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It's been a while since I updated here, but there's been plenty going on.
AN UNSUITABLE HUSBAND peaked at #44 on B&N and it's still selling well over there six months after it came out (and now at the higher price of $3.99). It didn't have spectacular sales elsewhere, and I was particularly frustrated by what happened at Amazon. It didn't get into the sports romance category until the very last day of the 99c promo period, so it never had a chance to take advantage of being at the top of the rankings there.
In June, July and August, FLIRTING WITH THE CAMERA was in the box set organised by Mandy Harbin. I've never done a box set with other authors before and I wasn't sure what to expect. We didn't make a bestseller list, which I know was the goal for some of the authors, but I was glad to get the extra publicity, make some sales, and in particular, get a huge boost to my mailing list.
I've just released my latest short story, NOT MY FIELD, and sent out a mailshot. It's been exciting to see the boost that's given to the book. I offered free copies (in exchange for a review) to the first twenty people who replied, and that's worked really well so far. I expected that there would be a percentage of bounced emails/unsubscribers but so far it's less than 2% of the total who signed up.
I've more or less made the decision not to submit again to my previous publisher, though I do have a book on submission with Mills and Boon. If they're not interested, I think it will be self-publishing all the way from now on. Exciting times!
AN UNSUITABLE HUSBAND peaked at #44 on B&N and it's still selling well over there six months after it came out (and now at the higher price of $3.99). It didn't have spectacular sales elsewhere, and I was particularly frustrated by what happened at Amazon. It didn't get into the sports romance category until the very last day of the 99c promo period, so it never had a chance to take advantage of being at the top of the rankings there.
In June, July and August, FLIRTING WITH THE CAMERA was in the box set organised by Mandy Harbin. I've never done a box set with other authors before and I wasn't sure what to expect. We didn't make a bestseller list, which I know was the goal for some of the authors, but I was glad to get the extra publicity, make some sales, and in particular, get a huge boost to my mailing list.
I've just released my latest short story, NOT MY FIELD, and sent out a mailshot. It's been exciting to see the boost that's given to the book. I offered free copies (in exchange for a review) to the first twenty people who replied, and that's worked really well so far. I expected that there would be a percentage of bounced emails/unsubscribers but so far it's less than 2% of the total who signed up.
I've more or less made the decision not to submit again to my previous publisher, though I do have a book on submission with Mills and Boon. If they're not interested, I think it will be self-publishing all the way from now on. Exciting times!