GO! Get my Book - and only Pay What YOU Like!
March 4th, 2008 by arvind
Arvind here, fresh from a day of early March sunshine - it seems like it is already Spring!
To mark the new season of hope and fresh beginnings, I am running a special offer for my book “Get the Life you Love and Live it” - you only pay what YOU like, plus postage and packing……
The book usually retails for £9.99 (U.S $20) plus postage, but you can now get it for whatever price you wish to pay plus postage, anywhere in the world. You simply pay what you feel the book is worth to you.
(Keep it quiet, but apart from the postage, you can even get it for FREE!)
So why am I making this offer?
I feel I am now back in the swing of things after a few months of grieving, rest, reflection and recuperation and it is time to celebrate life with renewed vigour and energy. This is my way of giving something back to the people out there who have been so supportive of me over the last few difficult months.
Also, I really believe in the value my book offers, and I want to spread my message and work as widely as possible. My intention is that a lot of people will benefit from this book - and will also get it for their family and friends.
Time to make things happen - and do please help me spread the word.
Great idea Arvind and do love it…..
whats the postage to Oz do you think????
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Thanks AC - postage to Oz will be around ?2
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Couldn’t clear enough storage space last time you made this offer Arvind? Hot cakes….. not
Thanks Angry - have you not heard of a new print run?!
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Ouch Angry,
Good luck with this Arvind, a great idea and we’ll head over to blogcatalog now and tell the gang…
Good luck with it Arvind and how many copies did you do on this print run, out of interest?
Are you in bookstores yet?
Fab - 4,043 copies in this print run. The odd 43 because they used up the whole reel of paper and is the “overrun.”
As for bookstores, I am in Borders nationally here in the UK and in selected Waterstones stores
Since I am self-published, I do all my own marketing online and offline, hence this promotional offer..
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That is awesome to be able to go to a bookstore and see your book there….ahhhhh….that is amazing!!
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I have contributed to a book that is in borders, waterstones, whsmiths.
so there.
Tell us more Urban!
A-Z of Hooligans
contributed to the Everton bit.
And the No Bull Magazine- about chemical enhancements in ’sports science’. ahem.
Borders & Waterstones - good for you A and 4,000 is going some……
Please do remind the gang here of your book all the time! Would you like us to add it to our shop while it is stock free??
Thanks Jim - it would be great to have my book in your shop whilst it is stock free!
Arvind I think that it s worth you sending me the book and paying for me to read it. I will charge you a mere 250 notes for this service.
Fair deal?
There you are mate! Making us laugh the minute you arrive - as usual!
Do stop by our Cheese Board and entertain the ladies with your wit and humour! Champagne on the house!
Chook, please make room, Gary’s back!
Fair deal Gary - as long as you accept 250 Zimbabwean notes
Please email me your postal address…
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Seat ready and waiting chook
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Arvind, glad to hear you are back swinging!
Hope the reflections have been enlightening and happy life celebrations mate!
Swinging has a different meaning in the UK BJ
Bridget, I am back but “swinging” would be one step too far!
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In Oz it means the same as the UK OOO la la
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I googled swinging aaargh! I didn’t mean that Arvind!!
I need a blushing/embarrassed emoticon here!
No worries Bridget - maybe some swinging is just what I need right now as part of my healing journey - or indeed any journey!
My advice would have been to hit a deal with the postal companies, great way to increase distribution and make a few quid commission eh?
Then you can tell publishers of any future books your last one did XXXX copies and make a few quid in the process, everyone loves the thought of a bargain. Postage and packing - ?7.99, book free - it’d work.
Thanks Gareth - maybe I can hire you as my sales agent for my next book. Just think how many we can sell in China!
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You have a version translated? Is it traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese?
If not then selling in China would be folly. I could get it translated for you for a fee. I could also look into getting it approved for pulication and distribution by the government.
Understand your market Mr, don’t simply rush in.
Good job I’m here I tell you.
Didn’t Radiohead do this with their latest album?
what? gave a copy of arvinds book away?
I didn’t know he knew them.
Lol!
That is really funny…took me a second…but I got it!!!
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Actually, I know them well
Their “music” improved after they read my book.
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LOL A!
Good for you Arvind, I am wondering what the marketing strategy is?
Seriously, this seems to be an increasingly common tactic, giving products away or asking the consumer to name their price.
I am genuinely interested as to why this is happening.
Lib - The marketing strategy here is simple - spread my work.
I feel what I write about makes a huge difference to people’s lives, and if it selling it at a price they choose helps to spread my work, then so be it.
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Nine Inch Nails are also going away their new album for free.
The big question is, is a book the way to go? who reads books these days? There was a select group that read when there was only telly, who didn’t get satisfaction from the idiot box; but now with the internet and things like blogging, are people reading books anymore?
I look at my own own case. I used to read quite a lot till 1.5 years back, then all these social sites came up where I could write and read all kinds of people like Angry, Urban & GC which no self respecting publisher would bet money on, and suddenly books disappeared. Now I’m armed with my laptop, my global wi-fi cards and I don’t read books anymore. I can’t wait to get onto my fav blogs, my social sites, my google news, digg, email, etc. This really hit home when I bought myself a set of books which are lying unread for a year now; and another set with the same fate bought 6 months back.
Should authors move beyond books? Are blogs the new books: People following authors as an online community and providing a richer experience than a one way read ?
Not sure if that works for fictional book. But then wonder how much fiction, people will read. Will it be relegated to beach vacations? Do you need fictional books for entertainment/relaxation now that you have access to original creatives in YouTube and blogs like these?
I think time for a Poll, which for some strange reason only I can post (more about this in tech support thread in the forum):
I am an avid reader of books.
Generally 2 fiction to one none fiction is the usual ratio.
About 2 or three books a month is the usual quantity.
Ditto Bridget. I have a passion for literature since a child and I studied it at school, so I will disagree that the net and you-tube can replace the magic that a talented author can create in books. Plus you discover a country’s culture and history partly through its authors. Currently reading a fiction (White Fangs - for the 3rd time and no the appeal does not diminish!) and a true story. More on that later..
no self respecting publisher?
I’ve already contributed to a book and have therefore been published.
perhaps some publishers actually like truth over theory?
Book title?
Do tell Urban,
We guess its related to football, right?
Any book sales yet Arvind?
Jim - 3 sales so far and counting.
I gave away a free copy at an exhibition last saturday and have just received a wonderful email of thanks - I will share more about this in a future post
Great, good for you Arvind!