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Amazon Ads for Indie Authors

by Frances Caballo on May 3, 2017 15 Comments

If you’re interested in purchasing an Amazon ad, let me share my experience with you and tell you what I’ve learned so far.

Print Pricing Piracy: The Perils of Free Trade

by David Kudler on December 7, 2016 11 Comments

Is it print pricing piracy or merely free trade if someone is offering your print book at a price lower or above your set price?

Successful Print, Ebook, and Audiobook Publishing with Amazon

by Joel Friedlander on May 16, 2016 5 Comments

Last week we introduced our new Amazon Success Toolkit, a collection of guidelines and productivity tools for publishers using CreateSpace, Kindle Direct Publishing, or Audible, all portals for Amazon. The response has been impressive, and I can see why. Keeping track of all the policies, procedures, and programs at Amazon is more than most of […]

Amazon Giveth, Amazon Taketh Away and Now… Amazon Giveth Again!

by Joel Friedlander on April 27, 2016 63 Comments

Amazon is launching AMS, Amazon Marketing Services. giving self-publishing authors access to marketing programs previously reserved for Amazon’s bigger vendors.

The Problem with Kindle Scout (and the Solution)

by Joel Friedlander on August 5, 2015 70 Comments

The Problem with Kindle Scout (and the Solution) by Shayla Eaton explains all about Kindle Scout, the big problem with it, and how you can solve it.

Updating Your Ebook After Publication

by Joel Friedlander on May 4, 2015 18 Comments

Issuing an update for The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide ebook edition

Playtime with Amazon’s Search Engine and Selling Prompts

by Jason Matthews on July 30, 2014 19 Comments

Playtime with Amazon’s Search Engine and Selling Prompts by Jason Matthews explains how employing keywords, individual words or short phrases that can be part of your title, subtitle, categories, and more can help readers find your book.