I know a lot of you already have this one and the feedback I've gotten back so far is great. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I also noticed that Amazon has a lower price on Surrender so I'm guessing they're picking up a lower price on one of the other sites. I don't expect it will last long. I'd still like to hear from you if you've read any of my stories or even if you haven't. I love a good read so if you've come across something else you'd like to recommend, let me know.
Oops. I forgot to mention, Friday Nights is showing up on Amazon at $2.99 when it's supposed to be $.99. I've gone in and changed the price on their site to where it's supposed to be but it may take a few hours before they get it back to $.99. Sorry, but it's beyond my control. I wish they would update changes quicker but I don't see that happening.
Casey
I uploaded Unbound to Amazon this afternoon. It usually takes them 12 to 24 hours to make it active on their site. Hopefully, it'll be there this weekend. I'm trying to split my time between editing Tamed and changing the website and I'll do my best to let you know when it's actually available. You should also be able to find it at other ebook retailers in a variety of formats soon. It gets distributed by Smashwords in their catalog so I have no way of knowing exactly when it becomes available on each site. I know it's on Diesel ebooks now and the last time I checked, it was still free on their site. That will change when they update but I have no way of knowing when that will be.
As many of you know, Unbound has been available for free at Smashwords for the last few weeks. Sorry, but today is the last day. I won't change the price before noon and after that, it will depend on how much time I have. My days are pretty full. Now there may be a few places you can get it for free until they get their prices changed. (It's not as if I can just go to each site and make the change myself.) I'm also going to list it on Amazon where it should be available sometime over the weekend. Hopefully. So, if you haven't read it and would really like to, hurry and check it out. What I will do, if you want to read it on Smashwords after the price has changed, send me an email and I'll send you a coupon code where you can get it at half price. I'd make the offer for other retailers but they don't have that option.
Casey
Ok, some of you noticed the changes on the website. At some point, I'm going to have to try to consolidate some of the links. I think everything is still basically where it was. There is however one additional link to Barnes and Noble in the drop down menu under Casey's ebooks. I did this because even I have trouble finding Surrender on Barnes and Noble and it's my book. Apparently, the only category it shows up in is books under $10. It doesn't show up in romance or erotica. Personally, I don't think of it as erotica. More like romance with sex. Yeah, there might be more than two people in the scenes but it's what I think of as Contemporary Romance. Again, maybe it's just me but it would be nice if book stores could actually get it in a category. Wait... maybe they did, fiction.. sure that covers it. Well, at least they got that part right.
I think I'll probably add Unbound to Amazon by this weekend. The down side for those reading it at Smashwords is that it can't be free once I list it at Amazon. Amazon does not allow that option and the language in their agreement requires that you not list it below the listing price at any other retailer. Only Amazon can discount a book and offer it for free. No, I don't like that but for now, those are their rules and yes, while I may be stubborn, obnoxious, and sarcastic, I'm still a rule follower (most of the time). The thing is, I agreed to their terms when I started selling there and I'm the type of person that once I accept the rules, I don't go back and change my mind. Few things frustrate me more than to be around people who don't believe that the rules really apply to them. I'm related to some of those people. I don't want to be one of them.
Casey
Really. It's just me. I see it. I read it. I respond to it. No one else ever sees it. I don't share it. I don't talk about it. I don't do anything else with it. I only respond and then only if you indicate you want a response. You will not ever receive an unsolicited email from me in the future. If you ask, I will delete it after I respond to you. I don't even send notices about upcoming books because I haven't figured out a good way to separate those who want to be notified from those who haven't requested it. So, notices about upcoming books will be posted here on my website.
Casey
I made another of those executive decisions. Remember, I get to do that. As you can probably guess, it's hard as an author to know what people think if they don't tell you. I know some authors get friends and relatives to leave reviews but what good is a review if it's not real? I've heard from a few people that enjoyed Surrender and Unbound but I'd like to hear more. Whether you loved the stories or hated them, I really want to know the truth. How can I make them better if I don't know what's missing? So, if you'll send me an email (the address is in the drop down menu under Casey's ebooks) and let me know what you think, I'll send you a coupon so that you can get Friday Nights for free on Smashwords. Just let me know which one (or ones) you read and yes, I'll even send you the coupon if you hated the story. The only exception is if you hated it because it was too graphic. Since my stories are marketed to adults and they clearly indicate that they are adult fiction with graphic sex, I don't feel that that's a valid complaint. Sorry. By the way, the coupon code will be valid only through January 15, 2012. Just wanted to make sure you got that part. Thanks!
Casey
First, let me remind you that I said at one point that I didn't have a clue how to do the whole blog thing. Second, I missed your comment and I apologize. I'm glad you enjoyed Unbound. I hope you'll like Surrender too. Let me know. I'm still trying to figure out how to respond to comments. It's funny, I click on that damned "respond" button and nothing happens. I'm sure I'm missing something but I'll figure it out. Don't hold me to it but I'm hoping to have Tamed done within the next two weeks. It depends on those pesky kids of mine (kidding). I'll admit that the weather yesterday was much too pleasant to stay inside so I spent my afternoon riding my motorcycle. Cold and rain will insure that I'm indoors for a while so I'll probably manage my self imposed deadline.
By the way, if you'll let me know what you think, I'll see what I can do to get you a discount at Smashwords on Friday Nights (short story) or Tamed.
Casey
In case you missed it, not only do I love to write, I also love to read. Always have. I can read a novel in a day and a short story in minutes. I don't always have time but I own three different Kindles and I'm considering the Nook. It's just convenient to buy ebooks because they're easy to take with me and frankly, there's no more room in my home for the physical edition of every book I read. I do pick one up here and there but not often anymore. I read everything (well, almost everything). What I don't read makes for a shorter list. Lately though, as I cruise down the virtual bookstore aisles looking for a good read, I find book covers that I'm offended by and I can tell you, I'm not easily offended. Why have book covers gotten so graphic? I can't look for a book if my kids are in the room because I don't know what kind of images are going to show up on a webpage. Yes, I write adult fiction and yes I write explicit sex scenes but no, I don't put those images on my covers. Maybe those covers help sell more books. But they don't sell them to me. I absolutely will not buy a book that features a cover with what appears to be a teenager in a sexually explicit pose. It's just not happening. I personally, don't buy the ones that have adults in those same poses. Am I a prude? Absolutely not. But, if that's what it takes to sell a book, I'm not interested. Now I love the sexy covers (especially those that feature the naked upper bodies of gorgeous, muscular men, where do they find these guys?) but I don't want to look at the equivalent of soft porn when I'm shopping for a book. So, I'm curious, is it just me?
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