A zero result
In spite of having read Victoria Strauss;s comments, I decided to gamble on a 3-month promotion for a couple of books I had self-published.The staff were pleasant, cooperative and helpful with setting up the copy and layout. I provided the text; other than the length, they offered little advice. The ads looked good and three promotional months went by. My gamble went the way of most gambles: not only did I not sell the 750 copies I needed to break even on the cost of the promotion, but I sold no copies at all. Zero. The only response from Paperclips was an offer of a deal on republishing the books. Sure.
By Doug H.