Review: Book Marketing Made Easy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2013
I tend to avoid how-to books about publishing. In my experience the authors over complicate the subject to the point where I throw my hands up and say, "I'm never going to understand how this works. I need an agent/publisher/publicist." And just like that I'm back to the query-and-wait game. Penny Sansevieri's book is the exception. Brief and to-the-point, HOW TO SELL YOUR BOOKS BY THE TRUCKLOAD ON AMAZON.COM sets out exactly what an author needs to know to make the most of this high-powered marketplace.In under thirty minutes, I learned how to pick the best keywords for my book, how to maximize the impact of my Amazon author page, how being smart about categories can help position my project, and how to find respected reviewers. My only regret is that I didn't read it with a pen in my hand. If I'd done that, by the time I finished it, I'd have had a complete action plan for getting my book's sales machine in gear. That's why I think that, even though Sansevieri wrote her book for ALL writers working with Amazon, it is a real find for those of us toying with the idea of going independent.