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Tag Archives: Amazon
Giving A Voice To Indies
A new organization is being formed which is aiming to give a voice to indies – the Indie Author Support Network. The idea was proposed by indie author Marie Force, and it’s still at the very earliest stages, but what … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged advocacy, Amazon, indie author support network, ku, ninc, rwa, scamming, sfwa, writer beware, writers organization
1 Comment
Pre-order Strangers To Superfans Now
You can now order your copy of Strangers to Superfans: A Marketing Guide to the Readers’ Journey. I know many of you have been waiting for this one so I’ll just give you the links: AMAZON | AMAZON UK | … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing
Tagged Amazon, book launch, conversions, engagement, Marketing, marketing theory, paradigm, readers journey, strangers to superfans, strategy
11 Comments
Amazon Decoded: A Marketing Guide To The Kindle Store is FREE
Let’s Get Digital 3 was announced this week and it is going very well indeed, with 1,000 copies pre-ordered already. The amount of sharing and recommending and tweeting has been spectacular – I’m very grateful to you all. In fact, … Continue reading
New Year, Old Problem: Innocent Author Rank-Stripped For Third Time
Kristi Belcamino is really being messed around by Amazon. Yesterday morning, she was rank-stripped for the third time, and it appears to be happening every time she puts a book free – even before she hits the promo sites or … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Bewares
Tagged Amazon, cheaters, clickfarms, compliance team, executive customer relations, kdp, rank manipulation, rank-stripping, scam, scammers
130 Comments
The Birth of the Kindle
The 10th birthday of the Kindle was on Sunday, which has been met with all sorts of retrospectives. Getting less coverage is that it’s also the tenth anniversary of Amazon’s self-publishing platform. In this excerpt from the forthcoming third edition … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Writing
Tagged 10th anniversary, Amazon, first kindle, kdp, kindle, kindle direct publishing, kindle store, let's get digital, self-publishing, third edition
35 Comments
NaNoWriMo Writing Prompts – Bad Boy Romance Edition
Lots of people will be diving into NaNoWriMo in a few days, and lots more are sitting on the fence. I’ve been on that fence, it’s made of excuses! Today, I’m going to do you a solid by taking one … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Bewares, Writing
Tagged Amazon, bad boy romance, book stuffing, cheaters, clickfarms, kdp, kindle unlimited, ku, scammers, stuffers
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A Tale of Two Marketing Systems
Lots of people right now are asking themselves whether they should leave Kindle Unlimited. I’m generally agnostic on it, and I think writers should do what is best for them and their books, but there’s no doubt this is the … Continue reading