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Anyone for Murder? The results of my recent promotion

Curious to see what would happen if I offered one of my eBooks as a freebie over the weekend, I was delighted with the uptake by readers in most parts of the Amazon network.

For those of you unsure of how many areas said network covers, here is a list in the order in which they appear on the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing website: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.in, Amazon.ca, Amazon .br, Amazon.mx and Amazon.au.

The only countries from which there was no response were Japan, Mexico and India, which is disappointing. Could it be that no one over there enjoys murder stories? Somehow, I rather doubt that and think it more likely that the free offer was never brought to the attention of the millions who speak and/or are studying English. I’d be very grateful for any advice about how to interest them in my current books and those in the pipeline.

29 January, 2014 - There are 2 comments on this story

  1. Brilliant! Does it tell you how many you’ve sold or just which countries you’ve sold in?

    Sandra - January 29th, 2014

  2. Both, Sandra. Very useful information for any writer.

    Maggie Cobbett - February 1st, 2014

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