The book publishing industry has become democratized and publishing a book is now available to anyone who has the will and wherewithal to see it through.
Still, just like the writing and self-editing process, Kindle publishing demands a little effort on your part to fully benefit from its robust platform. As a self-publisher, you are in charge of every aspect of your book, from the writing, editing, formatting, and even marketing; and as such must know and exercise your rights within the Kindle universe.
You’ve written your book, added all the key pieces of content and have it properly formatted for upload.
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This is where you get to tell your audience how great your book is and why they should buy it. There are a number of details you can provide, but most authors do well by covering the following essential information:
Title (mandatory) and/or subtitles or series title (optional).
Aside from a great looking book cover image (people really do judge a book (even a digital book) by its cover, a great title is one of the most important factors in whether someone will buy your book or pass on it.
Spend time to make sure your book title is attractive enough to get people to stop and take an interest - and make sure it’s large enough on the cover that people can see it when browsing books on their mobile devices.
A good subtitle can go a long way to getting people further interested in the book and buy it.
Description.
One of the biggest mistakes most authors make is not writing a good and lengthy description to turn browsers into buyers. People aren’t going to purchase your book just because it has a good cover and a good title (though that does go a long way).
They need to know the details of exactly what your book is about, what they’ll get out of it, and why they should buy it over the hundreds or thousands of other books competing in your category. The more you tell, the more you’ll sell.
Age and Grade Ranges.
This is most appropriate for Children’s Books, Romance, and other age-specific niches. Not really necessary for non-fiction books.
Contributors.
The author and co-authors and other (i.e. editors, illustrators, translators, etc. who merit consideration. Keep in mind it’s okay to use a pen name if you don’t want to publish under your own name.
Language.This one is self-explanatory.
Category.
A good trick here is to drill down and select ultra-specific sub-categories for your book rather than selecting a high level / generic category. This will help your book rank higher and get found by people with an interest in your specific sub-niche which will increase sales. As your sales increase you will start to get ranked in other higher level categories a well.
2. Establishing Your Rights and Pricing Details
During the e-book upload process there are two places where you will be asked to confirm your rights to publish your material:
Verifying your publishing rights (is your book public domain or original material?)Verifying your publishing territories (Worldwide or selected territories)
Choose your royalty option.Choose the price of your book in USD only and allow currency conversion for other markets. Alternatively, you can price each eligible country individually.
If you are publishing multiple books then you may want to consider pricing your first book at a lower level to get more buyers who will subsequently purchase your other books at a higher price point.
