Publish Your Book on the Amazon Kindle Ebook Reader
Amazon.com has sold an estimated quarter of a million Kindle ebook readers
What is a “Kindle”?
The Kindle is a wireless device that makes it easy to purchase and download reading material. It does not have to be connected to a computer, and you do not need to go searching for a mobile “hot spot” in order to connect to the Amazon store. Because it is so easy to buy content, customers buy often.
Although converting your print book to a digital format (ebook) is one possibility, you can also sell content that is not available in printed form. And your content does not need to be a traditional book length manuscript. You also do not need to get an ISBN to sell Kindle content on Amazon.
Here is how to sell your books to Kindle owners. Start by going to the Amazon Digital Text Platform. If you have an Amazon account, you can log in using the same information. If not, you can set up a free account.
Next, you upload your content in one of the many supported formats. Amazon recommends uploading HTML files, but you can upload your Kindle content as a Word document, text file or PDF. (PDFs are not recommended as there are sometimes formatting problems with PDFs on the Kindle.) You will find step-by-step instructions for publishing your content at Amazon’s Digital Text Platform.
Within a day or so after uploading, your book or other content should be available in the Kindle store.
How Much Do You Get Paid?
You set the price for your digital products, and Amazon pays a 35% royalty on all sales. That means if you set a price of $9.99, Amazon will pay you $3.50 for each sale. This is true even if Amazon chooses to discount the price. Any discount comes out of their share of the price, not yours.
The Kindle provides a new way to reach out to readers and sell more of your work. Here are some examples of books available for the Kindle
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Hi, I’m a writer looking for a way to start selling my books on kindle. I think it would be a great first move for a self publisher and I think I have a lot to offer the readers of kindle…
I was wondering if you could tell me the step by step process of publishing on kindle I would be grateful.
You can get a lot more information about publishing on the Kindle in this ebook.
I don’t have a website. I do have an article/pamphlet, called “Be A Man” I’d like to get out there, because I believe it would be useful in properly and responsibly raising male children (and telling females what they have a right to expect in a man).
My motivation is altruistic, so I don’t really care how much (or little) money I make (yes, I did say that)–I just want it to be read and used.
Sometimes I know that you should charge a certain amount, because many people don’t trust “free” things. Like: “What did you pay for it?” “Nothing” “Well that must be what it’s worth”.
Please tell me what you think,
Thanks,
Flip Jones
Many items available for the Kindle are priced as low as $.99, so you could charge a low price there without standing out as being “cheap.”