My book is selling

EileenG

I've just heard that my book, Don't Feed the Fairies, is in the top 2% of Amazon sales.

People I haven't been nagging have been buying it.

Mind you, I have no idea how they calculate these things, but I'm not going to argue.

I'm getting reviews as well. www.tinyurl.com/eileengormley

Antilles

Wow that's fantastic news Eileen! So happy for you

Mr E

... and the reviewers don't have Gormley in their name either.

Only joking.... congrats Eileen... that's fantastic!
How long before you start getting some cheques from Amazon?

FewFew

Wow that's brilliant! Well done!

delighted for you eileen

i-digress

That's fantastic, Eileen. It must be a dream come true

pickarooney

Congratulations Eileen
Chalk up another sale there

CD.

That's amazing, congradulations!

Today Amazon,

Tomorrow the WORLD MWAHAHAHA...sorry about that...Junior Dictator Club memories are resurfacing.

pickarooney

Eileen, the link in your OP is not working.
Also, is the extract from the main page of your site actually in the book?

EileenG

pickarooney wrote: »

Eileen, the link in your OP is not working.
Also, is the extract from the main page of your site actually in the book?

Strange, the link worked for me just now.

The extract on my website is actually a bit I cut from the novel, but couldn't bear to discard altogether.

pickarooney

Ah, looks like my work firewall has it blocked, I was able to see it via a proxy. Lucky for you, I paid full whack instead of the discounted price on that link

EileenG

Well, thank you so much! I'm not going to object to sales.

Memnoch

Great stuff, Eileen. To see a member of the forum achieve success in the kind of environment where new writers are told not to bother is very inspiring for those of us still trying to pursue writing as more than just a hobby some day. Way to go. I'll be buying my copy soon as I manage to get my cc unblocked.

EileenG

CD. wrote: »

That's amazing, congradulations!

Today Amazon,

Tomorrow the WORLD MWAHAHAHA...sorry about that...Junior Dictator Club memories are resurfacing.

Today Barnes & Noble. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-feed-the-fairies-eileen-gormley/1103844698?ean=2940012904959&itm=1&usri=don%2bt%2bfeed%2bthe%2bfairies

Mind you, I don't think anyone in Europe has a Nook!

FewFew

A Nook is a thing? Damn, I thought it was a website. Hmmm... this complicates matters.

Well no it doesn't really. I'm going to be stubborn and totally against my regular form and just buy a kindle. Apparently you can't by them in shops, so to Amazon I go, but I have to figure out delivery.

EileenG

You don't need to buy a Kindle. If you have any sort of smartphone, even the little 59.99 ones Vodafone are advertising now, you can download the free Kindle Ap and off you go.

I know people who have Kindles and they all seem to love them, but I'm too cheap to shell out, and I do it on my phone.

pickarooney

I was able to download it to both my work PC and my Android tablet. I think it's limited to one computer and one mobile device. As far as I can tell it's the same with Nook, you can install it on a PC and Android/iOS device.

FewFew

EileenG wrote: »

You don't need to buy a Kindle. If you have any sort of smartphone, even the little 59.99 ones Vodafone are advertising now, you can download the free Kindle Ap and off you go.

I know people who have Kindles and they all seem to love them, but I'm too cheap to shell out, and I do it on my phone.

Ah yeah, but I've convinced myself that I'd really like a Kindle, it all kicked off when I realised you can put dictionaries and stuff on there. If I can view it on my iTouch and then later my Kindle, I shall buy the book after work. Research ahoy!

EileenG

pickarooney wrote: »

I was able to download it to both my work PC and my Android tablet. I think it's limited to one computer and one mobile device. As far as I can tell it's the same with Nook, you can install it on a PC and Android/iOS device.

As far as I know, it's on as many devices as are registered to you. I do know if you switch phone, all the Kindle books you've bought can be downloaded immediately to the new one.

FewFew

EileenG wrote: »

As far as I know, it's on as many devices as are registered to you. I do know if you switch phone, all the Kindle books you've bought can be downloaded immediately to the new one.

Awesome! Then I shall buy your book tonight. I hope I like it after all this

pickarooney

Fewcifur wrote: »

Awesome! Then I shall buy your book tonight. I hope I like it after all this

Have you read the excerpt on Amazon? Or is that gone now?

FewFew

pickarooney wrote: »

Have you read the excerpt on Amazon? Or is that gone now?

Nope, I want the whole steak, not just the mouthful. Plus I'd buy it anyway to show support, lord knows I've bought enough crappy CDs to support local bands without having any attention of putting them on my ipod

Fewcifur

Fewcifur wrote: »

Nope, I want the whole steak, not just the mouthful. Plus I'd buy it anyway to show support, lord knows I've bought enough crappy CDs to support local bands without having any attention of putting them on my ipod

I am not sure this is encouraging to Eileen... :pac:

pickarooney

Yeah, I honestly would not buy a book 'just because'. Normally I wouldn't be into space-fairies but the excerpt hooked me and I'm really enjoying this so far.

EileenG

Now I'm going to be really worried until you are finished.

But yeah, I've bought books I had no intention of reading, just to show support. At least this one won't take up space on the bedroom floor - or am I the only one who "stores" my books here?

FewFew

pickarooney wrote: »

Yeah, I honestly would not buy a book 'just because'. Normally I wouldn't be into space-fairies but the excerpt hooked me and I'm really enjoying this so far.

Ah but the 'just because' is supporting one of your own then it's worth it. Sure I buy plenty of daffodils, teddy bears, guide dogs, pink ribbons and whatever else comes across my way en route to work with not intention of wearing them, at least this way I know in some very small way I'm helping for another book to happen.

EileenG wrote: »

Now I'm going to be really worried until you are finished.

But yeah, I've bought books I had no intention of reading, just to show support. At least this one won't take up space on the bedroom floor - or am I the only one who "stores" my books here?

They're not allowed to be officially stored there, but they always are. I do try my best to get them on a shelf where they can look pretty, but somehow I always have at least four of them on the floor next to my bed, even though I only read one at a time. Odd.

Don't worry, I'm sure I'll like it. I'll even write a review of it... um, so now I do hope I like it, cause I'm awfully critical when I don't (apparently)

The Mad Hatter

EileenG wrote: »

Now I'm going to be really worried until you are finished.

But yeah, I've bought books I had no intention of reading, just to show support. At least this one won't take up space on the bedroom floor - or am I the only one who "stores" my books here?

I don't store my books there! They just sort of wind up there anyway...

Antilles

I just throw a duvet over my enormous book pile and sleep on top of that

Mine are on the floor, the bed, the bedside table, other bedside lockers in family's home, in boxes in the spare room... and even on bookshelves!! :pac:

pickarooney

I tend get rid of my books once I've read them - share the wealth and all that.

EileenG

I get rid of a lot, but there's still a growing pile of "I'm going to reread that one, it has to stay." Not quite "How Clean is your House", but heading in that direction.