|
|
Tweet
Marketing Maestro, Joe Konrath, says you should not only sell collections of your short stories on Kindle, but also sell each of the stories in the collection as a separate item. So I thought I’d have a go at putting a short story (a fairly long short story as it happens, nearly 9,000 words) [...]
Tweet
Last weekend (was that just three days ago?) I had a free book giveaway on Amazon for my time travel thriller, TimeSplash (that’s it in the left-hand column if you want to pick up a copy). As my previous post says, it was an exciting moment. A book that had spent almost two years [...]
Tweet
I signed my novel, TimeSplash, into the KDP Select programme the other day because I was hoping it might give it a bit of a boost. It has been two years since the book was first published and sales have started flagging. Select gives you the option to promote your books by offering them [...]
Tweet Happy New Year everybody!
First off, thanks to everyone who took advantage of my publisher’s Holiday Special and snagged a cheap copy of TimeSplash. Astute shoppers will notice that the offer has now closed. Personally, I’d like to keep the price that low all year round but it’s not up to me. Instead, I [...]
Tweet
Reading the Entrails
I’m developing a relationship with Amazon.
It used to be a simple relationship. I bought books from them. Well, not quite simple. I occasionally bought books when their low price plus the exorbitant cost of shipping to Australia worked out better than a local bookshop, or it was a book [...]
Tweet
If I wanted an ebook reader, would I buy an Apple iPad? I don’t think so. Would I accept one as a gift? I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t.
The only ebook reader I know well is my 6″ Kindle 2 (foreigner’s edition). It cost me $256, and there are no ongoing costs. It’s a [...]
Tweet
I ran the complete set of posts from this blog through the Wordle program. Wordle calculates word frequencies, translates them to physical sizes, and uses this information to lay out the most frequent words in interesting ways. The image below, therefore, shows you just what I talk about most in this blog. If you [...]
Tweet
I suppose the title sums up my overall reaction to my new Kindle ebook reader but there are all kinds of details of the experience that I should probably add.
I was reluctant to get a Kindle. It’s not the best e-book reader in the world and e-ink is not my favourite screen technology. [...]
Tweet
Life is short. If you only read 20 or 30 novels a year, as I do, you’ve only got time to read about 1500 of them between being old enough to start and being too gaga to remember where the library is. Maybe 2,000 if you start young and keep a close watch on [...]
Tweet
Can you hear its siren call?
I’ve been trying to decide lately at what point being published for no fee counts as vanity publishing. A few of my recent publications have been in non-fee-paying magazines. I sent my work to them because I thought it would be an appropriate first step on the [...]
|
Upcoming Events
June 1 Timesplash release date
(but you can pre-order it on Amazon and iTunes)
June 5 I will be interviewed by Aurora:Darwin author Amanda Bridgeman on her blog.
July 1 True Path release date
The long-awaited sequel to Timesplash.
July 2 To celebrate the True Path launch I'll be doing a 24-hour Non-Stop Round-the-World Twitter Tour. Don't miss it!
Books I Recommend I have put together a set of books which are, in my view, the best sci-fi ever written. If you want to know my taste in sci-fi, or if you’re interested in expanding your own collection, go and take a look.
Find my favourite Science Fiction Masterpieces on my Amazon store.
But wait…
My Amazon store is a separate website. When you get there you will need to click the “Return to the Graham Storrs blog” link to get back here.
|