Category: About Toi

Most of these posts are purely biographical in nature, but can shed light on what inspires Toi’s writing and tend to be quite entertaining. As of October 2015, these posts have all been combined under the About Me label.

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Happy Birthday to Me! Oh, and books for kids.

Today is my birthday and the last day to help me give away some of my new children’s books. All four books, in both print and digital, are available for sale at their regular retail prices plus tax and or shipping. I do so hope you will consider granting me my birthday wish before it’s too late.

The image below is a screen shot. Click to learn more and visit links containing book trailers for my new books.

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Chip and Skip Need Each Other
2.99 Kindle ebook – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MG1AT86
9.99 Createspace paperback –  https://www.createspace.com/6567755
Print available on Amazon soon.

What Does Joe Need?
2.99 Kindle ebook – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4M0J01
9.99 Createspace paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6567804
Print available on Amazon soon.

Plants and Animals Change Over Time
2.99 Kindle ebook – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDP74MU
9.99 Createspace paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6567685
Print available on Amazon soon.

Land Changes Over Time
2.99 Kindle ebook – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7SJ45Q
9.99 Createspace paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6567733
Print available on Amazon soon.

For individual purchases, without Prime, Createspace may be better on shipping. Also, I make more off those sales. 😀

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Amazon changed my titles. Apparently #readers are easily confused. Let’s help #dumbreaders

compareSo apparently the books above, which have been available for sale for three plus years, are confusing to potential readers. Amazon is so concerned that readers might not be able to figure out the difference between the fiction books and the non-fiction companion guides that they are making me change the titles and covers (ebook only, apparently they don’t care about the paperbacks). Seriously.

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I will say that I liked some of their listing requests since they will help me better categorize these companions, but beyond that, they are taking this too far. Let’s just ignore the fact that each of my companion guides are titled after the blogs they were originally written as and say that the titles are catchy and fun, while the changes are not.

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I don’t know if I’m more annoyed at Amazon for thinking people are dumb or if I’m pissed at the fact that people might actually be this dumb. And, if I’m offending someone at this point, I really don’t care (well, I do a little). I think this is ridiculous.

40questAccording to Amazon, I can’t list my name on the book because it might confuse people. WHAT?

According to Amazon, I can’t call it a companion, I have to call it a study guide because it might confuse people. WHAT?

According to Amazon, I can’t use my current title at all. I literally have to call it A Study Guide. WHAT? (I’m using it somehow.)

battlequestSo now my paperback and ebook covers won’t match unless I change it across the board. I don’t even know if I care enough to do so at this point.

Are they crazy or is it me?

Seriously, I want to know. Tell me.

Have I been confusing people for the past three+
years or has Amazon lost their minds?

#BeAFriend #TellTheTruth :/

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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HeroPress: SIX OF THE BEST: The ToiBox Of Words

So yesterday I was featured on a really cool blog, to which I am a fan. I got the message to visit in the morning. I was so excited, but when I tried to go back later to read the article and share it with the world I experienced some computer issues. 🙁 Better late than never, please go check me out at HeroPress. Tim Knight is a really cool guy.

Read the article here: HeroPress: SIX OF THE BEST: The ToiBox Of Words