Tagging and Liking Books on Amazon

One thing I frequently ask readers (or prospective readers) like yourself to do is to consider leaving a reader review of the books you've read on the site where you bought it. I can't emphasize enough how important that is, because it helps other would-be readers decide if the book is (or isn't, which is sometimes just as important, because no author wants readers to be unhappy!) for them. Doing that and telling your friends about books you like is our most important source of "advertising," especially for self-published authors like me.

Another thing you can do that is a huge, gigantic, enormous help if you get your books from Amazon is to both "like" and "tag" the books you've bought and enjoyed. The like button is just sort of a warm-fuzzy indicator that I assume plays some role in whatever algorithm Amazon uses to compute various things affecting where a book appears in various promotional spots.

Tags are much the same, but they also have an additional role in helping readers to find books matching their interests. When you click on a tag link in a book catalog page, you'll be shown other books with similar tags. And tags likely play an even greater role in how Amazon's HAL9000 computer figures out how to measure a book's popularity and ranking.

So, dear reader, if you've read and enjoyed any of my books, please consider taking a minute or two to like and tag them. It's really easy! Just click on the "Like" button near the top of the book's page, and then scroll down to the "Tags Customers Associate with This Product" section and check off any tags you think fit the book, or add new ones. Here's the link to my author page on Amazon to help you find the books, and THANK YOU for your time and help!