THE STAR AGENCY: FREE ON SMASHWORDS 26th July - 10th August

"...The story telling genuinely merits the descriptive term, "brilliant"..."

"...perfect for middle school readers (as well as young adult and adults too)..."

"...Highly recommended for young readers, teens, and adults who enjoy sci-fi..."

Top rated, award winning scifi eBook, The Star Agency, will be FREE until Sunday the 10th August on Smashwords. It is also free on Apple iTunes, KOBO, Barnes & Noble & Flipkart. It is rated 5/5 on Smashwords and 4.5/5 on Amazon.com (with 29 reviews). You can download it from the following links:

Smashwords
Amazon (Universal Link)

Apple iTunes

KOBO

B&N: Nook
Flipkart

Amazon have price matched it on .COM, .CO.UK, .CA, .IN & .COM.AU. For further information check out the book's Facebook Page and my author Facebook Page.

Thanks and enjoy reading,
R.E.Weber

Hello all,

Just a quick update for everybody who has asked about a sequel to THE STAR AGENCY. It is going to be called THE VOYAGES OF THE SEVEN and it is on its way. I'm making good progress with the book and I expect to release it sometime next year. I don't want to make any promises beyond that, because the book will be ready when its ready. It is more important to get it right than to rush it out half ready. Thanks to everybody for their patience and I will keep you all up to date regarding its progress. At present, I am about 2/3rds of the way through the first draft.

In the meantime, if you haven't already downloaded THE STAR AGENCY, please do check it out. It is available for the bargain price of $0.99 from the links below. It currently has an average score of 4.5/5 with 27 reviews on Amazon.com. It is also available in Paperback in Europe and the US.

Amazon (All Countries)
Smashwords
Apple iTunes
KOBO
Barnes & Noble
Scribd
Flipkart (India)

Thank you very much all,
RE Weber

All,

Thanks to everybody who has downloaded THE STAR AGENCY, both on Smashwords and Amazon over the last couple of weeks. Download levels have far exceeded my expectations and smashed all my previous records.

The free promotion will end at midnight tonight (Monday 2nd June) on Smashwords, after which it will revert to $0.99. I also expect Amazon to end their price match shortly after.

For those of you still interested, you can download this award winning book from the following links:

Amazon
Smashwords
Apple iTunes
KOBO
Barnes & Noble
Scribd
Flipkart (India)

Thank you very much all,
RE Weber

All,

I am very pleased to announce that THE STAR AGENCY has been awarded Indie Book of the Day, for Monday May the 19th, 2014.

So I would just like to thank everybody who has downloaded the book and all the kind people who have supported me and promoted the book. It really is very much appreciated and its success is down to you all out there.

The 'For Life' feature on their website can be viewed here if you are interested.

And of course the book can be downloaded as usual from the following links:

Amazon
Smashwords
Apple iTunes
KOBO
Barnes & Noble
Scribd

Thank you very much all,
RE Weber

THE STAR AGENCY: FREE ON SMASHWORDS 17TH MAY - 1ST JUNE

"...Highly recommended for young readers, teens, and adults who enjoy sci-fi..."

"...A fun story, Theo is very likable. I liked the writing style, and the story line..."

"...It held me engaged throughout the entire book..."

Hello all. Highly rated scifi eBook, The Star Agency, will be FREE from Saturday 17th MAY to Sunday 1st JUNE on Smashwords, following a few days later on several other eBook retailer sites. It is rated 5/5 on Smashwords and 4.4/5 on Amazon.com. You can download it from the following links:

Smashwords

Apple iTunes

KOBO

B&N: Nook

Amazon may also follow suit by price matching in the near future so watch this space. For further information check out the book's Facebook Page and my author Facebook Page.

Thanks and enjoy reading,
R.E.Weber

Hello all,

A BIG thanks to all those who downloaded & reviewed THE STAR AGENCY. I now have 18 reviews on Amazon.com, 11 of which are 5 stars, which gives me an average of 4.4/5 - click here to view. I also have great reviews on Smashwords and B&N: Nook, so thank you very much for the support.

The THE STAR AGENCY is a science fiction adventure suitable for readers of all ages 9 and above, and is available for a bargain $0.99. It can be downloaded from the following links:

Amazon (universal link all countries)
Smashwords
Apple iTunes
KOBO
B&N: Nook
Flipkart (India)

It is also available in Paperback from here: US, UK, FR, DE, IT & ES.

For further information, check out the Facebook page here.

Thanks and enjoy reading,
R.E.Weber

Hello All,

Although I don't generally discuss my sales/download figures openly, for my recent free promotion on Smashwords (and associated price matches in Amazon) I can say that compared to another free promotion last October (over a comparable period of time) I noticed the following increases in downloads:

Smashwords - An increase of 75% (*1.75)
Amazon.com - An increase of 229% (*3.29)
Amazon.co.uk - An increase of  140% (*2.4)
Amazon.ca & .com.au - Unknown but massively more, perhaps %400

Obviously I am very excited about this and would attribute this to the following (in order of perceived importance):

1) A new cover - this is something everybody bangs on about, but it clearly does matter. My new cover (eBook & Paperback front cover) cost me £40 ($66) from The Cover Collection. So do consider investing a small fee in this service.

2) A few new 5 star reviews - my average score is now 4.5/5 on Amazon and 5/5 on Smashreads.

3) An improvement in my social media skills, i.e. increased Facebook followers, membership of reader/author/retweet FB groups, automated timed tweeting through Hootsuite etc.

4) A stronger presence on forums such as Goodreads.

Once again, I would like to thank all those who contributed to these great figures and if anybody would like to share with me how you discovered The Star Agency and what persuaded you to download it, it would be great if you could either comment on this article or post a comment on my Facebook Page.

And as always, you can download my book for a bargain $0.99 from Amazon & Smashwords.

Thanks
Richard

Hello all,

Thanks to everybody who downloaded The Star Agency during my recent free promotion on Smashwords. It broke all my previous download figures, which is amazing, so many thanks for that. It is now back up to its regular price, still a bargain at $0.99 - click to view.

You may still be able to pick it up free on Apple iTunes, Barnes & Noble and KOBO for another day or so. It also remains free on Amazon (.com, .co.uk, .ca, .in and .com.au) on price match, so check it out if you are still interested - links below:

Amazon
Apple iTunes
KOBO
B&N: Nook
Diesel

Also a BIG thanks to all those who left reviews. I got 4 new reviews on Amazon & 1 new review on Smashwords during the promotion, all of which were 5 stars. My average scores are 5/5 on Smashwords and 4.5/5 on Amazon. 

Thanks and enjoy reading,
R.E.Weber

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Thanks

Hello All,

Those wonderful folks over at Smashwords are running a 'Read an E-Book Week' from Sunday the 2nd March to Saturday the 8th March, where lots and lots of eBooks will be offered either at a discount or completely FREE. My own eBook THE STAR AGENCY (click here to view) is enrolled in this promotion.

Hop on over to this link at Smashwords to check the promotion and bag yourself a bargain.

Smashwords is a fantastic site both for readers wanting to grab a great independently published eBook, and also for authors offering great flexible options for selling and promoting their works. It also offers its eBooks in pretty much every eBook format you can imagine, including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Apple, Sony, Diesel and many others.

Thanks and enjoy your reading,
R.E.Weber

FREE ON SMASHWORDS FRI 28th FEB to SUN 16th MARCH

My scifi eBook, The Star Agency, is FREE until Sunday 16th March on Smashwords and several other eBook retailer sites. It is rated 5/5 on Smashwords, 4.6/5 on Goodreads and 4.4/5 on Amazon.com & 4.5/5 on Amazon UK. You can download it for free from the following links:

Smashwords
Amazon UK
Apple iTunes
KOBO
B&N: Nook
Diesel

It should become free soon on Sony and Flipkark - India. Hopefully Amazon.com might also follow suit by price matching in the near future as well.

Thanks and enjoy reading,
R.E.Weber