My Kindle Unlimited Run is Over

It was kind of fun while it lasted, but now my Kindle Unlimited reads have stopped. I knew it would happen--the gods of success were simply toying with me. I'll miss it, though. Seeing my page reads go up every day was at least something.

 

Running From Herself is now up to 9 total ratings, with an average of 4.6. I'm grateful that nine people either really liked it or really, really liked it. And based on my previous number, at least a few of those KU readers took the time to give it a rating.  

One of the very last places I ever visit is Goodreads, due to the meanness of its members, but curiosity got the better of me today, so I took a look at my author dashboard. Surprise! My reviews increased from two to seven! Well, not written reviews, but rankings. My novel is sitting at a 4.71 rating (five 5-star and two 4-star). It also shows 11 people currently reading and 16 "to-read", but I never trust those numbers, because people don't follow through, plus the "currently reading" can well be people who've already finished the book or abandoned it. I've got old, old books on Goodreads that people are still "wanting to read". Okay, sure. 

If I ever manage to get even one additional written review (that isn't snarky) from a Goodreads member, I'd be willing to toss aside my hatred for the site. I wasn't going to bother asking its "librarians" to update my book cover, because the place has never done anything to benefit me, but plenty to stymie my sales; now, though, I put in a request. You never know--the new cover might draw someone in.

Nevertheless, bottom line, the above numbers being what they are certainly don't bode well for any meaningful success. 

I've tried to be philosophical about things and brush off the novel's failure, but I find myself once again itching to do something about it. Trouble is, there's nothing to do. I don't know why I would trust Google's AI, but it tells me that if my book's not selling, one option to try is CraveBooks. I did use them once, to zero success. And I had to discount the book, which galls me. I'm still confused as to why I'd want to make even less money than I'm making now. I might decide to discount my novel at some point (temporarily), but that little rational voice inside my head tells me discounting won't work, either.

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Well, as it turns out, I somehow had a $10.00 credit with CraveBooks, so I scheduled an eReaderGirl promotion for Friday for $4.00! I've never tried that place, so what the heck? Then, congratulating myself on my money-saving move, I also went with JustKindleBooks for $22.00 for Saturday. Ehh, doing a tiny bit isn't going to kill me. Yes, I had to mark the price down, but it's only for a few days. Nothing wrong with testing out new promo sites before I give up completely. It's torture just sitting here with absolutely nothing going on.

So, since I had to lower my price, I might as well slap something up on social media, not that it does any good, but it's free. 

I know I said that Amazon ads were my last gasp, but damn, giving up is really hard.