The whole thing went a little bit crazy, with friends linking it on Facebook, and then friends of friends, and to my astonishment the ranking on Amazon went up and up and UP, from down in the multi thousands to the hundreds, then into the top 100 free Kindle books, then all the way up to 20.
Just to explain the rankings: the #1 book is the one that's selling the best. The ranking doesn't tell you how many sold, only how it's doing in relation to other books.
Afterwards I went hunting for actual numbers and found that over 10,000 copies had been downloaded, including 72 in the U.K.
Utterly astonishing, and also a very cool loaves-and-fishes moment for me, that I was able to give away so many copies of something that I really had only one of, if that makes any sense.
The promo also helped with sales of both the ebook and the paper copy, and resulted in a bunch more reviews, so it was all good.
To those of you who helped out: THANK YOU.
Soon after, this accurate peek into my life appeared in the Sunday comics and made my children guffaw:
It's time for the annual book giveaway, something I've come to enjoy a lot.
If you're new here, here's the deal:
You send me an email at dorcassmucker@gmail.com and tell me of someone who needs some love and encouragement in the form of one of my books. Tell me their name and address, a bit of their story, and which book I should send them.
The titles: Ordinary Days, Upstairs the Peasants are Revolting, Downstairs the Queen is Knitting, Tea and Trouble Brewing
I mail them a book for free.
[Disclaimer, just in case: I reserve the right to say no, just in case this somehow gets weird.]
Please don't nominate yourself. . . but that would never occur to you anyway. Special consideration goes to moms going through a hard time this holiday season due to grief, health issues, financial issues, family troubles, and so on.
Like I said, this has been a lot of fun in the past, so don't be hesitant to nominate someone.
And, lastly, a Christmas special:
I'm offering a set of all four titles for $40, including postage. (Regular price: $51) If you pick them up at my door, the price is $35.
This offer is good only in the USA. And it ends December 11th, since I like to send them by media mail and it can take two weeks to get there.
If you're from outside the USA, you can buy them for $35 plus shipping costs.
To order: send me a note and a check at 31148 Substation Drive, Harrisburg, OR 97446.
All of you have been a blessing to me, and I hope your holiday season is blessed in return.
Quote of the Day:
"Alway curious about the seemingly austere Amish/Mennonite life, Mrs. smucker presentation was a delightful encounter, a glimpse into a life that is rich rather than austere."
--Starla Lago, an Amazon reviewer
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