Feeling apprehensive about publishing your e-books in Kindle?
Confused with all the instructions and overwhelmed with all the
information you see online? Well, worry not because here is a guide to
help you start your self-publishing career.
Choosing Kindle as your platform is a smart choice because you get to earn better royalties compared to other platforms and you get to enjoy different promotional tools to help you boost sales. Kindle Direct Publishing has a wide audience of readers around the world.
The most challenging aspect of using Kindle is formatting your book properly. Improper formatting is equivalent to producing a poor product and this will discourage readers from buying your books in the future.
The purpose of formatting is to provide a pleasant reading experience for readers. Reading a digital page is different from reading an ordinary paperback. You can find many formatting tools online but the simplest and easiest one to use is Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word is easy to use and is compatible with the Kindle format. You can also find Kindle Word Template's where you just copy and paste the content and within a few minutes you can convert your book into a digital copy ready to upload to the Kindle store.
You can also use the Style Ribbon editor, however, this program depends on the Word version you have in your pc. By using this tool the formatting process is simplified and you get to save time. You create structures within the pages without wasting too much time. You can even make changes and apply it immediately on all the pages.
When it comes to publishing your book in Kindle, the key is simplicity. The simpler your document is the better the result. Avoid putting headers, footers or even extravagant fonts because they may not translate well into a readable e-book.
Numbering the pages is also discouraged because Kindle will automatically put numbers on the pages once they publish your book.
Set a separate page for your title, copyright and prologue page. You can also include a resource page and glossary at the end of the book.
Your Kindle e-book will look differently on different readers because they have control over the digital copy. They can change the font size which can affect the overall appearance of the book. Keep in mind all these changes when editing and formatting your book.
To give the readers a pleasant reading experience, make sure your format the book correctly. You can check how it will look on a tablet by using the Kindle Previewer tool. This will give you an idea of how your published book will look like. You can also use the Previewer tool in your KDP account as this is part of the publishing process.
Editing, formatting and publishing e-books are the least favorite activities of any self-publishing writer. Just having good content is not enough in ensuring continuous income from your writing.
You need to understand the process of making your book an enjoyable experience for readers and this can only be done with proper editing and formatting. Once you have proofread, edited, formatted and converted your book in Kindle, your book will then be available for distribution around the world.
However, this is just the first step towards a successful writing career. Your next step will be learning how to promote and market it.
Choosing Kindle as your platform is a smart choice because you get to earn better royalties compared to other platforms and you get to enjoy different promotional tools to help you boost sales. Kindle Direct Publishing has a wide audience of readers around the world.
The most challenging aspect of using Kindle is formatting your book properly. Improper formatting is equivalent to producing a poor product and this will discourage readers from buying your books in the future.
The purpose of formatting is to provide a pleasant reading experience for readers. Reading a digital page is different from reading an ordinary paperback. You can find many formatting tools online but the simplest and easiest one to use is Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word is easy to use and is compatible with the Kindle format. You can also find Kindle Word Template's where you just copy and paste the content and within a few minutes you can convert your book into a digital copy ready to upload to the Kindle store.
You can also use the Style Ribbon editor, however, this program depends on the Word version you have in your pc. By using this tool the formatting process is simplified and you get to save time. You create structures within the pages without wasting too much time. You can even make changes and apply it immediately on all the pages.
When it comes to publishing your book in Kindle, the key is simplicity. The simpler your document is the better the result. Avoid putting headers, footers or even extravagant fonts because they may not translate well into a readable e-book.
Numbering the pages is also discouraged because Kindle will automatically put numbers on the pages once they publish your book.
Set a separate page for your title, copyright and prologue page. You can also include a resource page and glossary at the end of the book.
Your Kindle e-book will look differently on different readers because they have control over the digital copy. They can change the font size which can affect the overall appearance of the book. Keep in mind all these changes when editing and formatting your book.
To give the readers a pleasant reading experience, make sure your format the book correctly. You can check how it will look on a tablet by using the Kindle Previewer tool. This will give you an idea of how your published book will look like. You can also use the Previewer tool in your KDP account as this is part of the publishing process.
Editing, formatting and publishing e-books are the least favorite activities of any self-publishing writer. Just having good content is not enough in ensuring continuous income from your writing.
You need to understand the process of making your book an enjoyable experience for readers and this can only be done with proper editing and formatting. Once you have proofread, edited, formatted and converted your book in Kindle, your book will then be available for distribution around the world.
However, this is just the first step towards a successful writing career. Your next step will be learning how to promote and market it.
