New Book Needs a Little Extra Help.
Working directly with Amazon in an effort to promote this new book is quite a different experience.
The secret, I have discovered, is in convincing Amazon to give your book more favorable treatment on their web site so many more people will notice it.
That makes sense, all right, but how, you ask, does one get more favorable treatment for one’s book?
The answer, I am told, is by getting people to buy it—either the paperback or the Kindle edition—as soon as possible after the launch. The Amazon minions, you see, keep a close eye on sales figures.
They also look for reviews of each book. And if a book gets a number of positive reviews in the weeks after it’s launched, the minions give it better and more prominent placement in more popular web pages.
And so, if I may, I’d like t ask that you go to this page for a look at my new book, Travel Tales, and should you decide to buy either the paperback or the Kindle version, a positive review in just a sentence or two will be most appreciated.
Many thanks. Mahalo and aloha.
Definitely will! As a self-publishing writer myself, I know how hard it is to get your work noticed by the Amazon algorithms!
I had to get (and pay for) help in wading through all that. It’s incredible!
I just purchased the Kindle Version, and I wait to read it! I’ll make sure to leave a review!
Thanks, Phil. Much appreciated!
You got it.
Bless you, my son!
I’m enjoying the book, and I just finished the chapter where you talk about Frank Fasi golfing on Hawaii Five-O. It’s a great episode, with Jessica Walter and a bit of Abe Vigoda. But the guy holding the flag on the golf course isn’t you, it’s Sarge Kahanamoku! Are you having us on?
Hey, cut me some slack! That was at least 40 years ago. I clearly remember holding the flag, but the director moved us around and it’s entirely possible that Sarge held it at some point, too.
Here’s another tidbit from that incident: The week before, when Frank confronted the director on Kapiolani Boulevard, there were two off-duty cops there. They had been hired by 5-0 to help with traffic control. When Frank began chewing him out, the director–who had no idea who this irate guy was–pointed at the two off-duty cops and told Frank if he didn’t go away, the two cops would arrest him because, said the guy fresh from Hollywood, “These two policemen are working for me.” Frank drew himself up and said, “They ain’t working for you, buddy. I’m the mayor of this town and they’re working for ME!” He turned and glared the two cops, both now sweating profusely, and barked, “Am I right?” The two cops snapped to attention, saluted Frank, and said “Yes, SIR!” Kapiolani Boulevard traffic began running smoothly 60 seconds later.