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Neil Ostroff's Blog – February 2013 Archive (8)

Get read!

It’s the end of the month, which means my book sales stats will again be reset to zero. As I’ve mentioned many times before, it’s a little depressing to start each new month from scratch. Sometimes I think it would be nicer if they just kept the numbers going.

 

That said, I sold a pretty fair number of books this month. It helped that I ran two promotions and that Kindle Nation Daily gave me extra free publicity by presenting me with an interview by a fifth grader and then…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 28, 2013 at 11:15am — No Comments

Best interview ever!

Haha! Here is my first ever interview with a fifth grader. Please check it out!

http://kids.kindlenationdaily.com/2013/02/fifth-grader-interviews-kindle-author-neil-ostroff-looks-at-the-kids-book-of-the-week-silent-invasion/

Added by Neil Ostroff on February 22, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Millions will see this!

I read a funny disclaimer on a website the other day. It was a site dedicated to posting samples of author’s writing. The disclaimer warned that any material posted may be seen by millions of people. I nearly burst out loud laughing.

 

If only that were true? Can you imagine if each one of my book samples got read by millions of people? If only a very small percentage of those readers purchased the book I’d be rich. The reality is the internet allows you the opportunity…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 19, 2013 at 1:55pm — No Comments

So exciting!

Please check out my latest sci-fi adventure, SILENT INVASION it is the first novel in a series of three. It is also Kindle Nation Daily’s ebook of the week for their new site devoted to kids and young adults.

Thank you.…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 15, 2013 at 11:43am — No Comments

Bound to become a classic

Please check out my latest novel, DROP OUT, which Kindle Fire Department.com calls; “Touching, romantic, and wonderfully told, this is a book that's bound to become a classic.”

 

It is their book of the day. Thank you.

 

http://fireapps.blogspot.com/2013/02/drop-out-kindle-book-of-day-213.html…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 13, 2013 at 10:03am — No Comments

To all indie authors

I woke up this morning, checked my books stats, and nearly retched at what I saw. My Amazon ‘likes’ which took me two years to build are gone on all my books. At first, I thought it was a mistake and then I delved further.

 

Seems Amazon has decided to get rid of all ‘like’ buttons and tags for books and products. Why, you ask? I have a theory.

 

The rise of indie publishing and authors self-publishing and selling their own work has skyrocketed. And not just in…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 12, 2013 at 9:49pm — 2 Comments

This sponsorship worked!

The KFD sponsorship for IMAGINATION http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATFC3JM on Tuesday did fairly well and once again eclipsed all my other marketing efforts in return dollars to spent ratio. I got below the 5,000 rank for a bit on Amazon and sales did increase dramatically for a few hours. As usual, I would recommend KFD as a top return.

 

I’ve slowed marketing efforts on my other nine novels to focus more on the four-book…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 7, 2013 at 1:43pm — No Comments

So, you married a writer?

So, you married yourself a writer, eh? You bought into the romantic notion of the two of you sitting fireside, drinking glasses of pinot noir while your significant other sits beside you writing the next great American novel. The only sound is the crackling fire and the tapping of the keyboard as they belt out their genius.

Every once in a while your significant other looks up from their masterpiece and flashes you a smile that makes you feel like you’re the most special person in the…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on February 3, 2013 at 10:44am — No Comments

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