by John Byrne Barry | Nov 18, 2024 | Pirates of Sausalito
Recently, I listened to a workshop by author and book marketing expert Tim Grahl, who said he planned to give away 100,000 copies of his new book. Because he wanted it be a best-seller, and books become best-sellers through word-of-mouth. So by giving it away, he’s counting on enough readers enjoying and recommending it to others that it takes off.
I’m not expecting to give away 100,000 copies because I don’t know how I could possibly do that, BUT —
My book will be free, as an ebook, this coming Monday through Wednesday, November 18-20. I’ll be promoting through book promo site The Fussy Librarian, but there’s no way I’m going to reach 100,000 potential readers, so please tell your friends and family.
Here’s what one recent reader said.
If ebooks are not your thing, it’s also available as a paperback, and now, as an audiobook. Both the paperback and audiobook are $17.
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I would love to hear what you think. You can reach me at johnbyrnebarry@gmail.com. And find out more about the real history the book is based on at https://johnbyrnebarry.com/houseboat-wars/.
by John Byrne Barry | Nov 17, 2024 | Pirates of Sausalito
I’m thrilled to announce that the audiobook of Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery is now available on AMPlify Audiobooks, narrated by Pro Audio Voices founder Becky Parker Geist, and yours truly, the author of the novel. She performs the women characters. I perform the men.
Pirates of Sausalito lends itself especially well to audio because I adapted it from a play I wrote and directed in 2023 — “Sausalypso Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery” — and is full of snappy dialogue. But of course I would say that.
Eventually it will be available through other vendors, but AMPlify Audiobooks gives the most royalties and it’s part of Becky’s company — she serves as president of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA), which I am also a board member of — so please, buy it through AMPlify. If you don’t listen to audiobooks, now would be the perfect time to start. 🙂
Also, you must know someone who, like me, “reads” more books on audio than they do in paperback or ebook. Tell them.
This is my first foray into audiobooks and it was intense and fun to work with Becky and her super-professional team at Pro Audio Voices. I highly recommend them.
You can listen to a sample of Chapter 1 here.
Also, you might enjoy this interview of me by Becky, which we did during the production. We had a blast. I hope it’s as much fun to listen to as it was to record.
P.S. Now I now have a professional microphone setup, which Pro Audio Voices helped me put together, so maybe I’ll do this again.
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