Comments on: Publish Your Book on the Amazon Kindle Ebook Reader

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:48:32 +0000

I have written childrens stories, and a ‘how to’ therapy dog book. As it pertains to children’s stories there are no illustrations does that make a difference on kindle books? also I am not sure what you mean by pdf file does that mean I need a website?

By: Cathy B Stucker

Cathy B Stucker — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:12:49 +0000

May, if you want to sell your ebooks directly, you need a website. Get a webhosting account and use their sitebuilder system. DO NOT use a free site. You have no control of a free site. You could spend time building up your business only to have it taken away. Have your own domain name on your own hosting account.The simplest way to sell ebooks from your own website is to use PayPal and e-junkie. Once you have your PayPal account, sign up for e-junkie. PayPal has no monthly fees, only fees per transaction. e-junkie starts at $5 a month with no transaction fees.e-junkie has a shopping cart that integrates with PayPal, and they (e-junkie) handle secure downloads of your ebooks. There are specific instructions at the e-junkie site, but it is basically copying and pasting some code into your website or blog.If you do not know how to do this, you can learn. But you have to start. You can't really do it "wrong" unless you do nothing.Good luck!P.S. Sign up for the SellingBooks email newsletter. There will be more on this in the newsletter.

By: May Park

May Park — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:45:54 +0000

I don’t have a website as yet but do have ebooks to sell.
They are in PDF and ready to sell I’m just not sure what to do exactly. I don’t want to do it all wrong. I have a paypal account and ISBN number. My ebooks are Self Help, poetry and inspirational so a varied selection built over the years. I’m so frustrated at not knowing the best way to go about things. PLEASE, please help.
May

By: Cathy B Stucker

Cathy B Stucker — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:58:33 +0000

Kindle is a perfect way to publish short pieces such as articles. Just be sure to (1) label them as articles so people are not expecting full-length books and (2) charge appropriately (probably $.99 to $1.99). There is a lot of great information about selling articles on the Kindle in this short Kindle book: How to Publish and Sell Your Article on the Kindle: 12 Tips for Short Documents

By: Lee Whistler

Lee Whistler — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:44:05 +0000

I want to publish and sell a series of articles, one each month, or more frequently, which will be directed at young children through their parents, grandparents, or guardians. I plan to commence with a seven letter series which I wrote to my granddaughter.

The series will be based in Christianity and teach about love from many angles.

Is this suitable for the kindle vehicle?

By: Cathy B Stucker

Cathy B Stucker — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:24:08 +0000

Yes! You may publish short stories and articles on the Kindle. Amazon even has a category, Kindle Singles, for shorter works.

By: Steve Hyles

Steve Hyles — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:40:49 +0000

I’m not an author, but someone who enjoys writing stories.

Is this a suitable way for me to publish some of my work to share to others and to see whether there is a potential market for my work?

What would be a sensible length for a first offering?

By: Cathy B Stucker

Cathy B Stucker — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:13:40 +0000

Copyright exists (in the U.S.) as soon as a work is created in fixed form. However, it is a good idea to register a copyright with the copyright office. You can learn how at http://copyright.gov

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:33:46 +0000

Should I attempt to copyright my book prior to selling through Amazon? Or by doing this, does it essentially copyright my work for me? Thank you.

By: Cathy B Stucker

Cathy B Stucker — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:37:11 +0000

The author retains the copyright to their work. Amazon simply has the right to distribute the ebook with payment to the author based on the contract terms. You also have the right to distribute your ebook through other vendors, such as BN for the Nook, Apple for the iPad, etc.