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A publisher’s field notes

The Goofy Pack:
our promotion experiment.

A small Amazon advertising test, clearer book presentation and an open record of what happens next.

Test launched · results pending

Day 1 of this promotion experiment — 4 November 2026.
Amazon.com · US paperback

This journal starts with the paid test on 4 November 2026; earlier organic activity and an existing Pinterest pilot sit outside this test’s starting figures. Day 1 refers to this experiment.

See the latest observations ↓View the paperback on Amazon ↗
The Goofy Pack by Eleanor Rhodope
Eleanor Rhodope
The book behind the experiment

01 / A specific book. A specific question.

What are we testing?

Who is the book for?

English-speaking families sharing life with a puppy or dog. The book brings together four viewpoints: Eleanor as narrator, a parent, a child and the dog. Practical care, humor and illustrated scenes help families read and learn together. The paperback’s black-and-white illustrations can also be colored; Kindle is for reading.

Why this book?

We chose a newly published book with a specific family audience and a visual format we can explain using its own illustrations. That gives us a concrete reader and offer to test. Being new does not guarantee visibility or sales.

The paid plan

  1. Sponsored Products automatic targeting on Amazon.com, promoting only the US paperback. Actual launch: 4 November. Scheduled end: 17 November 2026, at the end of the day in US Pacific time.
  2. $5 average daily budget, with a separate $70 total advertising cap. Maximum approved cash cost: $90 including tax and currency fees. The additional $20 is a reserve for those charges, not extra advertising money.
  3. Close match at $0.30 and substitutes at $0.20; loose match and complements off. Dynamic bids down only, no placement increases. No audience or market expansion.
  4. Pause when a check shows at least $20 in advertising spend and no reported order; then allow for delayed attribution. This monitoring rule is not a hard technical $20 cap. Do not restart automatically.
  5. If delivery is the limiting factor and relevance checks support it, one documented adjustment up to $0.35 close match / $0.25 substitutes is allowed within the same cap. No budget or end-date extension.

02 / Supporting the book

Improvements without
extra media spending.

Alongside the advertisement, we are improving how readers discover and understand the book. These actions add no media budget. Preparation and monitoring still take time; that work is not cost-free.

Amazon A+ book presentation

Paperback visible · Kindle pending confirmation

Illustrated modules explain the four viewpoints and the book’s format. Paperback A+ was publicly visible; the Kindle page had not yet shown the modules at this check. Internal approval alone does not establish public visibility.

Source: Public Amazon paperback and Kindle pages
Checked

Author biography

Saved · public update pending

Eleanor Rhodope’s new biography covers The Sanctuary, The Goofy Pack and The Shadow in the House. The public author page still showed the previous biography at this check.

Source: Author Central submission and public author page
Checked

One Story, Four Minds

Submitted · public series pending

Goofy and Shadow were submitted as an unordered series. Public links between both books and the series were not yet confirmed.

Source: KDP series submission and public book pages
Checked

Existing Pinterest route

Attribution link configured · measurement verification incomplete

A source-specific Amazon Attribution link was added to the existing Pinterest → ulfarr.com → Goofy paperback route. Other sources and editions retain their normal destinations. Live confirmation of stored website test events remains incomplete. The link measures traffic; it does not create traffic or prove orders.

Source: Amazon Attribution setup and website deployment checks
Checked

Book-based promotional images

Three alternatives prepared

Three alternatives use existing book illustrations: four viewpoints, household dog chaos and reading together. These are prepared assets, not evidence of new posts or additional reach. This experiment does not add a broad social campaign.

Source: Publisher’s production record
Checked

03 / Evidence before conclusions

What the reports show.

These are dated observations, not live counters. Each source has its own reporting window and may update later. “Not yet reported” and “Not verified” never mean zero.

Amazon Ads · this Sponsored Products campaign

Provisional · product ad approved / Delivering

Checked:
Window: 4 November 2026 through 4 November 2026 · Amazon account reporting window: America/Los_Angeles

Impressions
Not yet reported
Clicks
Not yet reported
Advertising spend
Not yet reported
Attributed orders
Not yet reported

The individual product advertisement was eligible to deliver. Amazon displayed dashes / No data for the figures below. No first impression was confirmed at this observation. Reporting can be delayed; missing figures are not zero.

Amazon Attribution · existing Pinterest route

No verified performance snapshot

Checked:
Window: Setup checked on 4 November 2026; no performance-report window verified yet

Attributed orders
Not verified

Only the tracking setup was confirmed. Website outclicks are not Amazon orders. We will report this channel separately when its performance figures can be verified.

KDP sales and royalties · this book

Not yet assessed

Checked:
Window: No KDP sales-report window verified for this case at publication

Book orders
Not verified
Royalties
Not verified

The case record does not yet contain a verified KDP sales or royalty report for this test. This is a record-of-evidence check, not a fresh KDP account reading. No zero-sales claim is made.

04 / The record, as it develops

Decisions. Results.
What comes next.

Day 1 · the test begins

We launched the US paperback advertisement and completed or submitted the supporting book-presentation improvements. The product ad was approved. Paperback A+ was publicly visible at the 13:03 check; the other public Amazon updates were still being verified. Performance figures were not yet reported. Our next task is to verify actual delivery and relevant traffic before judging sales.

Amazon Ads · this Sponsored Products campaign · Amazon Attribution · existing Pinterest route · KDP sales and royalties · this book

Planned checkpoints

  1. Day 3 · delivery and relevance

    Check approval, actual impressions, search relevance and any early spend. Record any permitted bid adjustment and its reason.

    Planned
  2. Day 7 · interim review

    Compare verified spend, clicks and orders. Assess the existing Pinterest route separately and record the next decision.

    Planned
  3. Day 14 · scheduled campaign end

    The paid campaign ends at the end of 17 November in US Pacific time. No extension is included in this test.

    Planned
  4. Confirm delivery has stopped

    Verify the campaign has stopped, then wait for the applicable attribution window and reporting delay before the final assessment.

    Planned

The campaign is monitored between these checkpoints. This page is updated for meaningful verified changes and scheduled reviews. The timestamps show when evidence was actually checked; they do not advance merely because you reload the page.

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