Connect with Your Readers through AmazonConnect

Want to connect directly with readers who have purchased your book on Amazon.com? Now you can with ease. The recently launched AmazonConnect program provides unparalleled opportunities for you to communicate and build long-term rapport with your readers.

Through AmazonConnect, you can:

• Communicate Directly With Your Readers
  Send messages to readers who have bought your books on Amazon.com. Write on anything from current musings to upcoming projects. Messages will appear on your readers' Amazon.com home page as well as your Author Profile Page.
  
• Increase Readership
  Messages posted will also appear on your book's detail page, reaching new readers with content that can inspire them to buy your book.
  
• Build a Reader Community
  Build a one-to-one relationship and develop loyalty with your readers. Utilize special online tools to create your own Author Profile Page with personalized information.

BookSurge makes it easy for you to complete your sign up for the AmazonConnect program.

To begin, visit www.amazon.com/connect. During Step 3 of the registration process (Specify a Verifier), you will be asked to provide Amazon with a trusted third-party contact responsible for verifying your authorship and email address.

BookSurge can act as this third-party contact and verify both your authorship and your email address.

Here's how:

After you have "Added Your Titles," click "Specify Verifier" and provide the following information in the corresponding answer box:

Verifier name: Customer Service
Verifier company name: BookSurge LLC
Verifier email address: amazonconnect@booksurge.com
Verifier telephone number: 843.789.5000


To send this information to the AmazonConnect team, click "Verify These Titles." It's that easy! We will receive a communication from AmazonConnect, verify your authorship and email address (please use the email address you entered in your BookSurge GPS account), and enable you to begin creating messages for your readers.

The process takes about a week. While your information is being verified, take the time to work on your Author Profile Page so your readers can learn more about you!

Before you get started, you might want to check out the AmazonConnect Author Directory to browse through the list of registered authors. Visit www.amazon.com/amazonconnect.

Questions? AmazonConnect is a program offered by Amazon.com. For more information, please visit the AmazonConnect FAQ.