The allowable metadata may also have changed. It seemed to me that not all of my metadata in some “past” books made it over, or else I was inattentive to detail originally in metadata for some of those books. #1 – The Kindle Direct Print Book SetupĪs everyone knows, Amazon CreateSpace books has now moved over to Amazon Kindle Direct.īut have you actually checked your own Author Central area and your background admin area in Kindle Direct to see that all is in order for your “past” books? For today, I’ll concentrate on Amazon Kindle alone. Who knows how we will respond in two more years to the question: What providers will offer the most-advantageous pattern of publishing print books and ebooks for independent authors?ĭetails of my recent Ingram and Smashwords publishing experiences will be discussed by me in my next posts here, every five weeks. One enduring question: Who gives the author the best percentage of a sale? Looking ahead, will I make more changes? For example, I will watch to see if IngramSpark might be an ebook option for me for “everyone beyond Amazon” in the future. One variable always to keep in mind: What is your cost for revisions in each system? When I need to revise those BookBaby books, I may move them over to my current pattern. They did a good job.īut then I changed to my current pattern, Amazon direct and non-exclusive, and Smashwords for everyone else. And my own strategies may evolve.įor example, I did my first two ebooks, years ago, with BookBaby for Amazon and for everyone else. Your best judgment on trajectory may differ. Use Smashwords for ebooks to everyone beyond Amazon.Use Ingram paperback POD direct with Spark, moving my books over from Lightning Source to Spark, for bookstores.Use Amazon Kindle direct for ebook, but non-exclusively.Use Amazon Kindle direct for print book as a paperback POD (print-on-demand).My current pattern, personally and in my general advice, is: How will you get your print book and ebook before a maximum audience, at maximum profitability to yourself? The first question, which I continue to ask myself and which I offer my clients who ask for an analysis of their “ publishing path,” is: Settling on Your Self-Publishing Trajectory I even made a few mistakes, which you might avoid with some tips.
Most obviously, as you know, CreateSpace is now Kindle Direct Publishing. I had much to learn and relearn about Amazon Kindle.Īnd the publishing systems have changed their patterns and requirements. I uploaded the new book/ebook Northern California History Travel Adventures: 35 Suggested Trips. So, what has changed on Amazon Kindle this year? My new book is the sixth in my self-pub career since 2006. This past month I had a new book to upload to Amazon Kindle.
I had last uploaded a book and cover file two years ago. There’s nothing like actually going through the publishing process on Amazon Kindle, again, with a new book, to refresh yourself on our rapidly changing self-pub world. There Is a World Beyond Amazon, Correct?.
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