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2013 Novel Sales

  By Cliff Ball | January 6, 2014 - 9:15 am | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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-My year in publishing- I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great new year. As I do twice a year, I post what I’ve sold/given away over the year (or previous six months in the case of posting in June). As I discovered over the year when putting books into Kindle Select, that it’s become really over-rated, even the Kindle Countdown idea could use a lot more work, since I couldn’t get that to work for me either. Free days work well in that I’m getting lots of downloads, but doesn’t seem to boost sales beyond that, or even net borrows from Amazon Prime Members. I guess that … Continue reading →

Upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

  By Cliff Ball | November 19, 2013 - 3:38 pm | , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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For the upcoming start of the Christmas season (although, it seems like the Christmas season never ends anymore, especially if you see commercials on TV promoting Christmas deals right after Halloween), I have a couple of deals that anyone can take advantage of. I’m offering 50% off of most of my paperback novels through Createspace, which is good until the end of the year, and the coupon code is ZC6JYHVF. Other deals are listed with the books, including a free Kindle book the week of Cyber Monday. Times of Turmoil – Christian Thriller In Times of Turmoil, a prequel to Times of Trouble and Times of Trial, we follow how … Continue reading →

Out of Time Audiobook

  By Cliff Ball | September 17, 2013 - 1:31 pm | , , , , , , , , ,
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OUT OF TIME a time travel novel is now available as an audiobook on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. The narration was done by Michael C. Gwynne, an actor whose profile can be found on IMDB.com. If you prefer the ebook, it's still $.99 on all ebook sites where it's available. Visit the Out of Time page for reviews, excerpts for either the written version or audio, and the buy links. In the 2150's, a scientist discovers time is actually fluid; past, present, and future all exist at the same time. What he doesn't know, is if the current timeline can change when something is changed in the past. The U.S. … Continue reading →

Sales this week

  By Cliff Ball | September 11, 2013 - 12:28 pm | , , , , ,
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This week, I have Beyond the New Frontier for FREE on Kindle for probably the last time on Amazon from 9/11 to 9/12. Since it's a combined novel, I'll probably drop it as a title altogether on Amazon, since New Frontier and Final Frontier are separate titles on Amazon anyway and already that way everywhere else. In this combination of the novels New Frontier and Final Frontier, this is the story of alternate timelines, partial political thriller, and time travel, in which a United States President is kept from being assassinated, but there are other unintended consequences as a result. In 1976, Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States, … Continue reading →

The Indie Books Blog Hop

  By Cliff Ball | July 24, 2013 - 10:00 am | , , , , , , , , ,
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  Hi there, welcome to my website/blog to those of you who are on the "I Love Indie Books Hop." For this Hop, I'm giving away some of my ebooks (in epub, kindle, and pdf) for free through my webstore, except for my End Times Trilogy, which I gaveaway for the last blog hop. These novels are clean reads too. Once you've done all the Rafflecopter items on this post, and checked out the books I'm offering, please check out the other blogs on this hop that is listed below the Rafflecopter widget. Clicking on the covers will take you to the page on this site dedicated to each novel/short … Continue reading →

Novel Sales For the Year So Far

  By Cliff Ball | July 2, 2013 - 11:22 am | , , , , , ,
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Now that June is over with and it's half-way through the year, I'd like to share my sales stats for the year so far. I post this twice a year, and most of the promotion I do is through Facebook or Twitter (since I have a very small budget). Since the beginning of the year though, I've joined up with other Christian indie authors at sites like Crossreads to promote our books through Twitter, Blog Hops, and $.99 cent sales, and I think it helps tremendously. If I had a lot of disposable income, it would be interesting to see how well I'd do if I could afford Bookbub, Kindle … Continue reading →

#SampleSunday – Final Frontier, alternate history

  By Cliff Ball | November 11, 2012 - 12:01 am | , , ,
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For Sample Sunday, here is a part of Chapter 7 of Final Frontier. A couple of hours went by before anything started happening. As McMurphy and Elders were hiding behind some boxes on the floor where Lee Harvey Oswald was supposed to have shot Kennedy from, both men heard a door open, with two men walking through. The man who came in first was definitely Oswald, and the second man behind him was shoving a pistol in Oswald’s back, and was carrying something large that was shaped like a rifle of some sort. Oswald was saying, “Why me?” “As I keep saying, we need someone who we can blame the … Continue reading →

#99cent sale for my #ebooks on Amazon, B&N, and Kobo

  By Cliff Ball | November 3, 2012 - 12:40 pm | , , , ,
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For the rest of November, five of my ebooks will be $.99 on Amazon, B&N, and Kobo (which includes WH Smith and Angus & Robertson). Amazon updates either instantly or takes all day, UK Nook will update later, and Kobo’s new prices will be reflected tomorrow. All but Final Frontier is available in paperback. Here’s the ones on sale: Out of Time, my time travel novel, is currently $.99 anyway, but I’m thinking of raising the price to $2.99 at the end of the year, which includes Apple & Sony. Currently is rated 4 stars with 8 reviews on Amazon. In the 2150′s, a scientist discovers time is actually fluid; … Continue reading →

Potential novels, sequels, & other scribblings

  By Cliff Ball | October 14, 2012 - 1:49 pm | , , , , ,
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When I started writing and publishing my works, I never thought I would publish more than maybe two novels. Well, now I’m up to eight novels, and setting to write my ninth. My goal this year was to write and publish at least two novels, and I did that, with three. I also thought I’d never write sequels or a series of novels in the same universe, but I have. I’m sure some wonder if I’m going to have any sequels to some of my older novels, and I’ve been asked, but right now, I don’t know. Here’s an update on my current novels and future works. Out of Time … Continue reading →

New Release: Final Frontier

  By Cliff Ball | October 10, 2012 - 11:34 pm | , , , , , ,
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Final Frontier is the sequel to the novel I published last year, New Frontier. Currently available for $2.99 on Kindle(ASIN: B009ORP5U0), Smashwords, Nook, and Kobo. Also, Times of Trouble is currently going for $.99 on Kindle (ASIN:B0075CNFFI) (but is available in paperback and on other e-book platforms), and Out of Time, my time travel novel is always $.99 (on all ebook platforms). Update: all of my ebooks, but Beyond the New Frontier, are $.99 for the month on Kindle. What it’s about: In this sequel to New Frontier, the USS Lewis & Clark begin their search for the Soviet starship Yuri Gagarin. They find the wormhole that the Gagarin went through … Continue reading →

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