
How to Publish a Kindle Book with Amazon.com
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Content
- Intro
- Author Acknowledgment
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Power to the People: The Revolutionary Amazon Kindle
- Liberation from Traditional Publishing Standards
- A Brief History of Electronic Publishing and Digital Books
- Meet Kindle: A Brief Introduction to Amazon's Kindle Electronic Reader
- What Kindle Provides for Readers
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Publishing for Authors
- Comparing Electronic Publishing
- Electronically Publishing Through Amazon
- Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing and CreateSpace
- Considerations of Self-Publishing
- Reality Check: Setting Realistic Expectations
- Kindle Competition
- Chapter 2: Getting Started: Amazon and the Digital Text Platform
- Setting Up an Account Using the Amazon Web Page
- Setting Up an Account Using the Digital Text Platform Web Page
- Overview of Digital Text Platform
- ISBNs and UPC/Bar Codes
- Chapter Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Cashing In: The Amazon Payment Process
- How Amazon Pays Authors
- Digital Text Platform My Reports Page
- Royalty Rates and Services of Competing Digital Publishers
- Royalties in the Traditional Publishing Industry
- Types of contracts
- Payment in the Print Market
- Further Examination of the Traditional Publishing Industry: Literary Agents
- Protecting Profit: Self-Employment, Taxes, and Accounting
- Protecting the Product: Basic Copyright Law
- Chapter Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Creating and Publishing a Kindle eBook Using Digital Text Platform
- Protecting Written Work
- Amazon's Security Measure
- Formats
- Graphics and Images
- DTP for Mac Users
- Uploading a Book Using Amazon's Digital Text Platform
- Check Your Details and Upload
- Troubleshooting, Editing, and Removing Published Content
- Chapter 5: Publishing for Mobipocket and Mobile Devices
- Publishing for the Mobile User
- Uploading a File
- Metadata
- Build Publication: Generating the .PRC File
- Create a New Publisher Account
- Activate Your eBook
- Chapter 6: Kindle Publishing for Blogs, Newspapers, & Magazines
- Introduction
- Add Newspaper/Magazine
- Feeds & Preview
- Contacts, Schedule & Pricing
- Chapter 7: Marketing and Promotion
- Pricing
- Amazon Sales Rank
- Promotions
- Chapter 8: Making the Most of the Internet and Social Media
- Establishing a Presence be on Amazon
- Establishing a Presence on the World Wide Web
- Chapter 9: Reviews and Managing Published Work
- Reviews
- Tracking Sales Consistency
- Keeping Published Content Current
- Chapter 10: Generating Ideas for New Content
- Sparking Ideas
- Mining the Best-Seller List
- Current Trends, Fads, and Hot Topics
- Journaling and Observation
- Life Experience
- Looking to the Media
- Brainstorming and Mind-Mapping
- Getting Ideas Down on Paper
- Writing Best Practices
- Short Form
- Writing a Series
- Chapter 11: Up to Date: Staying Abreast of Changes in the Industry
- Keeping a Finger on the Collective Pulse
- Making Google Work For You
- Twitter and Social Media Marketing
- Social Media Tools
- Amazon Community Forums
- Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Web sites and/or blogs related to eBooks, digital publishing, and other author resources
- Web sites and/or blogs related to Kindle
- Appendix B
- Common HTML terms:
- HTML Basics
- Appendix C
- Sample Press Release
- Appendix D
- Sample Review Query
- Appendix E
- Sample Review Slip
- Bibliography
- Author Biography
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Adobe-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Install the free reader Adobe Digital Editions prior to download (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook before downloading (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePub works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Adobe-DRM, a „hard” copy protection. If the necessary requirements are not met, unfortunately you will not be able to open the eBook. You will therefore need to prepare your reading hardware before downloading.
Please note: We strongly recommend that you authorise using your personal Adobe ID after installation of any reading software.
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