Well, I just checked out the main site where my books are being distributed (Lulu.com) and am hoping the trend continues.
My first book, "Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey" (2006), is currently ranked in the top 60,000 (57,273). To my surprise, it's sold a couple copies here in the past week, 5 years after it was published.
My second book, "The Serious Scale of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown On a Tight Rope" (2007), is in the top 40,000 (39,817) and a copy was purchased just yesterday.
My two most recent efforts have got some catching up to do, but were just published a couple weeks ago and I still have a lot of work to do to spread word about them. At this current juncture, however, "The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck (censored version)" is ranked at 149,055 and "The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s (uncensored version)" is ranked 119,862.
I'm wanting to keep this improved-ranking trend going. If the paperback copies are a bit too much, it's much cheaper to download.
Right now, the cheapest option(s) is at Lulu.com, because of a coupon code I found for it, which takes 20% off the total price. I'll attempt to find such coupon codes where the book(s) is(are) available, but for the time being, I only know of the one at lulu.com.
The coupon code is: 2011SURVEY (also, I didn't seen an expiration date, so I haven't a clue as to when that is. I could guess, but don't have my tarot cards with me at the moment, so I am not feeling very confident about my prediction. If this doesn't work, I have access to another code for 15% off. The code for that is MYBOOK305 and expires on August 15th). To do this, just before clicking to place the order, type in the coupon code in the box just below the price of the order and then click on "update total" just below the coupon code box.
With the 20% off, the books will cost the following:
The Kind-Hearted Smartass (download): $2.88
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-kind-hearted-smartass-%28uncensored-version%29/16255617
The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck (download): $2.56
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-kind-hearted-smart-aleck-%28censored-version%29/16257452
Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey (download): $1.76
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/seasons-come-people-grow-a-poetic-journey/16107092
The Serious Scale Of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown On a Tight Rope (download): $2.08
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-serious-scale-of-sarcasm-more-balanced-than-a-drunken-high-heeled-clown-on-a-tight-rope/903965
Heck, if you were to buy 3 of the 4 (either the censored or uncensored version of my new book), it'd cost you a combined $6.72 (with the uncensored version) and $6.40 (with the censored version). Also, there's no shipping fee for downloading the book(s). So, three books at under $7 total! Not too shabby, if I do say so myself (...and I just did).
Anyway, I sincerely hope to start garnering more interest, have help spreading the word and hopefully garner some attention with good book sales and reviews.
My first book, "Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey" (2006), is currently ranked in the top 60,000 (57,273). To my surprise, it's sold a couple copies here in the past week, 5 years after it was published.
My second book, "The Serious Scale of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown On a Tight Rope" (2007), is in the top 40,000 (39,817) and a copy was purchased just yesterday.
My two most recent efforts have got some catching up to do, but were just published a couple weeks ago and I still have a lot of work to do to spread word about them. At this current juncture, however, "The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck (censored version)" is ranked at 149,055 and "The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s (uncensored version)" is ranked 119,862.
I'm wanting to keep this improved-ranking trend going. If the paperback copies are a bit too much, it's much cheaper to download.
Right now, the cheapest option(s) is at Lulu.com, because of a coupon code I found for it, which takes 20% off the total price. I'll attempt to find such coupon codes where the book(s) is(are) available, but for the time being, I only know of the one at lulu.com.
The coupon code is: 2011SURVEY (also, I didn't seen an expiration date, so I haven't a clue as to when that is. I could guess, but don't have my tarot cards with me at the moment, so I am not feeling very confident about my prediction. If this doesn't work, I have access to another code for 15% off. The code for that is MYBOOK305 and expires on August 15th). To do this, just before clicking to place the order, type in the coupon code in the box just below the price of the order and then click on "update total" just below the coupon code box.
With the 20% off, the books will cost the following:
The Kind-Hearted Smartass (download): $2.88
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-kind-hearted-smartass-%28uncensored-version%29/16255617
The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck (download): $2.56
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-kind-hearted-smart-aleck-%28censored-version%29/16257452
Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey (download): $1.76
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/seasons-come-people-grow-a-poetic-journey/16107092
The Serious Scale Of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown On a Tight Rope (download): $2.08
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-serious-scale-of-sarcasm-more-balanced-than-a-drunken-high-heeled-clown-on-a-tight-rope/903965
Heck, if you were to buy 3 of the 4 (either the censored or uncensored version of my new book), it'd cost you a combined $6.72 (with the uncensored version) and $6.40 (with the censored version). Also, there's no shipping fee for downloading the book(s). So, three books at under $7 total! Not too shabby, if I do say so myself (...and I just did).
Anyway, I sincerely hope to start garnering more interest, have help spreading the word and hopefully garner some attention with good book sales and reviews.
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