Comments on: Are KDP Select 5 day free promotions still worth running? https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/ ARC Book Reviews and Author Services Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:02:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Is Kindle Unlimited worth it in 2023? - Hidden Gems Book Blog https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-751992 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:02:08 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-751992 […] book away for free for 5 days every subscription period – a once-powerful marketing tool that I’ve previously argued has lost its effectiveness. You can alternatively take advantage of a Kindle Countdown Deal, which offers your book at a […]

]]> By: Theodosia Anonye https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-733666 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:58:52 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-733666 Thank you.

]]> By: A History of Kindle Unlimited - Hidden Gems Book Blog https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-442344 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:30:07 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-442344 […] means that some of the key benefits of keeping your books in KDP Select are being negated. A 5-day Free Promotion, for example, used to guarantee me thousands of book sales in the months that followed. Now, paying […]

]]> By: LoLoPaige https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-435607 Sat, 16 Oct 2021 02:51:54 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-435607 In reply to Erin Wright.

I want to go Wide so badly, but still overwhelmed with everything. Struggling to get 3rd book written. I wish I could get someone to sit next to me when I do go Wide because it takes me SO LONG to learn how to navigate every website. I’m intimidated by the Wide workload when I go to transition. Mind is willing but body can’t keep up like I used to.

]]> By: Erin Wright https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-435279 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:09:06 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-435279 ]]> You’re not going to be surprised to see me say this, but…

If just getting your books into the hands of readers is your primary driver, you should absolutely be looking at being Wide. Your most successful giveaway was 11,000 copies; I can give that away…and then keep going. I’m not restrained to just five days. I’m not restrained to just Amazon. I’ve given away a hundred thousand+ copies of just one of my permafrees, and I have two.

Free book giveaways (permafrees in Wide parlance) are THE best way to advertise as a Wide author. It doesn’t work like it used to on Amazon, but it does still work wonders on the Wide storefronts.

Just some thoughts from the Wide seats. 😉

]]> By: Steve Turnbull https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-435173 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:31:44 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-435173 I just made 100% ROI on a 5-day free (within two weeks). Got plenty of new reviews and ratings. The increased income is still continuing, I’m just not counting it as part of the promo now.

If you know how to leverage it, it works just fine.

]]> By: KU Author https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/are-5-day-free-promotions-worth-it/#comment-435172 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:30:51 +0000 https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/?p=8461854#comment-435172 Also, free books can drive audio sales if the book is whispersync’d. If you do audio, this is a fab marketing tool.

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