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Self-Publishing on Amazon 2020: No publisher? No Agent? No Problem!

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I would never have attempted to publish my own books at any other time in our history. That’s a bold statement... The thing is, the Kindle revolution has made it so easy that if you aspire to be a published author, now IS the time. Today, you don’t have to send out hundreds of letters to publishers or agents. You don’t have to receive hundreds of rejection letters back. Even if you do get a literary agent interested in your work, there are so many people involved in the decision to publish your book that there’s no guarantee you’ll get it in print. That’s not even mentioning how your profits will be eaten away by the various people involved in the process. Each will take their cut. Today, you can write a book and self-publish it on Amazon for FREE and ANYONE can do it. Not only that, but you can earn up to 70% royalties on your book sales! We are at a special time in history where opportunity really is knocking. My entire strategy for formatting, self-publishing and promoting your Kindle & paperback books on Amazon is covered in this book. You don't need to be a tech wizard, as each step is described in great detail with plenty of screenshots. If you can use a word processor, you can publish your work on Amazon! By following the step-by-step instructions in this book, you'll know how • Check if there is a hungry market for your book. • Find the best keywords and know how to use them to help your book rank higher in Amazon. • Estimate sales of other Kindle books. • Format your book as you write it, without having to buy any tools or hire someone to do it for you.A single document can be used to create both your Kindle and paperback versions. • Create a table of contents properly so that it works with the Kindle reader and is properly formatted for your paperback version. • Create book covers, or where you can get them from if you are not a designer .• Submit your books so they have the best possible chance of ranking in Amazon's search engine. • Create formatted book descriptions on Amazon. • How to update your book. • How to promote your book for free. • How to set up your Author Central profile. • How to make use of the look inside feature in your books. • Why serialization of books works, and how to do it. • Basic Text Formatting. • Which Font? • Links and formatting checks. • Page Numbering in Word. • Adding a new paperback. • Price calculator and deciding on Trim size. • Common formatting problems. • Book Cover Templates. • Submitting the paperback and choosing distribution channels. • Tracking sales, plus lots of other stuff ... You can use Amazon's "Look Inside" feature to check out this book before you buy it. Just click the cover image above to read the first section of the book for free.About the AuthorI published my first Kindle book in August 2012. By December 2012 (just 5 months later), I was making what many people consider to be a full time income from my books. I've been writing and publishing books ever since.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2020

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Andy Williams

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Dr. Andy Williams

After graduating from Hull University (North Humberside, UK), I went on to do a Ph.D. at Cardiff University where I studied endocrinology in fish. After working as a research associate at Cardiff University I decided I wanted to be a teacher, so went back to University (this time Birmingham) to study for a teaching certificate.

My first teaching job took me to Tenerife, Spain where I met my wife to be. After a spell of teaching in Madrid, we went back to Tenerife. Two kids later, we now live in North Wales.

On a day to day basis, I write "How To" books and courses related to websites, SEO and other topics of interest to anyone running a website.

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April 6, 2021
This is a Great Help for publishing your book

This book really really helped me to understand what has to happen if you want to publish your book with Amazon. For the first Author who wants to use Amazon to publish their book. I found this book very interesting and very helpful because it is chock full of precise guides to get your book published.

Bobby
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July 22, 2020
Very useful, recommended.

I was looking for a step-by-step guide to self-publishing. This book does exactly that and more. My confidence level is high as Andy has clearly done it before me. Highly recommended.
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July 26, 2020
Insightful!

Great insight. Situation of not realizing g what I did not know! Quick and precise. Must have resource! Thank you!
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January 5, 2021
Step-by-step plan,

An excellent step-by-step guide to Kindle publishing. Very detailed. He does a great job of explaining it in detail. Highly recommend!
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December 21, 2022
All i needed to know and more

Easy to understand. Practical. Includes do 's. And don't well done ,must read for a new self publisher . I will read more books from this author
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