Using Traditional Search Strategy to Boost Your Book's Placement and Sales on Amazon

NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Online book retail, including both print and eBooks, accounted for 44% of all consumer book purchases in the United States in 2012, showing growth from the previous year, a trend that is expected to continue into 2014.¹  Out of individual retailers, Amazon led the way, with its share of all unit book sales hitting 27% as of September 2012.²  What does this mean for new and self-published authors? The placement of a book on Amazon's site is more important than ever—and relies on more than just successful sales.

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Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and Founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., examines Amazon optimization for authors in her latest article for PR Newswire's Small Business PR Toolkit. Sansevieri explains how to use Amazon's keyword search to increase visibility for your book by using common keywords to craft the title and description, which will help ensure that your target readers see your book in the results when searching a specific topic. Next week, Sansevieri will explain how to use Amazon's category tagging to your book's best advantage.

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¹ http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/online-retail-now-accounts-for-nearly-half-all-u-s-book-sales/

² http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/55888-as-e-books-grow-so-does-amazon.html

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