Just as I Suspected

Yesterday's promos started off with a bang. My reports show zero sales and zero KENP reads. For some reason, David Gaughran recommends eReaderIQ, but it certainly did nothing for me. It's Write Now is pretty low-rent, so I expected nothing from that site. I suppose one has to start somewhere. 

I won't keep throwing good money after bad, so I will soon exhaust all my promo options (the ones I can afford), and I'll retain my record of being the worst-selling author in history. 

Sure, a price point of $2.99 is high in comparison to other books being offered on these sites, but on the other hand, my writing is better. Of course, no one will know that if they are reluctant to hand over a whole $3.00 to find out. I don't know; what benefit is there for me to practically give away my book? Would I feel better if I discounted it to ninety-nine cents and still no one bought it? There's something to be said for pride. 

I've scoured reviews of promo sites, and the opinions are all over the place. Some people swear by one, while others say it's a complete waste of time. Even "professional" rankings are unreliable. Some that get an "A" rating I've used before, and they were duds. Even BookBub gets mixed reviews from authors, and my experience with them hardly met my expectations, given how it's supposedly the best site out there. 

I think the supply of books exceeds the demand. Millions of authors are out there pushing their work, and if one writes in a genre that's not in high demand, advertising is basically a lost cause. 

I'm not going to take it personally. My one big push is this week, and then it will be over. Maybe one day I'll get up the nerve to buy a Facebook ad, which (again) is supposed to really, really work. (I'm skeptical.) Other than that, sure, I'll dump my book in the bargain bin at some point. What else am I to do with it?