Effortless Kindle publishing

Compared to traditional publishing is effortless because all you really need is a computer, a good internet connection, and your e-book in the proper format. Once you finish writing your book on your computer, you can easily publish it through the Kindle website after registering on Amazon without even breaking a sweat. Authors no longer have to exert great effort lay outing, printing, storing, and shipping the books making it much easier and faster to distribute to readers.

No More Agent or Traditional Publishing Firm Needed

Because Kindle publishing accepts authors and their works readily, you no longer have to burden yourself looking for an agent, editor, publisher, distributor, and store who are willing to accept and sell your work. No Editorial Process With Kindle publishing, you can write about anything on your mind and in any style of writing. You set the rules and you don’t have to worry about having your work go through stringent and time-consuming editorial processes normally associated with traditional publishing. Instant Exposure Once you submit your book to Kindle publishing, it can be available for the public to see and purchase in not more than 2 days. Each of the e-books you publish has its own page on Amazon complete with standard Amazon product options such as ratings and reviews. What’s even better is that Kindle can now be installed as an app in many devices increasing your audience even more. No Cost To Publish Aside from the small royalty fees for every sale you make, you have no other financial obligations when you use Kindle publishing to your advantage. Better Profit Margin Unlike traditional publishers who only award authors with 5 to 10 percent of royalties, Kindle publishing awards authors with 70 percent of royalties for e-books priced between $2.99 and $9.99. Anything below or beyond that range awards the author with 35 percent of royalties. This may seem unfair especially if you are trying to make your pricing more accessible but according to John Locke who sold 350,000 e-books in just three months, he sold 20 times more books when he decided to price his books at 99 cents instead of $2.99. Instead of incurring a loss, he gained more profit.

Customization of your Kindle Publishings

There is a great deal of customization offered to authors once they publish their e-books through Kindle publishing such as the e-book’s title, description, contributors, language, publication date, publisher, ISBN, publishing rights, categories, keywords, image, and DRM. You can even reedit the content of you e-book even though it has already been published.

If you have good quality content then selling an ebook is a great way to earn money from it and always has been. Previously however you had to build a website, advertise your ebook and drive visitors to you own website which may not convert very well if at all. Now with kindle publishing you can have your ebook in front of thoudsands of hungry buyers on the Amazon store.

Thanks to Amazon and the Kindle, eBooks are even more in-demand than ever before, more lucrative than ever before and more fun to sell than ever before. For any of you who have been already writing and selling eBooks, making the transition to selling your ebook via kindle publishing is not too hard. For the newbies to kindle publishing Amazon have tried to make it as easy as possible with clear guidelines and instruction available on their website, however you will do well do get your hands on some additional information on how to publish on kindle rather than just relying on Amazon if you want to make a success of it.

Kindle publishing is done through a part of Amazon which is the Digital Text Platform, or DTP.
Digital Text Platform requires a sign-up process similar to
CreateSpace, and is completely separate. This means that if you
intend to publish both physical books and eBooks you will need to
enter all your information regarding taxes and royalties twice. It’s not
a big deal, as it only takes a few minutes, but it’s worth pointing out.
If you have a current Amazon account, you can use this information to
log into DTP. You do not have to set up a new account to use DTP.
There is no charge to you to publish your content for kindle readers.

Unlike CreateSpace, you will not require an ISBN, nor will you be
required to purchase a proof copy of your title before it’s made
available for purchase on Amazon.com. For this reason alone it makes
sense to publish all of your content for the Kindle, don’t you think?

Uploading Your Kindle Publishing

Uploading your content for sale in Kindle format is similar to that of
CreateSpace. Once you’ve created a DTP account, you click on
Bookshelf, and Add a new Title to start publishing. You’ll be asked the
same basic questions about your book as you were when you
published via CreateSpace, with one notable exception: the ISBN. For
eBooks, an ISBN is not required (though you can use one if you like).

We should also note here that if you have an ISBN for a physical book,
you cannot use the same ISBN for your eBook of the same title. ISBNs
must be unique for each title, edition, and format of your book. Even a
hardcover and paperback of the same title have two different ISBNs.
DTP does not provide ISBNs. If you choose to use an ISBN, you must
purchase your own.
If you’re publishing content for the Kindle that you’ve already
published as a physical book through CreateSpace where you provided
your own ISBN, you probably have an extra number you can use.
Otherwise, don’t worry about it.

kindle Publishing Pros:

Content formatted for the Kindle isn’t limited for use on a
Kindle. Many free readers are available that can read books meant for
the Kindle, including readers for iPhones, iPods, BlackBerries, iPads,
PCs, and the Motorola Droid.

Kindle Publishing Cons:

While the Kindle itself is not a low-cost item, many eBook
buyers expect the books they buy to be lower cost – after all, there’s
no printing involved. While you might sell an eBook online for $27 or
more, a Kindle-formatted version of the same book will probably sell
for no more than $10.