Sentences with phrase «free promo days»

But few — only 26 % — that use free promo days actually buy advertising to promote those days.

I got 3,000 + downloads during the first 3 free promo days where I used all of the above three paid promo services.

Because free promo days are a great way to get people to give you a try.

I had wondered if you could do the same thing to get around their KDP Select free promo days but hadn't put it to the test.

The best thing about the post free promo days was Kindle Prime, and the hordes of people that downloaded Saving Grace for a free Kindle read via their Prime membership.

Around the same time, Amazon launched KDP Select, which I thought was a great idea because it came with the exclusivity, which was somewhat of a downside, but the upside was it gave authors five free promo days within a three - month period.

While we're on the subject of Amazon's changes, I thought I'd report on my recent experience with KDP Select Free Promo Days, which suggests that initiative may be on the way out.

In addition to the five free promo days, our books are available to Amazon Prime members in the new Lending Library.

I believe the addition of the Countdown program played a role in this growth by giving established books a better alternative that free promo days.

I have heard a number of authors say that the free promo days that are part of KDP Select are less effective than they used to be.

Last week, my dynamite little relationship book, How to Screw Up Your Marriage: Do - Over Tips for First - Time Failures, did less than 400 downloads in its three free promo days, but it went to # 1 in Divorce and # 1 in Marriage, and I was delighted.

I got 500 + downloads on the second 2 free promo days.

Then, during the first three free promo days, I sent this email (notice the «ClickToTweet» and the CTA to review — props to Nick Loper for that one):

However, if you'd like to get the benefits of KDP Select — 5 free promo days, Countdown Deals and borrows — then the book has to be exclusive with Amazon.

To use scarcity marketing for more downloads, here's the first thing to remember: Don't use all five of your free promo days at once.

I am probably the most inept writer at self - promotion and the use of the free promo days have been a Godsend to me and my work.

Insinuating that we are giving up on our craft and devaluing our hard earned work by using the free promo days is simply wrong in my humble opinion.

The copy should tout the free promo days.

Blog posts about Amazon KDP Select free promo days are as common as bad drivers on I84.

But here's the thing, in May 2013 Amazon tweaked its algorithms yet again, and now free books see little sales bump after the free days, and some indie authors have even reported that their books dropped lower in the sales rank than they were before the free promo days.