Archive for Self-Publish Your eBooks
You might write wonderful prose but if your Kindle ebook is difficult to read, don’t be surprised when your monthly report shows very few sales. People who own Kindle eReaders are very picky. The more your ebook looks like a regular paperback, the better your sales will be.
Don’t believe? Just go to Amazon and check out the reviews of ebooks. The most prevalent complaint is poor formatting and or the navigation “leaves a lot to be desired.”
You have to realize…Kindle customers are lovers of books. That’s why they bought the Kindle!
They see the beauty of having thousands of books at their disposal as a huge benefit to them and their environment. No trees have to be sacrificed for their reading pleasure.
And, that’s the key, “reading pleasure.”
If you want to take control of your writing career, then you’re going to need a Kindle. Not for the ebooks you can read on it (although that’s a huge plus) but for the ability to see what your book will look like on this device.
Amazon has just announced their next generation Kindle will sell for $139 (Wi Fi only):
Which is an incredible price for any author in the US. Besides that, it’s tax deductible.
Yes, by self-publishing, any ereader you buy is a business expense. How do I know? Because I worked for the IRS in my former life — meaning when I was young and dumb.
Anyhoo, I am recommending you buy a Kindle because Amazon is the EZ-iest company to upload your ebooks to. I’ve gone through the process and I’ve even written an ebook for the Kindle showing you how to format your ebook.
What made writing this ebook EZ was my ability to check how it looked before I ever uploaded it to Amazon. I was able to make a .prc file using free software, hook up my kindle and drop my ebook into it. Once I did, I could see where it needed improvement.
Why do this before uploading to Amazon?
