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Do as I say, not as I do

10/11/2012

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Although I have found social media sites somewhat gratifying, it's difficult to say if they are beneficial or not.
I can promote my book to a hundred other people promoting their own book, check my weebly site (it at least tells me how many people looked at this post), and wonder how my book sales will look at the end of the month.
That last one bothers me.  Amazon updates sales at the end of the month.  So I have no idea if all my marketing is falling flat.  I could literally be wasting my time and not know for thirty days before I should try something new.
I contacted Amazon to ask them if there was a feature that at least told me how many people at least browsed my book.  I thought it would be a great idea, that way I could market my book more effectively, come up with a strategy of why people were window shopping and not buying, make money which would ultimately make Amazon money.
Their response was:
"For account security reasons, we're unable to share specific information about our customers and their browsing history. Thank you for your understanding of this policy.

Thanks for using Amazon KDP."

I don't care if Janey Smith browsed for porn before and after she looked at my book, I don't even have to know her name.  I just want to know if anyone looked.
Amazon can do this.  They have programming designed especially for it, similar to Google's "What's trending now" feature, or their adsense.
I understand this is a great marketing tool.  It's not like poker.  By holding their cards close to their chest, they are taking away an effective money making tool from their submitters.

Well, that's my mini rant.  Hopefully I made a million dollars on my book and can use that money to create a Nerf army to take over the wonderful Amazon and liberate the stats.
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