“Did I make a mistake only publishing my book in electronic format? ZERO COPIES SOLD!”
I put up my book on Amazon’s Kindle last year for almost a year but not a single copy was sold. Did I do something wrong?
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Employees (Allegedly) Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Info. about CreateSpace, Xlibris, Author Solutions, Infinity Publishing, Lulu, and Outskirts Press
Want to get the inside scoop on a publishing company? Look no further than their employees! (And, beware of false “positive” reviews posted online!)
Whispers and Warnings for 08/24/17
Amazon sued by employees; Your tweets can get you sued! Can you afford the legal fees?; Are the wealthy suing journalists to silence them?
Amazon giving up its own buy button to other firms?! Whispers and Warnings for 05/18/2017
Did an Amazon employee give a man’s private information to his girlfriend?; Amazon sued AGAIN for alleged bullying; Popular book censored by school district; and more!
“Angela, have you seen what Amazon’s doing with their ‘buy’ buttons now?!”
Amazon is allowing resellers to “win” buy buttons on their book pages, which means some books will no longer be for sale directly through Amazon! Read more…
Should You Bid For Ad Space on Amazon? by Richard Hoy
To be frank, there are tons of options for advertising outside of Amazon that I’ve found are far more effective…
My book costs $2700 on Amazon!? What?!?!
Since these database errors are so prominent on Amazon, you’ll see all sorts of books by unknown (and known) authors, both active and out of print, priced at out-of-this-world prices. Here’s why…
Is Your Book Suddenly “Unavailable” on Amazon? Are They Up to Their Old Tricks Again?!
Has you print on demand book suddenly been listed as “out of stock” or “unavailable” on Amazon? Or, does it now have a ridiculous lead time – like “Usually ships in 1 to 2 months?” You need to read this and you need to immediately contact your publisher…
“Amazon Won’t Remove My Book! Are They Violating My Copyright?”
Anybody with an Ingram account (like the resellers listing it on Amazon) can pick up Ingram’s feed, and can list the book for sale on Amazon, or anywhere else, including sites like ebay. By the way, I checked and your book IS for sale on Ebay as well.
Many of those resellers have thousands of books for sale and they really don’t care if a book is later inactivated. They also don’t appear to care about the accuracy of their listings since there are countless errors appearing on Amazon.
Hmmm… Should I Sign Up for “Amazon Giveaway” to Promote My Book?
According to a website: “Creating a book giveaway function does nothing but increase you and your book’s visibilities. Meaning that it is very necessary. Amazon has created a book-giveaway-channel that would allow authors to create reading contests, and choose their winner(s).”