Having once self-published a print book for $850, I liked the zero-cost aspect of going this route.
Interested in publishing your book on the Kindle platform?
Its free, and you might even make some money.
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Whether it takes a week or a year to write your book, focus on quality.
Edit, edit, edit, and find a volunteer to read your work and offer an objective critique.
Then get ready to publish.
Detailing every technical aspect of the publishing process might intimidate some readers into inaction.
Probably not as good as youd like.
It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.
But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?
Some file types allow more flexibility, like being able to link to chapters from the table of contents.
The real test comes when you upload your file and check it in theKindle Previewer.
Go through the entire book.
If there are formatting issues, fix them and upload the file again.
Amazon even provides a freecover-making toolif you have an image to work with.
But eventually, you might like to offer your book through other channels (more on this below).
Did you know?
Youll probably want to price your book between $2.99 and $9.99.
In that range, for sales in most countries, Amazon pays a royalty of 70%.
Otherwise, you get 35%.
The Importance of Marketing
Contrary to authors fantasies, books dont sell themselves.
Fortunately, there is a lot of goodinformation about marketing Kindle booksonline.
How much does good marketing help?
Not mentioned in that book is the fact thatLocke paid for 300 reviews.
Fortunately there areother ways to boost your book in the rankings.
NookPress.comis the publisher site for Barnes and Nobles Nook rig.
I just earned $27 from last months Nook sales of the few ebooks I have on their platform.
Like KDP, publishing on Nook is free.
Smashwordsis a different kind of ebook platform.
I havent done so well with Smashwords, but I suspect its partly a matter of chance.
That little bit of extra work might double or triple your sales.
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When you log into your bank account, how do your savings look?
Probably not as good as youd like.
It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.
But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?
