Absolutely never, but good luck marketing your book however you choose to do it!
thank you, luck always helps, especially the good kind
NEVER how they pay per click if no one buys their s/??? lose $$$ yeah thats what i thoughj
that can be the worst part about trying to promote something. if you do it wrong all you do is lose money.
Don't use net ads man, if anything they might make exposure but it'll be at the cost of negative sentiment towards it. Try to find some blogs who will review it, send out some free copies, post on book forums (don't spam, but if you genuinely think it's good offer part of it free or whatever). Really just look to the reading/book review community and if it's good, word will spread. Be proactive but don't go overboard or you risk alienating.
hoping to find a cheap solution for the time being as im not neccesarily trying to go to a publishing company just yet. ive never really had success with selling anything over the internet really. to me people are 1000x more likely to purchase an independent product in person rather than over the net unless has some kind of mainstream "seal of approval" or media hype. a lot of people seem to trust big brother more than the common man. i havent really started posting anywhere except gaming forums, because that is where ive usually lurked. but i suppose ill seek out an actual book forum... if i can find a good one.
concerning the main topic, there are a lot of independent sites out there that link to affiliates and other similar companies that arent through ad words and can be a legitimate way of finding something valuable.