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Sell More Books on Amazon.com
Why Should Your Book Be on Amazon.com? Visibility. People (including members of the media) will find your book and learn about you through your appearance on Amazon. (That's how I got into Woman's Day magazine.) Money. You will sell books you wouldn't have sold otherwise. Many buyers won't buy from your Web site or other sources, but will buy at Amazon. And, Amazon pays like clockwork. Get Your Book Listed on Amazon.com To participate in Advantage, you must have distribution rights, and your book must have a scannable barcode of the ISBN. Amazon Marketplace Amazon Associates As an Associate, you get a commission on book sales referred from your Web site. Why send people to Amazon from your Web site? Some people won't buy from you. They don't know you and they don't trust you. But they do trust Amazon. Or, maybe they want to qualify for free shipping. Enhance Your Book's Detail Page Search Inside the Book Use the tools Amazon.com provides to bring book buyers to your page and sell more books. Copyright Cathy Stucker. As the IdeaLady, Cathy Stucker helps authors, entrepreneurs and professionals attract customers and make themselves famous. To learn more about publishing and get free marketing tips, visit Cathy at http://www.IdeaLady.com/
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