Comments - Author Competitions: Are they worth it? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T13:34:01Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A138405&xn_auth=noThanks for responding, Pepper…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-26:537324:Comment:1384632008-04-26T20:22:24.593ZLynette Reeshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LynetteRees
Thanks for responding, Pepper. I'm beginning to feel that competitions are a waste of time and effort!
Thanks for responding, Pepper. I'm beginning to feel that competitions are a waste of time and effort! I've spoken with another auth…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-26:537324:Comment:1384452008-04-26T18:53:11.171ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
I've spoken with another author who did that sort of giveaway, and like me, she noticed that people who get the books more often than not will not ever let you know they got them, and will usually not tell you what they thought of the book. I don't know if it's the whole 'got it for free' deal or not--since it didn't cost them anything, they don't feel obligated to respond in any way.<br />
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I've never noticed any increase in sales from doing them. I hope there was some word of mouth going on on the…
I've spoken with another author who did that sort of giveaway, and like me, she noticed that people who get the books more often than not will not ever let you know they got them, and will usually not tell you what they thought of the book. I don't know if it's the whole 'got it for free' deal or not--since it didn't cost them anything, they don't feel obligated to respond in any way.<br />
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I've never noticed any increase in sales from doing them. I hope there was some word of mouth going on on the other end, but you're never even guaranteed that the recipient ever read the book. I've only ever once stumbled across a post online in a forum where someone who won a copy of one of my books said he was currently reading it, but the post was old, and the fellow was apparently no longer active on that forum when I discovered it, so I never got feedback from him.<br />
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I suppose the contests have their advantages, but I'm not sure what they are.