According to some recent online posts, Amazon is changing the way it will be rating reviews. “The new system will give more weight to newer reviews, reviews from verified Amazon purchasers and those that more customers vote up as being helpful.” As an author, I find this promising. Recently I have revised three of my … Read more
Empowering Authors with Amazon Independent Publishing Novelists, Inc. Conference Day 2, St. Pete Beach Oct. 2014 Several representatives from Amazon Independent Publishing spoke at the Novelists, Inc. Conference. They said they’ve seen consistent growth in print and Kindle books over the past few years. The Kindle growth curve exceeds print. This is a global trend … Read more
Amazon provides opportunities for authors to have input on their book pages through Amazon Author Central. Watch out that this opportunity doesn’t bite you. Recently, a reader emailed to say that when she went to order one of my earlier mysteries, two author names showed on the page. I should notify Amazon that the other … Read more