The Lion’s Gate Book Giveaways After-Action Report

Hitting the bottom of the box of The Lion's Gate.

Over the past month we’ve run a few giveaways. The following is some of what we’ve observed along the way.

200 Copy Giveaway

June 3, Steve announced a 200 copy giveaway of The Lion’s Gate, just as the paperback edition was being released.

The announcement ran at the top of his post “A Tale of Two Covers.

A link was included within the announcement, to a form readers could populate to submit their shipping information.

First day: All 200 copies were claimed. Of those copies, 198 were sent out by the publisher within a week. One individual provided a bad address, and hasn’t yet replied to our request for a correct address, and a second individual provided his name/address twice. (Yes, we do actually look at the lists…)

The publisher asked if Steve would include something personal with the books, but given Steve’s schedule and our interest in getting the books into the hands of readers so they could read them in advance of Steve’s Google Hangout with August Cole (Thu, Jun 25, 3- 3:30 PM ET) — and submit questions for August to ask Steve (send by June 21 to [email protected]) — we opted to have the publisher send the books right away. We told the publisher we’d look into sending an e-mail, but time got away from us and we didn’t. Looking back, we should have sent an e-mail at the minimum, just to confirm the names of those on the list. After the “Avoid the Most Obvious” Giveaway mentioned below was launched, I received an e-mail from someone who wasn’t sure if he’d made it on the 200 Copy Giveaway list, hence his sending another e-mail for the second giveaway.

Location: Of the 199 sent, most went to the U.S., while 11 copies went to Canada, two went to Australia, New Zealand and Italy, and one went to Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, Serbia, Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands and Singapore.

Personal contact: To date Steve forwarded me an e-mail thank you that he received from one person. With the exception of that e-mail and the gentleman who e-mailed to check if he made the 200 copy list, I haven’t seen correspondence from any of the others on the 200 Copy Giveaway list.

Avoid the Most Obvious Giveaway

Toward the end of my June 5 post “Avoid the Most Obvious,” I mentioned that we had a few more paperback copies of The Lion’s Gate available for giveaway—and asked those interested to e-mail [email protected] if they’d like one. The plan was to send them to individuals as they e-mailed in, until my stash was gone.

First day: 46 people e-mailed.

Following ten days: 8 people e-mailed.

Location: Of those who e-mailed, one was from England, one from Croatia, one from Jerusalem, three from Canada, and 48 from the United States.

Personal contact: This is where things get interesting. Because everyone had to e-mail in vs populate a form, I received more than an address from everyone — and it was interesting to see how people replied and the information they provided within the e-mail.

Thirty people included their addresses within their first e-mail, four of which were PO Boxes (more on this later). Four people requested or mentioned a preference for an e-book. Of the e-book four, three sent street addresses once I mentioned e-books weren’t an option. Haven’t heard back from the fourth. Of all 54 e-mails, one person offered to pay shipping. Quite a few mentioned that they read the “e-mail” or “newsletter” that day, which indicates that they aren’t accessing the site to read the posts.

Many of comments were along the lines of, “I read you were giving away The Lion’s Gate and would like to receive a copy.”

The following are some of the comments that followed, many of which offered more about our readers and their reading interests, as well as areas in which we might improve. (I decided to include these comments in my post at the last minute and didn’t have time to ask everyone’s permission, hence the lack of names. If you recognize yours and would like a name attached, let me know and I’ll add it.)

I’ve read the war of art and turning pro, multiple times each. These are the only kind of books read typically. However, when Solitary came out I had to give it a try. I haven’t read a non business/design book in years but I wanted to see if I could learn about Resistance, Turning Pro, etc. in a story. I couldn’t put the book down. I had to know what happened next.

That is why I also try reading the Lion’s Gate. I want to see how they pulled something out of noting. How they refused to stop. How they moved forward when the odds were stacked against them.

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Not a genre I typically read, but willing to give a try for an e-copy if available.

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Greetings! Believing you are well and successful. Thanks for the updates and the heart of service each of you display. I missed the give away and would love a copy of The Lion’s Gate. I promise to read it and talk about it. Thanks again.

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Dear Black Irish Books:
I did not sign up in time to receive one of the 200 free copies the publisher was offering.
I am open to reading (and sharing about) it.
Thank you in advance for doing so.

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Hi there I did sign up for a free copy of the book but I have no idea if I was successful or not. Do you know how I can find out?

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Mr. Pressfield (and the Black Irish Team),
I read your email about promoting titles and audiences with a lot of interest. Wanted to identify another “War of Art” and “Turning Pro” audience (that I’m a part of) — entrepreneurs. The various groups of business owners/entrepreneurs I am part of all share titles and recommendations that spread like wildfire. I’ve given away four copies of  War and Turning in the past 8 months and will be giving copies to several of my clients this holiday season (note to self — order the damn things so I’m not handling it at the last minute!)

Anyhow, don’t know if that’s helpful. And from what I can tell, we read pretty eclectically but stick with “business” and “self-improvement” titles. Occasionally something like “Unbroken” or “Solider of the Great War” rips through the group. Maybe a decent audience for the kind of tale in “Solitary”?

If you have copies of Lion’s Gate, I’d gladly read one. If not, I hope they find a loving home that loans them out!

I just read Callie’s post saying to shoot you an email if I want a free copy of Lion’s Gate. I most certainly do, but I don’t have room for a print copy. Is there any chance I could get the Kindle version?

I loved Solitary, btw.

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Thank you, Callie, for the offer. I’m always super-impressed with everything Steve does. Also, I don’t know if you track this, but consider not just how many War of Art people are following him because they are writers but because of the getting-over-Resistance for other things in life. In addition to being a writer, I’m a tarot reader and I teach the occasional class in getting started as a small business owner. I recommend him to anyone starting a business—and, his transparency and detailed reports on his marketing launches are very helpful to any small business owner.

Don’t know what info you need or if you have any of the free copies of the book left, or if they’re hard copy or Kindle, but here’s my basic info:

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Hi, I went online to the link for a free copy of this book “Lions Gate” on Tuesday June 9 ,2015 and the web page stated that the form was no longer available.  🙁 .

Will I still be able to get a free copy of this book?

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Hey guys,
I just read today’s email, “Avoid The Most Obvious.”

“…if you’re open to reading (not just receiving) something that might not be your typical genre. Leave out the politics. Leave out the religion. Leave out the battles. Instead, look at the stories shared within The Lion’s Gate and you’ll find the stories (with different names, places, times) shared within The War of Art.”

I’m a great fan of The War of Art. I’m sold on investing myself into The Lion’s Gate if there are any other copies at that this point, just kicking around the office. Thanks y’all!

More into reading, than just receiving,

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Magnamous offer .  thank you. I will buy both books. I appreciate the pressfield site and education therein.

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Hello. I am in the second group, having first encountered Mr. Press field through purchasing The War of Art — would be delighted to receive and read The Lion’s Gate if copies are still available.

Thank you very much, and great success in all your endeavors.

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Correct. I am a huge fan of THE WAR OF ART and I have disinterest to read SOLITAIRE and LION’S GATE, any war-bloody-violence-related books. Then again, I recently happened to watch the opening episode of DEXTER on Netflix. Seven episodes later…and despite throwing away my TV many years ago.

Anyhow, if you have a copy left of Steven’s The Lion’s Gate I would be happy to read it. Thank you for the opportunity to receive a copy after the way you put it in your “Avoid the Most Obvious” blog today!

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OK…I’ve bought and read The War of Art. I’ve followed this blog. I’m interested in The Lion’s Gate — but not enough to buy it. Chalk it up to disappointment with Istael, despite having drunk the KoolAid by the gallon after visiting there on 1968.

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I just read Pressfield’s email and he mentioned that there might be a way to get my paws on a copy of The Lions Gate. I’m a big budding fan of his, only read War of Art and Gates of Fire thus far, but they’re both so wonderful I figured I’d shoot you guys an email to see if I might be lucky enough to snag a copy of Lions Gate!

Keep up the good work, these books, and what you’re doing with them, are an inspiration to the next generation of artists!

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Thanks for your email today.  It makes perfect sense and I can only imagine why publishers think giving books to an indifferent (or worse) audience makes sense.  I’ll admit to being a fence-sitter (uncomfortable place to be).  Please and thank you for helping me make up my mind with Lion’s Gate, if copies are still available.  Digital is preferred but if you need a mailing address here it is:

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In reference to your newsletter (below), I’d love a free copy of The Lion’s Gate.

What’s the next step?

“For those in the second group: If you didn’t sign up in time to receive one of the 200 free copies of The Lion’s Gate that the publisher is giving away, shoot an e-mail to [email protected]. “

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I’ve purchased and read all of Steve’s  books on writing and creating , but none of his military titles.  Can I get a free copy of Lions Gate?

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My name is XXXX  and I am interested to read the “Lions Gate.”  I have read Steve’s other titles and find his use of heroism in literature needed in our era.  I am a therapist by trade and his stories have really helped me to communicate to the hearts of the men I serve.  There are battles in all of us. If we want peace, it’s time to declare war.  War on ourselves.

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I would love a chance to read The Lion’s Gate, and really enjoyed all the background Steve has written about it over the past few months.

I guarantee that not only will I read the book but that when done I will pass it off to a friend in another state to read (who works for a defense contractor) who I have already read parts of those articles to when talking on the phone. And I will badger him to pass it along to a third likely person of his choice who shows an interest in the book –  he works with several Iraq/Afghan vets and shares gym time with cops so I know somewhere in there someone will be interested.

Guaranteed three people at least will read the book! (And talk about it when done as I’m sure at least two of us will like it.)

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Hello there,

I did try to get one first time round, but then somehow got blocked by a computer/ dunce issue, and then have just been too preoccupied by other pressing concerns (end of life parent care) to get back to it. Plus I live in Cda, so post is an issue too. So whatever. Just wanted you to know that I’m not disinterested, just otherwise preoccupied.

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Would love to read it. Just finished THE WAR OF ART and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Just read your email on a few copies left over.  If you still have any, I’d like to read the book.  If you’d like me to pay shipping/handling I’d be happy to do so, just tell me how much.

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If you have any left, I’d love a copy of the Lion’s Gate – I am a fan of Mr. Pressfield’s other books (Gates of Fire, War of Art, The Profession, etc.), and I’d be happy to take a look at this one also.

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I read Callie Oettinger’s blog post “Avoid the Obvious” on Steven Pressfield’s website, and was wondering if a free copy of The Lion’s Gate was still available? I’m a reader of Steven’s work about creativity, and want to read more of his other nonfiction and his fiction. I’m also interested in the cultural, almost mythical experience for the Jewish people of retaking the Wailing Wall, and the underdog experience of the Six Day War. If the offer is still available, here is my mailing address:

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First off, thanks so much for the effort you and the Black Irish team put in to Stevenpressfield.com.  I’m an avid reader of all your work online (those other guys Shawn and Steve too!).  I’m responding to your blog post from today.  I’d love a copy of The Lion’s Gate, if there are any still available from the publisher.  So that you get my demographic down…I’m an Iraq Veteran (2004-2005), former US Army Artillery Captain (1st CAV DIV) and now hang my hat in XXXX with my wfie and three kiddos.  You’ve heard this one before…”My first Battalion Commander handed me a copy of Gates of Fireyears ago, and I’ve been a Team Pressfield fan ever since.”

I never miss a blog posting from you, Shawn, and Steve and have devoured every Story Grid post and now have the book.  So, I think it’s fair to say that I’m right in your “center mass” of the target audience for the The Lion’s Gate.

Another familiar refrain…”For friends, colleagues, and family…The War of Art is my go-to gift.” I love sharing books. How can I help share The Lion’s Gate?

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I read many of Steve’s books including Gates of Fire ,War of Art and Turning Pro and have sent copies of them to my friends and business Clients .

I would appreciate a copy of Lion’s Gate .

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If you have any to spare, please send me a free copy of The Lion’s Gate, as mentioned in your very interesting post of  5 June 2015.

In any case, your readers would appreciate an after-action report on the results of your large giveaways of books to your target audience, and how you would measure those results.

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I’d love to read Lion’s Gate.

However, I usually don’t order physical copies of books. I read them on my Kindle, typically. There will be a time (boring backstory omitted) when I have room to be ordering physical copies of books and
I look forward to it. But I’m not there right now.

In the “Avoid the Most Obvious” blog post we were offered the chance to get a copy of Mr. Pressfield’s The Lion’s Gate if we emailed this address about it.

As I say, I’d love to read it. Is a digital option available or should I send you and address?

Thank you for your time.

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If I didn’t get to my email too late this week, I would love a copy of Lion’s Gate. I recently moved to Jerusalem and have become very interested in the history of the city–I’ve been voraciously reading everything I can get my hands on about Jerusalem as I get to know my new home..

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I’m open to reading The Lions Gate. I am a huge fan of The War of Art but have never read a military novel.

I’m curious to see if I’ll enjoy it and also possibly learn something from venturing into new territory, particularly that I may like war stories.

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Hi there, After reading your latest “What it takes” today I would love a copy of the Lions Gate if you still have any spare!?

I don’t fit into any of the types of people who you thought would like to read the book, but following your weekly Blog, and having read Solitary which I ordered from Black Irish previously, I’m interested in the war in Israel at that time.  I find it fascinating.

In case you’re interested I’m an Irish protestant, living in London married to a Turkish Muslim – there’s another audience for your book 😉

Many thanks, and If you don’t have any spare I’ll be buying one anyway!

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I am retired Air Force (1 year) and would like to read your book if you have more.

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I would be incredibly interested in a paperback copy of the Lion’s Gate. I purchased  the hardback version and it’s one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. Steve’s ability to mix story telling while connecting people and relationships to feelings is amazing.

If I were to receive a copy, I would gift it and then ask them to do the same if they appreciated it like I do.

Black Irish Books is doing amazing things and for the right reasons. You probably don’t get the credit you truly deserve but don’t even think about stopping, the work you are doing is far too important.

This world needs more people/businesses like you.

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Just read the post about reaching out for a copy of Lions Gate, so I thought I’d drop a note. I’m a composed fan of all that you’re doing…from Black Irish to War of Art (that I own in digital and audio), as well as Story Grid (a happy owner of the full, early package). I’m not in need of a free copy, and it’s on my list to read, so consider this note more of a fist bump to entrepreneurs and writers I respect. Thanks. And keep doing what you’re doing.

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Seen at Steven Pressfield’s website was an invitation to contact you all to request a complimentary copy of “Lion’s Gate.”

I’m an academic advisor and counselor at the XXXXX; Michael Oren’s “Six Days of War” is displayed in my office where students see it every day.  Steven’s book would look great propped up right next to it.

Lion’s Gate, I think, is especially important on this, the anniversary of the Six Day War ending. That conflict’s effect on modern US, Israeli, Arab, and Gulf Nation history is inestimable.

By my count, I bought 7 of Steven’s other books (some of which I understand may be from other publishers).  I hadn’t heard about Lion’s Gate because my reading time has been consumed by so many other recently-published [great] works of historical fiction.

What to do with all of this information?

The second giveaway took longer because there was so much personal contact, but that contact offered an opportunity to connect with readers – one of which helped us reach an organization that is going to give away almost 1,000 copies of The Return to veterans it employs — so I wouldn’t trade the personal connection in the future. Instead, I’d minimize the back and forth time by asking for a street address up front, which would cut down on the time e-mailing /waiting for a street address vs. not having an address or being sent a PO Box.

I’d also figure out a different way to collect addresses. Because people were sending in their addresses e-mail by e-mail, I had to collect all of them and format them before printing or handwriting labels. With the giveaway the publisher sent out, we pulled an Excel spread from the form readers populated and provided it to the publisher ready to go. All they had to do was print the labels. The form was much easier for collecting addresses, but I wonder if we’d receive the personal responses if we did a form that had a comment box. Would readers write there as they had in the e-mails? Or would they just insert their addresses and move along?

On the placement of the giveaway offer within the e-mail, I don’t think the location matters as much as the content surrounding it. If you’re writing something of interest, readers will stumble across the offer no matter where it sits. Along these lines, we actually have two more offers. The publisher is working with GoodReads to give away a few more copies of The Lion’s Gate. If you’re interested, you can access it here: Book Giveaway for The Lion’s Gate. Later this afternoon, Shawn will be sending an e-mail to First Look Access and Story Grid members, offering a free e-book of Do the Work. If you’re interested, you can sign up for First Look Access — via this First Look Access Link — which is how we send special promos before they hit the site (with the mention of it in this post being an exception this time).

One more thing: We’ve found that our international audience plugs in during the wee hours of the East Coast’s mornings. We’ve tried to do offers that are open for a longer period of time in the mornings, so those out of country can access them, too. If there’s a limit — say the offer goes to first 200 who e-mail in or takes place within a few hours only — we’ll avoid afternoon offers. End of day, though, there isn’t a convenient time for everyone. Not long ago we received a complaint from someone in Hawaii who woke up to find he was too late to access an offer. We’re trying, but… Times zones can be tricky…

So that’s the after action report. If there’s anything you’re curious about, please let me know in the comments. If you have experiences you’d like to add to the above, please drop those in the comments, too.

Thanks to those who e-mailed in. We’ve learned quite a bit from you and hope that some of the above might be of interest — AND we  appreciate the kinds words many of you sent in our direction!

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21 Comments

  1. Dave H. on June 19, 2015 at 6:26 am

    Your transparency and honesty is amazing, you just want to help–I love that! This kind of information really helps those of us who are trying to create…

    And as an international (currently, at least) reader, thanks for the consideration.

    You guys rock!

  2. Collier Ward on June 19, 2015 at 6:31 am

    Thanks for the behind-the-scenes look at how such giveaways work.

  3. Mary Doyle on June 19, 2015 at 7:05 am

    Thanks for the close-up of this entire process! Lots of hard work for you to help benefit us – we are grateful!

  4. Sandy Glaze on June 19, 2015 at 7:07 am

    How fascinating to read in detail the results of the giveaway. Sharing your experiences with putting yourselves out there is very helpful to others doing the same and inspiring to know the minutae is important and prevalent in all ventures. So often we are barraged with the crafted idealized view of a business that we are depraved to hear of the true grit and attention to detail that it takes to create a movement.

    I have feedback on the quality of responses on a form vs email. I asked myself this when we made the change on my website. Would the customer service experience be the same? Does it appear robotic? What we found was quite a bit more engagement actually. Seems these days people prefer the forms to email as we get more messages from customers with the form. We respond via email so then the follow-up is still personal there.

    I’ve read War of Art and now buy it in bulk and always have a stack handy to pass on to friends. I’m an entrepreneur and people ask me about my business often. I think that book is the bee’s knees for anyone looking to stick their neck out on anything.

    I’m curious to check out Solitary and Lion’s Gate. My grandfather survived the Bataan Death March and was a POW in Japan for 5 years. I’ve recently been given a stack of his writings (surprisingly very Bukowski-esque) and am now interested more in military mindset.

    See, a response form does seem to provide an outlet of expression as rich as email.

    Keep up the good work!

    • Callie Oettinger on June 19, 2015 at 9:37 am

      Sandy,

      Thanks for your feedback. We have used forms for general contact in the past, but I wondered about how they’d work with giveaways in terms of encouraging comments, rather than just addresses, which is the route we’ve traveled before. We’ll give it a shot.

      Thank you for sharing THE WAR OF ART, for your interest in SOLITARY and THE LION’S GATE and for sharing your grandfather’s experiences. Giora Romm, author of SOLITARY, shared a comment that I’ve heard from other POW’s, and which your grandfather might have said himself – that it seems the same architect was used for all of the POW camps throughout history. Giora lightheartedly joked about it, but the hard truth in the statement is hard to ignore.

      Thanks for sticking with us, Sandy.

      Best,

      Callie

  5. David Keldsen on June 19, 2015 at 7:17 am

    Thank you very much for the copy of The Lions Gate. It is a stellar set of insights into the minds and hearts of the citizen-soldiers fighting to preserve their new nation. It feels almost like being there, talking to the veterans.

    I am a huge fan of Steven’s work, so tha.nk you again for this opportunity. My complete review will be on Goodreads when I finish the book.

    With best regards,
    David Keldsen

  6. Joel D Canfield on June 19, 2015 at 8:04 am

    I think a web form with an extra “comments” textarea and a specific invitation to get personal (“We read every comment personally”) or something like that would still garner quite a bit of personal feedback. And it would do this database geek’s heart good to know you weren’t copying and pasting data. (Do you know the data entry song? “EIEIO — Enter It; Enter It ONCE”)

    • Callie Oettinger on June 19, 2015 at 9:29 am

      Thanks, Joel. Inputting the addresses was a time suck… It always is… Will look at testing a form that has an option for comments in the future as we don’t want to lose that opp. Best, Callie

      • Marvin Waschke on June 19, 2015 at 10:29 am

        Callie– I once spent some time working out designs for on-line product satisfaction surveys. We concluded two factors would get more comments. The box for the comment should be a generous size. Second, the submit button should suggest that the comment is important. I.e. Something like “Submit your comment” rather than “submit”. We didn’t do a formal study, just the team’s impression, and your mileage may vary.

        • Callie Oettinger on June 23, 2015 at 8:41 am

          THANK YOU for sharing this, Marvin. We’ll give it a shot! Callie

  7. Robin Young on June 19, 2015 at 8:24 am

    Callie;

    I am planning on buying Lion’s Gate this weekend via Amazon, but I am curious as to why it was not available from Black Irish? I like supporting directly or as close to the source as I can get.

    Thanks for all that great insight around the reading public, it is fascinating! I agree with Joel: space on a form before the info part will encourage people to speak up – especially if it is “part” of the giveaway. I.e. “Why I need/want to receive a free copy of XXXXXX book.” More of a contest then than a first come first served thing. More work for you of course, but you are a Queen Worker Bee in my experience!

    • Callie Oettinger on June 19, 2015 at 9:26 am

      Robin,

      THE LION’S GATE was published by Penguin/Random House, not Black Irish Books, which is why it isn’t available for sale on the BI site.

      Thanks for sticking with Black Irish, Robin!

      Callie

  8. Jeff Korhan on June 19, 2015 at 8:34 am

    First, thanks for the copy of The Lion’s Gate. Like the commentor in this post, I don’t typically read books of this genre, but I did buy Solitary and feel I’m better for having read it.

    Everything you guys do is always first rate. I’m absolutely loving The Story Grid, and know for sure I’ll be reading and referring to it again and again.

    All the best.

  9. Caron Harris on June 19, 2015 at 10:51 am

    Hi,
    I’ve been enjoying the e-mails you’ve sent, and I love the War of Art books.
    I work in publishing and was wondering if I could volunteer to help you guys in any way. I mostly do design and digital archiving now, but I used to do production as well. If you have any interest at all in a willing brain and pair of hands, please let me know. An e-mail would be great. If not, well, I offered!
    Thanks a lot.

  10. Dick Yaeger on June 19, 2015 at 12:25 pm

    Outstanding! Your transparency is refreshing, and the comments are revealing. I might add that I believe a majority of people will take anything that’s free. In the past year, I’ve personally handed out a couple hundred different books with the caveat, “If you’ll read it, it’s yours.” As I hand it to them, I add, ”It would be a courtesy to the author if you’d drop a review line, good or bad, on Amazon, and then pass it along to a friend.” It’s difficult, but to date I’ve never detected a single review. When possible, I’d later quiz the same person about how they liked it. Their responses were sometimes good, but mostly guarded. My unfortunate conclusion: only gift books to your friends. But of course, I’m not a publisher.

  11. Beth Barany on June 19, 2015 at 4:54 pm

    Thank you, Callie, for the After Action Report! I did do an Instagram shout out for receiving Lion’s Gate here: https://instagram.com/p/37GwAMoWsS/?taken-by=bethbarany.

  12. John Geraci on June 21, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    The best part, so far, of “Do The Work”?

    Being stupid.

    When Lindbergh, Jobs and Churchill refused to acknowledge the monumental tasks they had before them.
    (Recognize yes, but acknowledge never.)

    That came at the end of a long week of several rejections and my so-called lit manager saying adios. And I kept thinking “Why the bleep do I keep beating my stupid head against the wall?”

    And then I read that it was okay to be stupid.

    Thanks from another dumb ass writer.

  13. Linda Laurens on June 23, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    Callie,

    Thank you so much for the book! The Lion’s Gate arrived today and your hand written note made it extra special. I asked for the book for my husband, who loves history… ya gotta know, though… one look at the cover told me I would be reading it as well. Love the cover and the second page. Creative, intriging and even an off size (compared with my other paperbacks – did you do that on purpose or is that the standard size now?).

    Thank you Steve, for writing it and for this website. I’m going to send you a note with our thoughts on the book. Cheers!

  14. Lee Poteet on June 27, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    Steven, this is for you. I just came from the annual reunion of my very small town fly-over country high school which has manged decade after decade to produce some of tcophe most marvelously successful and interesting persons I have ever known. In discussing classical literature with one of them, a three star fly boy now teaching engineering management at our state university to a group on students of international origin, I asked if he knew your work and he admitted that he did not. To my surprise it appears that I am not willing to tolerate such so tomorrow as soon as I finish singing Matins and the Eucharist I will be off to do my own Lion Gate giveaway. But it will be bigger than that as I will add to The Lion Gate copies of The Gate of Fire, The Virtue of War and Tides of War also to cover areas on which he has already lectured in the Classics Department of said university. He has time to finish all of them before the Fall semester starts but I am not entirely sure that his wife and scotties will be quite as happy with me.

    Thank you for one of the best of all possible ways to reward a friend of more than sixty years.

  15. Melanie Spillman on January 28, 2022 at 3:35 am

    Good share! Really I am very glad to read this interesting book the lion’s gate written by Steven Pressfield. Actually, I am a fan of this Steven Pressfield and I really like his novels. As a student of literature, I always try to read such novels and literature books. I also love learning online. Recently got inspired by this source- https://graduateway.com/a-raisin-in-the-sun-essay-topics/ about the Raisin In the sun essay topics and ideas that can help me write excellent essays. Anyway, I really appreciate the author for sharing these awesome book giveaways with us.

  16. Tif on June 17, 2022 at 6:07 pm

    De paso puedo compartir mi experiencia, creo que será útil para muchos voluntarios, por cierto, que quieren hacer algunos regalos, pero tienen un presupuesto limitado para ello. A mí me gusta mucho ganar premios en las cajas de botín. Por ejemplo, ya he conseguido hasta un televisor nuevo y ya lo he recibido. He encontrado cajas misteriosas gratis en Drakemall y estoy locamente contenta por ello, ¡imagínate estrenar una tele gratis! No han engañado y ya han hecho la entrega. Así que si tienes que probarlo, buena suerte.

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