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Marketing idea that actually seems to be working!

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So as you may know (or not) I write the Presley Thurman romance/mystery series. I currently have three full length novels out and one holiday short story. They are each priced at .99 cents although I am trying to get the holiday short to be free it just isn’t an option on Amazon/B & N unless there is a lower price match, which there is on Smashwords since it’s already free there but I can’t force it. The big guys pretty much do what they want. Anyways for ease of holiday gifting I decide to bundle them up into a boxed set. I thought that way for a still low price of 2.99 I could get all my books out there in a easy way and hopefully get people so excited about my books they would be be anxiously waiting for the next installment of the series in 2012. Well I am thrilled to announce that it has taken off quite nicely and after almost a full week on sale I consider it a success. Just goes to show that there are many ways to package and promote the same things as different things appeal to different people.

Happy Holidays!!

Bestselling, mystery with a little romance (nothing too steamy her mom might read this), author Laina Turner has just released a Boxed Set, featuring her first three full length Presley Thurman Mysteries plus a holiday short story. What a great way to experience all that fashionista-dectective Presley Thurman has to offer in one easy download.

This four-book set includes…

 

Stilettos & Scoundrels

Presley tells her boss what he can do with her job in HR and embarks on a new career as a freelance journalist. What seems like a simple interview with a Senator turns to murder when the day after her interview the Senator turns up dead. Does the fact that Presley was one of the last people to see him alive make her a suspect? Her ex-boyfriend Cooper, who was in charge of the Senators security, might think so. Presley is determined to clear her name but can she do it and resist Cooper’s charms?

Necklaces & Nooses

 

When Presley’s boss is found hanging she thinks its suicide until the police discover its homicide. Who would want to kill a boutique owner? Presley’s not sure but she’s determined to find out. The cute detective assigned to the case makes it all the more exciting.

 

Handbags & Hooligans

 

Presley went to Vegas to watch her friend Anna get married and the event turned into solving the mystery of her brothers girlfriend disappearance. But Ashley wasn’t exactly the schoolteacher she appeared to be. Who was she and was she kidnapped?

 

And the holiday short…Mistletoe & Murder

In this holiday short story, Presley goes home for Christmas expecting it to be a relaxing holiday until her old boyfriend, Brian, asks for her help finding out who has been stealing from him and it turns from theft to murder. Why would anyone want to kill Tommy and what was he hiding?

Purchase for Kindle, Nook, and available on Smashwords

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Free books boosts sales

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I came across this fabulous post by D.D Scott, an author I admire, who posts frequently about her journey in the indie epublishing world. It’s about her pricing strategy and to many of us authors pricing is such a crap shoot. But before we can worry much about price we need to worry about exposure. Our book can be the best price out there but if no one knows it’s for sale it won’t do us much good. D.D. celebrated one of her milestones by pricing her first book in the Bootscootin’ series as free and watched her sales SOAR!!!!!

Read the full article about how she achieved her success here.

 

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I fell off the wagon

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I sincerely apologize to my readers for falling off the daily marketing bandwagon. I have no excuse. Well actually I have a lot of excuses that I would like to use but I don’t want to seem whiny.  I did however get laid off from my day job and took the couple weeks I was absent from my blog to drink a lot of coffee, watch a ton of Law & Oder re-runs, and figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up.

You’ll be happy to know that I went through a one pound bag of Dunkin Donuts pumpkin spice coffee, got to episode 101 of Law & Order on Netflix instant stream, and realized that what I wanted to be when I grew up was what I have always wanted to be – a writer. Now I have a few books out there but it’s been more of a hobby and a longing rather than something I focused 24/7 or rather 32/8 on. When I thought about the aspect of finding another job and still putting my dreams on hold versus going all out and taking the leap to achieve my dream of making a living being an author I realized how much I needed to take this opportunity and reach for my dreams. While giving up a steady paycheck makes me nervous I am thrilled at the upcoming prospects. The world is mine for the taking and I know I can accomplish whatever I set my mind out to do.

To update you on my marketing/sales I did slow down on the marketing front the last two weeks but had a Kindle Nation Daily push on Nov. 20th for Necklaces & Nooses that gave me a boost. I then uploaded to Amazon my 3rd Presley Thurman book, Handbags & Hooligans, and my holiday short, Mistletoe & Murder, and experienced the greatest period of consistent sales to date. Every day I cross my fingers that it continues.

Have a great day!

Laina

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What’s your “thing?”

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I read a great post by DD Scott, author extraordinaire and co-founder of WG2E, about having a signature “thing”. Something you do that stands out as your voice as an author and business person. The “thing” people expect and want from you.

I am going to think a day or two about what my “thing” is. Until then read this awesome post and tell me what your “thing” is.

Laina

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