How to Sell Your eBooks on Kindle
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If you write and sell or even give away eBooks and you are not offering them on Amazon's Kindle eBook marketplace, you are missing out on potential sales. It's absolutely free to list your eBooks on the Kindle publishing marketplace, and Amazon keeps a percentage of the sale when the eBook is purchased. Here's a quick guide to getting your eBook into the Amazon Kindle eBook marketplace where you can take advantage of all of that targeted traffic made up of people who are already shopping for eBooks online.
Format your manuscript
You can take one of your existing eBook titles, or write a new one and format the MS Word or Open Office word processing document so that it appears properly on the Kindle screen.
Set the page margins to between 1 inch on the top and bottom and sides of the page. Paragraph indents should be set to .05. Set the line spacing to single space, and use a standard font such as Arial, Verdana or Times New Roman 12 pt, but no smaller than 11pt. Remove any headers, footers or page numbers from the document. Save the document as a .doc as Kindle does not accept .docx or .rtf file formats.
For more specific information about formatting your manuscript, visit the 'formatting FAQs' under the 'Help' tab of the Amazon DTP website.
Set up your Kindle seller account
Once you get your eBook manuscript all cleaned up and formatted, you are ready to publish it on the Amazon Kindle publishing platform. Visit kdp.amazon.com, and set up your free seller account where you will list your eBook on Kindle. Follow the step-by-step instructions and in about five minutes you will have a new account.
You'll get the opportunity to check the formatting before you publish it. Don't annoy your readers with a poorly formatted eBook.
You do not need an ISBN number to publish on Kindle, but if you have one by all means use it.
Create a cover for your eBook
Next you'll want to create an e-cover in .jpg format with a flat image of the eBook. Take a quick look at the covers of the other titles in the Kindle eBook store. It is vital that you have a professional looking cover for your book if you want to make a lot of sales.
Uploading your eBook to the Kindle publishing website
Now that you've got your eBook and cover ready to go, log in to your Amazon DTP account and follow the steps for uploading your book. Fill in all of the requested information about your book. Pay close attention to your item description. Use plenty of keywords in your description keeping in mind that this is your opportunity to sell the reader on why they should buy your eBook over the dozens of others on the topic.
When it comes to the pricing section, I recommend that you read the Kindle DTP help topics (the help link is at the top right hand corner of the page) under the 'Publishing FAQs.' There are basically two pricing models for your eBooks: 1. 35 percent royalty option, and 2. 70 percent royalty option (this option is only available for titles sold to US customers) when determining a pricing structure for your eBook, you should also visit the 'Pricing' page in the Amazon DTP publishing area.
Now your eBook is available to the millions of visitors who come to Amazon.com in search of eBooks. While there are millions of buyers on the Amazon website, also be sure to include a link to your new eBook on your website. Also, in your Kindle eBook description, be sure to request readers to leave a review. A few good reviews will help boost sales of your eBook.
Publishing eBooks on Amazon's Kindle and the other eBook reader formats is a great way to get some valuable exposure online. For more tips and strategies for growing your business online, visit, http://mcreasite.com/blog today.
Format your manuscript
You can take one of your existing eBook titles, or write a new one and format the MS Word or Open Office word processing document so that it appears properly on the Kindle screen.
Set the page margins to between 1 inch on the top and bottom and sides of the page. Paragraph indents should be set to .05. Set the line spacing to single space, and use a standard font such as Arial, Verdana or Times New Roman 12 pt, but no smaller than 11pt. Remove any headers, footers or page numbers from the document. Save the document as a .doc as Kindle does not accept .docx or .rtf file formats.
For more specific information about formatting your manuscript, visit the 'formatting FAQs' under the 'Help' tab of the Amazon DTP website.
Set up your Kindle seller account
Once you get your eBook manuscript all cleaned up and formatted, you are ready to publish it on the Amazon Kindle publishing platform. Visit kdp.amazon.com, and set up your free seller account where you will list your eBook on Kindle. Follow the step-by-step instructions and in about five minutes you will have a new account.
You'll get the opportunity to check the formatting before you publish it. Don't annoy your readers with a poorly formatted eBook.
You do not need an ISBN number to publish on Kindle, but if you have one by all means use it.
Create a cover for your eBook
Next you'll want to create an e-cover in .jpg format with a flat image of the eBook. Take a quick look at the covers of the other titles in the Kindle eBook store. It is vital that you have a professional looking cover for your book if you want to make a lot of sales.
Uploading your eBook to the Kindle publishing website
Now that you've got your eBook and cover ready to go, log in to your Amazon DTP account and follow the steps for uploading your book. Fill in all of the requested information about your book. Pay close attention to your item description. Use plenty of keywords in your description keeping in mind that this is your opportunity to sell the reader on why they should buy your eBook over the dozens of others on the topic.
When it comes to the pricing section, I recommend that you read the Kindle DTP help topics (the help link is at the top right hand corner of the page) under the 'Publishing FAQs.' There are basically two pricing models for your eBooks: 1. 35 percent royalty option, and 2. 70 percent royalty option (this option is only available for titles sold to US customers) when determining a pricing structure for your eBook, you should also visit the 'Pricing' page in the Amazon DTP publishing area.
Now your eBook is available to the millions of visitors who come to Amazon.com in search of eBooks. While there are millions of buyers on the Amazon website, also be sure to include a link to your new eBook on your website. Also, in your Kindle eBook description, be sure to request readers to leave a review. A few good reviews will help boost sales of your eBook.
Publishing eBooks on Amazon's Kindle and the other eBook reader formats is a great way to get some valuable exposure online. For more tips and strategies for growing your business online, visit, http://mcreasite.com/blog today.