Info on e-book publishing on kindle and print on demand from amazon

1. Jan 11, 2015
1.  The CreativePenn.com
JFPenn.com

http://www.TheCreativePenn.com/
Tips for publishing on the Kindle including using freelancers for formatting, categories on Amazon, optimizing your book cover for Kindle browsing, sampling and the importance of hooking the reader in the first few pages or chapters and using targeted advertising (e.g. Kindle Nation, Facebook advertising). Book title is important. Cover s.b. thumb-nail size.

My recommendation Go ebook first and then do print once your book and brand have 'settled down'. Give it at least 6 months so you can see whether you are making enough in sales. Use print-on-demand through Createspace.com or LightningSource.com. This is when books are printed and shipped to the customer when they are ordered, and you don't need to buy a huge batch upfront. Printing thousands of books upfront is one of the top mistakes of indie authors. Don't do it unless you are a speaker or have an existing distribution method. Use professionals for interior and cover design. I recommend Joel at TheBookDesigner.com, Derek Murphy of CreativeIndie and JDSmith Design.



2. TIPS. If you are publishing through createspace, make sure you get your own ISBN number and not the one provided by createspace, so that you have the option to sell your print books elsewhere. I personally publish in both createspace and LSI (lightning source). Another thing I would recommend is have the book cover designer put the price code at the back of your book cover instead of the standard 90000 , this is required for bookstores.


Feb 24, 2015

TIPS FROM JASON BREACH

1. Set your goals
2. High quality books
3. Outsource  fiverr, elance, odesk for book cover, writing etc.

Critique on "Become Rich, Make Money Now."

1. Book cover  5/10. Use better book cover designer.
2. Title. 
Keyword strategy to rate high.
Optimise keywords. "Become Rich" - no searches. "Make Money" or "Money" better.
    Subtitle. Need more keywords in subtitle. If it is a SERIES, MUCH BETTER

eg. The Paperless Lifestyle - Do the impossible. Go completely paperless to revolutinoise your productivity, life  hacking  Evernote  paperless office organisation (Kindle edition).

3. Description. Keyword optimised. Repeat your title.
4. TOC. Dull and basic e.g. "Focus" as one chapter.   
Call to action. Appeal to Amazon's search algorithimns

5. No famous book or person must be used as reference

6. Author's profile. Go to authorcentrol.com. Takes 20 min to do.

He uses 3 point lighting to produce better videos of himself. A eader - Canon DSLR (5D)

COVER DESIGN ON Fiverr.
He uses sort "high rating" and check "pro ebook cover".
$10/100 words  or $10/book by ghost writers.

Important tomake book part of a series.

Check Jim Ferris books to write a good TOC