Valancourt Books discussion

We received copies of Riding the Nightmare and Element of Doubt this week and they're shipping right back out. If you haven't ordered yet and want one, we ordered a few extra of each and can ship them out Monday morning. Riding the Nightmare doesn't hit retail for another two months.



Riding the Nightmare:
https://www.valancourtbooks.com/ridin...

Element of Doubt:
https://www.valancourtbooks.com/eleme...

I'm reading it now and Riding the Nightmare is GOOD.

Glad you're enjoying it! Thank you!

That cover alone!!!!

Yes the cover is gorgeous! Just when I started to think I have my tbr in check... Why are you doing this to us Valancourt?

I thought the same about this cover!

I received my copy of Element of Doubt in the mail today -- thanks! I'll be taking it with me over my very long weekend.

Have a great weekend! Have a drink for me. Vodka and diet coke. Thank you!

Valancourt Books wrote: "Have a great weekend! Have a drink for me. Vodka and diet coke. Thank you!"

I'll likely do Captain and diet coke with tons of ice (I'll need it after hiking in heat index of over 100), but I'll think of you while I'm drinking it.

Can't wait to read it!

That's my drink of choice!

Not specific to this book, but I'm wondering why more independent publishers like Valencourt don't sell ebooks directly. I'd much rather give my money to you than to Amazon of Kobo, but I'm assuming there is something about the way digital rights are handled?

Great question! We used to sell ebooks directly on our website but had to take it down a year or two ago. People kept filing complaints with Paypal because we didn't email them an ebook at 3 am while we were sleeping.

Earlier this year I tested a few companies that automatically deliver ebooks to customers. They didn't really seem like they were going to work for us. It was also kind of expensive unless you sell a ton to make up for the fees.

I'd much rather be able to sell them direct if I can find a better company to use. I tried Gumroad, Weebly, Sellfy, and Shopify.

Valancourt Books wrote: "Great question! We used to sell ebooks directly on our website but had to take it down a year or two ago. People kept filing complaints with Paypal because we didn't email them an ebook at 3 am whi..."

Thanks for the response. I should have known the answer would involve some variation of "people suck".

I'm still actively looking and hope to find something that works! I'll let you know when we do.

Coolness. I will watch this space.