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Jim Cliff

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in Guildford, The United Kingdom

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Jim Cliff lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his beautiful wife, two brilliant children and an aardvark. OK, so there isn't actually an aardvark.

He does, however, run a video production company by the name of Aardvark Corporate Films. His next writing venture is a series of non-fiction books to help people make better web videos to promote their businesses.

The Shoulders of Giants (A Jake Abraham Mystery) ...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 419 ratings · 76 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Shoulders of Giants (Jake Abraham Mysteries Book 1) 3.70 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Memory: A Jake Abraham Mystery Novella (Jake Abraham Mysteries Book 2) 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Indie Authors and Amazon Affiliate Changes

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This is the first in a new vlog series about writing, self publishing and book promotion.

In March 2013, Amazon changed the terms of its affiliate program, essentially penalising sites that promote free ebooks. What impact will this have on indie authors, many of whom rely on the Kindle Select program and free promotional periods to get the word out about t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 10, 2013 17:01 • Tags: affiliate, amazon, free-days, kindle, promotion

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