…it’s called Black Friday.
Funny little story about me—it was only seven or eight years ago that I learned that Black Friday is called Black Friday because stores become profitable or “go into the black.” Not because it’s an awful day.
I honestly thought that the “black” referred to the frenzied crowds willing to fight their way (sometimes quite literally) towards the best deals in retail stores across the country. A darkness that overtook the nation after our day of thanks. Maybe it was all that time we had to spend with our families. 😉
Now that I’m educated, I can laugh at myself and partake of Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals online. I’ve never been much of a shopper on Black Friday at physical stores. (No wonder, given what I thought the day was!)
You have to admit though, Black Friday is an ominous name. You’d think we’d have come up with something a little more cheerful considering it’s the day many businesses become profitable for the year.
I didn’t do any specific Black Friday sales for any of my books, though I did lower the price of the ebook version of Bored To Death to 99 cents (paperback is $10.99 and makes a great holiday gift!) early last week just to make sure that it was in place for December 1. It’s going to be on sale for the month of December.
Amanda Linehan is the author of North, about a young woman on the run from her past, the law and an old adversary out to get her. Her newest release is Bored To Death: A Vampire Thriller, about a 300-year-old vampire trying to restore the balance between life and death. She has published five novels. Get a free short story every month when you sign up for her newsletter.
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