The free promo for The Devil of Kilmartin is over, but it’s still bargain priced at only $2.99. It’s also still part of the Amazon Prime lending library, so read on!
Happy New Year!
Laurin
Heads Up! Free book!
The Devil of Kilmartin is on sale for $0.00 for two days only at Amazon.
On Monday 12/26/11 & Tuesday 12/27/11 you can “buy” this ebook for nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada. Rien. Nuttin.
How?
Amazon US: Click here
Amazon UK: Click here
Amazon Germany: Click here
Amazon France: Click here
Amazon Italy: Click here
Amazon Spain: Click here
Get yourself a little after Christmas present for FREE!
Whee!
Laurin
Amazon’s Lending Library
I’m happy to report that The Devil of Kilmartin is now part of Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library. What does that mean? It means if you are an Amazon Prime member AND you own a Kindle, you can borrow one participating book per month for free. (Note: Prime is $79/year, but they have a free trial month offer right now. You also get free shipping and streaming video so it’s not just 12 free books.)
There’s a lot of discussion going on among authors about the pros and cons of opting into this program because, among other things, it requires that we only offer the library book(s) for sale at Amazon while it is in the program. Authors do get paid for each “borrow” of our books and our books are still for sale as usual at Amazon sites in the US and Europe.
I’ve grappled with the exclusivity issue before and keep coming back to the way Amazon keeps creating new ways to help readers find my books — what book industry people are calling “discoverability”. This is another one of those routes to discoverability, so I’m experimenting with one book.
For at least 90 days (starting about 10 days ago) The Devil of Kilmartin will only be available for purchase at Amazon, however, that doesn’t mean you can’t read it on your Nook, Sony, Kobo, etc. reading devices but you will have to convert it to the format your device prefers. I’m told by reliable sources that Calibre is a good program for doing that, and it’s free.
I know this is an extra step in getting to the reading experience, and I hope that those of you with non-Kindle devices will give it a try. I’d love to know how it works for you, or if this extra step is just too much hassle. Your feedback will help me determine if I want to continue in this program after the initial 90 days.
My other two books remain on sale through January at most book retail sites. Come February, they are being re-released in a new edition. I haven’t seen new covers yet, but I know they are in the works.
It’s both an exciting time and a confusing time to be an author with so many things changing over the last few years. I truly appreciate each and every reader who gives my books a try.
I hope you all have a peaceful and joyous holiday and a very happy New Year!
Laurin
