The Great Author Central Lockout: Amazon’s Latest Frustration
Reading Time: 5 minutesAmazon has recently introduced a troubling barrier for authors trying to manage their presence on Author Central. Many writers now get error messages claiming they need “publisher permission” to edit fields—even when they self-publish. These...
How Email Newsletters Supercharge Author Success
Reading Time: 3 minutesEmail newsletters are often the most powerful yet underutilized marketing tool available to authors. While social media platforms dominate conversations about visibility, newsletters provide something much more valuable: direct access to your...
Goodreads Evolution: Amazon’s Game-Changing Integration
Reading Time: 5 minutesAmazon’s latest update linking Goodreads activity with Amazon shopping turns the Goodreads “Want-to-Read” shelf into a high-intent sales trigger. For authors and publishers, that means you can finally treat shelf-adds as more than a passive...
Marketing vs. Sales: Why Authors Must Know the Difference
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen writers hear “marketing,” it’s tempting to conflate it with direct sales results. But as Penny Sansevieri and Amy Cornell emphasize in their podcast, that confusion is a common trap—and one that can derail author success. Clarifying the...
Amazon Metadata for Books: The Hidden Risk Authors Can’t Ignore
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Shocking Account Ban That Rocked the Indie Community In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples throughout the indie author community, Penny and Amy discussed a disturbing incident where an author lost their entire catalog of 30 nonfiction...
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