KDP Jumpstart Amazon
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Free Self-Publishing Advice from Amazon KDP

KDP Jumpstart is a free Self-Publishing resource from Amazon KDP.

Amazon Book Categories
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How to See Your Book Categories

Dave Chesson over at Kindlepreneur just published this video. It’s under 4 minutes and has some key information in it….

Amazon KDP now prefers an EPUB file
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Newsflash: Amazon KDP now prefers an EPUB file

Book formatting just got easier—Amazon now recommends providing an EPUB file for publishing instead of a file in their proprietary MOBI format.

News Flash Amazon Ads available in Canada and Australia
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Newsflash: Amazon Ads are now available in Canada and Australia

KDP have just announced that authors can now use Amazon Advertising’s Sponsored Products ads to reach readers in Canada and Australia.

How to add your Book to 10 Amazon Categories
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Author Toolbox: How to add your Book to 10 Amazon Categories

Did you know you can list your book in up to 10 Amazon Categories? Forget just choosing 3 when you set up your book. Do your research and increase your chances of being discovered by asking Amazon to add your book to additional relevant categories

Amazon KDP Newsflash Impact of UK VAT changes
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Newsflash: The Impact of VAT changes on Amazon KDP

Amazon KDP announced the impact of the UK’s VAT changes from 20% to 0%, and the impact it’ll have on the minimum price you can list your book for.

Beginner's Guide to Amazon's Paperback Distribution
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A Beginners Guide to Amazon’s Paperback Expanded Distribution

Before you set up your paperback on Amazon KDP, make sure you understand the impact and implications of selecting the Expanded Distribution Option.

Podcast Should you go Exclusive with Amazon KDP?
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#26: Should you go Exclusive with Amazon KDP?

In this 10-minute podcast we look at 3 different publishing strategies to consider and the benefits and drawbacks of Amazon KDP exclusivity:

My 90 day experiment for nonfiction ebooks with KDP Select
Posted in Book Production How to Write and Self-Publish a Travel Guide

My 90 Day Experiment for nonfiction ebooks with KDP Select

I’m conducting an experiment by enrolling all my travel guides and nonfiction books into KDP select for 90 days to see how much royalty I receive from Amazon for page reads.

Beginner's Guide to Self-publishing direct with ebook Retailers
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Beginners Guide to self-publishing direct with ebook Retailers

Introducing my five part series: Beginner’s Guide to ebook Self-Publishing Retailers to help you decide whether to go direct with a retailer or via a distributor.

ISBNs For Print Books when distributing through Amazon KDP and IngramSpark
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ISBNs For Print Books when distributing through Amazon KDP and IngramSpark

Here’s three different ISBN scenarios when publishing your paperback through Amazon KDP and/or IngramSpark. Find out if you can use a Free ISBN or need to purchase your own.

Creating your ebook file for Amazon KDP How to Write and Selfpublish a Travel Guide
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Creating your flowable ebook file for Amazon KDP

There are multiple options for creating a flowable ebook file to upload to Amazon KDP. Choose one of these paid or free tools or software to take your book from final draft to published.

Amazon KDP Beginners Guide to Ebook Retailers
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A Beginners Guide to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

This article is part of my Beginner’s Guide to Self-publishing direct with ebook Retailers series and takes a closer look at publishing with Amazon KDP.

Author Copies IngramSpark Amazon KDP
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How and why to order author copies from Amazon KDP and IngramSpark

Both Amazon and IngramSpark let authors buy copies of their book at a reduced cost, so you can sell them direct, donate them or give them away to friends or for book marketing.

IngramSpark process for transferring a title from Amazon KDP
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Print on Demand Title Transfer Instructions from Amazon KDP Expanded Distribution to IngramSpark

Here’s how to transfer title ownership from Amazon to Ingram Spark, after I opted out of Expanded Distribution through KDP.

How does Amazon KDP Expanded Distribution work?
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How does Amazon Expanded Distribution work?

Not sure whether Amazon Expanded distribution is right for your paperback? Here’s how it works and what you need to know before your check the expanded distribution box in your KDP dashboard.

Ordering Author copies on KDP amazon
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A beginners guide to Author copies from Amazon KDP

Want to order a retail version copy of your paperback book at a reduced cost to give away, ship direct, or sell at a book reading or author event? If you’re distributing via Amazon, here’s the how and why about ordering Author Copies.

How to remove your book from KDP Expanded Distribution
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How to remove your paperback from KDP Expanded Distribution to sell your book via IngramSpark

What happens if you chose Expanded Distribution for your paperback through Amazon KDP and then change your mind after you’ve published? I ran into duplicate ISBN issues when I tried setting up my title through IngramSpark, and here’s how I handled expanding my distribution network, without having to set up a new book listing on Amazon or assign a new ISBN.