New Titles: Giveaway Games Anthologies

Wittegen Press is pleased to announce the arrival of eight new anthologies.
In July 2012, Wittegen Press gave away a short story, or story part every day to their readers. Each story was only available for one day, but now the 28 stories from The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games have been gathered here into 8 different volumes.
If you would like to purchase all the stories in one volume at $3.99/£2.55 there is:

	Myriad Imaginings : All The Stories From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan & Natasha Duncan-Drake 2 writers, 31 days of writing madness, the result: 28 fabulously diverse stories for your reading pleasure, including horror, fantasy and science fiction, paranormal adventure, young adult and erotica. (http://www.wittegenpress.com/myriadimaginings)

If you are a particular fan of Natasha Duncan-Drake or Sophie Duncan and would like to purchase just their stories we have two options for you at $2.99/£1:92:

	Half of Everything: Stories by Natasha Duncan-Drake From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Natasha Duncan-Drake Many genres, 14 exciting stories in this anthology of shorts and novellettes by Natasha Duncan-Drake. Whether you're looking for horror, Sci-Fi or something else, you'll find what you're looking for in this collection. (http://www.wittegenpress.com/halfofeverything)

	The Other Half of Everything: Stories by Sophie Duncan From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan Many genres, 14 exciting stories in this anthology of shorts and novellettes by Sophie Duncan. Whether you're looking for horror, Sci-Fi or something else, you'll find what you're looking for in this collection. (http://www.wittegenpress.com/theotherhalfofeverything)

If you would like to collect only certain genres of stories we have five volumes available at $1.99/£1:28:

Book Of Darkness: The Horror Stories From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan & Natasha Duncan-Drake Ghosts, zombies and haunted dolls are just a few of the disturbing creatures you will meet in this volume of short stories and novelettes. Sleep Of The Damned by Natasha Duncan-Drake BFF by Sophie Duncan Just One Day by Sophie Duncan The Crosses We Bear by Natasha Duncan-Drake Queen Of My World by Sophie Duncan Dead Not Dying by Natasha Duncan-Drake (http://www.wittegenpress.com/bookofdarkness)

Beyond Our Horizon: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan & Natasha Duncan-Drake A thief discovering an affinity with dragons and a university professor being forced to confront his past are just two of the short stories and novelettes in this volume. Queen of Heaven by Natasha Duncan-Drake (Sci-Fi) To Life Reborn by Natasha Duncan-Drake (Fantasy) The Gift by Sophie Duncan (Fantasy) The Machine by Natasha Duncan-Drake (Contemporary Fantasy, M/M Romance) Song For A Soverign By Sophie Duncan (Fantasy) All In The Mind by Sophie Duncan (SciFi) (http://www.wittegenpress.com/beyondourhorizon)

Supernature: Paranormal Stories From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan & Natasha Duncan-Drake Discover the touch of the supernatural in this volume of short stories and novelettes. The Name Is The Game by Sophie Duncan Cleave To Until Forever by Natasha Duncan-Drake The Vampire Who Loved Me by Natasha Duncan-Drake Girl In The Mirror by Sophie Duncan Timothy by Natasha Duncan-Drake (http://www.wittegenpress.com/supernature)

Romantics: Erotic Romance Stories From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan & Natasha Duncan-Drake From a police officer working undercover to a commadore on a back end of nowhere space station, these protagonists all have sexy times ahead, with a heavy side of romance in this volume of short stories and novelettes. Incubus Shadows by Sophie Duncan (M/M/M, Fantasy) Undercover by Sophie Duncan (M/M, Crime Drama) God of Love by Natasha Duncan-Drake (M/M, Fantasy) All That Glitters by Natasha Duncan-Drake (M/M, Romance) Connections by Natasha Duncan-Drake (F/M/M, Sci-Fi) A Special Catch by Sophie Duncan(M/F, Sci-Fi) (http://www.wittegenpress.com/romantica)

Bright Young Things: Young Adult Speculative Fiction Stories From The Wittegen Press Giveaway Games by Sophie Duncan & Natasha Duncan-Drake Meet a university rock band with a lupine secret and an alien with cat ears and a tail, among other young protagonists in this volume of short stories and novelettes. Samling Born by Sophie Duncan (Paranormal) Lost Kitty by Natasha Duncan-Drake (Sci-Fi) The End Of The Journey (The Hidden War #1) by Sophie Duncan (Contemporary Fantasy) The Beginning by Natasha Duncan-Drake (Urban Horror) A New Path (The Hidden War #2) by Sophie Duncan (Contemporary Fantasy) (http://www.wittegenpress.com/brightyoungthings)

Free Books on Amazon

I've seen several people talking about whether putting a book free on Amazon is a good idea or not. I'm not going to go into the whole KDP Select thing because I very much don't like the exclusivity clause that is involved in it. However, I have had one title price matched to free, which for me has been brilliant.

I've analysed my numbers from December to January and having a free book (Forgotten Soul ) on Amazon has doubled my sales.

I'm definitely still at the don't quit your day job stage, even though this is my day job and I can only do it because I have a wonderfully talented husband and a low mortgage :). However, it's an upturn when, ever since Amazon played with their system back in the middle of last year, my numbers have been pitiful.

However, for those considering putting titles free on Amazon, I think I should point out a couple of factors.

1. Most of my new sales were for Forbidden Soul, the direct sequel to the free book.
2. The few extra sales I saw on other books were for books of the same genre. It didn't touch my YA novel figures.

Hence I think it's probably a good idea to plan exactly how you make your titles free if you are going to do so. I suppose it makes sense that if someone has read a book of yours in a genre and liked it, they are more likely to go for the same genre again. It is also likely that fans of a certain genre go for that genre and not an alternative one.

It's actually given me a lot to think about, which is why I thought I'd share what I've seen. Of course this is only one month, I have no idea if I will see the same again this month, but I have already seen more sales in two days than sometimes in a whole week in Dec, so here's hoping.

I'm seriously considering writing a YA short story/novella just so I can put it up there for free and have a free book in my other market segment. (Only once I've published "Cat's Creation" the sequel to Cat's Call, though, promise :)).

I would be very happy to hear if anyone else has had similar or completely different results. I know that KDP select only lets you put your book up free for five days, where as mine are intended to be free for as long as the system will let me do it, so experiences may differ.