On December 15 of 2014 I published an ebook on Amazon called Pinch Like You Mean It! 101 Ways to Spend Less Money Now.
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| My Book Has Inspired Some Amusing Book Review Comments... |
The good news is that my book has "sold" thousands of copies since then. In fact, I once "sold" over 4,300 copies of my book in a single month! The book continues to be popular on Amazon, currently ranked as the #4 best selling book in the category of Budgeting.
Now for the bad news: it is a free book. I decided to price the book at $0.00 and see if anyone would read it. While I am glad lots of people have read my book, I haven't made royalties from selling it. That's OK. I like seeing the continued sales roll in, and I am amused by the comments that readers leave in their reviews of my book.
Like all authors, I enjoy 5-star reviews and glowing praise for my work. But I also think the bad reviews can be amusing. When you are dealing with critics, you have to keep a good sense of humor and be able to laugh at yourself -- and the critics!
Here are some of my favorite and most memorable comments readers have left in book reviews: the good, the bad, and the ugly:
From Critical Book Reviews...
"It isn't easy to save money and not everything is cheap, and there are a lot of things that you must do in order to live a normal life and things that you simply can't live without."
-Jason on Amazon"After I finished it, though, my main impression was that the economy would collapse if everyone followed all or even most of these suggestions."
-Leonore on Amazon
From Bad Book Reviews...
"If you do not know these tips you must be an infant."
-Daniel on Amazon"It's a bunch of random tips on cutting back."
-Swedey on Amazon
"Not very imformative"
-Jeannie on Amazon
"...I'm glad I read the whole thing. Had I stopped reading, I would have missed tip #98, where he talks about testing batteries that came from his night vision goggles.
He does seem like the kind of fellow who would have night vision goggles. I bet he got them on sale at Kohls or Lowe's.
I got a little creeped out and missed the last three tips."
-MBScott
"...it sounds completely as though he wrote them while he was on an airplane trip, which he admits he did."
-Tracy on Amazon
"The writing is not great, nor are the author's personal stories and asides in his pursuit of the frugal life."
-Bibliobabe2 on Amazon
"I couldn't wait to finish, just to see if there were even one helpful hint I hadn't heard before or could actually use. There wasn't."
-LawDawg on Amazon
From Good Book Reviews...
"This book is so good, I am going to be known as Ms. Penny Pincher from now on."-Coleen on Goodreads
"Got some good ideas, and I will be checking out the Dr Penny Pincher blog for more."
-Laura on Goodreads
"This book has really great practical ideas. It's worth reading it. I would definitely read another book from this author."
-Jasmine on Goodreads
"Lots of valuable tips about saving money in clear simple language and short entries.I highly recommend it. Thank you Dr. Penny Pincher."
-Amira on Goodreads
"Many clever tips. Follow up explanations. Very entertaining cheapskate."
-xxoo on Amazon
"I really enjoyed reading Dr. Penny Pincher's tips on saving money. The advice is practical, creative, and easy to follow."
-Michelle A on Amazon
"I bet everyone can find 20-40 of the 101 tips to use!"
-Dave on Amazon
"I love this book! I am an "extravagant cheapskate," love to do bit things on small budgets, and this book just made me smile and smile. :-)))"
Kitty on Amazon
"I really enjoyed the doctor's tips on living frugally. His advice is doable and not crazy like some penny pinching books are. It was a fun, encouraging read."
-Jan on Amazon
"This book helped me a lot, because I was not a frugal person. You get a lot of ideas while reading this book. I am now a frugal person and do not regret it."
-Pearl on Amazon
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