THE GHOST OF ALBERT EINSTEIN THREW UP HIS HANDS.

Why?

I asked him to explain Amazon's Sales Ranking.

Let me explain how AMS can help both you and Victor in his contest :

YOU ENTER BY FIRST POSTING A REVIEW OF VICTOR'S BOOKS ON AMAZON.

{Why my concern with reviews?

Many readers will not buy an Amazon eBook without seeing 10 positive reviews.)

Say 10 of you review LEGEND or VOODOO. They know each other and decide among themselves to send a copy as a gift to a friend within hours of each other.

What happens?

THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH which is at 60,000 ASR goes to 7,000 ASR.

Great for me, you say. Actually since all profits go the Salvation Army, great for them.

I have tied my prizes to the ASR, so great for those 10 reviewers. Since :

** 1 of those 10 will receive the MICHAEL WHALEN AUTOGRAPHED DRAGON LITHOGRAPH right off the bat.

AND ... one of those same ten will win the following :

1.) An 8 X 10 AUTOGRAPHED BY ALEXANDER SKARSGARD! (ERIC NORTHMAN OF TRUE BLOOD) {at the 40,000 mark)

2.) A 16 X 20 limited, numbered fine art print, MOONDANCE, AUTOGRAPHED by the stunning artist (in two ways), OLIVIA DE BERADINAS (#1650 of 4000!) {at the 30,000 ASR mark.}

3.) An 8 X 10 photo of Tony Stark AUTOGRAPHED BY ROBERT DOWNEY, JR {at the 20,000 ASR mark!}

4.) THE GOLDEN COMPASS movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by

DANIEL CRAIG

NICOLE KIDMAN

SAM ELLIOT! {at the 15,000 ASR mark.}

5.) THE COLOR PURPLE movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by

STEPHEN SPIELBERG (director, producer),

QUINCY JONES (composer, producer)

KATHLEEN KENNEDY (producer) and FRANK MARSHALL (producer!) {at the 10,000 ASR mark}

6.) The British movie poster of THE BOURNE IDENTITY AUTOGRAPHED BY

MATT DAMON! {at 7,000 ASR mark}

THAT'S APPROXIMATELY $1000 IN PRIZES because 10 reviewers decided to buy a friend a $3 gift (that goes to the Salvation Army) within hours of each other.

WHY AM I DOING THIS?

I am hoping to start a ripple effect and get to 100 in ASR.

Once that happens, Amazon puts Victor on several other of their lists :

100 BEST DEBUT TITLES

100 BEST YOUNG ADULT TITLES

100 BEST FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION TITLES

100 BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCES

Perhaps even one of the three Featured KDP Books on their monthly newsletter!

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There will many Kindles given this Christmas, I want Victor to come to the attention of those who want something to read that won't cost them an arm and a leg.
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Even after all those prizes are given away, there are many more.

7.) At 5,000 ASR!

RESIDENT EVIL : EXTINCTION movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by

MILLA

ALI LARTER

and THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS!


8.) At 1,000 ASR!

AVATAR movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by

JAMES CAMERON

SIGOURNEY WEAVER

SAM WORTHINGTON

ZOE SALDANA

STEPHEN LANG {Listen up, marines. Pandora will eat you up and shit you out like little ju-ju beans!}


9.) At 999 ASR (Just for laughs - It is 666 upside down and Bruce would get a chuckle over it! And it's easier to get than the #600 I was giving it away at.)

{For fanboys everywhere!}

BRUCE CAMPBELL AUTOGRAPHED EVIL DEAD 2 special Book of the Dead edition DVD!


10.) At 700 ASR! {For Fan Boys everywhere!}

Double-sided SERENITY movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by :

JOSH WHEDON (who is now directing THE AVENGERS!)

SUMMER GLAU

NATHAN FILLION

RON GLASS

ADAM BALDWIN

JEWEL STRAITE

ALAN TUDYK {of TUCKER & DALE versus EVIL fame}!

11.) At 500 ASR!


THE ROCK movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by :

SEAN CONNERY

NICK CAGE

ED HARRIS!


12.) When Victor hits #300 in ASR :

ENYA AUTOGRAPHED POSTER!


13.) When VICTOR hits #200 in ASR!
FROM DUSK TO DAWN movie poster AUTOGRAPHED by :

QUENTIN TARANTINO

GEORGE CLOONEY

The beautiful SALMA HAYEK

HARVEY KEITEL

CHEECH MARIN

JULIETTE LEWIS and the most of the rest of the cast!


14.) When THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH hits 150 ASR!
STEPHEN KING AUTOGRAPHED copy of ROSE MADDER!




**** At 100 :

AN AMAZON KINDLE FIRE!!

I will give the profits of ALL MY BOOKS THROUGH JANUARY to THE SALVATION ARMY whose donations plummet in that month.

If you want to give a little present to yourself, POST A REVIEW of either Victor book.

If you want to give a little present to yourself AND a friend AFTER THAT, GIVE YOUR FRIEND A COPY OF THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH.

THE SALVATION ARMY WILL THANK YOU and I will feel that my writing dreams are helping more than just me.
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For chuckles and the extended footage :