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- 2. Self Publishing Options 80% of market in UK & US. 50% Canada and, Australia, 0% in NZ! 8-17% of market in UK & US, 33% Australia, 50% NZ 2% of global market 33% - Canada, NZMainly US, 4% of market
- 3. Setting up an Account KDP.Amazon.COM Author/Publisher Name, address etc Publisher Your name or company Tax details Non-US Tax Id UK - UTR Amazon may withhold tax if not set up correctly Getting paid You need BIC & IBAN numbers
- 4. Create a book 3 Steps • Details • Content and Cover • Pricing
- 5. Book details • Language • Title • Optional Sub-title, Series, Edition • Author – Amazon author page will be generated • Co-authors • Description – Important! • Publishing rights • Keywords • Categories
- 6. Categories • Categories – 2 browse categories to help readers find your book Fiction Non-Fiction Juvenile Comics & graphic novels Education and reference • >10,000 best seller lists • Some have less than 100 books on them • Top 100 in each category get featured • Top categories are mostly fiction • #1 non-fiction category is Biography/Memoirs
- 7. Your book • Digital rights management – protect your content • Manuscript Microsoft Word .doc/x PDF RTF, Plain Text, HTML Mobi, ePub, KPF • Cover Cover creator JPG/TIFF
- 8. Tools • Kindle Create Transform completed manuscript into Kindle eBook • Kindle Create Add-in for Microsoft Word (Beta) Format manuscript in Word Supports paperback publishing i.e. margins, headers/footers, page numbers, trim size Publish both eBook and paperback from same manuscript For text heavy books • Cover Creator Set image and text • Kindle Previewer
- 9. Formatting considerations • eBook Device types Free reader app Vertical scroll Font size Images Hyperlinks • Paperback Look & feel theme i.e. font, headers, footers Physical size (trim) Paper type, colour, images
- 10. Print options
- 11. My process • eBook Google doc Microsoft Word Kindle Create Cover image Kindle previewer • Paperback Microsoft Word Kindle Microsoft Word Add-in Cover creator with professional image Kindle previewer Proof copies
- 12. Kindle store
- 13. Tips • Perfection? • Title/sub-title/description/categories/keywords – IMPORTANT! • Professional cover design • Books don’t sell themselves • Build a following • Reviews • Author copies @ print price for resale • Don’t expect to make loads of ££
- 14. Pricing • Royalties - different for eBook and print • eBook All - 35% Royalty Rate x (List Price – VAT) Ltd - 70% Royalty Rate x (List Price – VAT - Delivery Costs) • Print 60% Standard 40% Expanded distribution Print Cost = Fixed Cost + (Page Count * Per Page Cost) (Royalty Rate x List Price) – Print Cost • Special Promo/Pre-order/Kindle Select options
- 15. Show me the money! eBook Printed
- 16. Sales
- 17. Questions?
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- Many device types – not just physical kindles Can read on nearly any device Not just physical pages User can change font size Images don’t look that great on some device types Link to your online presence and other relevant sites
- You need to grab attention and give clear idea of content You need to market Give away free copies Ask for reviews – back of the book Use tools to establish what are the right keywords for you It’s easy to update your book