I posted this tip a while ago and got some positive feedback. If you set up buying links for your books, many of you are probably posting Amazon links for each country that you think your book will likely realize some sales.
There is no need to do this.
I was getting frustrated when I ran a free book promotion weekend and experimented with placing a Facebook ad that reached out to multiple countries. My dilemma with doing this is that I didn’t have a way to post all of the links for the various Amazon sites in other countries on my ad without it looking clumsy.
I searched for a way to create a universal link for my book. A universal link, when clicked by a potential reader, is designed to take them to my book on the appropriate Amazon page for their country.
All they needed to do was click this one link and it would take them to the Amazon site for the country they were currently in.
I couldn’t believe how easy it was to do this at absolutely no cost. The site I used is called Booklinker. You can find it HERE. It’s very easy to use. Just paste the URL for your book from any country’s Amazon site in the field as shown:
Once you paste in your link and click on the button, you’ll see this screen with a dropdown menu:
You will then end up with a link that you can copy and paste:
The best thing about using this site is the dashboard. During my giveaway weekend, I was able to see how many people were clicking the link from my ad and from what countries:
I hope this has been helpful to you. If you have any questions or comments regarding your experience with creating universal links, please jump in.
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Thanks for sharing this, Chris.
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Welcome Don – Thank YOU for posting it 😃
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No problem. It’s a repeat, but I’ve seen so many authors posting multiple links that I thought it might help to post it again.
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Reblogged this on Legends of Windemere.
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Thanks for sharing this, Charles.
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You’re welcome
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Reblogged this on Nikki McDonagh – author and photographer and commented:
Great tip for all published authors!
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Thanks for sharing this.
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Reblogged this on The Anxious Mallow and commented:
This is helpful~
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Thanks for sharing this. Glad it’s helpful.
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Reblogged this on Untangled and commented:
Reblogged this on Untangled and commented: This is a fabulous tip. Thanks, Don.
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Thanks so much for sharing this. Glad it’s helpful to you.
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Reblogged this on Wendy Unsworth and commented:
I signed up to Booklinker the last time Don posted about this great service. It is such a time-saver!
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Thank you so much for sharing this.
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Thanks for this helpful information, Don. 🙂 — Suzanne
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You’re welcome
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Oh, thank you! This is extremely helpful!
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You’re welcome. Glad it’s useful.
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Reblogged this on Anna Dobritt — Author.
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Thanks, Anna
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You’re welcome
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Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome.
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Reblogged this on The Write Stuff and commented:
Another helpful tip I never knew about. This could very helpful to some of you! Check it out. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this.
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Thanks for the helpful, tip, Don. This was definitely news to me!
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You’re welcome. I’m glad it’s useful
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Have tried signing up with no success
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Strange. It’s still working well for me and others as well. What happens when you try?
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I learned about this from alfageeek, a sometimes visitor to my blog. Worked well for me! Thanks!
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It’s been wonderful. Thanks for stopping by.
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Reblogged this on Just Can't Help Writing and commented:
This is really important if you’re trying to run ad campaigns. It worked perfectly for me. Thanks to Don Massenzio for reposting his original advice.
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Thanks for helping to spread the word.
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Thanks, Don. Good information
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You’re welcome.
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Thanks for putting this one out there again, Don. Saving it this time. 🙂
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You’re welcome
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Despite a number of attempts, I have been unable to do as suggested. A message keeps coming up saying add a link. Does this mean I should put the Amazon link to my book or what???????
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Yes. That’s exactly what you should do. Go to your book on Amazon and copy the link and paste it on the book linker site.
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After putting in my Amazon book link two boxes appear. The left hand one offers a choice of get book.at view book.at and my book.at The other box says give your link a name. Despite trying various options none of them work. When I put in my Amazon book link in the r/hand box it says its too long and even when I reduce it is still not accepted. Please advise on what I should I do to resolve this.
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If it’s a purchase link, although it doesn’t matter, I choose getbook.at. As for the Amazon link, choose your book from your KDP bookshelf so the link is shorter. Beyond that, I don’t administer this site, so you might want to reach out to their tech support. I’ve never had or heard of any of the problems you’re encountering.
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland.
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Thanks for the reblog.
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Reblogged this on Writer's Treasure Chest and commented:
There is a universal Amazon link to Amazon Sites in all countries. Don Massenzio shows us how to get it. Thank you so much Don!
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Thanks.
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Thank you so much for this post. I knew there was a way to do this, but didn’t know how.
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You’re welcome.
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THis is awesome but I can’t get it to copy when I paste in my amazon link??
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I’m not sure what you mean. Are you having trouble pasting your Amazon link into Booklinker?
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yes, it will copy but not paste into site.
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Excellent post. Thanks for sharing and enjoy the day.
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Thanks. Glad you found it useful.
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