Kindle Giveaway Blog Tour

Scott Nicholson · 08-24-2010, 12:48 PM

KINDLE GIVEAWAY BLOG TOUR (now with 20 Kindles!)

Author Scott Nicholson and Amazon are giving away two Kindles as part of his fall book blog tour from September through November. A Kindle DX will be given away through the participating blogs, and a Kindle 3 will be given away through the tour newsletter. A Pandora's Box of free ebooks will be given away through Nicholson's "hauntedcomputer" Twitter account.

"The digital era coincides with Act II of my career," Nicholson said. "The Kindle has broadened many people's horizons and given readers more power than ever, and this is an opportunity to celebrate them and the book bloggers who spread the word. "

Nicholson is author 12 novels and three story collections, as well as four comics series and six screenplays. His paranormal thrillers "The Red Church," "Drummer Boy" and "Speed Dating with the Dead" have all hit #1 in the Kindle "Ghosts" category.

As a bonus, if Nicholson hits the Top 100 in the U.S. or U.K. Kindle Store during the tour between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, he will give away an extra Kindle 3 through the blogs. Sign up for the newsletter at scottsinnercircle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to get daily links to the participating blogs. Winners will be selected at the Watauga County (NC) Public Library in December. No purchase necessary, and the contest is international. Co-sponsored by Kindle Nation Daily and Dellaster Design. Details at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

tbrookside · 08-24-2010, 08:32 PM

Do I have to have a Yahoo account to sign up for the group?

Scott Nicholson · 08-25-2010, 12:39 PM

no Thomas, it can go to whatever email address you like!

Good luck. Man, it's hard to give stuff away for free!

Scott

Scott Nicholson · 09-01-2010, 11:39 AM

Don't know if this counts as "illegal bumping" but this is the last reminder--blog tour starts today, two OR three Kindles to give away, and a Pandora's Box of free e-books. Thanks and good luck and have fun!

http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/blogtour.htm

Scott

Scott Nicholson · 09-02-2010, 10:50 AM

Zoe Winters is a cool indie author who writes paranormal romance and she's giving away a Kindle! As well as a book. You can meet her today at my blog and find out how to win. One thing about Zoe, she doesn't waste your time! And she writes smokin' furry sex scenes, if you're into that kind of thing:

http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com

And I am at her blog today, continuing the Kindle giveaway tour, simply comment to be entered for a DX and maybe a Kindle 3 (if I crack the Top 100).

http://zoewinters.wordpress.com

Free Kindles. Cheap ebooks. Everybody wins.

Scott

Adoby · 09-05-2010, 01:08 PM

A paranormal writer who writes paranormal romance?

How does that work? No need to use a keyboard or the romances all become true?

Scott Nicholson · 09-10-2010, 01:49 PM

Yes, Adoby, Zoe is dead and simply channels books through the keyboard! And I keep ALL the money. Bwahahahah

Seriously (or maybe not) today's stop on the Kindle DX Giveaway Blog Tour is http://www.rexreadingrobot.com

Don't foregt the easy one-stop entry for a Kindle 3--subscribe to the newsletter. Thanks!

Scott

MosesSiregarIII · 09-11-2010, 12:46 AM

I think the link isn't working, Scott. You have it ending in .htm instead of .com

Scott Nicholson · 09-20-2010, 01:52 PM

Why not stop by and enter to win a Kindle DX by commenting today at
http://luxuryreading.com/scottnicholson/

If you're interested in ghost hunting, you might be interested in the post. Other tour stops are listed int he sidebar at http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com

Thanks and good luck. And thanks, Moses, for pointing out the broken link.

Scott

Scott Nicholson · 09-22-2010, 03:21 PM

Today's stop is about e-books!

http://www.crazy-for-books.com

Scott

MosesSiregarIII · 09-24-2010, 08:17 PM

Scott, you've said some pessimistic things about the future of ebooks recently. Can you explain some of your thinking on that?

Scott Nicholson · 09-30-2010, 02:05 PM

I don't see anything I've said as pessimistic, Moses. I simply think bookstores will die and there will be millions of ebooks and the prices will be rock bottom. Where's the bad news in that? (Well, I guess it is bad for publishers, distributors, and bookstore owners but great for almost everyone else)

Today's stop is http://www.spellboundbybooks.com

And for October, I've upped the stakes--one extra Kindle giveaway for EACH of my books that cracks the Top 100.

Scott

fedora · 10-01-2010, 09:20 AM

I'm really enjoying your tour, Scott. Very well done.

Scott Nicholson · 10-03-2010, 02:56 PM

I've monster-sized the Kindle Blog Tour, and I'm giving away an extra Kindle 3 for each of my books that cracks the Top 100 in the Kindle UK or US stores.

(The Red Church is hovering around #160-170 as of this writing): http://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Church.../dp/B0032FPYD8

Same rules apply, just with extra Kindles given away through the participating blogs. Two months left to get crazy!

http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com

or
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/blogtour.htm

Good luck and thanks for spreading the word!

Scott

Scott Nicholson · 12-22-2010, 11:30 AM

It was one year ago today, Dec. 22, that I finally decided to try this "e-book thing" I'd heard all the kids raving about. I figured I would put up an old novella, Burial to Follow, and hardly anyone would notice, especially those peers I was so worried about.

And I sold two copies as 2009 drew to a close, but I also uploaded The Red Church. In January, when the price was $1.99 and I was making a 35 percent royalty, I sold 67 copies of Red Church and 12 of Burial to Follow. The next month, I sold 413 copies combined. In March, I sold 771 copies as I added another book. It still wasn't much money, but it began to look reasonable and I softened my stance on self-publishing.

April took me a step back to 667 copies total. March moved up to 793, followed by 1,119 in June, 1,152 in July, and back down to 1,146 in August, when Amazon's 70 percent royalty kicked in and I raised some prices to $2.99.

September made a nice little jump, to 1,949 copies, and my first United Kingdom sales trickled in. October saw the first significant surge, up to 2,799 copies. November got crazy when Disintegration broke into the Kindle Top 100, reaching as high as #30 overall. For the month, I sold 12,422 Kindle e-books.

I'll be down for December, as Disintegration did its inevitable cooling, and as of last night I had 5,810 sales for the month to date. All these numbers are for Kindle e-books in the U.S. only. More books than I sold in any NY year except my first. More money made than in any of them.

In my first full year in the Scott Nicholson industry, I sold 29,120 copies on the U.S. Kindle. I'm not laying out these numbers to brag or send anyone scurrying to measure themselves against me--there are plenty doing way better than me. But I have a pretty nice level that works for me and is easy to sustain and build, and that's all any writer should seek.

After six books in NY, I like this way a lot better!

Full analysis at my blog

Scott

09-01-2010, 11:39 AM	#4
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Blog tour starts today Don't know if this counts as "illegal bumping" but this is the last reminder--blog tour starts today, two OR three Kindles to give away, and a Pandora's Box of free e-books. Thanks and good luck and have fun! http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/blogtour.htm Scott

09-02-2010, 10:50 AM	#5
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	meet paranormal writer Zoe Winters Zoe Winters is a cool indie author who writes paranormal romance and she's giving away a Kindle! As well as a book. You can meet her today at my blog and find out how to win. One thing about Zoe, she doesn't waste your time! And she writes smokin' furry sex scenes, if you're into that kind of thing: http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com And I am at her blog today, continuing the Kindle giveaway tour, simply comment to be entered for a DX and maybe a Kindle 3 (if I crack the Top 100). http://zoewinters.wordpress.com Free Kindles. Cheap ebooks. Everybody wins. Scott

09-10-2010, 01:49 PM	#7
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	channeling Yes, Adoby, Zoe is dead and simply channels books through the keyboard! And I keep ALL the money. Bwahahahah Seriously (or maybe not) today's stop on the Kindle DX Giveaway Blog Tour is http://www.rexreadingrobot.com Don't foregt the easy one-stop entry for a Kindle 3--subscribe to the newsletter. Thanks! Scott

09-20-2010, 01:52 PM	#9
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Day #20: Luxury Reading Why not stop by and enter to win a Kindle DX by commenting today at http://luxuryreading.com/scottnicholson/ If you're interested in ghost hunting, you might be interested in the post. Other tour stops are listed int he sidebar at http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com Thanks and good luck. And thanks, Moses, for pointing out the broken link. Scott

10-03-2010, 02:56 PM	#14
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Supersized Kindle Tour! Up to 20 free kindles! I've monster-sized the Kindle Blog Tour, and I'm giving away an extra Kindle 3 for each of my books that cracks the Top 100 in the Kindle UK or US stores. (The Red Church is hovering around #160-170 as of this writing): http://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Church.../dp/B0032FPYD8 Same rules apply, just with extra Kindles given away through the participating blogs. Two months left to get crazy! http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com or http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/blogtour.htm Good luck and thanks for spreading the word! Scott

08-24-2010, 12:48 PM	#1
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Kindle Giveaway Blog Tour KINDLE GIVEAWAY BLOG TOUR (now with 20 Kindles!) Author Scott Nicholson and Amazon are giving away two Kindles as part of his fall book blog tour from September through November. A Kindle DX will be given away through the participating blogs, and a Kindle 3 will be given away through the tour newsletter. A Pandora's Box of free ebooks will be given away through Nicholson's "hauntedcomputer" Twitter account. "The digital era coincides with Act II of my career," Nicholson said. "The Kindle has broadened many people's horizons and given readers more power than ever, and this is an opportunity to celebrate them and the book bloggers who spread the word. " Nicholson is author 12 novels and three story collections, as well as four comics series and six screenplays. His paranormal thrillers "The Red Church," "Drummer Boy" and "Speed Dating with the Dead" have all hit #1 in the Kindle "Ghosts" category. As a bonus, if Nicholson hits the Top 100 in the U.S. or U.K. Kindle Store during the tour between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, he will give away an extra Kindle 3 through the blogs. Sign up for the newsletter at scottsinnercircle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to get daily links to the participating blogs. Winners will be selected at the Watauga County (NC) Public Library in December. No purchase necessary, and the contest is international. Co-sponsored by Kindle Nation Daily and Dellaster Design. Details at www.hauntedcomputer.com. Last edited by Scott Nicholson; 10-03-2010 at 02:56 PM.

08-24-2010, 08:32 PM	#2
tbrookside Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 96 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bennington, VT Device: Kindle	Do I have to have a Yahoo account to sign up for the group?

08-25-2010, 12:39 PM	#3
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	no Thomas, it can go to whatever email address you like! Good luck. Man, it's hard to give stuff away for free! Scott

09-05-2010, 01:08 PM	#6
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,736 Karma: 26785668 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Thinkpad E595, Ubuntu Mate, Huawei Mediapad 5, Bouye Likebook Plus	A paranormal writer who writes paranormal romance? How does that work? No need to use a keyboard or the romances all become true?

09-11-2010, 12:46 AM	#8
MosesSiregarIII Writer, Reader, Conquerer Posts: 34 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prescott, AZ (cold) Device: Kindle	I think the link isn't working, Scott. You have it ending in .htm instead of .com

09-22-2010, 03:21 PM	#10
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Today's stop is about e-books! http://www.crazy-for-books.com Scott

09-24-2010, 08:17 PM	#11
MosesSiregarIII Writer, Reader, Conquerer Posts: 34 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prescott, AZ (cold) Device: Kindle	Scott, you've said some pessimistic things about the future of ebooks recently. Can you explain some of your thinking on that?

09-30-2010, 02:05 PM	#12
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	I don't see anything I've said as pessimistic, Moses. I simply think bookstores will die and there will be millions of ebooks and the prices will be rock bottom. Where's the bad news in that? (Well, I guess it is bad for publishers, distributors, and bookstore owners but great for almost everyone else) Today's stop is http://www.spellboundbybooks.com And for October, I've upped the stakes--one extra Kindle giveaway for EACH of my books that cracks the Top 100. Scott

10-01-2010, 09:20 AM	#13
fedora Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	I'm really enjoying your tour, Scott. Very well done.

12-22-2010, 11:30 AM	#15
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Indie Author vs. Major Publisher It was one year ago today, Dec. 22, that I finally decided to try this "e-book thing" I'd heard all the kids raving about. I figured I would put up an old novella, Burial to Follow, and hardly anyone would notice, especially those peers I was so worried about. And I sold two copies as 2009 drew to a close, but I also uploaded The Red Church. In January, when the price was $1.99 and I was making a 35 percent royalty, I sold 67 copies of Red Church and 12 of Burial to Follow. The next month, I sold 413 copies combined. In March, I sold 771 copies as I added another book. It still wasn't much money, but it began to look reasonable and I softened my stance on self-publishing. April took me a step back to 667 copies total. March moved up to 793, followed by 1,119 in June, 1,152 in July, and back down to 1,146 in August, when Amazon's 70 percent royalty kicked in and I raised some prices to $2.99. September made a nice little jump, to 1,949 copies, and my first United Kingdom sales trickled in. October saw the first significant surge, up to 2,799 copies. November got crazy when Disintegration broke into the Kindle Top 100, reaching as high as #30 overall. For the month, I sold 12,422 Kindle e-books. I'll be down for December, as Disintegration did its inevitable cooling, and as of last night I had 5,810 sales for the month to date. All these numbers are for Kindle e-books in the U.S. only. More books than I sold in any NY year except my first. More money made than in any of them. In my first full year in the Scott Nicholson industry, I sold 29,120 copies on the U.S. Kindle. I'm not laying out these numbers to brag or send anyone scurrying to measure themselves against me--there are plenty doing way better than me. But I have a pretty nice level that works for me and is easy to sustain and build, and that's all any writer should seek. After six books in NY, I like this way a lot better! Full analysis at my blog Scott

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