Why you should 'Giveaway' your book, by Natasha Woodcraft
Many of us are allergic to the idea of giving our book away. I poured my blood, sweat and tears into this book. It cost me £xk to release it. Those paperback copies cost a fortune to buy! etc… Even so, I was thrilled to see the huge numbers of ACW books donated to Joanne’s collection at the Autumn Gathering. ACW members also regularly donate books to good causes. Aside from being decent humans, somewhere deep inside, we know there are excellent reasons to give our books away. In this blog, I’m going to chat about two of them. Firstly: Giveaways increase your book’s reach Let’s consider some examples: 1. Promotions There are several promotional opportunities that will highlight your book to new readers. They cost money, and obviously, as you’re doing a giveaway, you will not get royalties from sales. On the plus side, we’re usually talking ebooks, so the actual books don’t cost anything. Last year I did a Hello Books promotion. It cost $30 to schedule the promotion. I set my book to f