Writer Watch

Get notifications on price changes and new reviews for Amazon books

What is Writer Watch?

"Writer Watch" is a Chrome extension that provides notifications for price changes and new reviews on Amazon books. It tracks the follower count of authors and the Amazon Best Seller Rank (ABSR) of books, checking for updates every 24 hours. With a focus on empowering authors against spam tactics, it supports monitoring up to 50 books per author to enhance awareness and responsiveness in the marketplace. Currently available for Amazon US, expansion to international markets is planned.

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Extension stats

By: ReaderScout

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.32 (127) ▲ 0.03

Version: 1.4.5 (Last updated: 2024-10-16)

Creation date: 2022-11-06

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

notifications
alarms
tabs
identity
identity.email
storage
declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

*://*.amazon.com/*
*://*.on.aws/*

Size: 1.96M

Email: re*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 12097 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#479 in Shopping ▼ 1 #3 in watch keyword 23 ▲ 22 #18 in author keyword 9 #94 in writing keyword 34 ▲ 23 #219 in book keyword 22 ▲ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

WriterWatch notifies you when Amazon books get new reviews or change in price. In addition, WriterWatch displays the follower count of an author as well as the current ABSR of each book. Every twenty four hours, WriterWatch checks for updates on Amazon - and adds an alert to your toolbar in Chrome if a change is found.

With Writer Watch, you:

Always know the number of followers on Amazon
Know the ABSR of all tracked books
Save time from regularly checking books
Notice changes quickly so you can take the necessary action
Don’t miss out on price opportunities
Can react to negative reviews
See new positive reviews as they arrive in the store

Writer Watch also helps authors fight back against Amazon spammers, who can hijack books and change the price. You can read more about how that particular spam occurs here: https://kindlepreneur.com/amazon-printing-scams/

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great customer service
Effective in tracking book activity
Free tool for indie authors
User-friendly installation
Takes updates and feedback seriously

Cons

Syncing issues with Amazon Author site
Requires Google Chrome to work
Confusion about linking accounts
Lack of instructions for new users
Inconsistent performance based on account information

Most mentioned

Does not sync or link properly to Amazon
Responsive customer support
Improvements made to the extension
Works effectively after initial issues
User-friendly and lightweight

User reviews

Awesome plugin! It took a few tries for it to sync with Author Central, but now it's working great, tracking all of my books. And I've even added my clients' books to it, so I can quickly see how they're doing. Another winner from Kindlepreneur.

Jacquelyn Lynn, 2024-11-20

Works like a charm. Took multiple times to get connected to Amazon Author Central, but now that that's out of the way, I can see my 20 novels, 7 nonfiction books, and some of my notebooks activities. This app saves time and patience. I don't have to visit each of my books to get the details.

Dawn Greenfield Ireland, 2024-11-12

Excellent! Yes, there were some initial glitches, but a bit of patience and it works. Their server was overloaded. I like the new product. I even have it synced on both Chrome and Brave now! Thank you Dave.