I always love seeing authors trying out new ways to make the Internet work for their careers. With eBooks and eReaders on the rise in use and popularity, the channels through which an author can spread word about their writing are constantly expanding.
A recent example of this comes from Scott Nicholson, a writer whose stories tend to revolve around ghosts, supernatural thrillers and dark fantasy. Scott is embarking on a 90-day blog tour to promote his writing which includes 12 novels, 60 short stories, comics and screenplays. To encourage people to take part in the tour, Scott is giving away a Kindle DX and Kindle 3 to some lucky participants.
There are a couple ways you can become eligible to win.
1. Post a comment on participating blogs.
2. Subscribe to the Inner Circle and receive daily tour updates.
3. Follow Scott on Twitter.
Also if during the tour any of Scott’s books reaches the Top 100 on either the US or UK Amazon rankings, he’ll give away another Kindle 3. Another bonus: Scott is compiling a collection of eBooks which will be given to a random Twitter subscriber.
Here’s a video of Scott explaining details about the blog tour:
So with several Kindles up for grabs, a load of free eBooks and a chance to tap into a great blogging community, what do you have to lose? It will be interesting to see the results of this tour and the impact it might make on Scott’s books and career. While you’re at it, check out Scott’s extensive bibliography, including free novel excerpts.