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I was working through some links on leadership this morning when I discovered a new category in the Amazon.com book profile. The Drucker Foundation book, On Mission and Leadership: A Leader to Leader Guide, has an entry from one of the authors, Rob Johnston, with a reference back to his posting at 4nonprofits.org. Rob’s posting at Amazon.com is in the new category, “Amazon Connect”.

I looked up Amazon Connect in Amazon’s Help Pages:

Amazon is getting ready to launch a new and unprecedented program for authors whose books are sold on Amazon.com. By participating in the Amazon Connect program, authors are able to post messages to their book detail pages, profile page and blog on Amazon.com.

Authors participating in Amazon Connect will have posted messages to their book detail pages, profile page and blog. When we officially launch this program, you will be able to search for all participating authors from one centralized location. At this point, the best way to see if an author has posted content about a book is to check the book’s detail page under the “Product Details” section. You also can search for the author’s profile page using people search.

You cannot respond directly to an author through the Amazon Connect program, but some authors will provide you with their e-mail address, blog site or internet site to contact them directly.

Authors with at least one book for sale on Amazon.com are eligible to participate in Amazon Connect. To learn more about the program and to sign up visit http://www.amazon.com/gp/arms/role/.