Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is a passive way of making money online although some people have taken it up as their source of income. It is a very good way to earn daily, weekly, monthly in a very clean manner, it may not make you rich over night but will do overtime. Some people earn $1000 in a day but as a beginner even if you earn $300 that is something. How much does dollar cost today? You see why you should consider joining the business. Are you a good writer, this is for you, don’t worry if you don’t have time to write or aren’t good in writing; you can buy freelancers to do the writing for you. Amongst all the online businesses, Kindle publishing has the ability to give you dollars consistently because books are forever sold.
Steps to register Kindle Direct Publishing
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Step 1: Register with KDP
Navigate to Kdp.amazom.com and open account, use updated email, that is the one you use frequently because you will be receiving emails from Amazon. There has been this question as to: should I use my real names or English name so I can be accepted easily. I will advice you to use your real name if you want to do this business for a long term. I am using my real name and it has not affected me one bit.
Step 2: Research
Research is one of the basics for a successful Kindle Direct Publishing. Type Amazon bestsellers n your Google search box, click and open it, click on the Kindle category then Kindle eBooks and start searching for books that are selling. This is one of the best ways to get trending books to write on
Step 3: write or outsource your content
Gather materials and write quality content for your books. Make sure your contents are original otherwise your book will not be published. Take this serious, ensure you proofread your eBook properly. If not Kindle readers would smear you with bad reviews.
For those who doesn’t have time to write or are not good in writing you can pay writers to write good content for you for a fee.
Step 4: Design a cover
Check other books in the same category you are writing on make similar cover. you can make use of KDP publishing tool when uploading.
Step 5: Format the book correctly
Formatting is another aspect in Kindle publishing that can easily spoil your work if not properly done. Some people are offering this service online and making money from it. You have to learn how to do proper formatting so your books can work well on different devices reader. Amazon provided in-depth information on this topic.
Step 6: A good description of your book
The description can be in 2-3 paragraphs even more. It has to be catchy because this is your selling point , it represents your sales page so you have to make it good and appalling.
Step 7: Upload your book to KDP
Upload your book in PDF: If you are doing KDP outside USA you will need a US bank account to receive payment from Amazon because they don’t pay directly into Nigeria bank account. Register with Payoneer. Amazon will deposit your royalty into your Payoneer account, you can then withdraw
Kindle Direct Publishing gives you blissful life
- Imagine earning money from books you wrote years ago and have probably forgotten and quitting your 8-4 or 9-5 jobs, living your own life in your own terms
- Traveling round the world yet still keeping in touch with your laptop or phone to track the progress of your business
- Not having to rely on pension or money from loved ones for survival
- Building a house, landed properties or car of your dream without loan
You have to do accurate research to know which keywords are profitable with high demand. This can also been seen in the books best sellers rank BSR, every book on Amazon shows BSR. The lower the number the better. Once you confirm books on the keywords you desired to write on has the keywords that are selling well you go ahead to write or outsource.
You have to communicate to your customers why they need to buy your book and not your competitor’s own. Get it nicely written and you will sell a lot of books. Don’t be objective but hit the nail on the head, hit customer’s pain point. Emphasis the benefit they will derive from buying your books etc
Upload your book once your manuscript and book cover is uploaded you can then add your book description. Set the price of your book and click publish button. Your book will be reviewed between 12-72 hours to make sure it doesn’t violate publishing standards. When it is accepted it would be published and you start earning royalties for each sell
Frequently asked questions
Is KDP still profitable?
Kindle direct publishing is still profitable in 2022 and will forever remain so especially for people who are good at finding underserved niches, interesting topics and over all quality books on the topics chosen and niches. The only thing that has changed is the quality of the books that get sells.
What is the best format for KDP
ePUB format is acceptable at KDP, the best way to go about it is to upload a complete, fully-crafted and custom built MOBI file created for your own book. When publishing in Amazon kindle direct use kindle create to produce your eBook into KPF to ensure your book looks the way you actually want it to appear on Kindle device. Another format is using PDF but it should be uploaded via Doc., DOCX, RTF, HTML or TXT file.
Apart from earning through KDP select, authors earn 70% royalty on books priced between 30$% royalty on books that cost more or less than that.
