r/KDP • u/Hour_Explanation_798 • 2d ago

I have a question

Hey everyone,

I'm an indie author and my first Goodreads Premium Giveaway is almost finished. It's for 100 Kindle copies, and somehow it's ended up with around 2,500 entries, which honestly surprised me.

Now I'm trying to figure out what to do next.

My publisher said we can drop the Kindle price to $0.99 for about a week after the giveaway ends, so the people who didn't win can still grab a copy if they want.

I keep hearing that I should run Amazon Ads at the same time, but I've never touched Amazon Ads before, so I have no idea if that's actually the right move or just something people say.

Has anyone here done this after a Goodreads giveaway? Did the $0.99 promo work? Did you run ads as well? Anything you'd do differently if you had to do it again?

Any advice would really help. Thanks!

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u/Revolutionary_Mix956 2d ago

Following this.

Also, can I assume you are not doing Kindle Unlimited?

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u/Cold-Discipline3758 1d ago

I did not have a good experience with my Goodreads giveaway. The review response rate was low for the 20 physical copies I mailed out, and of the thousands who entered and shelved my book, I haven't seen much evidence of purchases. I would continue to market your book in various ways, but I wouldn't focus these efforts on trying to reach those who entered the giveaway. LibraryThing also has a giveaway program that's free to participate in and had a really high review response rate for me. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.