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
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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
February is going to be busy!
Book Release Info!
Thanksgiving is done and Christmas is upon us (I know not everyone celebrates Christmas but it’s looming large in my household!) and already I’m looking ahead to February.
Now normally February isn’t my favorite month. It’s generally damp and cold and bleak. We don’t even get much snow here in southern Virginia. Snow would make it so much better! At least it’s a short month.
But this year I’m excited about February. Really. I’ve been told my books Charming the Shrew and Daring the Highlander will be released from Montlake Romance in their all their new e-edition glory in February! I don’t have exact release dates yet, but hey, there aren’t that many days to choose from in the shortest month of the year.
FYI – These two books are available now in my self-pubbed e-edition (or in the original paperback version from used book sellers at Amazon) so you don’t have to wait until February unless you just want the new cover and probably some spiffier page design than I was able to accomplish on my own. The big change coming from the Montlake release is the marketing muscle they will put to work for me and my books making them easier for new readers to find.
Workshop info!
In addition to that wonderful news, I’ll be teaching my Scene CPR online writing workshop for four weeks starting Feb. 4th. You can get info here: Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter of RWA.
NOTE: FF&P is moving from their old web site to their new one and the workshop info hasn’t been ported over as of 12/3/11 so check back with that link soon.
New additions to the web site:
If you look to the right, just under my smiling face, you’ll see a place to sign up for my new mailing list/newsletter. Please go do that now! I’ll wait right here… go ahead, it’ll just take a sec. Really. Go.
‘Kay? Good. Thank you!
I’ll be sending out a newsletter when there is news to share - roughly quarterly, but definitely no more often than monthly (and since I really don’t write books that fast I’m not likely to have news all that often) so I promise not to clutter up your probably already overstuffed in-box. And if I do get annoying (no, not possible, right?) you can unsubscribe at anytime.
I’ve also added an Events & Workshops tab on the menu up above. I’ll be listing guest blogging, book releases, workshops, conferences, etc. on that page so if you aren’t getting my newsletter often enough to suit you (it could happen!) then you’ll always be able to find out what I’m up to on that page at the web site.
All right. I’ll let you return to your shopping and wrapping and decorating now. Just don’t forget to set a little time aside over the holidays to take a little “me time” and curl up with a good book. I recommend a nice fire to sit next to and a hot cup of your favorite beverage to go along with the book. Okay, a little taste of chocolate would make a good addition to your “me time” escape, too!
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
Laurin
