Kindle Short Reads: How fast can you read?

My book, Caterer to the Mob, had a mini bump in sales in the past couple of weeks despite little to no promotion on my part. It was quite a wonderful surprise. Perhaps the marketing efforts in April-May may have only been translating to sales just now. I really have no way of knowing.

Then I read about Amazon Kindle Short Reads category. I believe it was introduced in March, but it was only recently that my book was listed under this category.

Specifically:

Kindle Store > Kindle Short Reads > 90 minutes (44-64 pages) > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Kindle Store > Kindle Short Reads > 90 minutes (44-64 pages) > Romance

 

 

It's rather an odd categorization since the books are classified based on reading time, which varies. I'm not sure if readers base their book purchase on the time it takes for them to finish the book, but this is something that's worth exploring.

I'd like to think that with these new categories, authors who write novellas, poems, and short stories can gain more exposure.

What do you think?

Caterer to the Mob: The Story

When Portia Jean Adler agreed to help her business partner pay off a gambling debt, she found herself caught in the middle of a mob war, an FBI-instigated mob shakedown, and a re-ignited romance.

Portia’s best friend and business partner, George Reid, was negotiating for his life when he was unable to pay a huge gambling debt to Mafia Boss Don Carlo Vito, known as the ‘Big Cannoli’ on the East Coast. He got the reprieve he wanted but on the condition that he and Portia cater the wedding of Don Carlo’s daughter – gratis! George knew that this would not sit well with Portia given that their business has yet to earn a profit.

Being a huge fan of mafia movies, Portia knew how the mob works and feared for George’s life. She agreed to the deal just to get George off the hook. It was supposed to be a quick ‘get out of trouble’ gig, but when Portia unwittingly agreed to cook for a Mafia Family sit-down (meeting) weeks prior to the wedding, she witnessed a bloodbath that consequently fueled an unfortunate chain of events that got her up close and personal with the mob and reunited her with her ex, Ben Marteli.  This got the attention of the FBI, marking her as a person of interest and a possible witness  against the mob.

Portia was trapped between a rock and a hard place and her only way out is to take sides – but either side has its unfavorable consequence that could cost her her life.

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Over 6 months in Amazon and the reviews are just starting to trickle in.

5★ “Romantic, Suspenseful, Witty, Thrilling and all out cliffhanger that takes you deep in the heart of the Italian Mob.”

5★ Caterer to the mob is a mix of witty humor, romance, and mystery, all in this difficult to put down book 

5★ “The book is well written and well thought specially the characters”

5★ “Overall – a very fine effort by the writer C.J.Sumner, and I look forward to more from her.”

4★ “The main character, Portia, reminds me a bit of Stephanie Plum and is a worthy heroine”.

5★ “It’s a fun plot with some of the most snappy and hilarious dialogue I’ve read recently.”

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