My 1st Kindle book is coming out and I need reviews. Anyone want a freebie?

[Smurfy]

@Andrew_Culture, you might find this article interesting reading (if you can get over the fact that it's in the Daily Wail)

Apparently 25% of top 100 Kindle books on Amazon are now written by independent authors who self-publish. In other words, people like you!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

@Andrew_Culture, you might find this article interesting reading (if you can get over the fact that it's in the Daily Wail)

Apparently 25% of top 100 Kindle books on Amazon are now written by independent authors who self-publish. In other words, people like you!

Thanks. I've found the whole process very encouraging. I was chatting to @swee'pea99 about the fact 1500 copies of my full length novel were downloaded during a freebie promotion. I mildly lamented that sales have not continued so excitingly now folk have to pay for the book, but I had to take a moment to acknowledge that it's astonishing that so many people have my words in their hands!

 

[simon the viking]

Cheers for the heads up.... (will probably download it whilst free sorry.....) I am still reading your first novel, Mrs V keeps finding me things to do.....

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Cheers for the heads up.... (will probably download it whilst free sorry.....) I am still reading your first novel, Mrs V keeps finding me things to do.....

I'll no doubt re-post when the book is free!

Hope you're enjoying my novel

 

[Andrew_Culture]

My confessions of a young punk book is available for free today, you can grab it here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-small-punk-Andrew-Culture-ebook/dp/B00H13YQNG/

Last I looked it was ranked #2 in the teenage advice section

 

[Archeress]

I'd Love to try them Andrew, but I have a non Kindle e-reader. The Samsung tablet I have could do Kindle, but the screen is far too reflective for comfortable book reading.

Hugs
Andrea x

 

[welsh dragon]

I'd Love to try them Andrew, but I have a non Kindle e-reader. The Samsung tablet I have could do Kindle, but the screen is far too reflective for comfortable book reading.

Hugs
Andrea x

I have a samsung tablet and read kindle books and kobo books as well as google play books. I have a screen protector. Books work and can be seen perfectly well.

 

[Archeress]

I have a samsung tablet and read kindle books and kobo books as well as google play books. I have a screen protector. Books work and can be seen perfectly well.

I have been spoilt by the beautiful non reflective screen of a sony e-reader. Nothing is as good as a proper e-reader, and after about 10 minutes on the Samsung I can't cope with the reflection whereas I can comfortably read on the sony for a couple of hours or more.

Hugs
Archeress

 

[welsh dragon]

I have been spoilt by the beautiful non reflective screen of a sony e-reader. Nothing is as good as a proper e-reader, and after about 10 minutes on the Samsung I can't cope with the reflection whereas I can comfortably read on the sony for a couple of hours or more.

Hugs
Archeress

I have a sony ereader as well and yes they are very good.

 

[simon the viking]

Review of "getting it" done and your new one downloaded. Thanks for some good reads

 

[ColinJ]

I have been spoilt by the beautiful non reflective screen of a sony e-reader. Nothing is as good as a proper e-reader, and after about 10 minutes on the Samsung I can't cope with the reflection whereas I can comfortably read on the sony for a couple of hours or more.

Try sitting without any light sources behind you. My Samsung Galaxy tab has a very reflective screen so when I am using it I usually turn off the lamp which is behind my right shoulder. No problem then ...

Surely you use the Samsung for more than 10 minutes at a time when you are on CycleChat or visiting other websites?

 

[Archeress]

Try sitting without any light sources behind you. My Samsung Galaxy tab has a very reflective screen so when I am using it I usually turn off the lamp which is behind my right shoulder. No problem then ...

Surely you use the Samsung for more than 10 minutes at a time when you are on CycleChat or visiting other websites?

I do use for more than 10 minutes at a time then, but it isn't the same kind of intense reading that I do when reading a book.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[ColinJ]

I do use for more than 10 minutes at a time then, but it isn't the same kind of intense reading that I do when reading a book.

I have to say that I completely gave up trying to use the Tab outdoors in the summer! The screen can be turned up so bright that it hurts my eyes indoors, but in sunshine it is unusable - too dim and a mass of reflections.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Lummy! My novel was 'bought' 6308 times over the weekend! http://ht.ly/tdqHF It was a Kindle freebie promotion, but still.. wow!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

It's getting weirder:

Er... if I've got my sums right, and if Amazon publishing reporting makes any sense at all then my book as been downloaded for free 9,550 times so far this year!

I want to see the ranking!