Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie discussion

Just a short word about looking in now and then on how Amazon, B&N, and Kobo are displaying your books. Based on some recent observations, it could make a difference in your sales.

For example, on Amazon.com, the default for their LookInside feature, if I recall, is 10%. My books have significant front-end material (e.g., frontispiece, copyright page, dedications, and so forth), and so, in some cases, at 10%, little of a book's actual text can be read by potential buyers. For this reason, I set my LookInside percentage at 40%.

The easiest way to do this is to go to your AuthorCentral account and, using the Help feature, send them an e-mail, providing your book(s) information (ISBN/ASIN) and the percentage you would like displayed. Alternatively, use the "call me" feature and handle such issues on the telephone.

On B&N, issues I have found include missing paperback covers when I do a search of my books and unlinked paperback and EPUB issues. (Both should be listed under one cover.)

Kobo is pretty good, though covers are not always displayed on your account page. Time to publish can exceed 24 hours. And, as I have noted elsewhere, to find you foreign-language books, you'll have to search under that specific foreign language...they will NOT show up on a general search using the English language.

Regardless of the sales venue, it doesn't hurt to look in on your books' Webpages from time to time, if only too ensure "weeds" haven't sprung up.

Cor... I didn't know you could alter the 'Look Inside' feature. Thanks Ted.

Anna Faversham wrote: "Cor... I didn't know you could alter the 'Look Inside' feature. Thanks Ted."

Yes...percentage is a variable.