[New post] The Story Behind “The Martian”

mikecane posted: "I had no damn idea: 1) It was originally self-published 2) It was originally a serial 3) It was once free Andy Weir and his book 'The Martian' may have saved NASA and the entire space program The story unfolded as a serial over the course of seve" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Mike Cane's xBlog The Story Behind “The Martian” by mikecane I had no damn idea: 1) It was originally self-published 2) It was originally a serial 3) It was once free Andy Weir and his book 'The Martian' may have saved NASA and the entire space program The story unfolded as a serial over the course of several years. At the request of fans, Weir repackaged it in an e-reader version. Some readers struggled with the downloading process, so Weir then put it on sale at Amazon via Kindle Direct Publishing, charging the required minimum of 99 cents per copy. More people downloaded it at that price than had ever downloaded it for free. They gave it positive reviews. Not a single damn person in my bookish Twitterstream ever mentioned it to me. And you would think Amazon would have pimped the shit out of it. They fell down on this job! Podcast page: How Andy Weir Took 'The Martian' From Blog to Bestseller to Blockbuster Movie (Starring Matt Damon) -- thanks to @JulietaLionetti mikecane | October 15, 2015 at 8:51 am | Categories: Digital Overthrow, eBooks: General, Marketing, Writer, Writing | URL: http://wp.me/p11VgL-hZs Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Mike Cane's xBlog. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/the-story-behind-the-martian/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com