Amazon Author Page Updates

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Amazon has made its first updates to their author pages for quite a while. Fortunately, unlike many changes, they don't mean too much work on our part.

What they've gotten rid of:

They've tidied up the pages a bit.  We no longer have the ability to link to our blog feeds, nor any photos or videos. I don't think it's as visually appealing, but it does make our books the most important things on the page.

What they've added:

Your most popular book is listed right at the top. This can be handy for new releases.

Book recommendations: yours and other authors.  I got into my Author Central account prepared to write, but there was absolutely no writing or reviewing involved. There was a note at the top of the page notifying me about the feature:

 

You simply click on the link. It opens this screen:

 

Following that, it gives you the chance to recommend other books (maximum of 3). Again, no reviewing is needed, or even possible. They give you prompts like “if you like my books, you might like,” “a book I couldn't put down was,” and “a book that left an impression on me was.”

Even better, Amazon says they might email your followers with your picks:

It looks to me like the page is being optimized with the idea that we will try to get as many Amazon followers as possible (by posting our author link on social media, etc.)

What do you think of the changes? Have you updated your Author Central account lately?

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