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3 Things You Should Consider When Selecting Amazon Keywords

Dave ChessonDeciding to publish your book is a milestone in any author’s career, says Dave Chesson from Kindlepreneur. And for many self-publishers that is achieved through Amazon KDP. Amazon’s marketplace is the largest available outlet on Earth for all book sales — from eBook to print and traditionally published to self-published.

This is why it is all the more vital that you really consider how to market your book there. It’s a competitive battleground that, when leveraged properly, can yield great results. And this all starts with choosing the right keywords for your book.

But what exactly are Amazon keywords? […]

2020-02-08T15:58:12+02:00June 14th, 2019|Categories: Member Blog|Tags: , |

Jeff Bezos to Study Kindle Ebooks to Learn the Secrets of the Universe

Jeff Bezos

Seattle, Washington, April 1st, 2019 – Today Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that he is going to study all Kindle ebooks to finally answer life’s enduring mysteries. The idea came to him when watching the second season of the Netflix series, “The OA.” In the series, a tech billionaire creates a game to lure in gamers in order to study their dreams, which seem to have repeated patterns that reveal mystical secrets, so he can then…not sure, it’s entertaining, but kind of confusing.

“First off,” Bezos said from his home in Medina, WA, “You should only have an Amazon Prime […]

2019-04-02T04:45:07+02:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: |

Six Reasons Why Amazon is Not Banning Indie Authors

Five Reasons Amazon is Not Banning Indie AuthorsThere has been a lot of panic recently with horror stories about Amazon banning indie authors en masse for promoting their books. Here’s why that’s fake news.

1. Amazon is a business that wants to make money.

There are millions of books on Kindle, something like 7 million. Around 10% of Amazon’s total book stock. There’s no way Amazon wants to ban indie authors from Amazon, who must account for at least a quarter of those books, just by pure common sense.

2. Getting reviews and promotion for your book is not going to get you banned.

If you do […]

2020-02-20T13:31:33+02:00October 18th, 2018|Categories: Features|Tags: , , |

How To Switch From CreateSpace to KDP Paperback

CreateSpace will be closed down in about two weeks, so now is the time to switch to KDP Paperback. Here’s a rundown of each scenario to publish your paperback.


1. If you already have a CreateSpace Paperback and a Kindle eBook

All you have to do is go to this page and move your books over:

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/createspace-transfer


2. If you have only a CreateSpace Paperback

You may feel wary of going over to KDP, but it’s exactly the same, and may help you sell more books. Here’s what to do:

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2020-02-21T05:43:20+02:00October 14th, 2018|Categories: Features|Tags: |

CreateSpace and KDP Print are Merging

KDP PrintIt’s finally underway: after launching KDP Print in 2016 and announcing the phase-out of CreateSpace, Amazon’s Print-on-Demand wing is now retiring. If you currently have books are on CreateSpace, they will be automatically moved to KDP Print in the coming weeks. From KDP:

In a few weeks, we’ll automatically move all accounts to KDP. If you’d like to get a head start, you can move your entire catalog yourself in a few steps. To ensure a quality experience, we’ll enable the ability to move your CreateSpace books to KDP in phases, so authors may see it at different times.

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2020-02-21T04:32:33+02:00August 30th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: |

GDPR – How it Affects Authors in 2018 – With FREE Privacy Policy Template

Europe MapIf you’ve been relying on a mailing list to sell books online, or you sell books from your website, you need to know about the GDPR, a new law that comes into effect on May 25, 2018 that protects people online from spam and unwanted data sharing. It affects anyone who is located, does business, or makes contacts in the EU region, which is basically this area shown in the image (click image for interactive version at Nations Online), and carries hefty fines if you do not follow the rules.

Download our FREE Privacy Policy Template For Author Websites

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2018-06-19T06:29:08+02:00May 16th, 2018|Categories: Features, Resources|Tags: |

Three Ways To Offer Discounted CreateSpace Paperbacks

Discounted books CreateSpace

There is no doubt that the best way of being able to offer discounted paperbacks Print On Demand is still with CreateSpace. While KDP have offered paperbacks, and companies such as Ingram have been market leaders, the fact still stands that these other services do not give authors the opportunity to print really discounted copies on demand, while the author can retain a fair array of distribution and profit.

You won’t make the Amazon ranks with these methods, as they do not count towards your sales numbers on Amazon, but if you are concerned with an institution or other group […]

2020-02-21T05:43:29+02:00April 21st, 2018|Categories: Features, Resources|Tags: |
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