Sending out physical print copies of your book as review copies is, therefore, becoming less useful. Indie authors are looking to optimize their budgets and the time and cost of posting out physical Print books makes this less than optimal.
When someone purchases a Kindle version of a book from Amazon, it is wirelessly delivered to their Kindle device. Not everyone realizes that each device has its own email address which can be found under the Device settings on their Amazon account.
Sending documents to that email account adds that document to their Kindle library so they can be viewed on that kindle or Kindle Apps associated with it. During the review process, some authors like to download a copy of their book in PDF format to allow them to review it on their computer.
As they already have a PDF of their book, they see it as an easy way to distribute free copies of their book and may even have this file as a FREE download on their website. Although you can view different formats of documents on your Kindle, they are not optimized to view and may not read as well.
One of the simplest ways of creating a mobi file from a PDF etc. Supplying your book in Mobi format can provide a better reading experience for your Kindle reader as it retains some of the features that a Kindle book has. A PDF document converted to mobi will not provide the same quality as a document originally created as a mobi file.
If you are publishing a kindle version of your book through Amazon, then you have access to a mobi copy of your book through the Kindle Direct Publishing KDP Platform.
When you are logged into your KDP account you can choose to follow this process for any book from your bookshelf:. It does not cost authors anything directly. However, if you are selling paperback books on Amazon, the cost to print the book will be deducted by Amazon from your book royalties. This means that when you sell a paperback book, you will essentially pay for the price to print the book.
Aside from being free to publish on KDP, self-published authors typically spend money on author services to prepare their book for publishing. This includes services such as book cover design, formatting, editing, and marketing fees.
Related: Self-Publishing Costs. There are two royalty fees to consider: the eBook royalty rates, and the paperback royalty rates. To see specific requirements of each, click here. Kindle Direct Publishing will pay your royalties to you every month, approximately 60 days after the end of the month that your royalties were earned.
However, a caveat to this is that your payment amount must meet a minimum threshold before it is paid out. You can choose to be paid out through several options including direct deposit, wire transfer, or check.
Related: Amazon Kindle Unlimited. KDP Select enrollment lasts for 90 days, which allows authors the option to auto-renew enrollment in KDP Select for another 90 days, or opt out.
Formatting your book in Word for Kindle is really easy. You can only apply formatting as per the technical requirements of the Kindle device, which is specified by KDP itself. And to be honest, these are not complex in any way whatsoever. When I say formatting for the Kindle is technical , I mean there are specific ways that you can do certain things and there are features you cannot use.
For example, you cannot have text boxes in your eBook file, as also headers and footers are not recognized in the Kindle device. Otherwise, certain errors or layout issues will occur.
Alternatively, you may wish to hire a professional eBook formatter. In addition to formatting your Word file, which includes the text contents of your book, you will also need to create a separate cover image.
Amazon has introduced the Kindle Create tool , and the information for using this tool is also included in this guide. Using Kindle Create, you can check your Word file, add special features, etc.
If there are issues with your Word file when you preview it in Kindle Create, you will have to make the changes in Word, and then preview it Kindle Create again. Pay attention to the following points if you have already applied any character or text styles to your Word file. This optimizes fonts, line spacing, margins, etc. An important step in publishing your book file to KDP is making sure you have all the necessary front and back matter formatted for your book.
Your title page text will be centered with the title of your book , the author name below, and a page break inserted below the author name. You can include your copyright notice on your title page as shown in the above example or you can have a separate copyright page. If you convert your Word file in Kindle Create, this will be done automatically. If you choose to, you can add a dedication page, and that will follow your Table of Contents.
You can keep it simple, like in the example page below, which shows the Dedication page for the book, The Miracle Morning for Writers. Always insert a page break at the end of a chapter so that the new chapter will start on a new page. If you are publishing a non-fiction book to Kindle Direct Publishing, you will probably have graphics in your book.
You do not need to include your cover image in your Word manuscript file. Your cover image will be added automatically when you publish your eBook, and it is uploaded separately.
If there are any errors with any of the above, they will need to be fixed in your Word file, and you will then need to upload the file to Kindle Create again.
On the Inspector , you can change the device you want to preview your eBook in. The options are:. You can now navigate through your eBook to view what it will look like on the different devices.
After you have chosen the theme, click the Select button. This does not publish your eBook to Kindle Direct Publishing, but creates the. Click the OK button on this window to first save your file. Once your file is properly formatted and converted, you can self-publish your book to KDP.
Before you open the Kindle Direct Publishing site, be sure you have all the necessary files and information needed to complete the process. Have the above available in a text file, then you can just copy and paste when you upload your information and files.
It takes a few minutes to fill in your details and upload your files. After you log in to your KDP account, the main dashboard will display. If this is your first Kindle eBook, the dashboard will be empty. NOTE: Open your text file where you have all your book details then you can just copy and paste your information.
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