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How do I start e-publishing?

Self-Publishing: How to Publish an eBook (On Amazon and More) Write and Edit Your Book. ... Write the Book Description. ... Produce a Great Cover. ... Format Your eBook for Kindle (And More) ... Choose Your eBook Publishing Platforms. ... Choose Your Book Price. ... Create Your Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Account. ... Upload Your Book. More items...

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8. Upload Your Book

Once you’ve logged in, you will see your KDP Bookshelf.

Step 1. Create a New Title

In the “Create a New Title” section, click +Kindle eBook.

Step 2. Enter Kindle eBook Details

You will be directed to enter your Kindle eBook details. These include:

Your book’s primary language

Book title (and subtitle, if applicable)

Series name and volume number (if applicable)

Edition number (if it is a new edition of an existing book)

Author name

Contributor names (if applicable)

Book description

Publishing rights (whether you own the copyright or if it is a public domain work)

Up to 7 keywords that describe your book

2 Amazon categories

Age and grade range (if applicable)

Pre-order options (Is it ready to release now?)

Save the information and continue to the “Kindle eBook Content” options.

Step 3. Upload Your Formatted Manuscript

Click “Upload eBook manuscript,” and select your formatted book manuscript.

Kindle’s recommended formats are .doc, .docx, HTML, MOBI, ePub, RTF, Plain Text, and KPF.

You will also choose your Digital Rights Management setting.

DRM is designed to stop people from pirating your book.

It also locks the book to a format. That means if someone buys your book on a Kindle, they can only read it on their Kindle. Think it through carefully because you can’t change the DRM setting after you publish your book.

Step 4. Upload Your Kindle eBook Cover

Click “Upload a cover you already have (JPG/TIFF only).”

Select your cover image.

Step 5. Kindle eBook Preview

This is Kindle’s online previewer. It allows you to see what the book will look like before you publish it. Even if you already previewed your manuscript, it’s a good idea to check it again.

If there are formatting mistakes, fix them, and reupload the manuscript file.

Step 6. Kindle eBook ISBN (Optional)

An ISBN is an International Standard Book Number. It’s a unique identifier for books, eBooks, CDs, etc.

Kindle books are not required to have an ISBN number.

Once your book is published on KDP, Amazon will assign it a 10-digit ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number).

That number will be unique to your book.

If you want an ISBN anyway, you can buy one online. It must be unique to the digital version. Don’t use an ISBN from a print edition.

Enter the ISBN if you have one.

Then save and continue to “Kindle eBook Pricing” options.

Step 7. Choose Your Distribution Rights

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If your book is original content that hasn’t been published, you hold all the rights. To give your book the widest distribution, click “Worldwide.” This allows people to buy your book on Amazon’s international websites, like Amazon.co.uk.

Step 8. Choose a Royalty Plan

You can choose between two royalty options for your eBook: 35% and 70%. Obviously, 70% is a better deal. But you have to meet some guidelines to qualify.

The list price has to adhere to certain guidelines (discussed below).

The list price has to be at least 20% the Amazon list price for the physical book (if there is one).

The book has to be available everywhere the author has rights.

The book has to be in copyright, not public domain.

As we mentioned, you should take your audience size and Amazon’s minimum price into account when choosing your royalties plan.

Step 9. Set Your List Price

To earn 70% royalties, your book has to have a minimum price of $2.99 and a maximum price of $9.99. If you earn 35% royalties, the price guidelines depend on your book’s file size. The minimum list price is anywhere between 99 cents and $2.99. The maximum is $200.

You can’t publish your eBook for free.

Once you’ve decided on a price, you have three options for listing it: Choose your primary marketplace (probably Amazon US) and set your price in the currency of that marketplace (USD). Amazon automatically converts the price to other currencies on their international sites.

Enter a specific amount for each marketplace and currency.

Use KDP Pricing Support (Beta). This service analyzes past sales data for books in your category. It uses price changes and copies sold to estimate author earnings. Keep in mind, Amazon reserves the right to set their retail price for eBooks. That means they can sell your book below list price if it’s cheaper on another site.

Step 10. Publish the eBook

After entering your information, click “Publish Your Kindle eBook.” It will now appear on the site and on your KDP Bookshelf.

Step 11. KDP Select (Optional)

If you want to enroll in KDP select, go to your KDP Bookshelf. Click on the ellipsis button (…) under the “Kindle eBook Actions” menu next to your book.

Choose “Enroll in KDP Select.”

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