How to Promote YOUR book on Amazon discussion
Like and tag my book and I will like and tag yours
Kathryn wrote: "I got yours LIKED Nellie! :-)"thanks so much!!
Leta wrote: "Nellie wrote: "Leta wrote: "Hi, everyone! I liked many of the books here. Would love a few in return. Thank you! :) 1. http://www.amazon.com/Ascending-Heart...
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Thanks!! you guys are great!
Good morning, everyone.Here is the link to "It's Nothing Personal"
http://www.amazon.com/Its-Nothing-Per...
Please like and tag my book, let me know, and I will happily do the same in return.
Best,
Kate
p.s. Can someone tell me how to tag? (so embarrassed to not know)
Hi everyone!Here is the link to my harrowing memoir "Disturbed"
http://www.amazon.com/Disturbed-Jessi...
I've been liking and tagging your books like crazy! Everyone here is such a talented writer!
Jessica
PS "A Vampire's Love" is not my book.
Hi All,I have a new children's book: Derek The Fireless Dragon. I'd love some LIKES. And I will do the same for yours.
http://goo.gl/KPjTw
Thanks so much,
Kathryn
I’ve liked and tagged: EB, Nellie, Suzy, Leta, Rodney, TJ, David, JL, Francis, Kate, Jessica, Kathryn, Gabriela, Miranda, Brock, H.R., C., Celia, Ty, Enrico, Nickie, Natasha, Lowri, Elizabeth, Diane.My links are:
UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009X0RX1M
US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009X0RX1M
Peter,I'm going in now to like your book, but how do you tag?
Thx,
Kate
Hi Kate,I just LIKED your book. Good luck!
Kathryn
http://goo.gl/KPjTw
http://goo.gl/Jn1TI
http://goo.gl/7Hl6M
http://goo.gl/Qbwiv
Peter, I liked your book :) If you tell me how to tag, I will do that too.
Kate
Hi Kathryn,Thanks so much. I just returned the favor on all the links you provided.
Hugs,
Kate
I caught up again i believe. I will run through the whole list again tonight though to be sure. Thanks everyone!http://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Pieces-F...
Its funny how i keep finding more books to buy LOL. Best of luck to everyone. Good job Kate I am enjoying your book.
Hey guys! Sorry I have been away so long. I realized that it has caused a lull in my sales, so I'm back. I will start getting all of the new people. Let me know if you get my likes and agree with my reviews, and I will be sure to return the favor. THANKS!!!-Katlyn
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WXBH5K
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A29SQ5A
P.S.
My books are about the TV show "Once Upon A Time" if anyone is interested in picking them up and reviewing. They are only 99 cents. Thanks again!
Peter wrote: "I’ve liked and tagged: EB, Nellie, Suzy, Leta, Rodney, TJ, David, JL, Francis, Kate, Jessica, Kathryn, Gabriela, Miranda, Brock, H.R., C., Celia, Ty, Enrico, Nickie, Natasha, Lowri, Elizabeth, Dia..."Thank you! Got you're US one covered as well.
Hi Nellie,Thanks, for liking Caller of Light! I was your 14th like for Couillon, and I also said yes to all your 4/5 star reviews. I didn't see that you had an author page, but let me know if you do, and I'll like it too. TJ
http://www.amazon.com/Caller-of-Light...
Nellie wrote: "TJ wrote: "Here is the link for Caller of Light. Please, let me know if you like my book, so I can make sure to return the favor. I'll like your book, author page, and say yes to your 4/5 star revi..."
Hi Peter,Thanks for liking Caller of Light! Somewhere down the line, I've already liked The Screen Conspirary. But I was able to be your 15th author page like. I also said yes to all your 4/5 star reviews and no to the others just in case I didn't get them the first time around. I'm sorry, but I don't have a UK account to help you out there. Good luck. TJ
http://www.amazon.com/Caller-of-Light...
Peter wrote: "I’ve liked and tagged: EB, Nellie, Suzy, Leta, Rodney, TJ, David, JL, Francis, Kate, Jessica, Kathryn, Gabriela, Miranda, Brock, H.R., C., Celia, Ty, Enrico, Nickie, Natasha, Lowri, Elizabeth, Dia..."
I would be grateful for some 'likes' on my amazon.co.uk page and happy to return the favour. I read the 'look inside' section of any books I 'like' and recommend the books to friends.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ours-Yours-Mi...
Hi everyone. I could use some likes on Amazon, and will try and go through and 'like' everyone elses pages! Thanks again, L.B. Shirehttp://www.amazon.com/The-Damned-eboo...
http://www.amazon.com/Stealing-the-Sh...
http://www.amazon.com/First-Bite-Bloo...
http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Dark-Blo...
Hi Kate, I was your 15th like for It's Nothing Personal and I also said yes to your 4/5 star reviews. Could you please return the favor? I'd appreciate it.Thanks! TJ
http://www.amazon.com/Caller-of-Light...
(Oh, Amazon got rid of the tagging feature, so you don't have to worry about them anymore ... :)
Kate wrote: "Good morning, everyone.
Here is the link to "It's Nothing Personal"
http://www.amazon.com/Its-Nothing-Per......"
Hi, L.B.. I got all of your books and reviews liked. If you could get me back, I will be very grateful. Thanks!-Katlyn
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WXBH5K
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A29SQ5A
Hi Here is a link to my book please like and tag I will return the favor thanks.http://www.amazon.com/A-Danse-Macabre...
Open letter to all indie authorsI woke up this morning, checked my books stats, and nearly retched at what I saw. My Amazon ‘likes’ which took me two years to build are gone on all my books. At first, I thought it was a mistake and then I delved further.
Seems Amazon has decided to get rid of all ‘like’ buttons and tags for books and products. Why, you ask? I have a theory.
The rise of indie publishing and authors self-publishing and selling their own work has skyrocketed. And not just in the publishing world, in all aspect of the entertainment industry. This last Grammy Awards is a perfect example of how independents are taking over. More than half the awards went to artists who published under their own labels. Even the song of the year has no major label backing.
So, why is Amazon so afraid of independents when they appear to be gaining popularity, respect, and success? They’re not. It’s the big three publishers who are.
Independent authors are usually also marketing machines and spend hours promoting their own books. And one of the best ways was by encouraging readers and friends to ‘like’ and tag. Which book would grab your interest more, one published by Random House that has twenty ‘likes’ or an independent book that has 300 ‘likes’? That’s what scares the big three. Getting rid of the ‘likes’ and tags greatly diminish the opportunity for readers to stumble upon a book just by searching random keywords. What was once a level playing field between indies and the traditionally published author has become greatly skewed. And that only hurts the reader looking for a good story.
All my books had many more than 100 ‘likes’ each and I think that definitely drew attention to the content. Think about it, if you had two books side by side, both with great reviews, one book with ten ‘likes’ or one with a hundred, which would you take a look at?
My sales have dropped since Amazon incorporated these new “indie buffers” so the big publishers can sell more books. What puzzles me is why Amazon would continue to try and keep the independents from selling thousands of copies? After all, royalties is money no matter who is selling. It just doesn’t make good business sense to hamper a segment of profit.
Though Amazon keeps giving traditionally published books precedence over indies, as the recent Grammy Awards showed, there is no stopping the rising tide of new age artists. The internet will allow us to sell our books worldwide forever with no limit on the possible audience. Only time will tell whether Amazon changes its policies toward helping indie authors and become a more active participant in this new revolution, or continue to cater to big publishing. It is their decision to embrace change or stubbornly fade away to newer, reader-friendly websites geared toward independents with amazing stories to tell. If Amazon was smart, they’d realize there is no going backward only forward when it comes to the new indie revolution in book publishing. Whether on Amazon, Smashwords, Nook, Kobo, or any of the thousands of other bookselling sites, a good story will always find its readership.
That said, I bid farewell to the combined 2,500 + ‘likes’ my books used to have and I thank all those that took the time to check me out and hit the buttons. I ask that you re-tweet and repost this blog to as many sites and social media as you can to let Amazon know that the indie author is here to stay and soon we will all be laughing about how Amazon had once ruled the bookselling world and how they lost that title because they caved to the pressures of big corporations desperate to sell commercial, run-of-the-mill plots for outrageous prices.
http://www.neilostroff.blogspot.com
Neil,I am so sorry to hear that all of your likes have been removed. I am a little confused though, because mine and several others I have checked, still have all of ours. Do you think maybe it was just a glitch? Let me know, because I am really worried now.
Thanks,
Katlyn
Actually, Neil, I just went back and found the links to your books. Your likes are still there. Now I'm really confused.
Hi Neil, Yes, I also checked your likes and they are still there. It must have been a momentary glitch. (whew, let's hope so!)Kathryn
Hello all, Yes, it's scary when Amazon makes changes like this. It's not clear whether all likes are going or not. Some people have reported still being able to see likes if they use a different web browser such as Firefox or Chrome. Maybe this will help? For me, I'm still seeing all the likes for everyone on thie page before me (as I've just gone and like them all!)
Could I have some liking too please? My new fantasy release could do with some loving!
http://www.amazon.com/Priestess-Songm...
I gotcha covered, Elizabeth!-Katlyn
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WXBH5K
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A29SQ5A
my book wounded souls was doing realy well when on pge 4 of bio,s then amazon moved it to page 28 why it doe,s not make sence now sales have decreased , why why why
I am using Chrome but the likes on my book are gone now too.
Well that ride was good while it lasted Amazon took away my like button today. And tags disappeared about a month ago. I wish Amazon would have at least used some KY Jelly first...
I am using Firefox, and I can still see all likes.-Katlyn
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WXBH5K
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A29SQ5A
I can also see them on Opera and Explorer. Just not Chrome.
Mine are gone across all three (Chrome, IE, and firefox)
http://www.amazon.com/Anita-Lewis/e/B...here is my author page on Amazon if anybody would care to like it. I will return the favor.
Anita, I liked your book and your author page. Since it seems the only place to see the Likes is on the lowly AOL, here's my author page to like:http://www.amazon.com/Suzy-Soro/e/B00...
Anita and Suzy, I liked your pages! Here's mine againhttp://www.amazon.com/The-Damned-eboo...
http://www.amazon.com/First-Bite-Bloo...
http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Dark-Blo...
http://www.amazon.com/Stealing-the-Sh...
http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Wears-Lac...
http://www.amazon.com/Game-of-Hearts-...
Thanks
L.B. wrote: "Anita and Suzy, I liked your pages! Here's mine againhttp://www.amazon.com/The-Damned-eboo...
http://www.amazon.com/First-Bite-Bloo......"
Liked all of yours...
Thanks Suzy, and everyone else who has liked my pages, I really appreciate it!
Hello there--"Likes" are active on Chrome at home, Chrome at office no. They work in both locations with Firefox. Home Apple, the office I use a PC. Go figure.
I did hit "like" on the browser that doesn't show it and it was also where I "bought" a copy (hey it had a great professional looking cover and a scintillating blurb--I'm a pushover for those kind of things).
I did like all your books (I went back 4 pages).
Thanks, Alex
Please "Like" mine if you can . . .
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008IVH1KK
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B52SOU0
Sorry, but I can't see any "Like" buttons at Amazon right now.
Linda wrote: "Sorry, but I can't see any "Like" buttons at Amazon right now."Just noticed that too. What's up?
Amazon removed the like buttons a few days ago. and tags about three weeks ago. Claiming that authors/Publishers were using them to influence sales and rankings.
Suzy wrote: "L.B. wrote: "Anita and Suzy, I liked your pages! Here's mine againhttp://www.amazon.com/The-Damned-eboo...
http://www.amazon.com/First-Bite-Bloo......"
Jusst liked your book. Actually it looks like a book I might read. I am adding it to my "read: list on Goodreads too.
Alex wrote: "Hello there--"Likes" are active on Chrome at home, Chrome at office no. They work in both locations with Firefox. Home Apple, the office I use a PC. Go figure.
I did hit "like" on the browser ..."
I use Firefox so I was able to Like You. Good Luck on your book.
If you didn't like me its
http://www.amazon.com/Anita-Lewis/e/B...
Hi Anita, I was able to like yours and liked it yesterday :)
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