Free Kindle Books Like Fifty Shades Of Grey

[Salomon Thoj]

Itried the sample for 50 SOG and didn't like it - it seemed really badly written and didn't draw me in at all - but do do fancy reading something of that 'genre' .

So does anyone have any suggestions? Something well written with a bit of ooh la la thrown in?

There is a LOT of erotica on Kindle, and lots of it is dead cheap or even free so I am told of course

Search "mammoth book of" and "pack" or "pak"

If you like paranormal romance, Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter stories are great, and have well written sex scenes in great plots.

Shelly Laurenston is good too, I love her stuff - start with the Magnus Pack Trilogy as they set the scene for all the rest.

There are literally hundreds of this type of thing, and with the free samples you can check them out without having to buy them too, which is good because while some are brilliant, some are utter dross.

Another vote for the crossfire series. Can I suggest you join goodreads? If you look up a book you have enjoyed you can see lists 'like this book' and find other similar authors. Thats how I find most of my books :)

Not exactly erotica but 'How to kill a Rock Star' by Tiffany De Bartolo is a brilliant brilliant book. Also S C Stephens Thoughtless series.

My recommendations are:

Olivia Cunning Sinners Series. Based around a rock band each book focuses on a member of the band. VERY explicit indeed.

Again Olivia Cunning, Sole Regret series. Same as above, based around a band. These are shorter stories though coming in around 130 pages on my nook.

Lily Graison Wicked Beat Series: Again following a band and its members (spotting a theme? lol) Again Very explicit but very very good.

Cherie Lynn Ross Siblings Series. Unleashed being the first.

Jennifer Probst billionaire series.

If you want to mix Vampires with your erotica try J.R Wards 'lover' series and Lara Adrians Midnight Breed.

This is a truly 'different' one. The title to start with: The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italy and the cover is a rather good one. It's basically naughty-ish goings-on in Milan - see what you think. Here are my thoughts on it: tripfiction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/Novel-set-in-Milan.html

Ah, now I've gotta admit I was hooked from the start, so I reckon you'll know within a couple of pages whether or not it's your cup of tea.

Also, I occasionally indulge in Lora Leigh - NOT going to win any Man Booker prizes but totally compulsive naughty reading.

ps Cygneture - which of us is supposed to be the author here? And how come it wasn't free when I downloaded??

Yeah for Anais Nin! I love her stuff and some of the diary stuff is brill. favorite quote that got me reading her ...

We do not see things as they are ... we see things as we are..

genius.

Anyone read The Story of O - bit of a classic of the dirty book genre now!

If none of you have read the tiffany reisz novels, oh they are fantastic. The main male character is definately alex skarsgard (in my mind). A very sexy scandinavian. And the story line in the earlier ones is great. Not so fussed about the latest one.

For BDSM I very much recommend the "Club Shadowlands" books by Cherise Sinclair. I wasn't so bothered for the first (it was good but I didn't think it was great) but I was hooked by the second and they just got better and better.

There are also the Leah Brooks "Desire, Oklahoma" books (I thought the first 5 in the series were excellent - not so bothered for the rest).

The story of O is a breath taking but disturbing story - i am not sure it was erotic though. I have always been into BDSM and 50 shades put me off - i can't say O did much to rekindle my interest because it was too intense and distrubing.

I saved this post to make sure i get to read it sometimes later which i am here now. I am considering publishing on amazon kindle now that i have set things up BUT i am concerned by the % when the ebook is more than the $9.99 price tag.

I was actually carried away while writing my last comment. What I meant is that, I will create a membership site, put the link in my amazon ebook, the ebook will be worth more than the price on amazno at least x20 so that buyers (or those who get for free) can subscribe to my membership club.

I tried this as well. One of my books got as high as number two in the Mens Adventure Category Free. It is a great program. I have been on Kindle since 2009, I find it the best platform to be on. I am in the second time around now, sales are good but not as high as last time. I have seen an increase in my sales after the free promotion as well, I only charge .99 cents a book being that I am an underground writer but it sure is fun to see sales and addicting I must add. Great advice for any writer.

@Tristan, good site and very informative.

what are the prospects of keeping a book @ say $0.00 for the purpose of an extensive free offering to readers.

@ success for indies, my advice is what i had experienced as a writer also. Never let your exterior packaging kill your great book , i mean just as Tristan stated, your book cover must be super; i had bad sales for my super books because i did not take it seriously until one of the amazon kindle best selling authors got me to use , they are real good and their packaging has sold more of my books in the stores, am approaching a best seller soon. Goodluck to indies

Nice one Ani! Would love to hear how it goes. Experimenting with these things is good fun. If you can, also try to encourage a few people to review your book, as that helps your rankings and encourages others to buy. Good luck!

You have certainly sold me on this idea. I will hit the button in a few minutes and get my debut novel published. If all goes well, I will send you a signed copy. Seriously. I have more butterflies in my stomach now than a garden in the spring.

Please acknowledge, so we can stay in touch.

Clickbank and Amazon are very different animals. Kindle sells much more fiction than non-fiction. Novels are very hard to sell, especially long novels where people have no idea who you are. Small books spread over a greater amount of books tend to work much better. People seem to want a quick blast while they are at work for an hour/ or traveling home and then done.

I did the free promotion and gave away 700 downloads. After it was over, no sales. I have 32 positive reviews on Amazon, have sold over 800 paperbacks. Why is the kindle version not selling? I am on Kindle Select.

As self-publishers, we also have the option NOT to choose to given Amazon exclusive publishing rights. One can self-publish on Amazon, as well as B&N, iBooks, and several other platforms, through Smashwords, for example.

Thank you for this sound advice. My book just recently came out on Kindle. I plan on having soft cover edition availability soon. Royalties are directed towards assisting those in need. Anyway thanks.

This was the best information I have found about Kindle. I have 5 books almost ready to upload and while I planned on using the KDP offer I had no idea it could be that effective. I had also questioned if the free books would count in the sales volume which you answered. Thanks for the links as they are very helpful.

Loved the story! New to this book writing thing and just published my first book. I feel like a very tiny fish in a big sea. I have sold 2 books in one week and they did not rate it. I have not tried the free promotion yet but will starting tomorrow. Did you decide to do it one day at a time spread out or all 5 in a row. What do you think is best?

Hi, for one of my authors, we enrolled her short story in KDP. Regular price 99 cents. It sold a copy or so. We did a free promotion for 2 days and had 500 downloads and got a pretty high sales rank. But when the promotion was over, the sales rank immediately reverted back to what it was before the promotion and we immediately lost any momentum.

I meant to include a question with my last post. ? Do you know if this is the general experience now, for the sales rank to revert back to what it was before the free promotion, i.e. has something changed at amazon recently?

Thanks so much. Your information is valuable. I am new at this but very enthusiastic and excited about our book. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Our book is about Golf Long Driving. It is called Long And Straight.

I just wanted to thank you for this. I did this for a period of 3 days and I got over 1,700 downloads. Sales have gone up since then. I do no less than 30 sales per week of my book Groupie Chronicles since the free promo. Thank you.!!!

These are very good tips for publishing your ebook with Amazon.

I have a problem and infact need help from anyone.

I have 2 books published on Amazon.

The first book is on Google first page for its keyword,but it does not make any sales.

The second book is also on Google second page for its keyword and making sales slowly.

Can someone tell me the short fall of the first book?

Thank you.

Am still in the free promotion phase but doing really well so far, currently 36th in the Suspense Free downloads list. Think this has a lot to do with some of the things you mention in your article. Waiting to see what will happen on Friday when it goes back to priced.

Hey, thanks for your blog post, it was very useful to read through, a great checklist! Perhaps its because I am blonde ? but I cannot see where I can find out how many (FREE) downloads there has been so far today. I can only see the paid on KDP. Where do I get this info? Thanks Btw, my ebook is FREE today and tomorrow to download -First-Date-Still-ebook/dp/B00BI902CI

A little late to the party but wanted to share my experience with KDP. I helped my dad publish his novel, The Runaway (Kindle) in December of 2011. We had a few sales but it sat languishing in the 6-figure of sales (I think it was #240,000 in its category).

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