![]() ![]() In fact for better or worse, the only way you can purchase my books is via Amazon. In a certain way, unless your stuff is available on Amazon, it ain’t available. By having my stuff pop up among the big publisher’s offerings for “similar books” or even in reader’s lists and guides, my titles gain a greater chance to be seen and ordered. More importantly, as popular as my website may or may not be, it doesn’t compare to the traffic headed to Amazon to search for books and DVDs. By having my stuff on Amazon, Amazon’s mighty enterprise became my shipper (they are very good at this), so the only place I have to ship my copies to is to their warehouse. For a small-timer like me, mailing out, and keeping track of onesies and twosies is very disruptive for my day job. It’s no secret, but here is what I have learned in the last few years about how to get your book, CD or DVD listed on Amazon.įirst, why? I began listing self-published material on Amazon because I wanted a way to reach the wider public with my stuff but I did not want to have to deal with shipping out copies to each customer who ordered on my website. ![]() ![]() I’ve had numerous requests from readers for the secrets of getting their self-published material on Amazon. Or to use the apt phrase of Chris Anderson at Wired: mining the Long Tail, a place where the little that sells a lot is equaled by a lot that sells a little. ![]() For several years I’ve been producing books, CDS, and DVD in small quantities for small audiences. ![]()
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