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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 :/

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Day 17- Title: What’s in a Name? #write31days 2014

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Term of the day: title: distinguishing name or descriptive heading.

Thoughts:

Do you ever get the feeling that some people take their titles way too serious? I mean, most people aren’t born with titles, but once they have one, they in turn seem to feel that they are entitled. Sometimes they are, but it’s rare. Even royalty has changing titles. A boy may be born a prince and become a king later, but does it really matter whether he’s addressed as “Your Highness” or “Your Majesty”?

In all honesty, I’m speaking of cases where titles are earned through either: education, competition, or honorarium. If I’ve known you my whole life and we’re having a meal amongst friends, I’m not calling you Dr., Rev., Judge, or anything else other than your name, but might call you by your nick name.

Titles do not equate to names, except for all the crazy celebrities and lost souls who are legally changing their name to weird things. I still don’t understand why someone would want to name their child Master, King, or Lady, but I’ve seen it.

Oh well, to each his own.

Name of the day: Theodore aka Teddy.

Breakdown and meaning:

Commonly, Teddy is the pet name for Theodore, so I’m not going to spend much time on that, but I do know that some also prefer the use of Theo.

Theodore has Greek origins and means “divine gift” or “god’s gift”. Typically when you here the term “god’s gift” it’s used in a negative way, but this is how it should be used.  Perhaps if the words were shifted and the term “gift of god” were used instead, it would be better received. To some, a person can seem like a gift from God, the gods, or some higher power. When a person makes a difference and leaves a lasting impression, others may consider them a blessing or even something greater. Do you of any famous Theodores? Were they a gift from God?

Teddy is a character from my upcoming release, It’s Like the Full Moon, and is the brother of Rebecca whom I mentioned earlier in this series.

Well, that’s it for Day 17. See you tomorrow.

Go back to the beginning to see all the posts in this series.

Outside of my own personal search throughout the years, basic meanings and definitions of the terms used here can be found at the following websites:http://www.meaning-of-names.com/, Google search http://en.wikipedia.org/, and http://dictionary.reference.com/.

Learn more here.

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