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Amazon Book Review Policy Demystified for Authors

Free books: okay to giveawayPaid reviews: okay to pay$50 Amazon spend eligibility requirementHow to disclose a relationship

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How and Where to Get Paid Editorial Book Reviews

Should you pay for an editorial book review? • What should you consider when choosing a review business? • Includes 16 book review businesses with...

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Amazon Book Review Policy Demystified for Authors

Free books: okay to giveawayPaid reviews: okay to pay$50 Amazon spend eligibility requirementHow to disclose a relationship

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Five Tips for Managing or Responding to Negative Book Reviews

Should you respond to negative book reviews? If so, how to respond? Here are 5 tips for managing or responding to negative book reviews.

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How to Create Free Apple eBook Promo Codes for Giveaways to Book Reviewers

How to use Apple iTunes Connect to create free promo codes you can give away to readers. Use these for book reviewers, friends, family, clients.

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The Essential Guide to Running a Goodreads Giveaway

There are two Goodreads Giveaways: choose the lower cost option. Includes pre-listing advice and five important tips for maximizing your Goodreads Giveaway experience.

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How and Where to Get Paid Editorial Book Reviews

Should you pay for an editorial book review? • What should you consider when choosing a review business? • Includes 16 book review businesses with...

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How to Use Amazon KDP Print for Advance Reading Copies-ARCs

ARC timeline considerations and summary • Preparing files before submitting to KDP • Using KDP (formerly CreateSpace) to print advance reader copies

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How Changes to Amazon’s KDP Select and Review Rankings Impact Authors

Amazon changed how they calculate Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) to improve fairness with paying out royalties for books in KDP Select. They also stopped...

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