Facebook ads

So I'm going to try a three day Facebook ad experiment. I'm not going to put a whole lot of money into it - just $30. I made an ad for the novel, defined the target audience and pay Facebook per click up to my $30. So how much? Well FB suggests $.76 per click. Why don't I make it a penny? Because I'm bidding against other ads and the more I pay the better the chance it shows up on the pages I target.

With the book at a dollar I actually break even so let's see if this paltry sum makes a sales dent.

Kdp select

Quick update on the kdp select front. I still have no idea if my second free day was successful. The reports seem to have stabilized but feb 1 still is dark. Anyway, I've seen a pick up in sales and that's great but I'm hoping some of those translate into reviews.

I'm thinking about trying a Facebook ad or two to see what they do. I can't figure out if google ads are worth it tho.

I'm rambling. Tired. I should just go to slee

Well then

After a wild ride yesterday where some 1000 people downloaded my book while it was in free status (and a special nod to my 26 friends in Denmark!), today was, er, disappointing. You see, today is my second day of free downloads before it goes into pay status. So I was anxious to see if the novel could match yesterday's excitement. And the answer is?

I have absolutely no idea.

You see, according to the Kindle Author boards, there seems to be a glitch in download tracking so I really have no idea what the novel has done. (Shakes fist at sky) Ahem, of course, it has bounced around a bit in the Top free contemporary fantasy charts (from #4 to #10 to #8 to #6, etc.) so I'm thinking that's good but, really, what do I know? At the moment, not much.

Tomorrow will be interesting and we will see both if the report 'glitch' is fixed and if there is any effect from two days of freebies.

Regardless, I love my book and I hope those who downloaded it enjoy it as much as I did writing it. Of course, finding the last golden ticket would be pretty sweet as well.