Review: Two Great Books for the Price of One Packed Full of Tips to Sell Books on Amazon
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
When I bought this, I wasn't aware I had actually bought two books, so the second was a bonus. And a most welcome bonus, indeed.I got lost in trying to decipher the SEO methods and mechanics, but that's not the author's fault. I have struggled with this aspect for years. I wrote for a number of articles at suite101 with less than stellar results, except when writing on 'newsy' topics. I think I did better when writing as a journalist because of my experience some 20 years previously in Oregon. I suppose I am not the first journalist to be confounded by SEO.Penny Sansevieri did provide some tips on Amazon searches, though, that were different from others. Further, in explaining how to, shall I say, cross-categorize your book, I think I may now be more literate in using a search engine.Sansevieri also provides hit links to a number of sites that will save gobs of time and ease the path in finding sites to list books for free which, as she and many other experts proclaim, is essential in obtaining marketing success.The above tips/discussions were sufficient, for me, to be pleased with my purchase. I noticed at that point that I was starting on the second book. At first, I thought it was a teaser. Then, I realized it was a complete second book, How to Get Reviews by the Truckload on Amazon. Thus book was even more useful to me than How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon.com.What makes How to Get Reviews... special is manifold:- how to address reviewers to gain their desire to review your book & where to find them- how to gain those reviewers ethically, without running contests or payments for- methods for easing the review writing process & to improve the review in terms of mock reviews so that review improves awareness within optimal SEO algorithms, and to insure the vital data, ISBN, etc., is at the reviewer's fingertips, if needed.- utilizing Goodreads in your marketing process.I only wish How to Get Reviews by the Truckload on Amazon had been available 25 years ago when I was publishing Living Among Nature Daringly Magazine, as it would have helped me immensely.I have touted what I love about my purchase of two great books for the price of one. But what could have made this better still?The Table of Contents is not comprised of hot links. A shame, because that would make it easy to go back to favorite tips. And, this book is so loaded with useful tips that such a tool is critically important.Still, I gave this book 5 Stars because it is a fantastic bargain. Other great books I recommend are:How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon by Theo RogersReviewing as a Lifestyle by Rebecca of AmazonKindle Reviews by Alex FosterGet More Reviews so You Can Sell More Books by E. T. BartonKindle Bestseller Secrets Don't Exist by Arial GoldIn conclusion, How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon.com is a must-buy, must-read for any writer desiring useful tips on marketing their book, and on gaining reviews by reviewers who can most help them achieve success.