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Warning to authors: Don’t get tricked by scammy Amazon KDP success videos on YouTube!

Search on YouTube for “Amazon KDP success” and be prepared for a wave of convincing Amazon publishing scams. They may look nice and sincere, and have lots of views and “likes,” but they are trying to trick you into buying expensive “master classes” or “publishing classes.” Ian breaks it down in this 6 minute video.

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Amazon KDP tutorial: How to edit A+ content

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How to make quick text and link edits in A+ content for Amazon KDP.

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The limited situations that let FBA sellers request Amazon to remove negative Amazon customer reviews

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No one likes negative Amazon reviews. Do you have a case to request Amazon remove a negative review? Maybe, in certain limited situations.

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A+ content best practices for Amazon KDP

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Amazon KDP recently made a major announcement: Authors and publishers who use the platform can now create A+ content! This is a huge benefit for those publishers who depend on Amazon KDP for a large portion of their Kindle and paperback sales. Considering most traditional publishers don’t use A+ content, it’s an opportunity for small

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Why publishers are turning to Amazon Advertising

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Amazon Advertising is a self-serve advertising platform. Authors and publishers can access it through various Amazon programs including Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon Advantage, Amazon Vendor Central, and Amazon Seller Central. Publishers set daily budgets for campaigns, and declare maximum bids for every time someone clicks or taps on ad. It offers publishers of any size

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How to order paperback author copies from Amazon KDP (video)

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Publishers and self-published authors with Amazon KDP accounts sometimes may need to order copies of their paperbacks at cost, instead of full retail price, for promotional events or other purposes. This 6 minute video shows how to do it, using real books in Amazon KDP as an example. This is not an official Amazon video,

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