So, it's been one week since I published Unbound Brothers, it's time for an update.
I used a company called Draft2Digital(D2D), they do not charge anything up front but take a 10% cut of your earnings. I have to say that this part of the operation went smoothly, within a day the book was up at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DKA096W/ref=as_li_tf_tl?tag=draft2-20, Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unbound-brothers-rob-rowntree/1115804338?ean=2940016597072&isbn=2940016597072, and Kobo
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Unbound-Brothers/book-OgJZMUWf8UeL2jvGS76Pjg/page1.html. It took a couple of days to appear on ibooks
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id665704790. Naturally I was very pleased with this, especially as I'd heard nightmares about the difficulties using other distributors.
One of the hurdles with self publishing your book electronically is exposure. How do you get people to notice your book? And that has been the situation for me. Sales have been slow. I priced at £4.99, I believe in my novel and feel a reasonable price should reflect the effort I've put in. However, when you look at the prices of some 'bestsellers' it's easy to see how you can be out sold.
I've approached some bloggers and websites for reviews. Hopefully those people that have bought it might also put some reviews online soon. As the summer break approaches I might also reduce the price to make it attractive to those people looking for something to take away.
This week's chore - gain exposure.
