[Ipg-smz] My own Lorem Ipsum

[Christine Hall]

Both Barnes and Nobles and Smashwords require you to open an account 
before you can make a purchase. That might be part of the problem. Most 
retailers these days will let you purchase without opening an account 
with them.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 11/2/18 8:26 AM, Tom Henderson wrote:
> Fellow Guilders,
> 
> The summary is that I've e-published a detective novel under the name of 
> Samuel D Carter. The name is my late great grandfather's, who perished 
> in the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic, whilst living in Lake St Mary's Ohio. 
> He was an immigrant from County Wexford, Ireland. The current Sam needs 
> your help. It's a little tricky, and if you mess up, it costs you $4.99.
> 
> The novel will become e-published on Nov 18th. That's not far from now. 
> I need you to order it, then cancel. Doing this pimps the AI at various 
> publishers, making them think there is pre-sale demand for the book. It 
> puts it on the charts which in turn, triggers other AI to do advanced 
> orders themselves. You would/could cancel on Nov 17th. Doing this costs 
> you nothing, but might make the book sell.
> 
> Q. Is the book good?
> 
> A. Judge for yourself, if you're into softboiled detective novels. I 
> have read hundreds and hundreds of them; this is technically my 15th 
> book, but my first novel. The others are long gone. Some were translated 
> into Serbian. I doubt this one will be. I'm a fan of the classic 
> hardboiled detective novels, but this is a hybrid. I wrote it a few 
> years ago, but polished, buffed, and lacquered it only recently. It took 
> a while to do the cover art, and my good friend Don Gerya painted it. 
> Some of you may remember him as one of the managers at CBGBs in NYC, 
> years ago.... now retired and painting.
> 
> Q. Ok, how do I start?
> 
> A. Here's the list of how to do it, and remember to cancel if you don't 
> want to be charged!!!
> 
>      -Amazon: No, it's not there yet. Distribution is through 
> Smashwords, so see the next entry. Ultimately, it might be at Amazon. 
> Let's give others a chance.
> 
>      -Barnes and Noble: Surf to BN.COM and in the top search blank, 
> enter Liquid Absolution and the book pops up. Pre-order the book and 
> proceed to checkout. Cancel by Nov 17th, otherwise you own it.
> 
>      -AppleBooks: Similar to above
> 
>      -Smashwords: similar to above at 
> https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/900224
> 
> It isn't a great secret who Samuel D Carter is. I'm trying only to 
> prevent myself from getting dox'd. Otherwise, I'd use my own name. There 
> is a second book in the series, arriving around the first of April 2019. 
> A third non-fiction book will be released around that time, it's 
> tentatively titled: 101 Stupid PR Tricks, A Guide For PR Newbies.
> 
> You can sample the book, buy it, or simply help me by pre-ordering it, 
> then canceling the order, which has the effect of building pressure.
> 
> I warn that it's R-rated, bordering perhaps on X. Not for children and 
> teens..... or at least the ones from my generation.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Tom
> 
>