Rebuilding After Amazon Bans Your Books

About this episode

Lauren & Matt discuss the challenges indie authors face when their Amazon accounts are suspended and how to rebuild their brand.

In this episode, Lauren & Matt shine a light on a nightmare that keeps many indie authors awake at night: an unceremonious account suspension from Amazon. What do you do when you’re forced to rebuild your author brand from the ground up? How will leaving Amazon impact your audience, your discoverability, and your promotional efforts? Is there anything you can do to safeguard yourself from unexpected excommunication? Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the video epi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lauren, Matt

Topics covered

• indie authors
• account suspension
• author brand
• discoverability
• promotional efforts

Keywords

• Amazon ban
• indie authors
• account suspension
• author brand rebuilding
• discoverability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon

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