{"id":12540,"date":"2012-01-30T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T05:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=12540"},"modified":"2012-01-31T07:57:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T12:57:38","slug":"shotgun-gravy-is-free-for-the-next-five-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/01\/30\/shotgun-gravy-is-free-for-the-next-five-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Shotgun Gravy Is Free For The Next Five Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’ve taken the plunge.<\/p>\n

SHOTGUN GRAVY is now on KDP Select.<\/p>\n

Meaning, for Prime members, you can take the book out as a “loan.”<\/p>\n

Also meaning, right now, the novella is free<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, I don’t know how I feel about KDP Select. On the one hand, I do appreciate that it expands options for authors and readers alike in terms of getting new fiction into their greedy little eye-holes. On the other<\/em> hand, I don’t like that this only further foments the decrease of competition in the marketplace by increasing Amazon’s advantage and market share, which as a result does little good for readers with other platforms (or a desire to support bookselling entities beyond Amazon).<\/p>\n

So, why now?<\/p>\n

First, I’d like Atlanta Burns to meet some new readers. If this does that, win. I’m keen on finishing and releasing the sequel, BAIT DOG (now likely a novel, not a novella), but I’d like to get this book in more hands before I do so. If this does that? Then hey, score. Because honestly? Atlanta Burns needs some help, I think. This might provide just the sales boost she needs — she’s got 28 great reviews<\/strong><\/span><\/a> going for her. I get emails now and again telling me how much people really love her as a protagonist and love how the book tackles bullies. But, then again, it may not provide any boost at all. I’m not in the habit of expecting.<\/p>\n

Second, this novella’s been out now for, what, four months? And during that time it’s been available at B&N and here as PDF — so, readers outside Amazon have hopefully had the opportunity to get on board.<\/p>\n

Third, it seems like at least trying KDP Select will give me a better understanding of its relative merits and concerns. None of my other books<\/strong><\/span><\/a> at present are going that way.<\/p>\n

So —<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for a chance to nab the story of a troubled girl going up against some local bullies with her .410 shotgun in order to help a couple friends, here’s your shot to do so for a price that’s Cheap As Free.<\/p>\n

If you dig it, then let others know.<\/p>\n

Further, if you have thoughts on the KDP Select thing, feel free to talk about it in the comments.<\/p>\n

Finally, worth a read: “How KDP Select Saved My Book<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,” by David Kazzie.<\/p>\n

Shotgun Gravy at Amazon (US)<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shotgun Gravy at Amazon (UK)<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, I’d like Atlanta Burns to meet some new readers. If this does that, win. I’m keen on finishing and releasing the sequel, BAIT DOG (now likely a novel, not a novella), but I’d like to get this book in more hands before I do so. If this does that? Then hey, score. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11,71],"class_list":{"0":"post-12540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-theramble","7":"tag-chuckwendig","8":"tag-fiction","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pv7MR-3gg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12540"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12544,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540\/revisions\/12544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}