E-Book Giveaway = Not Cool?

So, I'm still fairly new to blogging. I'll admit I sure don't have much of a following, yet.
But, I'm surprised at one thing I've noticed. When I see a giveaway, for anything remotely cool, or something I'd read, well, I enter it, no questions asked. Free stuff is awesome, free books, even better than awesome.

I'm currently running a giveaway on my blog for a free E-book by an up and coming author who shares my publisher. I've read the book, even did a review on it a few weeks back, but I'm surprised at the lack of response, as I was with the other e-book giveaway I did a few weeks back.

Are people just not as interested in a free e-book as they would be if it were a physical print copy? I understand not everyone has e-readers, they are still on the pricey side, but heck in my world if I got a book for free, well I'd just read it on my computer.

So, what are your thoughts? E-book giveaway's just not as cool as real print book giveaways? And if you have any suggestions at how to promote giveaways (or blogs in general) that'd be sweet too. Thanks

Tirjasdyn said:

It depends on the ebook. I've seen a lot of exciting contests for an ebook or two.

Without much of a following, and depending on the following of the other author...I'd doubt you'd see too much excitement. Is the author also promoting this give-away? How about the publisher. Doesn't anyone know who the author is?

Take a gander at the blog forum here at AW.

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Thanks so much, yes, now that I think about it this post might be better suited in that forumn?

The Author is promoting this, as is the publisher, but yes, I suspect you are right, between her and I we don't have a huge following. So that makes sense. I just kind thought more people would enter lol just cause it's a free book

veinglory said:

Edited to add: you have to comment, tweet, follow two people and like a facebook page. IMHO, that's too much. I like contests but I only like and follow things that I already... well, like and want to follow. And visitors who don't have a twitter and facebook account are immediately excluded.

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I got an invite to use Rafflecopter, and that's how they work things, however, the only mandantory thing is to leave a comment on the blog, which is what most every contest requires. The rest of the stuff you can do if you want to, but is not required. It says so, more than onces, the comment is the only thing mandantory for a chance to win. Also, it's not two Twitter peeps, it's one or the other.

I've had well over 200 pages views today, so I suppose, then I am doing pretty good if only one out of every fifty will enter.

Thanks