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Novel Approach to Promoting A Novel
- by Marisa
- March 27, 2007
If you were going to write and publish your first novel, how would you market that book? Would you hire someone to book you on Regis & Kelly? Would you send a copy of your novel to Oprah? Would you do a lot of book signings?
Well, if this was 1978, then you probably would do those things. But this is 2007 and promoting a first novel is much different now. Today you would probably start a website, right? And you’d make sure that your book is available at Amazon.com. Oh, and you’d give the audio version of the book away free, wouldn’t you?
No? Well believe it or not, that is exactly what Author Richard Harris is doing with his very first novel. Honest! If you’re looking for a great mystery/thriller/romance novel then The Capo’s Mistress by Richard Harris will fit the bill. But don’t take my word for it. Take the book for a test run and see for yourself how difficult it is to put this one down.
There are a few chapters to sample at the website but I’d have to recommend the interesting peek into male sexuality in Mike’s first night. It brought a smile to my face although I’m not sure that’s something I ought to admit.
But Richard Harris is offering more than a few chapters of his book to pique your interest. He’s offering the entire novel! Beginning on March 11, Harris began to post his book in MP3 format, one chapter per day. He’s going to continue to post each chapter right up until April 27. On that day, he’ll remove the MP3s and the book will be released at Amazon.com.
Okay, that just seems like a crazy plan to me. Why would Richard Harris let everyone download The Capo’s Mistress for free until April 27? And yet, it’s so crazy that it just may work. I know I’m downloading the chapters and listening to them. I’m not quite to Chapter 3 but I’m already hooked. I guess I’m a sucker for a good mystery and I just love cop stories about organized crime, mobsters and Las Vegas. Maybe that’s why I’m planning on buying the book when it’s released, even if I do make it all the way through the audio book. There’s just something about holding a book in your hands, turning the pages, you know?
So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and start downloading those chapters. They’re all going to disappear from the website on April 27 so you better get over there now!
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