Free Book Friday / Inktober Day 8 (Watch): Looking out for #1? Right here.

Yeah, the book cover is a bit blurry in the thumbnail. I’ve updated the picture with the highest res and still…(thanks, Amazon). Looks OK on the book page.

Free books. Who doesn’t love ’em?

[murmuring]
_{“I do. Do you?”}
_{“Yeah. Maybe that guy over there?”
“Maybe…”}

So, if you have been following the ongoing saga of the not-so-free-perma-free poetry book, you’ll know I have had a great time chatting with the wonderful CSRs over there at Amazon. But as they say, “Fifth times the charm.”

I sent out the link on my blog and newsletter subscribers on Wednesday, and today, BINGO. #1.

Well, #1 in the free category, but #1 nevertheless. There is some correlation between the rank of the free vs. full collection, but the full collection hasn’t cracked the Top 100 yet.

Yet.

https://amazon.com/dp/B083Y6DPLY – Free Kindle version

https://amazon.com/dp/B083QPV6TQ – Not so free full collection

Well, onto Inktober and Free Book Friday:

All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/

Free samples: Poetry, Memoirs, and Fiction

Sci-fi available on Amazon

The story behind Free Book Friday:

I’ve met many authors and readers during my time marketing, cross-promoting, and blogging. I think writers have a responsibility to inform readers about all the indie authors out there in the very crowded world of book publishing. You can’t do it alone, and why would you when you have a supportive group available?

Readers don’t just read one author – they stick with their favorite genres. There lies the power in cross-promotion. If one of my readers buys a book from an author I promote, then chances are there will be a reciprocal effect, or so is the hope. Do I want to boost sales? Of course I do. Do I want to boost other’s sales? Why not. It’s called karma.

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.