What’s in a Name- Short Story – ‘E’ for Eric – Alone

The name Eric is derived from the Old Norse name Eirikr and means ‘one’, ‘alone’ or in certain parts of Scandinavia ‘eternal’. What’s in a Name – &#8…

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What’s in a Name- Short Story – ‘E’ for Eric – Alone

To my SON ERIC

Smorgasbord Easter Egg Hunt – Bloggers who are ‘Jolly good eggs’

It is Easter and no doubt there will be chocolate!  Oh yes!.  I am not fully present here on the blog at the moment as I am busy filling boxes with items I cannot part with and charity bags with th…

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Smorgasbord Easter Egg Hunt – Bloggers who are ‘Jolly good eggs’

Good Friday to all!

How to Use Amazon Categories to Increase your Rankings

Great advice from a great guy

Nicholas C. Rossis

I have mentioned the importance of Amazon Categories as far as rankings are concerned in my post, I Just Published my Book. Now What?

Here is a rough guide to how many copies a book needs to sell to reach a certain rank in Amazon US, courtesy of Jackie Weger.

This daunting figure, however, is only true when one thinks of the major categories – eg. “Books > Literature & Fiction.” The further one goes down the various subcategories, the easier it is to reach #1 in that sublisting.

I recently came across a great post on the subject by Jen Bresnick, so I thought I’d revisit this topic with a detailed how-to.

What is my Category?

When you look up a listing for a book on Amazon, scroll down past the reviews to the section titled “Look for similar items by category”.  If you visit the page…

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