Table Of ContentN Vegas Group Inc. Publisher Larry Bussey
"How To Publish Your Book On
Amazon's Kindle Store"
Larry Bussey AKA Stimulus Guru
http://StimulusGuru.com/
N Vegas Group Inc. Publisher Larry Bussey
Table Of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................3
Create Space.......................................................................................4
Creating Your Ebook Cover ...............................................................5
Open Your Ebook With A Compelling Title........................................5
Adding A Table Of Contents ….........................................................7
Uploading Your Ebook To The Kindle Store ….................................8
How To Get Reviews For Your Ebook? ............................................9
Advanced Kindle Book Selling Tip ..................................................10
Conclusion........................................................................................11
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Introduction
Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezoz recently announced that they are now selling more
digital books (Ebooks) than hard copy books from their Kindle book store.
How would you like to get your self published book sold via Amazon's Kindle
store? There's nothing to it. And I'll show you how to do it quick.
Ebooks are definitely the wave of the future. If you have written an Ebook
yourself, or if you are planning to write and sell one, you should be getting
into this exploding market. The Kindle platform has emerged as the leader in
the Ebook field, and there couldn't be a better way to break into this market
than through Amazon.
Amazon brought out their famous Kindle Ebook Reader
{http://tinyurl.com/3vfwnmw} a few years ago, and they have sold millions of
them. The Kindle has come a long way since the first model was introduced.
In fact, there are now three Kindle readers to choose from. You can publish
just about anything on the Kindle.
Actually, Amazon doesn't publish Kindle content at all; they distribute it... in
Kindle format. Amazon is striving to offer customers the biggest collection of
digital books online, and they are doing a great job!Besides Ebooks, you'll find
newspapers, magazines, and even blogs readily available for Kindle
download. Kindle content is delivered wireless to many devices, like the
Kindle, iPods, iPhones, or Android devices, so there's no computer needed.
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If you have access to the Internet, you can download Kindle content. Using
the Kindle store to distribute your books is a self publishing author's dream
come true. Not only is it incredibly easy, it's also free to do! You just upload
your manuscript to the Kindle DTP, (Digital Text Platform) fill in the needed
information, (the title, description, author, selling price, etc.) and in a few days
your Ebook will be online and for sale in the World's largest bookstore.
You'll also get a free page for your author's profile, where you an list all your
books at once. Another great advantage is that you don't give up any
publishing or author's rights. You retain everything. You can even sell your
book on other online Ebook stores at the same time and sell through their
channels as well. Amazon only takes a percentage from your Ebook when it
gets sold through the Kindle bookstore. You always keep full control over
your content. There's no better way to enter the Ebook arena than via
Amazon's Kindle Ebook store. Enjoy the read!
CreateSpace
A member of the Amazon group of companies, provides a fast, easy and
economical way to self-publish and make your content available to millions of
potential customers on Amazon.com and other channels. With the CreateSpace
manufacturing-on-demand model, your products will be produced as
customers order, so you don't have to make an up-front investment in
inventory. Media formats supported through CreateSpace include books,
DVDs, CDs, video downloads and Amazon MP3s.
Learn About Create Space http://tinyurl.com/nhs8dc
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Creating Your Ebook Cover
It's a fact that a professional looking cover gives your book a professional
image. The problem is that many Kindle book covers scream “amateur”…
Perception is reality... whether it’s true or not. As a self published author,
you'll have to do your own layout and cover design. If you have a copy of
Adobe PhotoShop, and know how to design a cover from scratch, you can do
it on your own.
There's no need to create a 3D Ebook style cover. A flat 2D image, sized at
500*600 pixels will do fine. Add in your title, use a nice graphic or
background image, and save the cover as a .jpg file to your PC, for uploading
it to the Kindle store later. You can also hire someone at Fiverr.com for your
cover design if you don't have any graphical skills.
Here's A great Ebook Cover Designer: http://tinyurl.com/3okw933
Open Your Ebook With A Compelling Title.
Your title should look like this:
Your Book Title Here
By Your Name
That's all. Nothing more. Your book title is very important, so make it stand
out! Experts say that you only have about 4 seconds to make an impact with
your title. That's how long your potential book reader spends reading your
title. Therefore, you must develop a stellar title to compel people to read your
book. Here are a few tips:
1 The Big Gun
Don't be shy in creating a direct statement headline. For example, Internet
marketer Jimmy Brown uses his big promise with title, "Six Figure Formula:
How to Earn $100K Per Year In Only 3 Hours a Day!"
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2. The Benefit
Put the biggest reader benefit offered in your book in your title. Every one
wants to know what's in it for them. Tell your potential readers what's in it for
them and reel them in like fish on a hook. For instance, "40 Proven Ways To
Make Money With Your Own Ebook."
3. The Reason Why
The 'reason why' title speaks to the 'what's in it for me' question all potential
readers ask. Give your readers the numbered reasons why. You could use a
title like, "101 Reasons To Write A Book And Sell It Online."
4. The Numbered Title.
People want to feel better, make more money, or simply improve their lives.
Titles like, "7 Habits Of Highly Successful People" will make them curious for
more. Next, you can start writing your copy. - I'm not going into more detail
on how to write an Ebook, but if you need help, you can always email me at
[email protected]
Be sure to have your Ebook properly formatted. I recommend you to use the
Times New Roman, Verdana or Arial font type. These are the fonts that
readers appreciate most when reading on the Kindle. Use a 12-14 size.
Remove all headings or page numbers. These are not needed, and can cause
problems when you format your Ebook file to the Kindle format.
The "Page Break" feature in Word should be used to create intentional page
breaks (i.e. ending a chapter for a smoother transition and better reading
experience). If you plan to insert images in your book, use the 'Insert' function.
Do not use the copy/paste function. It won't work.
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Adding A Table Of Contents
Once you have found a great title, it's time to insert a Table Of Contents in
your book. You need a clickable index to allow your readers to easily navigate
through your book. It's easy to get lost when reading an Ebook in the Kindle,
so be sure to add a table of contents. Your readers will thank you for doing it.
When you add a table of contents to your document (TOC), Word
automatically searches through it looking for items that are marked for use in
the TOC.
Certain elements, i.e. headings, are marked this way by default but you can
also mark other elements manually. The facility to add a table of contents is
not on the insert tab as you might expect.
Position the cursor where you want to insert the TOC and click References >
Table of Contents > Table of Contents and a gallery of built in TOC styles is
displayed. You can save time by choosing one of the built in TOC styles or
you can click Insert Table of Contents... at the bottom of the menu to define
your own TOC style. You can specify a variety of attributes for your TOC,
including the format and how many heading levels to show. You may only be
interested in adding an 'at a glance' table of contents; in this case you might
elect to show only level 1 headings. Whenever you change a property, the
print preview shows you how it will look before you actually insert the TOC.
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If you still have problems doing it, here's a YouTube video on how to do it
right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkyisWIE3kQ
Uploading Your Ebook To The Kindle Store
Now that you have your Ebook ready and properly formatted, it's time to
upload your Ebook file to Amazon's Kindle store. Login to Amazon (or create
an account first if you don't have one), and visit: https://kdp.amazon.com/self-
publishing/signin
This is Amazon's Kindle Digital Bookstore (KDP), where you can add your
Ebook(s), and place it in Amazon's Kindle store so people can find it. KDP
lets you upload and convert your final draft from several formats. For best
results, I recommend that you upload your book file in DOC (.doc) or PRC
(.prc) format.
The following formats are accepted:
MS Word (.doc, or DOC)
ePub (.epub, or EPUB)
Plain Text (.txt, or TXT)
MobiPocket (.mobi, or MOBI and .prc, or PRC)
Zipped HTML (.zip, or ZIP)
Adobe PDF (.pdf, or PDF)
Word (.doc, or DOC)
KDP accepts most DOC files for Ebook conversion. However, some DOC
files which contain complex formatting may not export well. Be sure to use the
inline previewer to check your files conversion if it contains tables or is
graphic intensive to ensure conversion was successful. Kindle books can be
viewed in different font sizes, depending on the reader's preference. For this
reason, page numbers, font sizes and margins set in Word do not apply.
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If you're submitting your file in DOC format, the entire book text should be
uploaded in one DOC file, including your cover file. A .docx file is a file from
Microsoft Word 2007 that is not compatible with previous versions of Word.
At this time, documents in .docx format are not supported on KDP. If your
content has been created in .docx format, please resave your document.
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How To Get Reviews For Your Ebook?
If you have your Ebook listed for sale on Amazon, then it's important that your
book has some good reviews. People like to read testimonials before they buy
something.
The better the reviews, the more sales you will make.
Not having reviews for your book make it look like it isn’t selling...even if it
is. It puts potential buyers at ease when they decide whether or not to buy
your book.
You could ask your family members, or friends to write a review, or offer your
book for free to someone who is experienced in your book's subject, a
webmaster or blogger, and ask for a review in return.
If you have an opt-in list, you can give away a copy to subscribers who want
to review it. This is a great way to get some positive reviews quick. There are
also online forums where Kindle authors connect. You can ask other authors to
review your book and in return review theirs.
You can also hire someone at Fiverr.com to write a positive review for your
book. Here's an example: http://tinyurl.com/3okw933 Just don't overdo it
here. Ask people to write a "real" review, not a "hyped up" comment that over
promises. Amazon will find out about it sooner or later, and your book may be
removed. You don't want that to happen.
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Advanced Kindle Book Selling Tip
Instead of selling a huge Ebook with 500 pages for $29.97, why not may make
more money selling that same information broken up into five 100-page
Ebooks priced at $3.99?
A $3.99 priced Ebook will likely make you more sales than the one priced at
$29.97. People who are not familiar with your work are more likely to check
out your lower priced books, and once you have gained their trust, they are
much more likely to purchase other products from you.
If you have written a series of books, you could price your first book of the
series at $0.99. This will allow more readers to take a look at your material...
and once they are “hooked”, they will buy your other books. Just remember
that there are thousands of Kindle Ebooks on Amazon. People will not find
your book automatically. You will need to do some promotion.
You can see how I do it by using the viral power of Facebook. Article
marketing is another effective way to market your Ebook. When people are
searching for articles online, they are hungry for information, and if you can
provide them with interesting content, they may find out more about you, and
your book.
You can also find out “How To Make Money Online” eBook Creation For
Entrepreneurs with my Book on Amazon. h ttp://tinyurl.com/2cwkrax You can
also post on someone else's blog as a guest blogger, and add a link to your
Kindle book at the end of your post. Another proven marketing technique is
pay-per-click advertising, banner advertising, email marketing and social
media marketing. This is how Ebook marketers have made tens of thousands
of dollars, and in some cases, even hundreds of thousands of dollars,
overnight.
Take A Look At A Great Marketing Tip Here:
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