Tagged: amazon

Kindle Unlimited—an idea with a long payback for authors …

Kindle Unlimited—an idea with a long payback for authors …

Kindle Unlimited—an idea with a long payback for authors …
Interested?
Have you encouraged your eBook readers … your fans … your tribe to participate in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited?
Think about it.

Did you know that your Kindle eBook is eligible for royalty payments from Kindle Unlimited (KU, or Abonnement Kindle in France) for pages an individual customer reads in your Kindle eBook for the first time?
 
Did you?
 
And the new question is … do you have your eBook enrolled …

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Tips for Authors in dealing with Amazon Jail

Tips for Authors in dealing with Amazon Jail

Have you been stuck on Amazon with your publishing account? How about with Amazon’s Seller portal? Or have you been sent to Amazon Jail and had your account suspended, blocked, or dumped?

If YES to any of the above, this edition of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is a MUST listen to.

Joining host Dr. Judith Briles is Chris McCabe, a former Amazonian who was on the “fix it – resolution” team at Amazon and now heads …

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Why an Amazon Bestseller Campaign should be on your “GO” list

Why an Amazon Bestseller Campaign should be on your “GO” list

Throughout the month of June, AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing Host Dr. Judith Briles will be the solo voice on a variety of topics. This week’s is about the power and privilege of creating an Amazon Bestseller Campaign and become a true #1 on its platform—not for an hour … for many days. It’s a book marketing platform that should not be ignored.

Can being a #1 bestseller on Amazon make a difference in your book …

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How to Sell Books on Amazon By the Truckload

How to Sell Books on Amazon By the Truckload

It’s Amazon time on today’s podcast  … Lot’s happening in the hour with Book Marketing Expert Penny Sansevieri, author of How to Sell Books By the Truckload on Amazon, and book marketing cheerleader Dr. Judith Briles, host of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.
You will learn:

How to avoid the most common mistakes that authors make when selling books on Amazon.
Tips on Author Central’s new look and tools.
The two early book marketing tips to embrace.
How …

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21 steps to create an Amazon Bestseller

21 steps to create an Amazon Bestseller

If you want to create a “lasting” Amazon bestseller, Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd reveals her 21 steps to make it happen to snag all of Amazon’s categories that you are in.

when to start the planning
how to use social media
what ads should you do
how to choose Amazon categories
how to do it for mini bucks
websites for tools to grab
the #1 thing not to do

Get ready to write pages of notes. This is the program that …

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So What Do You Think About Amazon’s Kindle Lending Program By Carolyn Howard-Johnson

So What Do You Think About Amazon’s Kindle Lending Program By Carolyn Howard-Johnson

I often use a “Q&A a la Ann Landers” format as part of my SharingwithWriters newsletter. I became a regular reader of her columns when I started my first job in journalism and part of my duties were to make her column fit the “society page” layout. In other words, edit it to fit. Gasp! I cringed every time I had to delete a word, but I learned much from her—about life and about editing! …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 12, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of  October 12, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show. This week is all about the becoming a TOP influencer … Dan Kaufman joins Judith to dive into the Funnel process … how to find followers, engage them into awesome fans and buyers of what you offer–Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. 

Tune in for the LIVE show …

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Special Amazon Alert for All Authors and Publishers

Special Amazon Alert for All Authors and Publishers

Heads up authors … when you sell your book as the author/publisher, you may no longer be at the top of the list of buy choices!

AuthorU.org is one of the Affiliates of the Independent Book Publishers Association.  Below is an announcement that popped this week that is directed from it … all authors that have books on Amazon for sale should take note.
If you are with IngramSpark, Create Space or any other POD service, this WILL …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of February 09, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of February 09, 2017

 

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This week’s best of Twitter Tweets is dedicated to the some of the best podcasts recently. If you have missed them … the very brief description will give a mini-tip of what the 50 minutes will unfold. Always meaty. Always insightful. Always with actions to do. Always fun.

Today
Author U – Your …

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Authoring, Writing and Book Publishing Tips

Authoring, Writing and Book Publishing Tips

 

 
Here are 4 essential tips for authors and Amazon:
1.    You need more than 84 book reviews (this is down from 101 … so good needs—still a book load to gather) before Amazon will recommend your book to other visitors in the section that says, “People who bought this also bought…” GO get them … ask and re-ask … it’s what you have to do
2.    Book buyers will immediately start the judging of your book by the cover. …

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