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Cleaning Up Your Amazon Links

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Getting your Amazon link is fairly simple. Enter your book title in the search bar and click on your book. That will give you a link like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Petras-Mission-Pieyu-Adventures/dp/168187072X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485026526&sr=1-1&keywords=sir+princess+petra%27s+mission

The problem with these super links on Amazon is that everything that follows the dp/168187072X and especially after the qid is Amazon’s way of keeping track of the time you searched this book.

So, if you are sharing this long link to friends, family, or promotional pages and those people link in to that link, it show Amazon that a number of people searched the book at the exact same time, which is probably not the case.

If someone who linked into this long link ends up writing a review, Amazon raises it hackles (even if the person bought the book) and thinks that person is probably a family member or a friend because most people share the long link with them. Amazon has been getting very sticky about friends and family members writing reviews, and they may take down the review even if the review wasn’t written by a family member or friend and it is a legit review.

Here’s a tip to clean up the link. Just remove everything after the dp/168187072X so your link looks like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Petras-Mission-Pieyu-Adventures/dp/168187072X

or shorten the link more by taking out the book name like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/168187072X

You can also click on the email icon (to the right of your book) and it will give you an even shorter link http://a.co/ec7Tovw  I’m not a fan of this super-short link because it doesn’t say enough about where the links leads and it may be taken as spam.

Note: There are many articles online that recommend the use of super links and how these longer links help your Amazon rankings. A word of caution here; the longer links can possibly work to help your rankings, but only if you remove the qid part and the symbols/numbers attached to the ref part of the link. And recently, Amazon has caught on to people using this kind of revised-super link and they don’t necessarily like it, and that could mean trouble down the road.

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Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Grade 4, L.A.

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Award winning author Diane Mae Robinson has announced that a teachers lesson plan (elementary language arts) is now available for ‘Sir Princess Petra’. The lesson plan is available at no charge as a download from her website

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Teachers Lesson Plan (Elementary Language Arts) Now Available From Award Winning Children’s Book Author Diane Mae Robinson

Robinson’s multi-award winning work, ‘Sir Princess Petra’, teaches children valuable life lessons through engaging fiction. A no-cost teacher’s lesson plan, developed by an elementary school teacher, about the book is now available. The general outcome of the lesson plan: students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences

[January 23, 2013, St. Paul, Alberta, Canada] Award winning Canadian author Diane Robinson has announced that a no-cost lesson plan is now available to teachers for her highly praised, multi-award winning children’s book, ‘Sir Princess Petra’.

‘Sir Princess Petra’, the first in the Pen Pieyu series, features surprising plot twists and turns, brilliant flashes of humor, zany characters and is rooted in timeless values that shine through the charismatic main character. It is written in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and is reminiscent of ‘Shrek’. Reviewers have labeled the award winning book a ‘fantasy adventure that is sure to become a timeless classic.’

‘Sir Princess Petra’ took an Honorable Mention award in the 2013 Readers’ Favorite International Awards for Children Grade K – 3rd. This adds to the long list of awards for ‘Sir Princess Petra’.  Robinson was honored with two major awards for the book. She was awarded the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for Children’s Book Author and took 2nd place in the Purple Dragonfly Book awards for Children’s Chapter Book.

“In writing children’s literature,” Robinson stated, “I strive to engage the young reader in a fun and interesting way through the adventures of my characters. It is also important to me that the moral lessons about kindness, acceptance, understanding, and believing in oneself, are brought out through my character’s actions.”

The second book, ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’ has already received a number of very favorable reviews. A recent review on Goodreads stated, ‘This is a book that should be in lots of classrooms. I think it is a good book to help children understand that everything is not as it first seems.’ Another reviewer stated, ‘Cloaked in a fantasy work of knights, kings, and dragons that will engulf children into the story, the moral lessons imparted are refreshingly neither preachy nor boring. Petra’s breath of fresh air personality makes her an exceptional role model for children to admire and to imitate in the real situations of fear, new people, challenges, and goals in their own lives.”

While dragon books are one of the most popular segments of fantasy fiction and children’s books in today’s marketplace, in these fantasy fiction books, Robinson uses the dragon books concept as the background to teaching young people traditional values. Ms. Robinson’s highly praised work demonstrates that dragon books can be something much more than dragon books.

The no-charge lesson plan is available at Robinson’s website. Diane Mae Robinson is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at robinsond@mscnet.ca. More information, including reviews, information for teachers and librarians and a special children’s section is available at her website. Both books are currently available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

About Diane Mae Robinson:

Diane Mae Robinson has a journalism diploma from the Schools of Montreal, and an advanced diploma from the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut.  She is also an artist, writing tutor and teaches acrylic and watercolor art to children. She lives with her husband, Allen, in a small hilltop castle near St. Paul, Alberta.  They have four dogs and three horses, along with a forest inhabited by gnomes, fairies, a princess, and a dragon. This magical forest is where Diane creates her characters and gets the inspiration for her stories.

Contact:

Diane Mae Robinson
http://www.dragonsbook.com
robinsond@mcsnet.ca

Teachers/Librarians page link:  http://www.dragonsbook.com/teachers-librarians.html
Lesson plan link: http://www.dragonsbook.com/Sir_Princess_Petra’s_Lesson_Plan.pdf

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Dragon Books For Children

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AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR RELEASES NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK

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Award winning author Diane Mae Robinson has announced the release of ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’, the second book in the ‘Pen Pieyu Adventure Series’.Robinson received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for Children’s Book Author and took 2nd Place in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards for the first book in the series, ‘ Sir Princess Petra’. 

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Award Winning Children’s Book Author Diane Mae Robinson Releases ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’, Second In ‘Pen Pieyu Adventures Series’

Robinson received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for Children’s Book Author and took 2nd Place in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards for ‘Sir Princess Petra’, the first book in the series. The second book is receiving rave reviews as well

[October 1, 2013, St. Paul, Alberta, Canada] Award winning Canadian author Diane Robinson has announced the release of ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’, the second book in ‘The Pen Pieyu Adventures’ series of children’s books. In the new book, Sir Princess Petra has already proven she is a kind and noble knight. This, however, does not please the king and queen–they want her to behave like a princess and forget all that silly knight nonsense of hers.“I wrote book two in this series,” Robinson stated, “for followers who fell in love with Sir Princess Petra in book one. Sir Princess Petra is a fun character to write about. She is a compassionate and brave heroine who believes that life is about accepting others for who they are, about being kind, and about accomplishing what she sets out to do.”Ms. Robinson also announced that ‘Sir Princess Petra’ took an Honorable Mention award in the 2013 Readers’ Favorite International Awards for Children Grade K – 3rd. This adds to the long list of awards for ‘Sir Princess Petra’.  Robinson was honored with two major awards for the first work. She was awarded the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for Children’s Book Author and took 2nd place in the Purple Dragonfly Book awards for Children’s Chapter Book.‘Sir Princess Petra’ features surprising plot twists and turns, brilliant flashes of humor, zany characters and is rooted in timeless values that shine through the charismatic main character. It is written in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and is reminiscent of ‘Shrek’. Reviewers have labeled the award winning book a ‘fantasy adventure that is sure to become a timeless classic.’’Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’ has already received a number of very favorable reviews. A recent review on Goodreads stated, ‘This is a book that should be in lots of classrooms. I think it is a good book to help children understand that everything is not as it first seems.’ Another reviewer stated, ‘Cloaked in a fantasy work of knights, kings, and dragons that will engulf children into the story, the moral lessons imparted are refreshingly neither preachy nor boring. Petra’s breath of fresh air personality makes her an exceptional role model for children to admire and to imitate in the real situations of fear, new people, challenges, and goals in their own lives.””Readers will enjoy book two,” Robinson continued, “because of the spunky character Petra is as she finds adventures everywhere, even while seeking out her talent. Her endearing sidekick, Snarls the dragon, is also back to ensure that the adventures are humorous as they come across some most unusual situations and zany characters.”

While dragon books are one of the most popular segments of fantasy fiction and children’s books in today’s marketplace, in these fantasy fiction books, Robinson uses the dragon books concept as the background to teaching young people traditional values. Ms. Robinson’s highly praised work demonstrates that dragon books can be something much more than dragon books.

Diane Mae Robinson is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at robinsond@mscnet.ca. More information, including reviews, information for teachers and librarians and a special children’s section is available at her website. Both books are currently available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

About Diane Mae Robinson:

Diane Mae Robinson has a journalism diploma from the Schools of Montreal, and an advanced diploma from the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut.  She is also an artist, and teaches acrylic and watercolor art to children. She lives with her husband, Allen, in a small hilltop castle near St. Paul, Alberta.  They have four dogs and three horses, along with a forest inhabited by gnomes, fairies, a princess, and a dragon. This magical forest is where Diane creates her characters and gets the inspiration for her stories.

To read book reviews on Diane’s dragon books for children in this fantasy kids books series, please visit:

 
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Award-winning author featured on CTV T.V.

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Award winning author Diane Mae Robinson recently appeared on a segment of ‘Around The Region’, a television program that airs on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm on CITL-TV Bell 237 and Shaw 319. The show focuses on happenings in the Midwest and Lakeland regions in Alberta, Canada. Robinson was interviewed about her award winning childrens book ‘Sir Princess Petra’

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St. Paul author Diane Mae Robinson was featured recently an “Around The Region” segment On CITL-TV. In the interview she discussed her latest children’s book, ‘Sir Princess Petra’.  The segment was aired on CITL-TV Bell 237 and Shaw 319. The show features events and happenings that impact the Midwest and Lakeland regions in Alberta, Canada

[February 5, 2013, St. Paul, Alberta, Canada] Award winning Canadian author Diane Robinson recently appeared on ‘Around The Region’, an Alberta Canada television program that airs on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm on CITL-TV Bell 237 and Shaw 319. The show, hosted by Kahla Buchanan, features events and happenings around the Midwest and Lakeland regions in Alberta Canada. On the show Robinson discussed her award-winning book for children, ‘Sir Princess Petra’.Robinson has taken two major awards for her children’s book, ‘Sir Princess Petra’. She was honored with the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for Children’s Book Author. She also took 2nd place in the Purple Dragonfly Book awards for Children’s Chapter Book. In 2012 she was chosen as a finalist for ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’.’Sir Princess Petra’, the first book in the Pen Pieyu adventures, is an engaging children’s book that features surprising plot twists and turns, brilliant flashes of humor, zany characters and is rooted in timeless values that shine through the charismatic main character.“It’s exciting promoting my first children’s chapter book in The Pen Pieyu Adventure series. The book has a great message for kids—To believe in yourself and follow your dreams.”’Sir Princess Petra’ is written in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and is reminiscent of ‘Shrek’. Reviewers have labeled the award winning book a ‘fantasy adventure that is sure to become a timeless classic.’Robinson uses the dragon books concept as the background to teaching young people traditional values. Dragon books are one of the most popular segments of fantasy fiction and children’s books in today’s marketplace. In this fantasy fiction work, Ms. Robinson’s highly praised work demonstrates that dragon books can be something much more than dragon books.“I have always loved books with dragons in them, and I believe that dragon books are a great way to engage children in reading.”Ms. Robinson is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at robinsond@mscnet.ca. More information, including reviews, information for teachers and librarians and a special children’s section is available at her website. ‘Sir Princess Petra’ is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Tate Publishing. The “Around The Region” segments can be viewed in the ‘news’ section on her website at http://www.dragonsbook.com.

About Diane Mae Robinson:

Diane Mae Robinson has a journalism diploma from the Schools of Montreal, and an advanced diploma from the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut.  She is also an artist, and teaches acrylic and watercolor art to children. She lives with her husband, Allen, in a small hilltop castle near St. Paul, Alberta.  They have four dogs and three horses, along with a forest inhabited by gnomes, fairies, a princess, and a dragon. This magical forest is where Diane creates her characters and gets the inspiration for her stories.

Contact and to read more about Diane’s multi-award-winning dragon books for children series

Diane Mae Robinson

Author Diane Mae Robinson

http://www.dragonsbook.com
robinsond@mcsnet.ca