Hi Dan, thanks for your input, but perhaps I didn’t make myself clear enough. I am not expecting instant results at all. To gain a foothold with Barnes and Noble, Apple and Sony, I have given away thousands of copies, not just under my own name, but also for a series I write under another name, which I don’t promote at all, yet it’s selling better than my Crossfire trilogy.
I know that free copies for marketing purposes works, and I know that it takes time. In my case, it took many months. What I am actually complaining about is the five free days out of every ninety that Kindle Select offers. It’s not enough time, particularly since I’m only prepared to enroll one book in the program. I feel if it’s my book I should be able to make it free for as long as I want. As for writers who are complaining about Amazon’s prizematching feature, all I can say is bring it on. For months I gave away one of my books for free on all other channels, but Amazon didn’t care, and didn’t pricematch. Maybe I’m not famous enough yet for them to take notice.