There’s discussion amongst authors whether giving away your book is smart. Some arguments against are compelling. Some feel, well, self-important. Confidence is an admirable character trait. Arrogance... hum, not so much.

Should you give away your book? Honestly, it depends on your marketing objectives. Without a clear goal, no promotion is going to be a success. What do you want? If it's sales, then a giveaway campaign may be counterproductive. If it's exposure and reviews, a giveaway can rock.

Over 700,000 new book titles are released per year in the US and Canada. The global number is astonishing. In business terms, that's a saturated market in an industry flooded with new product introductions. As Pooh says, You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting.

For the next ten days, you can download a FREE copy of Simon Says, Perdition Games on-line at Story Cartel in epub, mobi or PDF format. Click the book cover and it will take you to the site or hit the link at the end of this post.

Why am I doing this? Because it’s important to find out what readers in the mystery-thriller-suspense genre think of Simon Says before Skully is released. Your opinion empowers me to create better fiction that entertains you. If you’ll be generous enough to take the time to read it, I’ll give it to you.

No, you don’t have to write a review if you don’t want to. Yes, Story Cartel asks, and a review—good or bad—would be lovely. However, it’s 100% up to you. Story Cartel is great, and I frequently download books from them for my own reading enjoyment. They do remind me about the review "deadline" via email, but they've never scolded me when I didn't have time and posted it later. Authors don't want you to read their work feeling pressured by a deadline.

If you accept this gift, I would love to hear what you think. It won’t hurt my feelings if it’s not your cup of tea. No rush to read it, take your time. If you download a copy, happy reading and I hope you enjoy the story.
Simon Says, Perdition Games Gift