Category Archives: Amazon
Simplify Your Amazon Links
On various forums, I keep seeing authors providing links to their books on Amazon using the longest possible URL. There is no reason for that, since there are three easy ways to simplify those links without using one of the many link shorteners (e.g., bit.ly or tinyurl.com) . Continue reading
Have You Claimed Your Author Page?
If you’re an author and your books are available on Amazon (and whose aren’t these days?), you can have your very own Author Page on Amazon.com. Just recently, Amazon added the custom URL feature that makes it very easy to direct people to your Author Page. My custom URL is amazon.com/author/waltshiel. It’s easy to get your own set up in a few simple steps. Continue reading
Amazon vs Google?
Lost of noise this past week over the announcement that Amazon filed an objection with the court over the Google Book Settlement. For my thoughts on the settlement and why we opted out, see: Google Settlement – Not So Good … Continue reading
Authors as Amazon Associates
Are you a small (or micro) publisher or a self-published author who offers potential book buyers the option, on your website, of buying your books from Amazon.com? If so, be sure you’re not overlooking a bit of extra income from … Continue reading
Kindle Blog Publishing Not Big Issue
So, now you can publish your blogs directly to Kindle, in case anyone out there actually wants to pay for the privilege of reading your golden words on their Kindle (bypassing the cumbersome PC method of yore). Much is being made of potential copyright violations, but let’s not waste energy fretting over problems that aren’t likely to be serious. Continue reading
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