I’m pleased with the activity on my latest novel Apocalypse Road. I’m getting page reads at a rate of about 5,000 per month (from Kindle Unlimited subscribers,) and have even sold a few copies outright. Not bad but considering all I have done is post it to my Facebook page once.
Early in my research on Kindle promotions I thought I had read “don’t bother with the big sites until you have 4 or 5 reviews.” Inwardly, I dreamed of becoming an overnight sensation; don't we all? Realistically I expected it to sell a few copies to friends who would say "It was very nice," after which it would disappear into a black hole never to be mentioned again. Even after a free giveaway of my first novel Soul Searching, I only had 1 review. 5 seemed impossible. I thought “why bother.” Why bother promoting it. If I had to wait until I had reviews, then it was hopeless to expect I’d ever get listed on “the big sites.”
Apparently, I was misinformed. Goodreads.com found ME. They list both of my novels. I even have 2 ratings, but no reviews, for Apocalypse Road. After a quick bit of research, I learned about Goodreads Author Program. So I created a reader account, and claimed my author page. Apparently there ARE sites worth joining that don't exclude beginning authors. They say it will take awhile to process my claim, but once it goes through, I will have to start more serious promotion.
Time to find more such sites. More to come....
