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Amazon.com Author Page Like-fest

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Amazon.comDo you feel like your Author Central page on Amazon.com is about as easy to find as a tiny poison dart frog in the Amazon rain forest?  Is it lacking for likes?

Yesterday, in my tutorial we talked about setting up your author page at Amazon.com Author Central. If you missed that, you can read it here.

Now let’s put that knowledge to use and have an Amazon.com Author Central Love Fest!

This is how it works: If you are an author with an Amazon.com Author Central page (if you don’t have one, use the tutorial above to set one up!), in the comments below, paste in the link for your Author Central Page. Make sure you show some love to the links in the comments above yours, and check back throughout the day to catch up.  If you’re a publisher, editor, or reader, please check out these author pages – you may see something you like! Continue reading →

Amazon.com: Author Central Pages

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Whether you think Amazon.com is too big for its own good, or not, doesn’t matter. As Indie authors, we’re all on it, and we all need it. One thing Amazon does do well is providing authors with tools to get the word out about their work(s). You’ve got to give them that.

But not all authors are taking advantage of the free tools offered by Amazon.com. Today, we’re going to start with Amazon Author Central pages – because this is the FIRST thing an author should do.

One way Amazon makes Author Central pages convenient is that you don’t need to set up a special author account. You can use your existing customer account log-in (if you’re already a customer). If you’re not, you can set up an account. This account is NOT linked to your Kindle Direct or Createspace accounts, if you have those. This is completely separate.

Before I show you how to claim and set up your author page, you’d probably like to know why you need one. #1 – they’re free. It’s like having your own multi-media website from which people can also buy your books. #2 – you can post your biography, video trailers and even rss feeds from your blog(s) and twitter there. #3 – you can post upcoming events, signings, appearances, etc. #4 – potential readers can post questions directly to you in the “discussions” forum. And lastly #5 – All your books will be linked to one page where people can see everything: how many books, how many reviews, and the cost. Here’s a screen shot of my Amazon.com Author Central page to give you an idea (click on it to enlarge): Continue reading →

Amazon Author Like-Fest

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Yesterday we talked about how easy it is to set up your own book store using Amazon.com’s platform.  If you missed that, you can read it here.  Let’s celebrate by showing everyone our stuff – with an Amazon Like-fest!

This is how it works: If you are an author with an Amazon.com Author Central page (if you don’t have one, use the tutorial from January 10th to set one up!), in the comments below, paste in the link for your Author Central Page. Or, instead of your author page, you can submit the link to ONE of your books below. Make sure you show some love to the links in the comments above yours, and check back throughout the day to catch up.  If you’re a publisher, editor, or reader, please check out these author pages – you may see something you like!

In case you’re wondering where the “like” button is on an Author Central page, it’s a grey button with a thumbs up on the right top side, next to the ‘share’ icons. If you’ve made your own aStore and you have an Indie Authors section, you can even add these books to it!

This should be fun and should generate a lot of likes for everyone who plays. We’ll kick things off with ours. Let’s get things moving![subscribe2]

Tutorial: Make Your Very Own Book Store

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K. S. Brooks' Book StorePeople ask me how to sell books from their web site. It’s easy, actually – there’s no stocking, shipping, or coding involved. All it takes is a one-time set-up using the aStore tools provided by Amazon.com. You can embed the store directly into your own web site, or if you don’t have your own web site, you can make the store a stand-alone and send people there. No matter which way you do it, it’s one more venue where you can sell your books – and you make a commission on top of it. Continue reading →

This Love Train Stops at Amazon.com

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Amazon.comDo you feel like your Author Central page on Amazon.com is about as easy to find as a tiny poison dart frog in the Amazon rain forest?  Is it lacking for likes?

Yesterday, in my tutorial Amazon.com: Use the Monster Part 1 we talked about setting up your author page at Amazon.com Author Central.

Now let’s put that knowledge to use and have an Amazon.com Author Central Love Fest!

This is how it works: If you are an author with an Amazon.com Author Central page (if you don’t have one, use the tutorial above to set one up!), in the comments below, paste in the link for your Author Central Page. Make sure you show some love to the links in the comments above yours, and check back throughout the day to catch up.  If you’re a publisher, editor, or reader, please check out these author pages – you may see something you like! Continue reading →