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Sidra Owens's avatar

My novels were published on Amazon a long time ago. I struggle with marketing and promoting. Do you think these tips would still work?

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BadRedheadMedia, LLC's avatar

Hi Sidra! Yes, they will work with this caveat: you must have access to your KDP dashboard (or work with the publisher).

Anything can be updated at any time, including new cover, description, price, and new editions. All through KDP (KDP stands for Kindle Direct Publishing, which is the backend of your Amazon author account).

Hope that helps!

More here: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200736410

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Dr Alexandria Szeman's avatar

RoboCat. Of course.

Great article. Thank you for all the tips.

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BadRedheadMedia, LLC's avatar

I mean, it makes sense, right? LOL

And thank you!

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SJStone's avatar

I'm on Pinterest right now looking for design ideas for the cover of Just Right. What I really want is a hardcover, but I don't know if I can pull that off myself.

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BadRedheadMedia, LLC's avatar

Hi SJ! Do you mean formatting for a hardcover (or print)? I can point you in a direction.

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I.L. Williams's avatar

Thank you for this overview 🤩

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BadRedheadMedia, LLC's avatar

Thank you so much! It's good to know I'm not just yelling into the wind :)

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Nina Potter | Romance Author's avatar

This is a good reminder but I am confused about 2 things: 1. Categories: I can choose 3 categories when listing the book and a while back Amazon communicated they will not add books to additional categories. Have they changed that lately? 2. Look Inside feature: Is it back again? Because Amazon removed it ca. 2 years ago and replaced it with a "Read Sample" button.

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Jason R Ward's avatar

This is great info, thanks. Ten years ago I published some short stories I had written that I'd found in old folders. I just wanted to see how it all worked. I think I did most things incorrectly and the stories weren't all that great. I am working on a book now, and this advice will really help, thanks.

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