Amazon Prime Day Success

Digital Commerce 360 estimates Amazon’s sales on Prime Day hit $10.40 billion globally

Amazon.com Inc.’s sixth-annual Prime Day is in the books. And it marked yet another record-breaking event for the retail giant, with sales surpassing last year’s 48-hour event by 45.2%, a Digital Commerce 360 early analysis shows.

Digital Commerce 360 estimates Amazon’s sales on Prime Day hit $10.40 billion globally over the two-day period spanning Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, up from $7.16 billion during the 48-hour event in July 2019.

Marketplace sellers were the big winners this year, selling a record of more than $3.5 billion worth of goods during Prime Day, Amazon says. Sales of marketplace sellers’ products grew nearly 60% and—most notably—grew faster year over year than sales of Amazon’s own products, which includes its private-label goods, Amazon devices and products it buys from manufacturers to sell itself.

Amazon Prime Days

A sale so big, it now takes two days.

Prime Day is an annual deal event just for Amazon Prime members on Oct. 13-14, delivering incredible savings on products from small businesses and retailers.

Kindle Pick of the Week: Relentless Solution Focus (Preorder)

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What is the one thing that all successful people do?  They focus on solutions — not problems — when confronted with a challenge, says Dr. Jason Selk.  In his forthcoming book RELENTLESS SOLUTION FOCUS (McGraw Hill; January 2021), Dr. Selk -- who has helped athletes win World Series and business leaders increase productivity exponentially -- reveals his proven three-step process for developing a winning mindset. Would you like an advance copy for possible review or excerpt?

Twenty years ago, Dr. Selk set out to combine what he knew about cognitive neuroscience, brain chemistry, and human performance to create a training method to show people exactly how to develop the solution-focus that characterizes all top performers.  Since then, he has taught his method to countless businesspeople and athletes who have used it as a springboard to their own success.    
 
In his book, Dr. Selk addresses such topics as:
 
• How he combined what he knows about cognitive neuroscience, brain chemistry, and human performance to create his three-step method
• Why people are hardwired for “problem-centric thought” and how to overcome this
• Why it’s a mistake to focus on problems if you really want to get past them
• Why the key to achieving relentless solution focus lies in what you do in the first 60 seconds after having a negative thought
• The tools you need to retrain your brain

Mentally tough people actually choose the thoughts that cause them to take actions that lead to positive outcomes, although this is contrary to the way humans are hardwired. “Over millennia, our very survival relied on our ability to be alert to potential dangers,” says Dr. Selk.   That is, we are pre-disposed to look for problems – what he calls “Problem-Centric Thought.”  This negativity bias significantly limits our potential and increases stress, pressure, and underperformance.

By developing a Relentless Solution Focus (RSF) – which he and Ellen Reed have taught to tens of thousands of clients – people will not only be prepared for adversity, but will be able to thrive in it.  This mind-training regimen makes it possible to reframe every problem into an opportunity for positive, productive action.  

Pre-order available:

https://www.amazon.com/Relentless-Solution-Focus-Pressure-Underperformance-ebook-dp-B08DL7H4QZ/dp/B08DL7H4QZ/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=

Amazon Pick of the Week: Puffin Encounter Fire and Ice

Practicing "social distancing" is nothing like summertime in Iceland with their almost 24 hours of glistening sunlight each day, but it's still perfect for lighting the way and reading about adventurous little puffins. But when two puffin friends, Árni and Birta, embark upon a journey of exploration, an Icelandic Faery plays clever tricks on them, making their grand adventure take longer than expected. The extended darkness of September's nightfall looms large on the horizon, and the pufflings must find their way home in a hurry.

Puffins Encounter Fire & Ice is the third installment in RA Anderson's delightful Iceland: The Puffin Explorers Series, and this time around, Iceland's natural wonders take center stage. Árni and Birta discover glaciers, volcanoes, natural energy, lava fields, waterfalls and some of the legendary folk of Iceland. But as nightfall draws closer, Árni's parents must step up their frantic search for these two curious puffins to help guide them back to their burrows before dark. Will they succeed? Join the adventure to find out!

Although intended for children who have a love for all animals, birds and nature, adults will find that these books hold a unique type of travelogue, complete with fun facts and breathtaking photography shot by the author as she explored the beautiful country of Iceland.

Puffins Encounter Fire & Ice follows in the webbed footsteps of Puffins Take Flight and Puffins off the Beaten Path, the first two books in Anderson's entertaining and educational Puffin Explorers Series.

Author RA Anderson is a wanderer who has lived all over, from California to Belize, and currently, home is a town called Rome, in Georgia that is!

A lifelong passion for creative writing and photography became her life. Her award-winning photographs have been featured in table books, magazines and front-page news, and her writing has been published in magazines, poetry books and children's books. Her If Pets Could Talk series includes Cats, Dogs, Farm Animals and A Service Dog. Iceland: The Puffin Explorers Series is her newest children's series. She also recently released a YA book, Girl Sailing Aboard the Western Star.

Three boys—her heart and soul—call her Mom. She and her husband are recent empty-nesters, leaving them more time to travel.

For more information, please visit ra-anderson.com

Order on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Puffins-Encounter-Fire-Ice-Explorers/dp/1950590100/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2KVTRIVOB9VBQ&dchild=1&keywords=puffins+encounter+fire+%26+ice&qid=1584820885&sprefix=puffin+encounter%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-2

Kindle Free Pick of the Week: Pandemic How to Survive a Spread

Timely release everyone should get.

Do you want to know exactly what’s going on in the recent Chinese  outbreak?

Are you afraid that this disease will spread all over the world?


Well, fear no more! Turn to this practical report on how to survive a pandemic spread

2019-nCoV started from its epicenter in the Chinese wet market of Whuan and is now spreading all over China, with less than 200 infected individuals in the rest of the world.

It is difficult to find reliable information on the internet, with many unconfirmed rumors or straight up fake news. This report will help you filter all the nonsense about the Novel Coronavirus.

So here’s what you get:

A concise overview of the disease’s most prominent or severe symptoms

Clear instruction on how to prevent infection

All the important info about what the Chinese government and the World Health Organization are doing to stop it from spreading

A list of official sources to keep informed on the disease’s progress

Save yourself the time of looking for valid sources and keep informed with this report!

Link:

https://www.amazon.com/How-survive-pandemic-spread-outbreak-ebook/dp/B085LT92J6/ref=zg_bs_157119011_f_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VG0WH0F40Z070PJFRZ56