[Ipg-smz] My own Lorem Ipsum

[Tom Henderson]

I realize that. couldn't tell if people shopped places other than Amazon.

I may have to open Amazon distribution far ahead of my goal. I'm not a 
fan of Amazon.

Tom

On 11/2/18 6:25 PM, Christine Hall wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>
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