Hello Carpe Diemists (or is it Carpe Diemers - or maybe Carpers?!)
This is just a quick note to thank you all for helping spread the word about Carpe Diem Regained and getting its launch off to a flying start (such as by tweeting it like Jackie did in the photo above).
Since the book went public a week ago, the 'click essay' website has had over 10,000 page views, and there has been fantastic media coverage, with articles appearing in the Observer, the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Sunday Herald and The Big Issue - with much more to come.
But now I'd like to ask you a BIG FAVOUR:
Could you please take a couple of minutes and write a few lines of review at Amazon here?
If we can get 10 Amazon reviews in the next 48 hours it would be a huge boost for the book.
I realise that not everybody likes Amazon - I certainly have very mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it has been responsible for the closure of independent bookshops. On the other hand, it has become so powerful, that the success of books like mine can be determined by Amazon ratings. The reality is that, due to the way Amazon's algorithms work, getting reviews online in these first few days can make a big difference to Carpe Diem Regained. So I'd be really grateful if you could write a review.
Thanks again for all your wonderful support. It means a great deal to me.
Roman