Thread: Secrets of Indie Success
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Old 03-14-2012, 08:05 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by davidwfleming View Post
Ah, the elusive obvious. Perhaps this was the secret to indie success all along... I'll start right now on this thread:

ATTENTION ALL READERS AND WRITERS! What are your impressions of my Amazon Author page? Would it entice you to purchase an eBook? Any turn-offs?

Everything is up for critique: profile pic, bios, covers, ebook formating, product descriptions.

Let's get some insights into the mind of book buyers going on this thread, please. I'll enforce critique circle rules on myself. Meaning I won't respond to my critiquers other than to thank them or clarify a direct question. Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/David-Wallace-...g/e/B0053TI9OC
The photo puts me off, it's too smiley. Also, I don't care about what jobs you've had in the past, all I care about is what writing experience you have or what experience you have about what you write about. (If your books are about high jumping robots, ignore this).

I don't have one of those pages, but if I made one I would play up on my hooligan/unemployed past, and play down my degree in graphic design. It's about putting your target audience at ease, and the more like them you appear, the better.
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