the minority though. I now fear my books are overpriced in the market if not (in my own head at least) in the quality vs price area. I think my books are worth $4.99 as kindle, but I think I will have to fit in with the crowd and at the least go to $2.99. Perhaps make book one of the series $0.99 to get people to try it.

Your thoughts?

Mark E. Cooper
http://www.impulsebooks.co.uk