Thursday, January 17, 2013

Holy Smokes

Ok, people like free stuff.

Apparently they REALLY like free stuff.

In my last blog post I mentioned that I had set the ebook price of Eternal Knight to free. On Tuesday I took a look to see how many downloads there had been.

In ten days 2,100 people had downloaded Eternal Knight on Amazon. WOW! In the month of December I had one (1) $.99 cent sale on Amazon.

I tried to figure out how they learned about it. I'm still not sure. If you sort Amazon books (Fantasy) by price (low to high) and rating (high to low), Eternal Knight comes out pretty high on the list. Do a lot of people do that? Or is there a website that automatically promotes free ebooks? Or is something else going on?

In any case it is pretty exciting. Right now all I want is for people to read Eternal Knight. As many people as possible. Hopefully some of them will write reviews. Hopefully many of them will tell their friends how much they liked it. Word of mouth starts big things rolling.

In my last post I also mentioned that a lot of downloads would light a fire under me.

Mission accomplished.



Posted by Hepius at 8:43 PM
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    I found your book by searching lowest to highest. Loved it. Hope there's a sequel.

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    1. HepiusJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:43 AM

      It is on its way! I can't promise a date, but I am pounding away at the manuscript.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 12:08 AM

    I go to kinked buffet. Everyday they have s list of free books. Hopefully your are almost done with thus next one. I read a lot and this was great.

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    1. HepiusJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:41 AM

      Thanks for the kind comments!

      I was amazed at how fast the downloads started. Word travels fast.

      I am working hard on the sequel. Please let other people know what you thought of EK. The more readers I have, the faster I type!

      Best,
      Matt

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  3. Emily OJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    I shared it with the Singaporeans who came to school. You are going to get an international market!

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  4. CheaterFebruary 25, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    Just finished Eternal Knight. I really enjoyed it, and can't wait to read the sequel.

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    1. HepiusFebruary 26, 2013 at 9:12 AM

      Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! I'm glad you liked it. Book two is on the way! I'm going to post a blog update soon to let everyone know what's happening.

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  5. Amber Prather a.k.a. IvoryDoomApril 24, 2013 at 5:01 PM

    Eh, old post, but thought I'd throw in my two cents anyway.

    I found your book by sorting it to Free books then sorting it to highest rating first.
    Grabbed a couple that looked interesting. Your's, so far, is the only one I enjoyed. LOL!

    You should make a Goodreads profile and become a goodreads author if you haven't yet. It is a very large market for readers, amazon just bought them out actually.
    Anyway, its a good place to gain a following.

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    1. HepiusApril 24, 2013 at 9:22 PM

      Hi Amber,

      I'm glad you found Eternal Knight. And I am even happier you liked it.

      I am on Goodreads. Look me up. Please add a review if you get a chance. Reader reviews and word of mouth are incredibly important for authors.

      I'll have a sequel out for you soon.


      Matt

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