![]() They sponsor educational and community service projects-and have collectively published two editions of their book, Friendship & Faith. ![]() The Women of Wisdom is a non-profit organization that brings together people from different faith traditions, ethnicities races, and cultures in an atmosphere of safety and respect. His books are all listed and most have several favorable reviews. He has even posted a video of himself giving a lecture. He has linked his blog posts-and they are current. Robert Pasick, author of David Crumm Media’s Conversations with My Old Dog has really taken full advantage of Amazon’s Author page options. It would be great if there were even more reviews, but overall, Rodney is doing a terrific job keeping his page updated. He has also linked his online columns to automatically appear! If you scroll down to where his books are individually listed you’ll see that they each have been reviewed and they each have a five star rating. ![]() The four books he has written are shown and linked correctly. Rodney is doing a great job on his Amazon Author Page. He has an engaging and friendly photo of himself. Click the image to visit Rodney’s Amazon pageĭavid Crumm Media, an imprint of Front Edge Publishing has published three books by author Rodney Curtis. Notice that he’s pictured in a fun location and he’s holding a newspaper comic page-both clues to Kurt’s book and his career as a comic strip writer and illustrator. Kurt Kolka, author of FEP’s Bullying is No Laughing Matter has a great author photo on his Amazon page. Little surprise that I went from reading words to writing them. The world fell away, leaving me free to enter the world of whatever author I was traipsing after. I was one of those luckynerdy kids who was happiest tucked away in my room, stomach to the mattress, a book propped against my pillow. Adventure, wisdom, mystery, all nestled in the crook of one arm, the crease in my elbow grins in anticipation. Her bio begins:Īn armful of books is one of the most delicious feelings I can imagine. ![]() Debra also uses the space provided for an author bio to engage readers as friends in the great adventure of reading. Debra has written three books-all lined up on her page as options for readers. Debra is not a frequent blogger, but she has connected her ongoing columns within ReadTheSpirit magazine to her Author Page display. The first thing we notice is that Debra offers us two author photos, one more casual than the other. One of our authors who is doing a great job with her Amazon Author Page is Debra B. Right away, I spotted some great examples that we all should look over-and share with others as helpful models. Over the past week, I looked at the Amazon Author Pages of writers we have published over the last 11 years, since our founding in 2007. Give them what they want, provide them with the insights they crave. Today’s readers want to have a relationship with their authors, even if it just a cyber connection. Don’t disappoint them with just more stock photos of your book! Engage them. They see your name highlighted in Amazon blue. Now, like any good friendship, they want to know more about the person who wrote this book. That’s great! They are an interested audience of one. Let’s say you are lucky enough to get a potential Amazon reader to your book’s homepage. ![]() If not, today’s examples may inspire you to belly up to your laptop and make the necessary updates to your own author page. In my last column for Front Edge Publishing, I discussed making the most of your Amazon Author page. Click to visit Debra’s Amazon Author Page. JANUARY 2023 UPDATE: If you have found this column, you also will want to read this major 2023 update. ![]()
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