I recently launched two business books in a series on Kindle as an experiment. I wanted to see if all the Kindle hype was for real. To my delightful surprise, within just hours they reached #1 and #2 on the Amazon Kindle Bestseller list for the Business>Marketing section. I was thrilled! I want to take…
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Creating Links to Your Author Central Page on Amazon
The easiest way to help customers find all of your books and ebooks on Amazon.com is to send them to your Author Central page. Author Central is, as the name implies, a hub where customers can learn all about you and find all of your published works, including print books, audio and Kindle ebooks. As…
Advantages Of Doing A Kindle Format Conversion For Your Book
In recent years, the sale of books which can be read on devices (mobiles, tablets, browsers etc.), has literally touched the sky. Even online stores like Amazon have admitted that the sales of eBooks are almost four times then that of the paper books. One of the biggest reasons for this increase in the sale…
Dealing with Negative Reviews on Amazon
“This book is the worst book in the world. I read half way through the book and gave up because it made no sence” [sic] —Actual One-Star Review from Amazon.com Every author has it happen sooner or later: the dreaded one-star review. Any review less than glowing is likely to sting a bit, so a…
How to Send Kindle Ebook Review Copies
Reviews can help sell more copies of your books, including Kindle ebooks. However, many authors are unsure about how to send review copies of Kindle ebooks to potential reviewers. It turns out that Amazon provides a simple way to send copies of your ebook to anyone. The above video explains it in more detail. To…
From Published to #1 Amazon Bestseller in 3 Months
My husband and I recently launched our book, “Forgiveness Formula: Finding Lasting Freedom in Christ” on December 6th, 2011. In preparation for our book launch we designed a four month book marketing plan. This plan included a website as our main hub, including a blog, as well as several key social media outlets: Twitter, Facebook…
KDP Select – Get Your Share of $6 Million
Amazon.com has announced the KDP Select program for independent and self-publishers who offer their books for the Kindle. Let’s take a look at the terms of this new program and see if you might benefit from it. In a nutshell: Ebooks offered through KDP Select with U.S. rights will automatically be included in the Kindle…
Free Books for Writers from Amazon Kindle
Amazon.com offers many free Kindle ebooks. (You do not need to own a Kindle to read Kindle ebooks. You can use one of the many free Kindle apps.) Some of the free Kindle ebooks are classics in the public domain, such as novels by Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle and others. However, some publishers also…
Read Kindle Ebooks Without a Kindle
Kindle ebooks are becoming more and more popular – and the good news is that you can still read them even if you don’t own a Kindle, or you don’t have your Kindle with you. As authors, we can be glad that as large as the market is for Amazon Kindle, the market for Kindle…
Beyond Ebook Reading – 10 Uses For The Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle is primarily a digital book reader, but it can do a lot more than make it easy to carry and read your favorite ebooks. Here are ten additional ways you can use your Kindle. 1. Surfing the Web: Using the browser in Amazon Kindle is not the same as surfing the Internet…
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