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Jasper, Amazon Parrot: Placing in two categories in the top 100 for Kindle in the UK

 

With the pandemic hitting everyone it has given me time to do more research for work.

I found out by that “Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure” placed in the top 100 for Kindle in the UK for children’s bird ebooks at #27. Oh, my goodness. Plus at #74 for the category of children’s intermediate readers. Granted this was last week. But, woohoo!!

I took a screen shot for prosperity. I have over the last six months been enjoying having the audible for the first two volumes being in Amazon’s Best Sellers 100 list for their genre. That is exciting and I have as well taken screen shots for each spot they were at.

But this is a new milestone for Jasper and I. To place in the top 100 for Kindle in two categories is huge. It is something I have heard other authors talk about when their books have made it. I’ve been jealous a little but happy at the same time.

I can now say that has happened to me as well.

If it happens to you, let me know. I’ll be excited and happy for you as well.

Marketing your brand: Keeping up with the times

 

 

As an author you have to constantly work on your book. But I am not talking about writing, editing, revising, editing again and revising again.

With a brand you have to do marketing. That marketing is always evolving and one must try to evolve with it.

Back in the day you had hard and soft cover books. You did interviews live and you went into the stores to have book signings.

Now there is so much more. At the moment I am being interviewed four times but online. A few people have scoffed at me thinking I was fibbing. But when one is not in the business it could sound far fetched.

But online interviews are a real thing. When I was still working for a local magazine I did go to the sites to do my interviews for it to be in the magazine. But now you can get questions via email, answer them with a few pictures and bio and viola you are in a magazine, a site online or for a promo.

There is more. My children series are now in audio. This is a perk of the publisher I am with. This format is huge now with Audible.com having huge volumes of books on their sites purchased and downloaded.

As someone who had the first two volumes of her books made into audio, volume three is being recorded soon, be on the Amazon Best Selling list for audio for over a month it was a new way to showcase my brand.

Times are changing and we need to change with it. But it comes down to this. How far do you want to go and at what point are you happy with what is going on.

If you do only a bit of this and that but are content good for you. But if you want a bit more you need to reach and keep reaching or soon you will be left behind. Jasper and I are working on not being left behind.

Free book of my children’s series: Check out what readers are saying

 

This week my publisher has placed volume one of my Jasper, Amazon Parrot series on promotion. The title? That would be “Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure.”Starting today up to November 29th, which is this Friday, the ebook is just free. Not bad, right?

These are some of the praises Jasper and I have received for volume one:

★★★★★ – “Young children will love this story and certainly relate to it. The two parrots are adorable characters, teaching great life lessons to young readers. It’s fun, quick and meaningful. I highly recommend this first book in the series.”

★★★★★ – “Jasper is a delightful chapter book for young readers. I bought it for my 10 year old grandson who struggles with reading for Christmas. He read it in a few days and enjoyed it.”

★★★★★ – “A fantastic story for the younger readers who are transitioning from picture books to reading a story that unfolds pictures using their imagination.”

 

Not too shabby if I do say so myself. Not only that but volume one was recently on Amazon Best Selling 100 audibles for a few weeks. Again, not to shabby.

So, saunter on over to Amazon. Check the book out. It is not very long it being a chapter book for children. See what people are excited about. Read the reviews. Heck, leave a review and make Jasper and I a bit more happy this Thanksgiving week.