tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post5303107891616722994..comments2024-02-09T19:43:19.860-05:00Comments on DEFENDING THE PEN: RECYCLING & FREE BOOKSYolanda Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-51116763779570252652016-08-20T20:24:55.877-04:002016-08-20T20:24:55.877-04:00Very cool. And it's neat to hear how it went a...Very cool. And it's neat to hear how it went and all that behind the scenes stuff.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-49622756582683512482016-08-15T16:51:43.584-04:002016-08-15T16:51:43.584-04:00I'm glad the giveaway worked well for you. I&#...I'm glad the giveaway worked well for you. I've been tempted to give it a shot, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I did the 99-cent bit recently, and there was a bump in sales that week, and I even heard from some of the people who bought it, saying how much they "loved" it, and how they were going to write a review. You guessed it. Not a single review. Oh well. Such is life. :) Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-68690514926584432122016-08-15T07:23:52.325-04:002016-08-15T07:23:52.325-04:00I'm glad that you had an exciting ride with th...I'm glad that you had an exciting ride with the free, Yolanda. A shame that some tried to spoil your party with negative reviews, but overall, it looks like it was successful...if only your publisher would tell you HOW successful! <br /><br />See you soon on WEP. I'm up on blogspot and WP. :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-14379333685764140992016-08-14T22:27:28.204-04:002016-08-14T22:27:28.204-04:00Hi, Pat, they do, and then feel they have to comme...Hi, Pat, they do, and then feel they have to comment on a book they wouldn't normally read, usually negatively. But that's Amazon!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-14167140823419461192016-08-14T22:25:47.253-04:002016-08-14T22:25:47.253-04:00I think that's a better idea, Alex!I think that's a better idea, Alex!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-11814449069670029842016-08-14T22:25:15.259-04:002016-08-14T22:25:15.259-04:00I look forward to learning more, Lee. It does invi...I look forward to learning more, Lee. It does invite the negative reviews because folks 'buy' a book they normally wouldn't, but still feel impelled to give an opinion, even if they don't bother finishing it. I like the idea of discounting but I'm not in favor of free! Still, well, see if it translates for sales of the other two!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-13468418360231357562016-08-14T21:49:02.636-04:002016-08-14T21:49:02.636-04:00I'm still taking that course I keep talking ab...I'm still taking that course I keep talking about on my Email Connect, and I'll have some stats on free books and their effect soon. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-58188984758445655222016-08-14T08:53:02.062-04:002016-08-14T08:53:02.062-04:00Glad it made a difference. My publisher has discou...Glad it made a difference. My publisher has discounted my books before and it pushed them all higher up the charts.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-28720593707964748762016-08-14T08:24:53.356-04:002016-08-14T08:24:53.356-04:00Free can work, but I find not as much these days a...Free can work, but I find not as much these days as there is so much free that people just grab whatever is free to have an barely ever read them.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com