Summary: Amazon Book Ranking<br> Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss Amazon Book Ranking. First of all, what exactly is Amazon’s algorithm? How does it affect a book’s rank? What can a author do to reach top 100? Listen on to hear what the guest authors think.<br> We also discuss the self published book Minnesota: Her Account, Her View by Nick Knardirell. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end (and see below) to find out more details.<br> Guests on today’s show are: Nick Knardirell (twitter handle @nickknardirell) and Tara Woods Turner (twitter handle @ohtaratara)<br> To summarise, here’s what was covered:<br> <br> * Books with less than 50 reviews get little attention as far as Amazon Book Ranking<br> * A book must perform well and over a certain amount of time. Long term standing in the ranks has as much to do with longevity as it does with sales. Ratings has an indirect relationship to Amazon promotions when it accompanies sales.<br> * Author’s should understand their market before they begin to worry about rankings. A nonfiction author in a niche market has different concerns than does a fiction writer in a crowded niche. Of course we all worry about sales and rankings as it relates to promoting and marketing our work but unless you understand what you are dealing with you will waste time and money chasing Amazon rankings that may not even benefit you.<br> <br> Giveaways:<br><br> Nick – I would like to giveaway the Ebook version of Minnesota: Her Account, Her View. To enter for a chance to win,<br><br> listeners should type WACKY RACES as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. I will choose the winner(s) at random<br> Tara – I would love to host a giveaway here. I would like to giveaway a digital copy of Beyond Good Manners: How to Raise a Sophisticated Child as well as a complimentary editing package at BlurbPerfect.com, which helps writers come up with professional blurbs or summaries for their books. The giveaway will run through April 21 and to enter all you have to do is follow me on Twitter and mention you saw this on the Segilola Salami Show. My twitter name is @ohtaratara.<br> Here’s the link to the video on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG_50A4KyMA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">YouTube</a><br> The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/amazon-us/. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u.<br> The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe.<br> The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. <a href="https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/subscribe-to-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe</a> to the show now to listen to this and other episodes.<br><br> Join my authors and bloggers <a href="https://eepurl.com/bPi2_f" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">mailing list</a> to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback.<br><br> If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive.<br><br> If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely<br> If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting<br>
