“My book is on Amazon so it MUST be selling, right?” NOPE! Here’s why…
Just because a book is on Amazon does NOT mean it will sell. Here’s why…
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Ebook sales DOWN again!; Regrettable rejections in publishing history; Amazon subtly manipulating your buying choices?; AND MUCH MORE! – Whispers and Warnings for 09/04/19
MORE: First Christian florists and bakers, and now movie-makers not allowed to choose their own clients; Print and audiobook sales UP; Dumb magazine photoshops teen’s head onto nude body; Russian blogger imprisoned for REALLY stupid Tweet.
Amazon keeps selling product after customer’s son’s death AND after settlement; Big publishers sue Amazon’s Audible; Publisher does RIGHT THING after copyright infringement; and MUCH MORE! Whispers and Warnings for 08/27/19
MORE: Amazon can’t police its own illegal product offerings yet the government wants to put it in charge of our data?!; Americans are doing less reading, and more listening; When publishers print without thinking; and MUCH MORE!
“Amazon has deleted verified reviews from my book page! What can I do?”
Does Amazon know if a reviewer is a friend or relative of yours? It’s entirely possible!
Novelist Nicholas Sparks Sued for Defamation, Child Exploitation to Build Alexa?, Woman Banned From Town for Libel – And MUCH, MUCH More!!! – Whispers and Warnings for 08/16/19
MORE! Authors sue publisher over digital royalties; Cindi Lauper copyright infringement; and “Eco-Activist” book niche developing
Categories and Keywords Can MAKE or BREAK Book Sales! How do you know if you are using the right ones? By Richard Hoy, Boost a Book
Picking the right categories and keywords can give your book a competitive edge. Here is how to it.
How I Got Amazon to Remove a Negative Review About My Book! – by Geri Spieler
Writing any book is a huge commitment. I say it takes fire in the belly to tackle the task, get it to fruition, and then to actually get it online for the world to read….and criticize. That is the tough part. You put your heart and soul into creating this manuscript. It can take years […]
SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP! How to Handle Bad Book Reviews
A ding dong at Amazon told an author publishers can remove reviews.
Book of the Year counterfeited on Amazon; Russian journalist arrested for “Mind Control”; Actor sues newspaper after rape acquittal; Publishers limited library access to ebooks; and much more! Whispers and Warnings for 07/11/19
MORE: Amazon workers to strike on Prime Day; and The city that launched publishing
“Publish America is out of business and I’m now going to self-publish. How can I get Amazon to remove my old books from their site?”
“I have two books published by Publish America and they are out of business. I plan to self-publish the new books. Who at Amazon can I contact to have the original books removed?”