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I've taken heart to some of the posts I read here on Kboards from C. Gockel (http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,230033.0.html) and others (http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,233287.0.html) that showed how it's possible to make the USA TODAY Bestseller's List with an excellent promotional plan. Since others have shared their runs, win or lose, I thought I'd share mine. The promo run begins today Monday, April 25 and will end May 1st. However, I'm keeping my book discounted until May 8th to count up residual sales on the second week.
Here is my promotional schedule this week:
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If this post is of any interest, then I'll post updates on my sales and rank once every day this week to track my progress.
The title I'm selling is a 4-book bundle of one of my most popular and well-rated series: The Bellum Sisters. It's a paranormal erotic romance where some spell-casting, kind-of-ridiculous succubus sisters are "given" into the Protection of some unique men [the vampire commander, the alpha shapeshifter, the demon warlord, and the cursed demon king]. Hilarity, action, and romance ensues (and yes, hot sex too). Normally the price sits between $7.99 and $10.99 so this is quite a deal.
I'll be keeping a close eye on my sales over the course of the week. Even if I don't make the USA Today I hope I can at least earn my ROI!
Sales and Rank Tracking:
Monday, April 25th
Amazon
sales - 292 || Book Rank -
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,099 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#63 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Paranormal > Vampires
#63 in Books > Romance > Paranormal > Vampires
#63 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Paranormal > Demons & Devils
** Interesting to see that I've sold 369 free books of which I've done zero advertising.
Barnes & Noble
sales - 32 || Rank - 457
**Interesting to see how fewer books have resulted in a significant sales jump. Prior to this I was in the #44,000 range.
That's all for now. If this gains traction I'll be sure to post updates. In the meantime, I'm nail-biting and just hoping for my ROI. Also there's a significant playoff game to watch tonight. I'm from STL so let's just say...I expect the Hawks to win.
I've taken heart to some of the posts I read here on Kboards from C. Gockel (http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,230033.0.html) and others (http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,233287.0.html) that showed how it's possible to make the USA TODAY Bestseller's List with an excellent promotional plan. Since others have shared their runs, win or lose, I thought I'd share mine. The promo run begins today Monday, April 25 and will end May 1st. However, I'm keeping my book discounted until May 8th to count up residual sales on the second week.
Here is my promotional schedule this week:
NOTES:
- I am still working on the FB ads. I have 2 actively running right now and I plan to make a few more today. 1 is going to a landing page (https://www.tagrey.com/pages/BEL/bundle.php) on my website, the other to B&N (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bellum-sisters-book-bundle-t-a-grey/1114502570?ean=2940016367651). I plan to have the new ads go to B&N, since I read you have to push hard there - 500 min sales.
- The only ads I couldn't get because the dates were booked were RobinReads and BookGorilla
- Sorry about my linking. I don't seem to know how to do it properly in this forum. Can't you highlight text and just hyperlink it?
- I discounted the bundle down to $.99 last Thursday and on Amazon I'd already sold over 100 copies and maybe 10 on Nook.
If this post is of any interest, then I'll post updates on my sales and rank once every day this week to track my progress.
The title I'm selling is a 4-book bundle of one of my most popular and well-rated series: The Bellum Sisters. It's a paranormal erotic romance where some spell-casting, kind-of-ridiculous succubus sisters are "given" into the Protection of some unique men [the vampire commander, the alpha shapeshifter, the demon warlord, and the cursed demon king]. Hilarity, action, and romance ensues (and yes, hot sex too). Normally the price sits between $7.99 and $10.99 so this is quite a deal.
I'll be keeping a close eye on my sales over the course of the week. Even if I don't make the USA Today I hope I can at least earn my ROI!
Sales and Rank Tracking:
Monday, April 25th
Amazon
sales - 292 || Book Rank -
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,099 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#63 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Paranormal > Vampires
#63 in Books > Romance > Paranormal > Vampires
#63 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Paranormal > Demons & Devils
** Interesting to see that I've sold 369 free books of which I've done zero advertising.
Barnes & Noble
sales - 32 || Rank - 457
**Interesting to see how fewer books have resulted in a significant sales jump. Prior to this I was in the #44,000 range.
That's all for now. If this gains traction I'll be sure to post updates. In the meantime, I'm nail-biting and just hoping for my ROI. Also there's a significant playoff game to watch tonight. I'm from STL so let's just say...I expect the Hawks to win.
