Operation Supply Drop Donation, Book-Match & Challenge for February 2014
When I returned from WorldCon last year I came home with some extra books. Okay, a lot of extra books. I over-ordered for the event, plain and simple. Since then I've been giving away promotional copies here and there on the /r/fantasy subreddit, and plan to donate a few to the local library also. I had toyed witht the idea of finding a charity that might like some copies, but really wasn't sure where to start. Who would want or need giant epic fantasy books for their charity?
Then a kind redditor made me aware of Operation Supply Drop.
Operation Supply Drop is an all-volunteer charity organization that delivers care packages to U.S. troops deployed to threat zones around the world or recovering at hospitals back home. They bring video games, peripherals, systems, and recently, books to those who need a little fun and distraction in their lives.
The DonationProblem solved! I just shipped off 14 copies of In Siege of Daylight yesterday, autographed and inked with questionably witty inscriptions. It seems like a small, but very heavy, token of appreciation for those who are in harm's way (or recovering from harm's way).
The Book MatchI thought it might also be a cool idea to offer an OpSupplyDrop Match for the remainder of February. Here's how it works:
For every purchase of the paperback version of In Siege of Daylight through Amazon.com (through the end of Feb 2014) I will donate another autographed/inscripted copy to Operation Supply Drop. Anyone purchasing the book gets the book (and a free Kindle version to boot, since I'm enrolled in the KindleMatch program) and the knowledge that they have helped out someone else in a pay-it-forward kind of way. (I would lower the price of the book for this challenge, but I can't - it's set by CreateSpace).
The ChallengeTweet and share this around, and let the friendly gauntlet be thrown… to any self published, indie published or traditionally published authors out there who have not already done so (and a lot of you already have): donate some books, or join me in matching your sales for February!
That is all.
Cheers,Greg
Then a kind redditor made me aware of Operation Supply Drop.Operation Supply Drop is an all-volunteer charity organization that delivers care packages to U.S. troops deployed to threat zones around the world or recovering at hospitals back home. They bring video games, peripherals, systems, and recently, books to those who need a little fun and distraction in their lives.
The DonationProblem solved! I just shipped off 14 copies of In Siege of Daylight yesterday, autographed and inked with questionably witty inscriptions. It seems like a small, but very heavy, token of appreciation for those who are in harm's way (or recovering from harm's way).
The Book MatchI thought it might also be a cool idea to offer an OpSupplyDrop Match for the remainder of February. Here's how it works:
For every purchase of the paperback version of In Siege of Daylight through Amazon.com (through the end of Feb 2014) I will donate another autographed/inscripted copy to Operation Supply Drop. Anyone purchasing the book gets the book (and a free Kindle version to boot, since I'm enrolled in the KindleMatch program) and the knowledge that they have helped out someone else in a pay-it-forward kind of way. (I would lower the price of the book for this challenge, but I can't - it's set by CreateSpace).
The ChallengeTweet and share this around, and let the friendly gauntlet be thrown… to any self published, indie published or traditionally published authors out there who have not already done so (and a lot of you already have): donate some books, or join me in matching your sales for February!
That is all.
Cheers,Greg
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