Keith Graham

Tomorrow Eventually, my book goes up for free on the Amazon Kindle store. I feel like a mad scientist trying to conquer the world. I have this crazy plan to reach the top 10 in the Amazon book store Best-Seller list.

I will hit Hacker News with a link to my new domain, www.ErrorMessageEyes.com. I am emphasizing the word “free”. If it hits, it will be good for a few hundred downloads.

I joined six Facebook user groups that are based on cyberpunk or Science Fiction. Each group has 50,000 or more users, although I suspect that most of the users are either bogus or inactive. I will spam each group with a link to the new domain. With luck, they will be good for another few hundred downloads.

I can count on a dozen or so downloads from my FB friends. They might even share the page, helping me get a few more.

It is possible that I will be able to hit 500 downloads, and if it goes viral, I may make it up to a few thousand downloads. This would be enough. When the free period ends, I will still be high in the Amazon bestseller algorithm and may sell a few dozen books for real money.

But it is more likely that I fizzle and get 100 or so downloads at best. I’ll know better on Tuesday morning.