Review: A good introduction?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
This is perhaps a good introduction, but you won't find any startling insights into Amazon's business model here.  Still, there are good things to try.  I personally think Shelfari and Goodreads are wastes because they're so user unfriendly--I think Amazon just bought them to eliminate potential future competition.  I would have preferred more stats and suggestions based on them.  Is there an optimum number of days for free promos, for example?  Is a weekend free promo better than during the week?  How do you choose reviewers who will review self-pubbed ebooks?  The screen shots don't work on my Amazon PaperWhite, so I have to glean too much out of context.  Either I'm a Luddite (I am for many computer things) or some of those URLs just don't work.  Still, this is a good start for anyone trying to use Amazon to raise their book(s) above the average sea level, but it won't guarantee you a tsunami (nothing well, of course--that's luck, pure and simple).  Another good job, Penny.