Amazon Archives - She Writes Press https://shewritespress.com/faq_category/amazon/ An imprint of The Stable Book Group Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 https://shewritespress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cropped-SheWritesPress_Seal_Red-32x32.png Amazon Archives - She Writes Press https://shewritespress.com/faq_category/amazon/ 32 32 VIDEO: Amazon Author Central – Best Practices for She Writes Press Authors https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/video-amazon-author-central-best-practices-for-she-writes-press-authors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-amazon-author-central-best-practices-for-she-writes-press-authors https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/video-amazon-author-central-best-practices-for-she-writes-press-authors/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:06:55 +0000 https://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=18646 https://youtu.be/uNvyyW42mLg?si=tudNmyad2rBF45RA

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]]> https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/video-understanding-your-amazon-rankings/feed/ 0 Can I set my e-book price to 99 cents? https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/can-i-set-my-e-book-price-to-99-cents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-i-set-my-e-book-price-to-99-cents https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/can-i-set-my-e-book-price-to-99-cents/#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2018 22:43:21 +0000 https://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=10161 Your e-book price (on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, etc.) can be changed by your Project Manager to any price, including zero, for promotions, BookBub deals, etc. Please inform them at least two weeks ahead of time, as it often takes a few days for prices to change, as well as to go back [...]

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]]> Your e-book price (on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, etc.) can be changed by your Project Manager to any price, including zero, for promotions, BookBub deals, etc. Please inform them at least two weeks ahead of time, as it often takes a few days for prices to change, as well as to go back to normal. Please keep in mind that we cannot control the exact time of a price change, so it may change a few days before the date of your sale or promotion. Please make sure to check, after your promotion is over, that your list price point has gone back to normal.

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]]> https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/can-i-set-my-e-book-price-to-99-cents/feed/ 0 Why am I seeing my book for sale by a third-party seller on Amazon? https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/why-am-i-seeing-my-book-for-sale-by-a-third-party-seller-on-amazon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-am-i-seeing-my-book-for-sale-by-a-third-party-seller-on-amazon https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/why-am-i-seeing-my-book-for-sale-by-a-third-party-seller-on-amazon/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 16:04:35 +0000 http://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=5822 Amazon allows third-party sellers to compete for the BUY buttons for books in new condition. This means that, even though we have inventory available of your book with Amazon, there’s a chance Amazon will retain the BUY button and allow third-party sellers to bid on it, allowing that seller’s site pops up as the main [...]

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]]> Amazon allows third-party sellers to compete for the BUY buttons for books in new condition. This means that, even though we have inventory available of your book with Amazon, there’s a chance Amazon will retain the BUY button and allow third-party sellers to bid on it, allowing that seller’s site pops up as the main “seller” when you go to your Amazon page. There’s not much recourse for authors when this happens, but some authors have had success in purchasing the inventory from the third-party seller in order to remove them as the primary seller, thus reverting the BUY BOX back to Amazon.

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]]> https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/why-am-i-seeing-my-book-for-sale-by-a-third-party-seller-on-amazon/feed/ 0 Why is my book selling lower than its list price? https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/why-is-my-book-selling-lower-than-its-list-price/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-is-my-book-selling-lower-than-its-list-price https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/why-is-my-book-selling-lower-than-its-list-price/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 16:03:43 +0000 http://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=5818 Amazon is effectively cost-controlling your book, experimenting with different numbers to get the sale—but this does not mean you’re going to get paid less. So, for instance, the majority of our books are $17.99. As long as you see that list price, you can know that that's what Amazon will be paying you on. Amazon [...]

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]]> Amazon is effectively cost-controlling your book, experimenting with different numbers to get the sale—but this does not mean you’re going to get paid less. So, for instance, the majority of our books are $17.99. As long as you see that list price, you can know that that’s what Amazon will be paying you on. Amazon typically discounts books for around 20-30 percent off the list price. What is happening here is that Amazon is undercutting its own profit, but you will always be paid on the list price, not the sale price.

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]]> https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/why-is-my-book-selling-lower-than-its-list-price/feed/ 0 How do I change my Amazon categories? https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/how-do-i-change-my-amazon-categories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-i-change-my-amazon-categories https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/how-do-i-change-my-amazon-categories/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 16:03:26 +0000 http://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=5816 Your Amazon categories are chosen by Amazon based on BISACS, keywords, and also what other potential buyers look at before and after viewing your book. Your project manager can alter your BISACs and keywords, but please know that we cannot choose your Amazon category. We often have to find creative ways to get there and [...]

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]]> Your Amazon categories are chosen by Amazon based on BISACS, keywords, and also what other potential buyers look at before and after viewing your book. Your project manager can alter your BISACs and keywords, but please know that we cannot choose your Amazon category. We often have to find creative ways to get there and we’ll work with you as best we can!

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]]> https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/how-do-i-change-my-amazon-categories/feed/ 0 What if my book says “out of stock” on Amazon? https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/what-if-my-book-says-out-of-stock-on-amazon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-if-my-book-says-out-of-stock-on-amazon https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/what-if-my-book-says-out-of-stock-on-amazon/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 16:03:04 +0000 http://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=5814 Amazon employs scarcity tactics to get readers to buy books, and the impact on authors is that they think their books are constantly out of stock when they’re not! If you see something on Amazon that reads—“Only 3 left in stock - order soon”—fear not. It’s not true. It’s possible, of course, that stock is [...]

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]]> Amazon employs scarcity tactics to get readers to buy books, and the impact on authors is that they think their books are constantly out of stock when they’re not! If you see something on Amazon that reads—“Only 3 left in stock – order soon”—fear not. It’s not true. It’s possible, of course, that stock is low in the warehouse, but usually that’s not the case. Read more about Amazon’s tactics and some workarounds from Brooke’s 2025 Substack post: The Retailer That’s Eating Us. 

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]]> https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/what-if-my-book-says-out-of-stock-on-amazon/feed/ 0 If I see an error on Amazon, how can I get it changed? https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/if-i-see-an-error-on-amazon-how-can-i-get-it-changed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-i-see-an-error-on-amazon-how-can-i-get-it-changed https://shewritespress.com/faq-items/if-i-see-an-error-on-amazon-how-can-i-get-it-changed/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:39:20 +0000 http://shewritespress.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=5598 Email your project manager, please. It typically takes up to 10 working days for the feed to refresh. Please do not go onto the back end of Amazon Author Central and make the change yourself or you will risk seeing duplicated and/or erroneous content. Thank you!

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]]> Email your project manager, please. It typically takes up to 10 working days for the feed to refresh. Please do not go onto the back end of Amazon Author Central and make the change yourself or you will risk seeing duplicated and/or erroneous content. Thank you!

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