Free noir thriller - [SEE POST #107]

[joekerry]

Originally Posted by findjon

Joekerry--

Sorry, Joe, I haven't received your email. Please send again.

Jon
findjon@msn.com

have sent. Thanks

[joekerry]

sorry, I need the kindle version. Please check your junk folder to search my last email. Thanks

[jamesread]

I think I found the reason he's collecting email addresses from our members. The answer comes in one of his Amazon.com Reviewer's reviews:


"4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great read, July 3, 2010
By Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey (Hilton Head Island SC) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Red Chaser (Kindle Edition)
I consider Jon Spoelstra one of the top five marketing gurus of our time. His book, "Marketing Outrageously" is a must own, and I tell him so several times a year! So, when he alerted me to his spy thriller, I actually had mixed emotions. Furthermore, it is available only on Kindle. In fact, it was my first purchase on the Kindle format. Amazon offers a great Kindle reader for my iPod touch. So it worked out well. At just $3.99 consider it a must own; all work makes one very dull. Set in the 1950s and touching on baseball and communist spies actually makes me long for the movie version!"


So he's "one of the top five marketing gurus of our time" and I bet all those email addresses are part of his "marketing outrageously!" for some undisclosed future use. Or to sell. Or just spam. Whatever.

Just a thought for consideration...

[spyfish]

Is it real? Yes, I'd like to read Red Chaser for free on a Kindle. My email is spyfish@powdermail.com

Originally Posted by findjon

For some reason unknown to me, Amazon has reduced the price of my noir thriller RED CHASER from $3.99 to $3.19. What this means is that you get bigger change if you take me up to read my book for free on a Kindle.

The smallest gift card on Amazon is $5. I'll email you that gift card and you use $3.19 of it for RED CHASER. The remaining $1.81 you can use toward any book you want.

Amazon lowered the price to $3.19, but I guess they could raise it back to $3.99 without telling me. So, if you want to take advantage of this, send me an email today at findjon@msn.com and say, 'Yes, I'd like to read Red Chaser for free on a Kindle."

The Smashwords offer stands as is: you get the code for a free copy of Red Chaser.

[findjon]

Originally Posted by jamesread

I think I found the reason he's collecting email addresses from our members. The answer comes in one of his Amazon.com Reviewer's reviews:


"4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great read, July 3, 2010
By Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey (Hilton Head Island SC) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Red Chaser (Kindle Edition)
I consider Jon Spoelstra one of the top five marketing gurus of our time. His book, "Marketing Outrageously" is a must own, and I tell him so several times a year! So, when he alerted me to his spy thriller, I actually had mixed emotions. Furthermore, it is available only on Kindle. In fact, it was my first purchase on the Kindle format. Amazon offers a great Kindle reader for my iPod touch. So it worked out well. At just $3.99 consider it a must own; all work makes one very dull. Set in the 1950s and touching on baseball and communist spies actually makes me long for the movie version!"


So he's "one of the top five marketing gurus of our time" and I bet all those email addresses are part of his "marketing outrageously!" for some undisclosed future use. Or to sell. Or just spam. Whatever.

Just a thought for consideration...

Jamesread--

There's no reason to guess why I am marketing Red Chaser the way I am. Let me explain:

I would prefer to use the email route because I'm working on a sequel to Red Chaser. When it's finished, I don't think it's unreasonable that I send an email to the people that received Red Chaser to let them know the sequel is ready. There's no way would I use the email for anything else. Selling it? Don't worry; I don't think there is any market whatsoever for email addresses that got Red Chaser for free.

With my last book, a business book published by a mainstream publisher, I received over 5,000 emails from readers. I answered every one of them. Now I've got a sequel to that book coming out in February, 2011, and I think my readers would appreciate knowing that the sequel is out. Yes, I will email them.

I think that it's a terrific breakthrough where the author can communicate directly with his/her readers without being totally dependent on bookstore chains.

I've had two publishers who want to print Red Chaser, but have turned them down. Red Chaser is my first novel, and I'm really intrigued with digital books. Instead of working with a publisher, I wanted to market Red Chaser on my own, trying to better figure out how to market digital books. A publisher wouldn't let me do what I'm doing with Red Chaser. Right now there are about 3 million e-readers out there, but in four years I've read estimates of 30 million. I think that estimate is low. In a year or so, Kindle (et al) will have the price below $100, which should be the tipping point. Hopefully by then I'll be a lot smarter than I am now.

Sorry for the long answer, but there is nothing complicated about the email address thing. I hope to send you an email about the sequel to Red Chaser. That's all. Nothing else.

Jon
findjon@msn.com

[Olineary]

Jon, I have sent you email and said 'Yes, I'd like to read Red Chaser for free on a Kindle." But no answer. I want to know if you have any creteria to response?

[jerald]

Yes, I'd like to read Red Chaser for free on a Kindle. My email is Thank You Jon.

[GeoffC]

Are you guys sure you want to give out your email addresses visibly on these posts (spyfish / jerald) ?

Welcome to the newbies, by the way ....

[Dr. Drib]

Dear Members:

You would be wise to think twice about posting your email accounts here.

We are spammed every day and, in most cases, these bottom-breeding spammers are caught and summarily dismissed and reported.

You would be advised NOT to post your email account here, since there is always the possibility of your email being harvested, sold and spammed.


Don
(Moderator)

[koland]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

You would be advised NOT to post your email account here, since there is always the possibility of your email being harvested, sold and spammed.
(Moderator)

Over and above the harvesting being done by the author, of course. If you are having trouble sending Jon an email, send him a private message here instead (he does read those).

I'd also suggest going back and editing your earlier messages and deleting the email addresses from them.

[findjon]

Originally Posted by Olineary

Jon, I have sent you email and said 'Yes, I'd like to read Red Chaser for free on a Kindle." But no answer. I want to know if you have any creteria to response?

Olineary--

I usually process the requests in a timely fashion. Many times it's within 24 hours. Other times, because of weekends or other commitments, it's 3-4 days.

I just received your request yesterday, and the gift card should be in your inbox right now.

Jon

[findjon]

Originally Posted by jerald

Yes, I'd like to read Red Chaser for free on a Kindle. My email is

Jerald--

I, too, would prefer that you email me the request and not list your email address here.

By the way, if you want to edit your request and remove your email address, you can. Your Amazon gift card for RED CHASER has been emailed to you and should be in your inbox right now.

Jon

[jaxx6166]

Doc, there's no spam here...
PS/ anyone want a bengali escort?

Or whatever that last hijack was in the library thread

[pietvo]

Originally Posted by findjon

Jerald--

I, too, would prefer that you email me the request and not list your email address here.

By the way, if you want to edit your request and remove your email address, you can.

He can remove his email address from his post but then it will still be in your quote.

[keeska]

I sent email and received the promised gift card two days later. I started reading "Red Chaser" last night. So far I like it.

I think this is an interesting way to market a first novel. Jon has said my email address will only be used to let me know when the sequel is available. I have no reason to doubt him. I am somewhat surprised by the hostility some have shown towards in this thread. But then I have good spam filters and so see virtually no spam email.

Anyway back to reading.