Contents
Opportunity Knocks
The growth of eBooks and eReaders
Successful Self-Published Authors
J. A. Konrath
John Locke
Amanda Hocking
E. L. James
My Own Kindle Success
But Success Isn’t Guaranteed
Using Amazon for Research
Amazon’s Auto-Complete Search Box
Competitor Research
Making Sense of the Sales Rank
Potential Profits from Kindle Book Sales
Writing & Formatting Your Book
Creating a Style for your Books
Which Font?
Quick Style Buttons
Quickly Changing the Default Font for your Style
The Essential Sections of your Book
Before the Main Book Content
After the Main Book Content
Important Formatting Rules
Headings
Paragraphs, Carriage Returns, and Page Breaks
Page Breaks
Hyperlinks
Lists
Images
Image format
Image Size
If you need to work in inches
How to Insert an Image
Color Images v Black & White
Page Numbers
Page Numbering in Word
Step-by-Step Instructions
Table of Contents
Updating a TOC
Previewing your Book
Saving as Web Page, Filtered
If You Are Happy, Zip it Up.
What About Google Docs?
Editor v DIY Proofing
Kindle Book Covers
Where to Get “Professional” Covers Done for You?
The Cheapest Option
A Little More Expensive
Higher Priced Covers
Publishing on Amazon
Uploading your Book to Amazon
The Book Title
Is your Book Part of a Series?
The Book Edition Number
Author
A Note About Pen Names
Contributors
The Book Description
Publishing Rights
Keywords
Categories
Age and Grade Range
Pre-Order
Kindle eBook Preview
Kindle eBook ISBN
KDP Select Enrollment
Territories
Royalty & Pricing
Choosing your Royalty Rate
Thoughts on Pricing
Book Lending
Updating your Book
Example
Promoting your New Kindle Book
Setting Up a Gmail Account
Already Own a Gmail Account?
Your First Gmail Account?
Step 1 – High-Quality Book & Cover
Step 2 – Facebook Page
Setting Up a Facebook Page
Facebook & Pennames
Step 3 – Twitter Account
Setting Up a Twitter Account for your Author Name
If You Set Up a Blog
Step 4 – Author Central
Step 5 – Get Downloads, Reviews & Likes on Amazon
Setting Up the Free Promotion on Amazon
Free Promotion Schedule
Lists of Sites that Can Promote your Book
Using Computer Software to Automate Promotions
Kindle Countdown Deals
Step 6 - The “Look Inside” Feature
A Note for Fiction Writers
Step 7 - Serialization of your Books
What Not to Do When Promoting your Book
How Facebook Page & Twitter Fit into your Promotional Strategy
Using YouTube to Promote your Books
Setting Up Tracking Links
Permafree Books
Steps to Permafree
Book Series?
Tracking Sales of your Book
Other eBook Platforms
Non-US Publishers
Publishing as a Paperback
Why a Paperback?
How Big Will Your Book Be?
Price Calculator
What About Margins?
Converting to “Paperback” Format
Check #1 – Page Size & Margins
Check #2 – Correct Use of Styles
Check # 2 – Links
Check #3 – Numbered Lists
Check #4 – Layout
Problem 1 – Empty Lines at the Top of a Page
Problem 2 – Headers at the Bottom of Pages
Check #5 - TOC Update & Check
Check #6 - Page Numbers Start on Right-Hand Side
Check #7 – Image DPI “Requirements”
Images in Word
Adding a New Paperback Title
Downloading a Cover Template
Understanding the Book Cover Templates
Areas Marked on the Templates
The Spine
Paperback Rights & Pricing
A Proof Copy
Feedback from KDP
Useful Resources
Grammarly
KDROI
Book Updates
My ezSEONews Website
My Other Books
My Video Courses
Appendix I
HTML Coding
A Note on HTML Formatting
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