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Reviews in Space

5/30/2013

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"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space." Douglas Adams

Space is big. So is Amazon. In fact, I didn't really know how big until I went to the Writers Digest Conference this April in New York and sat in on Jon Fine of Amazon talk about authors, about self-publishing, about so many ins and outs of the steamroller that is Amazon that I went away thinking two things. One was 'Um wow, big', and the other was 'What do you mean it doesn't all connect???' To that, I was referring to the variations of Amazon through which we sell our books, dot.com being the biggest but not the only.


Each of those domains, the dot.ca, the dot.co.uk, the dot.de, etc all have different sites for our books. They do not cross pollinate. They don't really like to talk to each other either and I see that as a bit problematic. For example, if someone chooses to drop in on Amazon.ca and look for TO JOURNEY IN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER, he or she will find a small limited site with no Author Central page and hugely different rankings based on the one five star review. (http://ow.ly/lyWdl.) If he or she goes to Amazon.com, he or she will find a larger site with Author Central page and many more five star reviews, making the book more desirable for purchase.  (http://ow.ly/lyWjb) It's the same with the other domains, causing the splintering of reviews, likes and rankings, which should ideally work together for the marketability of the product. That said, I was pleasantly surprised to find reviews that I never knew existed, and I'll share two of them with you below! So, pros and cons right? Still, unity is good (just ask Spock), splinter cells are bad, and in the BIG picture, I do tend to like good better...=)  

Customer Reviews
To Journey in the Year of the Tiger

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Romp!, Jan 20 2013
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Northern David (Canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: To Journey in the Year of the Tiger (Paperback)
This book is a delightful romp. It has excellent characters and character development as well as excellent character interplay. It starts a bit slowly, rather like a roller coaster, but is worth hanging in there for the wild ride that ensues :-) The back cover compares it to Roger Zelazney, but I found it more akin to Robert Jordan both in content and character development/interaction.
If you like Fantasy/Sci-Fi with a solid story plot, characters you can love and hate, and finding yourself questioning whether you'd chop the wicked witch's head off, give her a shot at redemption, or use her to further the cause until you do cut her head off you'll love, "To Journey in the Year of the Tiger". I'm off to order the next book in the series :-)


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To Walk in the Way of Lions
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, Feb 8 2013
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This review is from: To Walk in the Way of Lions (Tails from the Upper Kingdom) (Kindle Edition)
Fun, fresh and enjoyable. Take yourself away from the everyday humdrum of weapons, war, and disaster to a world of everyday giant cats trying to make their way in a world they didn't create. Lots of humour and well written. Thanks!
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