I have a Genius Marketing Guy at Zondervan. Not only is he a genius. He stops me from saying stupid things publicly when certain retailers (as there are more than one) don’t carry my book in stock (and it has to be special ordered).
It’s a little frustrating being an author and getting continually asked “I went to Popular Christian Bookstore and they don’t have your book in stock.” or “I went to Popular Christian Bookstore’s website and can’t find your book.”
Evidently picking fights with Popular Christian Bookstores isn’t a good idea when you are attempting to be an author they carry.
I see it as just helping them out.? The customer is there.? And you’re missing them.? So they go to Amazon or B&N or Borders or Booksamillion or Davis Kidd (in Nashville) or ChristianBook.com or Parable.com…any other bookstores which have it in stock.
Just trying to help.
ANYWAY.
Genius Marketing Guy came up with a fun giveaway.
And super easy.
Go to Twitter and tell us your favorite quote from Mad Church Disease, or why you think people should read it, and include the hashtag “#mcd” and the link “http://tr.im/gH3N” and you’ll be entered to win a free book.? If you don’t have it yet, you can download the sample chapter and tell us what you enjoy there.
Example: “Satan is ONLY out to destroy us! #mcd http://tr.im/gH3N”
Genius Marketing Guy is giving away 25 copies and there is no limit on how many times you can enter.? The more you enter, the better your chances, and people will be chosen at random TOMORROW at noon EST.
So you have 24 hours.
Roll!
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PS – Mad Church Disease should be available on the Kindle beginning Friday! :)
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13 responses to “Fun Giveaway & Thoughts on Popular Christian Bookstores”
Your site doesn’t seem to be working (http://tr.im/gH3N). Is it only me?
I feel funny tweeting a link to a site that doesn’t work…but I want the book bad so I may do it anyways.
Hooray for a great Christian giveaway! :)
@Nathan I used tinyurl for the link http://tinyurl.com/dbb7ku the tr.im thingy didn’t work for me too.
I think that’s actually MY site that is down. Stupid host. Any link to MadChurchDisease.com or AnneJacksonWroteThis.com would be fine :)
Yeah. Confirmed that it is bluehost. That link will be fine within an hour. Sorry about that.
done!
The link (http://tr.im/gH3N) worked for me
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For the free chapter. We are going through this right now. You don’t know how much I needed this today. God used you to speak truth into me today and I really needed it.
Have they given a reason why they won’t stock it?
Pointing fingers at the pub…which is not the case.
I asked the publisher about getting the book on Kindle and they not only took care of it right away but they responded to me personally. I am looking forward to reading the book.
I heart my publisher!
Anne,
tweeted and I pimped the book at the C3 conference to MANY people I spoke with experiencing burnout within their staff. Face to face is golden…I should be entered to win 5 times.
;0)
Thanks,
Zak!