I have a very serious and earnest question to ask you today:
Are Short Stories completely out of vogue now??
I ask because of the horribly discouraging give away I hosted this past weekend. All 3 of my currently available short story books were free in their e-book format, Over the course of 3 days, with 3 books waiting to be snatched up, I gave away 6 books and all of them were in the US. They were most likely even given to people I know personally.
So why the drop off? Not even the very first give away I hosted had such a poor turnout.
Do any of you have hints, tips, tricks, or nicely worded admonitions for me? i would appreciate anything that can help me understand this issue! (For the record, Dr. Tyree has been having this issue recently as well!)
Here there Be Dragons! 
Short stories are a hard sell, but I think we’re starting the summer slump too. Sales will be low for a lot of authors unless they have a new book or a massive fan base.