Introduction

EBooks are gaining popularity at a breakneck pace. Consumers are increasingly acquiring Kindles and other e-readers, and the Kindle software is compatible with the majority of PCs, allowing people to read books on a range of computers and devices.

Traditional publishers are still lagging behind in adapting to new technology, which allows self-publishers like you to earn handsomely.

Not only are the majority of publishers hesitant to transition their titles to digital format, but many charge more for an eBook than they do for a paper book, which has consumers enraged.

Now is the ideal time to join the eBook revolution. Put your books in front of millions of potential purchasers through some of the greatest online retailers in the world, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others.

It is not nearly as complicated as you believe! I'll demonstrate how simple it is to have your book published on Amazon in this report (as well as Barnes & Noble).

Ebook selling business is actually lucrative, and with it many has made a lot of money online. I am a witness to it as I have made money by selling ebooks too. check out how I made my first $3000 selling ebooks online here.

 How to Write a Book

Obviously, the first step is to write your book. This is the most difficult stage, because you must not only create a complete work, but also ensure that it is something people will want to read.

On Kindle, fiction often sells better than nonfiction. While this is not always true, fiction novels are typically simpler to market. This is partly because consumers are purchasing more fiction for their Kindles, and partly because marketing opportunities for fiction are plentiful.

If you're going to write fiction, I strongly advise you to read a few books on enhancing your writing talents. While the majority of individuals believe they can write well, it is actually rather tough to write fiction that readers would like.

If you're writing nonfiction, be sure to choose a topic that will pique readers' interest. This may seem self-evident, but far too many writers dive into nonfiction writing without considering whether readers will actually want to read a book about the subject. How do you get to know a profitable niche when it comes to writing your eBook? Check out niche research blueprints…,

You should set a word count goal for your ebook. If you're creating a nonfiction book, you have more leeway with the number. If you're writing fiction, you should adhere to a more conventional word count.

For instance:

Between 5,000 and 10,000 words – A brief story

Between 10,000 and 30,000 words – A novella

Between 35,000 and 40,000 words — A novel for children in the middle grades

Between 45,000 and 60,000 words — A novel for adolescents

Between 50,000 and 85,000 words — A novel

Around 100,000 words — A colossal work of fantasy

 Bear in mind that these are only estimations. There are no unbreakable rules. Follow your instincts and write as much as necessary to adequately express your story.

In a subsequent chapter, you'll learn more about pricing your job. Pricing is determined by a variety of elements, including word count, genre, and other variables.

I do not recommend employing private label rights or resale rights products unless you do major improvements are made. Amazon is tightening down on this, and your book will very certainly be withdrawn if you do not make significant adjustments.

NB: if at any point in time, you would want to make use of PLR products, I recommend this beautiful paraphrasing service for you. It’s called Jasper.AI. With Jasper.AI, you can completely paraphrased, rephrase, expand, and summarize an ebook in a flash with 98% accuracy. But make sure you edit and add some things to it to make it credible. Check out Jasper.AI here. More like it you can also use Word.ai.

 If you find writing to be difficult and strenuous, you can actually outsource it to freelancers or ghostwriters. This you do by a paying a little amount of money. But remember, before you outsource, do ensure to check out the credibility of the writer. Think about it; you can have a completely new and plagiarism free ebook written in your name, without anyone claiming ownership to it with an amount as low as $60. Meanwhile, the same ebook can fetch you thousands of dollars when it eventually enters market. This is to show you that becoming an author is no longer a big deal.

I have used many freelance websites, however, these two comes out to be the best: Fiverr and Truelaner. Mind you, you can also get ghost writers by searching linkdin, gigworkers, miroworkers etc.  

 Editing

A common error self-publishers make is failing to edit their work appropriately. If you release poorly edited garbage, your reviews will suffer as a result. Bear in mind that people use reviews (both on Amazon and other bookseller websites, as well as on book blogs) to determine whether or not to give a book a chance.

If you skip the editing procedure or do a terrible job, you risk not only negative reviews, but also more refunds. A refund rate of 0.5 percent to roughly 3% is typical for most books, but it might be much more if you do a terrible editing job.

A skilled editor may cost a lot of dollars for a book of ordinary length. If this is out of your budget, you can try hiring beta readers to assist you with editing your book.

Beta readers are volunteers who read your manuscript and notify you via email if they notice any issues. You'll want to have several beta readers for each book to ensure that as many errors as possible are caught. If you have poor grammar, be sure to use your word processor's grammar check tool in addition to beta readers. They are not flawless, but they are beneficial.

In addition to using beta readers, you can outsource it to ebook editors and proofreaders on fiverr and Truelaner for like $5 to $20 dollars. To find and correct grammatical errors and check plagiarism yourself, you can make use of Grammarly and Jasper ai services

 Preparation for Submission of the Book

If you have Microsoft Word, preparing your book for submission to Amazon and Barnes and Noble is a breeze. If you do not already own the software, you can get a trial version or hire someone to format your book for you.

 The following is a step-by-step method to submitting your book:

·        Include a visual of your book's cover on the first page. The 600x900 pixel resolution is adequate.

·        To create a new page in Word, hit CTRL-Enter. This should be repeated for each new chapter, but NOT for each new page.

·        Create a table of contents for your nonfiction book but DO NOT include page numbers. This should ideally be a linked table of contents. There are tutorials available online that demonstrate how to accomplish this with Word.

·        On the following page, you may like to include the title of your book, your name, and a copyright notice.

·        Make no attempt to include a footer or page numbers in your book.

·        Use single spacing, no paragraph spacing, and a 0.25" indent on the first line of each paragraph. (In Word, right-click your text, select "Paragraph," and then go down to the Indentation section to find these options.)

·        When you are through with your document, click File, then Save As, and then select doc, pdf or Web Page, Filtered. This will create an HTML file of your book.  

You'll send Amazon the word (most preferable) file and Barnes and Noble the document itself.

 Design of the Cover

Although it is said that one should never judge a book by its cover, people do. This is not a cliché. People literally evaluate a book by its cover, and if your book has an unappealing or amateurish cover, it is unlikely to generate the same amount of sales as one with a better cover.

Although I recommend Adobe Photoshop for creating your book cover, Canva is a free application that will suffice if you cannot purchase Photoshop. Additionally, you can outsource book cover design at a very low cost. The majority of designers charge between $5 and $100 for a Kindle book cover, however you can occasionally find one for less.

To begin designing your cover, you'll need to choose a photograph. Photographs can be found on websites such as:

http://www.depositphotos.com

http://www.bigstockphoto.com

http://www.dreamstime.com

http://www.shutterstock.com

 After locating a suitable photograph for your cover, open it in Photoshop or GIMP. Create a new image with a width of 600 pixels and a height of 900 pixels. (Ensure that you select pixels rather than inches!)

 If you're using Photoshop, save this as a PSD file. This way, you won't lose your work by accident.

Copy and paste your image into the new graphic for your book cover. It can be positioned however you choose. Create a rectangle at the top of the image using the shape tool, and then write your book's title and author name inside the rectangle.

This will result in a straightforward, beautiful cover. If you are proficient with Photoshop, you can enhance this with special effects.

I recommend using Canva, as you will get lot of free images, and premade ebook cover templates which you can easy edit. Meanwhile, if you ugrade to pro version, your design experience will be seamless. Check out canva at www.canva.com

Additionally, you can browse Amazon for similar books in your genre to get inspiration for your book cover design. Utilize them solely as a source of inspiration. Obviously, do not imitate them. This will assist you in creating a beautiful cover.

Synopsis/Description

Just like sales content is critical when it comes to selling things on ClickBank, your  book's description is critical when it comes to selling books on Kindle.

Your description should leave the reader with some unanswered questions about the story. Contrary to popular belief, do not inform the public of everything that occurs! Give people a sense of the story's overall theme, but not the complete storyline.

As with book covers, visit Amazon and read the descriptions of bestselling books in your genre. This will assist you in determining what information people want to see in a description.

If you wrote a short tale or novella rather than a full-length novel, you may wish to include a word count or the terms "short story" or "novella" in your description. This will assist in reducing refunds from customers who anticipated something lengthier.

Verify your description's spelling and grammar thoroughly! A single error could cause a large number of people to pass on your book, presuming that if you can't get the description correct, the book will be awful.

NOTE:  Its quite advisable to outsource your sales letter or content to professional writers too. 

Pricing

The price you charge for your book will vary according to a variety of criteria. The most obvious consideration is length. A short story or novella is typically 99 cents, whereas longer works may cost more.

A possible method is to start a book series. The first book in the series would be 99 cents, while subsequent books would be $2.99. The first book is a so-called "loss leader." You won't make much money on it, but it will introduce people to the series and encourage them to purchase the subsequent installments at a greater price.

So why is it $2.99? Because $2.99 is the minimal price at which a greater royalty can be obtained. If your book is priced between 99 cents and $2.98 on Amazon, you will receive a royalty of 35 percent. If your book is between $2.99 and $9.99, you earn 70%! (At Barnes & Noble, the percentages are 40% and 65%.)

Certain individuals who publish exceptionally high-quality work will charge much more. $4.99 is a common pricing point, and other retailers charge significantly more. You might also do what John Locke did and price all of your work at 99 cents, earning more than $300,000 in a few months selling 99 cent novels on Amazon. He reportedly sold more than a million copies!

 The Book's Submission

Now is the time to submit the manuscript. While the majority of authors submit their works to both Amazon and Barnes & Noble, you may want to use only Amazon.

Access your accounts by logging in at:

http://kdp.amazon.com

http://pubit.barnesandnoble.com

 On both sides, the instructions are rather self-explanatory. Include your description, title, author name, price, and keywords using the wizard. Select appropriate categories and keywords, as these will aid in the discovery of your book by potential buyers!

Bear in mind that you must upload a doc/pdf/html file to Amazon and a doc file to Barnes & Noble. This, I've discovered, produces the best results when the two services convert your book to the format required by their e-reader devices.

Finally, you're through! Wait approximately 24 hours for your books to be approved and ready for sale!

 Marketing Your Book

One of the mistakes most writers do after writing and publishing their books on amazon is to leave it there, expecting amazon to do the magic for them. Yes, i have seen some authors make money with little or no marketing efforts. But much more, it's advisable to implement a little marketing effort.

The following are some of the marketing efforts you can use.

ArticleMarketing: This you do by writing articles that are related to your product to be submitted to article directories (ezines) with a link back to your product. I have a full report for you here 

Forum Marketing: join various online forums that are related to your niche build relationship there. this will give you the opportunity to promote your product to them.

Social Media Marketing: Share your product to your social media friends or audience: e.g. twitter, Facebook, Instagram , Pinterest etc.   

Amazon Ads: sine you will be selling your ebook on amazon, you an make use of amazon ads to promote your ebook. using paid ads is one of the fastest way of getting sales. 

Facebook Ads: This is also a good way of making more sales and giving your ebook exposure. it start with creating a Facebook page and running an effective Facebook ads.   respectively. 

EmailMarketing: This is one unique way I love so much. with email marketing, you get to build a list of interested buyers, who are going to be buying from you over and over again. this you do by doing product give away, or a lead magnet etc. Learn More Here 

Blog Marketing: you an learn to create a business blog for your ebook business. you get to update your blog with relevant content that relates to the ebook you're writing. this way organic traffic an visit your site and thereafter brings about a sale.

 Click here to learn more how you can profit from your ebook beyond Amazon. Check outthe blueprints to my first $3000 selling ebooks online, the ones i wrote and the free licensed ones. It's a comprehensive guide.

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