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So we’re rolling out the retooled 32 CANDLES website next week, and I’m currently putting together a marketing plan for the paperback, which we’ll need to sell in the manner of hotcakes, so that I can get another book deal and continue to justify paying someone to take care of my daughter while I write for a few hours every weekday at Starbucks.
But in order to sling more paperbacks, I need your help. It’s pretty simple, please answer the following questions.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES?
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES?
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from?
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook?
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person?
Thanks guys!
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES?
Either on Twitter or from Carleen Brice’s blog. Can’t remember.
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES?
Borrowed
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from?
The library
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook?
Physical
5. If you recommended the book to others, what was their reason for not picking up a copy?
I don’t know anyone I recommended it to that didn’t pick up a copy. I was adamant that they read it and love it as much as I did :-)
1. From you/Fierce and Nerdy.
2. You’re a great writer.
3. Amazon.
4. Physical book.
5. I recommended it to many including on my blog, but have no idea how many followed through.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES?
On Twitter
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES?
Bought. Hmm not too sure. Reviews/comments on Twitter sounded good & I was excited about “discovering” a new author!
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from?
bookdepository.com – free delivery worldwide
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook?
Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, what was their reason for not picking up a copy?
I’ve loaned this book to at least 3 others who all loved it. I guess they didn’t buy a copy because it probably isn’t available here (Barbados) and also I lend out books as a passion!
1. From you.
2. I knew you as a teenager… knew it had to be good!
3. Bought it at Barnes & Noble.
4. Physical book.
5. Facebook, Amazon, and in-person
1) Listserv for my sorority (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.)
2) Glowing reviews from trusted sources; connection to the 16 Candles movie; big fan of the genre
3) Checked it out from Johnson County (Kansas) Library
4) Physical book
5) Email, library website, face to face, phone
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? It was either via Carleen Brice or Reads4Pleasure on le Twitter.
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? I bought it because I was intrigued by the story.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon…and Borders. I bought 2 copies, one for my personal library & one as a blog giveaway.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Both were physical copies.
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? I recommended via twitter, email/phone, & my blog.
1. I found out from Twitter, @carleenbrice, if I’m not mistaken.
2. The premise sounded interesting and a departure from the “Three/Four friends suffer, buy shoes, have dark secrets, epiphanny, dance, the end, novels I see marketed lately (no shade).
3. Audible.com.
4. audiobook. I love audiobooks. I will pick up the paperback when it comes out.
5. On Twitter and in person
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? A friend of the author and the author
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? Sounded like a great story and I am a child of the 80’s
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon.com for all three copies
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Email, facebook, face to face and gave it as gifts
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? Essence Magazine
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? I usually keep up with their recommended reads and the story sounded interesting.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Borrowed it from the library
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? I first recommended to my book club, who decided to read it after my recommendation (they loved it too and we got 32 Candles shirts to prove it). I also wrote about it on my blog and the link was posted on Twitter and Facebook.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? From the author
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? Because I’ve read other things the author has written and knew that it would be a good read
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Email, Facebook and in person. Oh, and an Amazon review.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I work with Jill Moyer and saw the book in her cube and we talked about 32 Candles quite a bit. I couldn’t wait to read it!
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? As I said, Jill’s comments piqued my interest in the book.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? I borrowed it from Jill.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Hardback-edition of the book.
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? I really fell in love with this book and the characters…absolutely LOVED it! I recommended it to everyone I know. I talked about it on FB, emailed my daughter, recommended it as a book club selection to my friends. I tried to imagine who would play Davie and the other characters in the movie (which surely will be made!).
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I read one of the authors “how to write” articles and then investigated the book.
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? Bought.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? E-book.
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Phone or email.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I work at a Library
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? Borrowed
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Columbus Metropolitan Library- Shepard Branch
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Facebook, Email and in person, I am still recommending this book every day, I see it sitting on the shelf. (STAFF PICKS)
Thanks guys!
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? From you Miss Ernessa
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? I bought it because you wrote it and you are brilliant, so I figured it must be good!
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? I bought it online, from either Borders or Barnes and Noble…I think it was Borders though.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? I recommended it via Facebook, Email, phone, in person.
6. I took it with me on my Honeymoon and couldn’t put it down…on my honeymoon, in Bora Bora…That’s how good it was!!
1.How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? Jill Moyer showed up to book club with a 32 candles tshirt
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? Jill recommended it and I trust her opinion on books, liked the 16 candles reference and honestly the image on Jill’s shirt (book cover) intrigued me, I love doing my little girls hair in a big afro even if she insists on beads
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? the library
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Loved it so I recommended it by in person
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? Twitter
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? Bought it.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? iPad Kindle app
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person?Email and in person
1) the author is one of oldest friends :)
2) heard it was going to be amazing!
3) amazon
4) real book
5) all of those plus hosted a book signing and got a local bookstore to carry it
1. Learned about it in an online interview of Harper Collins’ Dawn Davis re book recommendations on SheWrites (www.shewrites.com).
2. I am always searching for intelligent, well-written but also fun reads featuring women of color, because they are so few and far between.
3. I downloaded it from Amazon on my Kindle (sorry!) & later bought a hard copy from Borders to give to a friend.
4. I read it in e-book form.
5. Posted a rave about it on my Facebook page, posted a link on my Facebook page to the site re the book, emailed my book club and other friends about it and have recommended it to people in conversations as well.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I heard about it from a Carleen Brice’s website
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? It sounded interesting
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Library
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? In person and phone
1. etc. FaN
2. Because etc is a fab writer & all-around fierce nerd who I relate to.
3. Amazon.com – I pre-ordered that shiz!
4. Physical book. I like to feeeeeeel my books.
5. Faceplace, email & in-person!
Go paperback, go!
1. Ernessa T. Carter herself
2. Because I enjoy Ernessa’s writing and it sounded like a great story.
3. Bought pre-sale from Amazon
4. physical book
5. I’ve recommended to book via all of these ways, oh and on IM too. Mostly in person or FB.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I remember reading about it in Essence. Then I saw it in my public library! I took it home RIGHT AWAY and finished it that night!
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? I borrowed one, and liked it so much that I BOUGHT one immediately online. I was intentionally trying to boost book sales.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Purchased from Amazon. Borrowed from Davenport Public Library.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical books only, please.
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Email, Facebook, and in person. I also mailed a copy to my sister.
1. FaN
2. A fan of Ernessa’s writing. And the three chapters posted online were so great, I had to buy it when it came out!
3. Preorder at http://www.amazon.ca
4. Physical book so I could get Ernessa to sign it!
5. Email, Displaying book on my desk at work, and in-person recommendations.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? Recommended by Amazon.com
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? I used to love Molly Ringwald films, I dig meta, I’m from Mississippi, and the book sounded interesting enough. Easy peasy.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon.com.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? E-book (Kindle). I couldn’t wait for a physical copy. When I want something, I want it.
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? Twitter x2 http://twitter.com/ethenorthwoman/status/40307447822430208 and in-person.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? Recommended by Amazon.com
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? The description and good reviews persuaded me.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Amazon.com
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? My blog (www.precisionreviews.blogspot.com), Twitter, Facebook, my in-person book club, and through the black book chat.
1. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I saw it on the shelves in the Library where I work.
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? The cover spoke to me, that’s why I initially picked it up. But when I read the jacket and it said black girl obsessed with 16 candles I knew it HAD to be read.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? I borrowed it from this awesome online resource my library offers called MyMediaMall
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Audiobook!
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? In-Person and then I had my Facebook status referencing the book!
1.How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? From Ernessa.
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? It sounded interesting and ended up making a great book club read.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? Legacy Bookstore.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? In person, Facebook, Email, and phone.
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. How did you hear about 32 CANDLES? I read the review in Essence when it initially came out and this spring I was led to your website via the writing pad and decided to finally pick it up.
2. Why did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES? The synopsis was interesting. I also love reading literature by black writers, but have the hardest time finding ones that are well written and a good everyday read. I love Toni Morrison and Alice Walker, but I can’t read them everyday.
3. Where did you buy or borrow 32 CANDLES from? I borrowed it from my library.
4. In what format did you read it: physical book, e-book, or audiobook? Physical book
5. If you recommended the book to others, how did you do so: Twitter, Facebook, Email, phone, or In-Person? I have recommended it on facebook as well as on the phone.