From February 27 through March 3, I listed The Experiences and Thoughts of a Simple Freelance Writer as free through the KDP Select program. Overall, I’d have to say the experience was a great one.

That even includes the one-star Amazon review I got.

Here’s what I learned:

• Semantics matter. The bad review I received began because my booklet title had the word ‘simple’ in it. To me, simple is an ideal to shoot for–an authentic, uncomplicated life–but to the reviewer, that word was a red flag that immediately labeled me as stupid. Definitely food for thought.
• Amazon reviews matter. I saw a brief spike in free giveaways for this booklet right after receiving this bad review, and then they dropped away to just a few giveaways for the last day and a half of the free promo.
• The way you categorize your book on Amazon matters…