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Brought to you by the fabulously handsome Chris Hemsworth (or, I guess I should say his lovely public domain gif), this jaw-dropping announcement:
Just through Sunday, August 28th, you can buy my upcoming release Poseidon and Cleito at Amazon for the ridiculously low, pre-order price of $2.99!!
That’s like nothing. You probably spend more on your morning coffee. Next year, if you’re a New Yorker, you’ll probably spend more on a subway trip. It’s less than a 16 oz. package of Nutter Butter cookies at Walmart. Nutter butters make for a great snack while reading the story by the way.
So, how can Amazon afford to offer the book at such a low price, you might be asking? I have no idea. I’m not an economics major. I’m hardly versed in e-book marketing, and christ knows it feels like a chunk of my heart is being carved out with a scalpel when I think about the years it took me to write the book all costed out at the price of a medium-sized Tupperware container. But my guess is it has something to do with Amazon looking at the long-range gains if lots and lots of people buy the book and tell their friends, generating a tidal rush of buyers that will make them tons of money when the price goes up to $5.99 on August 29th.
What I see is a win/win situation. I mean, you probably don’t care about the fat cats at Amazon getting richer. So why not buy their product for three bucks less and really stick it to them?
Maybe that was a bit crass. Truly, the reason you should buy Poseidon and Cleito is it’s a great story about a man who becomes known as the god of storm and sea and his wife who the Greeks conveniently left out of his legend because, let’s face it, if you think male writers tend to be sexist today, that’s nothing compared to the way misogynists like Plato and Sophocles treated women back in the day. Do you like stories with strong female characters? Do you like revisiting legends from a totally different point-of-view? Do you have an e-reader and an extra $2.99 laying around the house? If you answered yes to any of those, Poseidon and Cleito is the book for you.
Now how about a little more Chris Hemsworth?
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In closing, buying Poseidon and Cleito for the crazy, early release price of $2.99 may just be the most important thing you do this year. I mean, I’m not saying there aren’t a lot of big things going on in the world, like presidential elections and global warming and economic uncertainty. But why not take a little break from all of that unpleasant stuff and immerse yourself in an amazing adventure story? You’ll be contributing to adult literacy. You’ll impress people with your reading cred when you can drop into conversation: “Yeah, I happen to be reading a really excellent book too.”
I guess what I’m saying is you can’t afford not to buy Poseidon and Cleito at this amazing, early release price. As the great Ted Cruz said at the Republican Convention: “Vote your conscience. E-books matter!” OK, maybe he didn’t say that last part. But do you care?
