not "funding" exactly....

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

so i'm considering self-publishing a novel. i've already written it, and i don't think i need money to do anything further with it -- it's been edited, proofed, and typeset; i've even sold some copies as art books.

what i guess i would need is publicity. so i'm considering a plan like this: i put up an e-book for a few bucks on typical e-book sites. i ask people to buy it, and if they like it post reviews for a free reward short story (there's a prequel and a post story set in the same world) to the e-book sites or say goodreads, and if they don't like it to tell me so and i'll send them a private full refund.

does that sound workable, fair, likely to succeed....? thoughts solicited!