Well, the three day giveaway of H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis on Amazon went fairly well. I'd done it a couple of times months and months ago, and had my best success the first time, when the first day had over 1,000 copies "bought" for free. Certainly not the massive success I've heard of others having, but I believe it's partially because people didn't know the book exists, and partially because people seem to believe that the superhero genre is either just for kids, or must be a comic book, rather than full novels.
This time started out a lot slower, with only about 500 acquired the first two days, and then yesterday (Sunday) picked up pace in the evening and ended at almost 1,100 more just on that one day. I did hop on some Kindle pages on Facebook and post about it on Sunday, as well as a notice that went out on Kindle Nation Daily. Not sure which had the big impact, though, since I also had the paid notice on KND on Friday, and it had almost no impact.
By the way, I've set H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis to be only 99¢ for a while (at least) now. If you missed out on the free days, it's still a very low price for a full novel (an average novel is 100k words, this one is 122k). Check it out, right now the H.E.R.O. series is the most extensive superhero novel series of the last decade.
It's kind of frustrating for indie authors to just let people know that we even exist (and then to get past the bias against books not put out by a big publishing house).
I'm hoping people enjoy the book, and that some will give me a review on the Amazon page for it here:
http://www.amazon.com/H-E-R-O-Metamorphosis-ebook/dp/B005GM3PV8
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On another note, I've added the first image of a new super from the novel I'm working on now (H.E.R.O. - Gene Front) onto my Facebook page. His name is Neon. If you didn't know, I post a short biography and images on my main website of all the characters at http://www.kevinrau.com. I put more images, and sometimes more whimsical ones on my H.E.R.O. Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/herobooks. That's where I tend to look for comments from people, and do a render (new image) of a character when someone asks for it on occasion. If you have a question, comment, or would like to see a couple of the supers together in a pic, let me know on the Facebook page, I welcome the interaction.
Oh, and thank you to all the military vets out there for your service to our country. I appreciate what you've done for us!
Have a great Memorial Day!
'Til next time.
--Kev
Monday, May 28, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Interview of me on Alexandria Infante's site
Alexandria Infante interviewed me on her website, here's a link to it!
http://poisonedpin.webs.com/scifyguest.htm
Also, I had an interview on my site of Shawn Hopkins:
Shawn Hopkins (many genres, 5/25/2012)
Last, H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis will be free for the Kindle from Fri-Sun 5/25 - 5/27/2012. Get your free copy now! Here's a link to the amazon page:
http://www.amazon.com/H-E-R-O-Metamorphosis-ebook/dp/B005GM3PV8
'Til next time.
--Kev
http://poisonedpin.webs.com/scifyguest.htm
Also, I had an interview on my site of Shawn Hopkins:
Shawn Hopkins (many genres, 5/25/2012)
Last, H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis will be free for the Kindle from Fri-Sun 5/25 - 5/27/2012. Get your free copy now! Here's a link to the amazon page:
http://www.amazon.com/H-E-R-O-Metamorphosis-ebook/dp/B005GM3PV8
'Til next time.
--Kev
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Hi guys, I wanted to let everyone know that my H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis e-book novel is free this weekend, on Fri/Sat/Sun 5/25 - 5/27/2012.
Here is a direct link to the purchase page on Amazon:
http://bit.ly/zr6ouX
Note: You either need to own a Kindle, or have a free Kindle app installed on your PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device PRIOR to "buying" the free ebook. For a quick link to download these free apps, look at the lower right of my books page at:
http://www.kevinrau.com/books.asp
If you nab a copy, please consider leaving me a review! I could use some support from you guys!
'Til next time.
--Kev
Here is a direct link to the purchase page on Amazon:
http://bit.ly/zr6ouX
Note: You either need to own a Kindle, or have a free Kindle app installed on your PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device PRIOR to "buying" the free ebook. For a quick link to download these free apps, look at the lower right of my books page at:
http://www.kevinrau.com/books.asp
If you nab a copy, please consider leaving me a review! I could use some support from you guys!
'Til next time.
--Kev
Bargain E-Book Hunter site, new interview
Hi guys,
I've got new interviews up on my site, check them out:
'Til next time.
--Kev
I've got new interviews up on my site, check them out:
- Mary Ann Bernal (historical fiction, 5/23/2012)
- Derek Blass (legal thriller, 5/24/2012)
'Til next time.
--Kev
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tami Parrington interviewed me on her site
Here's the link to check it out:
http://www.tamiparrington.com/2012/05/22/interview-with-kevin-gerald-rau/
On the flip side, here are some new interviews other authors did on my site:
--Kev
http://www.tamiparrington.com/2012/05/22/interview-with-kevin-gerald-rau/
On the flip side, here are some new interviews other authors did on my site:
- Janine McCaw (historical fiction, 5/22/2012)
- Alexandria Infanté (paranormal romance, 5/22/2012)
--Kev
Monday, May 21, 2012
Here are the latest interviews for Sci-Fi, a Fantasy/Horror author, and a writer and web comic creator!
I welcome all authors that would like to participate, here's the page with the information:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp
In other news, I've been getting some writing done on the next H.E.R.O. novel (H.E.R.O. - Gene Front). Also, my torn left deltoid muscle is grumpy today after shifting my chest press to doing them higher on my chest today. (Not sure what I was thinking when I set the bar location, but my mind was definitely somewhere else.)
I've posted some pics on the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/herobooks that aren't on the website over the last month, by the way. Feel free to go check them out (whether or not you choose to "Like" the page).
'Til next time.
Kev
- Cassandra Davis (sci-fi, 5/21/2012)
- Tami Parrington (fantasy-horror/erotica, 5/21/2012)
- Sundae Rye (sci-fi/webcomic, 5/21/2012)
I welcome all authors that would like to participate, here's the page with the information:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp
In other news, I've been getting some writing done on the next H.E.R.O. novel (H.E.R.O. - Gene Front). Also, my torn left deltoid muscle is grumpy today after shifting my chest press to doing them higher on my chest today. (Not sure what I was thinking when I set the bar location, but my mind was definitely somewhere else.)
I've posted some pics on the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/herobooks that aren't on the website over the last month, by the way. Feel free to go check them out (whether or not you choose to "Like" the page).
'Til next time.
Kev
Friday, May 18, 2012
More interviews, H.E.R.O. Shorts - Silverlash
I'm not entirely certain how, but I forgot to blog about the release of my short stories, H.E.R.O. Shorts - Silverlash (and before that, Gatecrasher). Details on them are on my books page at http://www.kevinrau.com/books.asp. Both of these short stories are available for $0.99 on Amazon for the Kindle (as e-books). They also include new renders of characters specifically for each story.
Here are the newest author interviews I've added to my site:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions, and don't limit the genre.
In other news, my latest short story, focusing on Silverlash, is off to the editors, I've finished the core story points for the next full novel in the H.E.R.O. series, and begun the writing phase!
'Til next time.
--Kev
Here are the newest author interviews I've added to my site:
- Joshua K. Johnson (gunpowder fantasy, 5/14/2012)
- Jill Pritchett (mystery, 5/17/2012)
- Aron Joice (YA fantasy, 5/18/2012)
- Elizabeth Baxter (fantasy, 5/18/2012)
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions, and don't limit the genre.
In other news, my latest short story, focusing on Silverlash, is off to the editors, I've finished the core story points for the next full novel in the H.E.R.O. series, and begun the writing phase!
'Til next time.
--Kev
Friday, May 11, 2012
Here are the newest author interviews I've added to my site:
If you are an author, and would like to become involved, here's a link right to the questions page:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions, and don't limit the genre.
In other news, my latest short story, focusing on Silverlash, is off to the editors, I've finished the core story points for the next full novel in the H.E.R.O. series, and begun the writing phase!
'Til next time.
--Kev
- D.X. Luc (erotica/fantasy/paranormal, 5/10/2012)
- C.R. Hiatt (Y.A. Action & Adventure, 5/11/2012)
If you are an author, and would like to become involved, here's a link right to the questions page:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions, and don't limit the genre.
In other news, my latest short story, focusing on Silverlash, is off to the editors, I've finished the core story points for the next full novel in the H.E.R.O. series, and begun the writing phase!
'Til next time.
--Kev
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Here are the newest interviews I've done:
If you are an author, and would like to become involved, here's a link right to the questions page:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions (and have a few more to make live right now), and don't limit the genre.
'Til next time.
--Kev
- Nicole Hill (historical romance & more, 5/7/2012)
- David Leadbeater (action/thriller/horror, 5/7/2012)
- Lee Rawn (action/fantasy, 5/7/2012)
- Morgan Nyberg (thriller/literary fiction/medical, 5/8/2012)
If you are an author, and would like to become involved, here's a link right to the questions page:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions (and have a few more to make live right now), and don't limit the genre.
'Til next time.
--Kev
Monday, May 7, 2012
I've been doing author interviews on a regular basis, over 30 of them at http://www.kevinrau.com/Interviews.asp !
Here are the last 10, but for the full list of author interviews, click above.
If you are an author, and would like to become involved, here's a link right to the questions page:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions (and have a few more to make live right now), and don't limit the genre.
'Til next time.
--Kev
Here are the last 10, but for the full list of author interviews, click above.
- Jan Romes (romance w/humor, 4/30/2012)
- Simon Fox (hard-core sci-fi, 5/1/2012)
- Kat Flannery (historical romance, 5/2/2012)
- Warren Bennett (sci-fi/fantasy, 5/3/2012)
- Vanessa Wester (paranormal romance/children's, 5/3/2012)
- George Shirer (sci-fi, 5/4/2012)
- Douglas Dorow (thriller, 5/4/2012)
- Jane Isaac (psychological thriller, 5/4/2012)
- Russell Blake (action/adventure thriller, 5/4/2012)
- A.R. Braun (horror, 5/6/2012)
If you are an author, and would like to become involved, here's a link right to the questions page:
http://www.kevinrau.com/i/QuestionsToEmail.asp . I welcome new submissions (and have a few more to make live right now), and don't limit the genre.
'Til next time.
--Kev
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