by Amy Cornell | Mar 26, 2026 | Amazon Updates & Marketing Tips, Book Marketing Basics
Reading Time: 5 minutesMost authors have heard of Amazon Author Central. Far fewer understand what it actually does. And that gap matters more than people realize. Because Author Central isn’t just a profile. It’s one of the few places where you can directly control...
by Amy Cornell | Mar 19, 2026 | Book Marketing Basics, Podcast for Authors
Reading Time: 4 minutesMost authors don’t actually have a marketing problem. They have a positioning problem. When readers can’t instantly recognize what your book is and who it’s for, every promotional effort feels like pushing mud uphill. Ads bring traffic that...
by Amy Cornell | Mar 17, 2026 | Amazon Updates & Marketing Tips, Podcast for Authors
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf your book marketing feels like pushing a boulder uphill, there’s a good chance the problem isn’t “more traffic.” It’s what happens after the click. On Amazon, your retail page is the sale, and A+ Content is one of the few areas where you can...
by Amy Cornell | Mar 12, 2026 | Book Marketing Basics, Podcast for Authors
Reading Time: 4 minutesMany authors crave originality so fiercely that they reject anything resembling a formula. The instinct makes sense. Writing is creative work. But in the marketplace, structure is not the enemy of creativity—it’s the container that lets...
by Amy Cornell | Mar 5, 2026 | Amazon Updates & Marketing Tips, Podcast for Authors
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany authors treat Amazon ads like a slot machine. Pull the lever. Watch the dashboard. Panic when numbers don’t pop. That mindset burns budgets and hides the real levers that move sales. Amazon ads are not instant-close machines. They are...