Home/Marketing/Amazon Book Marketing/Author Central Setup
Author Central is the page with your name, your photo, your bio, and the books the store has agreed are yours. If the name on the jacket and the name on the page differ by a middle initial, they may not link. We claim the editions, write a bio that matches the one on your site, and add a photo a producer could also use. Editorial reviews go in their field. We do not write them ourselves and pretend a journal did.
Photo from the last year. Bio that matches the site. Books claimed under this spelling.
Paperback and ebook both linked.
Claim, then write
A reader who finishes one novel looks for the next. If the ebook is claimed and the paperback is an orphan, they see half a career. We claim each edition you actually wrote, under the name printed on it.
The account has to be yours. Author Central verifies the person. We can prepare the bio and the photo and walk the claims. We should not be the name on the account.
The setup
When you know the book
If the account already exists, send that too. We will not open a second one beside it. Call (833) 688-4166 or write [email protected].
What belongs on the page
Keywords do not belong in the bio. A list of search phrases under your photo looks like a listing that escaped. The bio says who you are and what the books are. The site link is the door off Amazon, if you want one.
Praise you wrote yourself does not go in the editorial review slot. That slot is for reviews that exist in the world. Empty is better than invented.
Said before the account
Readers use this page to decide if the person is real. A costume is a strange way to ask for trust.
Before you send anything
A separate author page, with its own photo plan and bio. Putting both names on one page tells the reader the separation was never real. If that is what you want, we can do it on purpose. We will not do it by accident.
Amazon confirms the claim. Some editions appear quickly and some sit in a queue. We do not quote a day, and we do not mark the page finished while a format is still missing.
Yes. The store checks that the account belongs to the author. You will need to receive that check. We can prepare everything around it. We cannot be you.
The name exactly as printed, a photo you approve, the bio you use now, and a login you control. A list of every edition helps, including the old ones you still want claimed.
The shelf
Our team has helped write, publish and market thousands of books over the past decade. Our books are well-written and finished to perfection. Have a look at some of our ghostwriters’ best works and clients’ bestsellers.
Geeks Ghostwriting’s helped me from idea refinement to publishing. I wanted a script on thriller-romance that had multiple twists and turns. I am directing a movie on the story now and our crew has fallen in love with the story!
Having a drama ghostwritten led me to gain the recognition I was seeking. I had an incomplete manuscript and Geeks Ghostwriting helped me complete it. I marketed it and it sold better than I had expected.
I thought that an illustrative self-help book was not possible! As an established designer, I have always wanted struggling designers and students to learn from my mistakes and achievements. The journey that I thought would be arduous turned out to be enjoyable and simple enough. Thank you, Geeks Ghostwriting!