The Globe started a three-day promotion on Amazon at midnight. This will probably be the last time as I intend to make it available for the Barnes & Noble Nook soon. That will make it ineligible for any further free promotions on Amazon.
The results so far? Impressive:
#1 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries
#5 in Mysteries
#24 in Genre Fiction
#68 in Fiction
That’s right. Top 100 in fiction on Amazon’s Bestseller(?) List:
How long will this ranking last? Will it go any higher in the charts? Who knows? Who cares? At least for one brief moment I can say I cracked the top 100 . . . even if it was free.
Quite an accomplishment. I’d say let yourself feel good about it. Don’t think about why. Here’s my belief when it comes to writing: if you can get someone to read it when it’s free, hook them, then maybe when it’s not free they’ll need to come back.
Of course, you may be building a reader base for the next novel. Does the Globe have a sister ship?
It’s a great feeling to crack the top 100, no matter which one. Congratulations! I hope it translates into sales for you and keeps you up there!
Thanks, everyone. David—it will have.