Re: How garden writers can help each other

**"* P* <R*@Comcast.net>**

Catriona and others...

Speaking of Amazon ranking. Do you (or anyone) know how ranking equals or 
relates to (approximately) books sold?

Thanks!
Sandie Parrott
Freelance Writer/Photographer

> One of our own, Debra Lee Baldwin, has done a superb job marketing her
> excellent first book: Designing with Succulents.  As a result of her
> independent efforts, she has been invited to be a speaker about the book
> all over the country, and she has been featured on television and
> radio.  She left nothing to chance.  For example, she asked friends to
> write reviews of the book on Amazon.com.  That gave her a great start on
> that site without the sometimes illiterate, overly critical reviews that
> sometimes turn up there.  As I write, the book has a sales rank on
> Amazon of 5,720!  That's an impressive ranking for a garden book almost
> two years after its publication date.  It's an impressive ranking for
> any book.  The book continues to sell well, due in part to how well it's
> done, but also because Debra was so thorough and creative about getting
> the word out.  She's presently working on a sequel to the first book.
> If it's not too late to recommend someone, she would be an excellent
> speaker at our GWA Conference in Raleigh, NC.  Topic: "Marketing Your
> Own Books: Don't Depend on Your Publisher."
>    Cheers,
>    Catriona

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