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ntroduction
8hen 4 fir%t ,eci,e, to write a non fiction eBook2 boy wa% 4
apprehen%i&e) 8here the hell ,o 4 %tart an, how ,o 4 write about
%o*ething that 4 ,on$t know) Thi% fir%t book containe, ;u%t o&er
1<2000 wor,%) 4 kept putting it off an, then one ,ay after rea,ing
nu*erou% online article% 4 took the plunge)
1ow 4 look back an, think $what wa% all the fu%% for$) 4
per%onally think there are 3 key ele*ent% to write an eBook that
people en;oy) They are re%earch2 uni=ue content an, creating a %oli,
outline to gui,e you all the way)
By rea,ing thi% book 4 will pa%% onto you exactly what 4$&e
learnt) 4 ,on$t belie&e in fluffy book% that bore you to hell 3 *y
philo%ophy i% get to the point 3 no b% an, a language that i% ea%y to
rea,)
!"out Me
4 work part ti*e a% a con%ultant2 %pent *any year% earning a
pa%%i&e inco*e online2 ha&e 3 ki,% an, like all bu%y parent% 3 ha&e a
%e&ere lack of ti*e) 6y goal i% to %how you how to write an, publi%h
an eBook containing <3102000 wor,% in > 31? ,ay%)
4 *u%t confe%% 4$* not a fa%t writer %o you *ay fin, that thi%
book will teach you to pro,uce a book in half the ti*e it take% *e)
@k enough about *eA let$% get to the real rea%on why you kin,ly
bought *y book)
Ta#le o( )ontents
My Free Gift to You
Introduction
About Me
Publish Your eBooks On Kindle - Why?
Ho Much !"n You M"ke Publishin# Kindle eBooks?
$he K%P !"lcul"tor
Ho $o &ese"rch A $o'ic For Your Book
(o)el &"nk
Ho $o *t"rt Writin# Your (e Book
$he Fr"+eork $o Build ,'on - $he Outline
!re"ti)e Writin# - !o+'letin# $he Outline
First -dit And %r"ft
*econd -dit And %r"ft
,sin# A Freel"ncer $o $r"nscribe Your eBook
Addition"l P"#es $o Include
&"+' ,' Your Profits With Affili"te .inks
Ho $o !re"te An Affili"te .ink
Ho $o Write Your Books %escri'tion
Introducin# Better Book $ools
Ho $o %esi#n Your eBook !o)er
K%P *elect
*tr"te#y $o *ell Your Book - Free Pro+otions
Why ,se Pro+otions And Gi)e Your Book A"y For Free
,sin# $itter $o Pro+ote Your Book Pro+otions
*oci"l Adr - Killer Book+"rkin# M"rketin# on Auto'ilot
Ho $o Get Book &e)ies
Bonus - Ho $o $r"ck /isitors $o Your A+"0on Book
%escri'tion
My Other Kindle Books
Kindle Book M"rketin# - Ho to *ell More Books
Ho $o !re"te A 12333 P"ssi)e Monthly Inco+e
#u"lish Your e$ooks %n &indle - 'hy(
Accor,ing to 8ikipe,ia 3 A*a+on ha% reporte, the 0in,le
&er%ion of Fifty ha,e% of 5rey %ol, *ore than ,ouble that of
A*a+on$% print %ale% of the book2 an,2 in -une 20122 the 0in,le
e,ition beca*e the fir%t to %ell *ore than one *illion copie%)
4n a,,ition2 there are *ultiple author% who ha&e *a,e
B*illion% fro* %elf publi%hing 0in,le book% %uch a% -ohn #ocke
who ha% %ol, o&er 1 *illion 0in,le book% in < *onth%) After rea,ing
-ohn$% book $/ow 4 %ol, 1 *illion ebook% in < *onth%$2 4 ,eci,e, to
publi%h *y future book% on 0in,le)
How Much )an You Make #u"lishing &indle e$ooks(
@k2 let$% ,o the *ath%) The *o%t typical price to %ell an ebook
for i% B2)CC) @n book% price, o&er B2)CC A*a+on will pay a >0D
royalty on each %ale 3 e&ery %ale will therefore earn you B2)0C) #et$%
%ay you %ol, 10 copie% per ,ay at B2)CC2 %o B2)0C profit E&ery
achie&ableF 3 in a *onth that e=uate% to BG2> EB2)0C x 10 x 30F) 4f
you ha, 10 book% your annual inco*e woul, be B><2000 3 4 lea&e
you to ,o the *ath% if you ha, 202 <0 or 100 book% publi%he, on
0in,le)
4n a,,ition2 if your book wa% borrowe, by an A*a+on Hri*e
6e*ber2 you woul, recei&e a further B2 per borrow) To get thi%
extra royalty you nee, to %ign up for 0DH elect an, you will then
get a %hare of the *onthly 0DH 5lobal Fun,) 0DH elect will be
,i%cu%%e, later on where 4 will %hare how to u%e it for *axi*u*
profit)
*he &+# )alculator
The 0DH Calculator http!!k$p%al%ulator"%o& i% a helpful
way to fin, out how *any book% you coul, %ell ba%e, on the
A*a+on ale% "ank) 4n later chapter% we will ,i%cu%% the A*a+on
ale% "ank)
How *o ,esearch ! *opic For Your $ook
By far the ea%ie%t way to write an ebook i% to write about
%o*ething that you know or are an expert in) /ere$% how to create a
book when you know &ery little about the topic) Before you put
pen to paper it$% i*perati&e you learn an, beco*e knowle,geable
about the topic you plan to write about) !%e the following *etho,%
which 4 u%e to re%earch your topicA
3 8ikipe,ia
3 @nline article%
3 @ther ebook%
3 4nter&iewing an expert
3 A%king fa*ily an, frien,% to %ee if they ha&e knowle,ge
Before 4 write a book2 4 like to ,ownloa, be%t %eller% in the
topic an, rea, the* whil%t tra&elling to work on the train) Thi% way
*y brain i% getting prepare, an, will be full of i,ea% for the new
book) 4f you are like *e2 when 4 rea, a book2 4 often co*e up with
phra%e% or i,ea% that are *i%%ing fro* the book 4 a* rea,ing an,
then u%e the%e in *y book)
Hlea%e alway% en%ure that you ,o not copy other author%
content an, rip the* off) 4 fin, that re%earch i% the *o%t ti*e
con%u*ing part to creating a book2 you coul, %ay it$% the concrete
foun,ation to buil, upon) Thorough re%earch for %ure will *ake the
later %tage% ea%ier an, fa%ter to perfor* an, you will be le%% likely to
get %tuck whil%t writing)
Before you begin buy your%elf an A? writing pa, an, *ake a
note of e&ery piece of infor*ation that you ,i%co&er) 8hether it$% a
wor,2 phra%e2 article2 web page ;u%t write it ,own) Thi% %tage *ay
take you a few ,ay% to co*pleteA the ai* here i% to fin, out a
%uitable a*ount of ,etail %o you can co*fortably write your book)
@nce co*plete, you %houl, now ha&e a long li%t of wor,%
an, phra%e%) The%e wor,% will help you to create the outline an, %ub
hea,ing% for your book)
Using Amazon To Find Hot Selling Book Topics
4f you are looking to *ake a li&ing fro* %elf publi%hing
ebook% on A*a+on2 then thi% next part will certainly %tart you off on
the right track) Choo%ing a hot niche on A*a+on i% one of the key%
to *ake *oney fro* your ebook%2 the la%t thing you want i% to create
a %uperb ebook only to fin, that there$% no ,e*an,2 thu% *ake no
%ale% an, cru%h your enthu%ia%*)
To re%earch hot niche% you nee, to take a,&antage of the
A*a+on ale% "ank an, a %lick tracking application calle, 1o&el
"ank) By u%ing the%e two pro,uct% in tan,e*2 we can ea%ily i,entify
a hot %elling niche) Both pro,uct% allow you to ,rill ,own an,
pinpoint exactly what your book %houl, be about)
Thi% i% how))))))
3 hea, o&er to A*a+on)co*2 click book% an, then click 0in,le
ebook%
3 on the left *enu un,er Categorie%2 choo%e a %ub category of your
choice
3 click on Be%t%eller% 3 thi% will %how the be%t%eller% in thi% category
3 %croll through the be%t%eller% an, *ake a note of the top %elling
book%
3 pick one of the top %eller% that are clo%e to the topic you plan to
write about
3 %croll ,own an, you will %ee the %ale% rank for that book2 thi% i%
nor*ally %hown un,er Hro,uct Detail%) Alway% try to fin, book%
with a %ale% rank of <2000 an, le%%
3 go to 0DH Calculator an, type in the %ale% rank
3 book% with a %ale% rank of le%% than <2000 ten, to be %ucce%%ful an,
in%tantly you know that the topic i% hot on A*a+on) A %ale% rank of
<2000 an, below *ean% that the book %houl, %ell between 10 an, 30
copie% per ,ay)
-o.el ,ank
1ow hea, o&er to www"novelrank"%o& an, %ign up for a
free account) 1o&el "ank i% fanta%tic at tracking any book on
A*a+on an, will pro&i,e you with %pecific ,etail% ba%e, on *onthly
%ale%2 country %ale% an, %ale% rank) 4 u%e their free app on *y iHhone
an, can ea%y track *y book %ale% an, analy%e other author$% book%
whil%t on the go)
@nce you login2 click on Track Book% an, pa%te the book%
!"# or A41 nu*ber that you nee, to track) Hlea%e note that you
can only track a book once it ha% *a,e a %ale) Another tip i% to
alway% en%ure that you tick the A,,itional Do*ain% box 3 thi% i%
i*perati&e if you want to track %ale% on the &ariou% ,o*ain% %uch
)co)uk2 ),e2 );p2 )it etc)
How *o /tart 'riting Your -ew $ook
Open your mind and flood the paper - forget about grammar
4f you$re like *e2 your hea, at thi% %tage %houl, be floo,e,
with i,ea% for your new book an, you can$t wait to %tart writing) 6y
gue%% i% thi% i% %i*ply hu*an natureI 5rab your A? pa, an, in a
=uiet en&iron*ent with no ,i%traction%2 let$% floo, the paper with all
the i,ea% flowing aroun, in your brain)
Do not worry or focu% on gra**ar or the correct %pelling%2
we are %i*ply extracting the wor,% an, phra%e% fro* our hea,%)
0eep it uni=ue an, write ,own a% *any wor,% an, phra%e% a%
po%%ible) Con%ult any note% that you pre&iou% *a,e an, ;ot the*
,own) 6any author% %ay they prefer to write in a coffee %hop %ince
there are no ,i%traction%) #ucky for *e 4 ha&e a ho*e office2 %o
when the ki,% are at %chool or in be,2 4 lock *y%elf away when
writing)
1ext we %hall ,i%cu%% buil,ing the outline %tructure)
*he Framework *o $uild 0pon - *he %utline
1ow we nee, to create the %tructure an, a,, the wor,% to the
%tructure fro* your A? pa,) 4 alway% like to create < *ain hea,ing%
an, then create 33< %ub hea,ing% un,er each *ain hea,ing 3 %o in
total 1<32< hea,ing% for *y wor,%) o go through your wor,% an,
any i,ea% you ha&e create < hea,ing% with the %ubhea,ing%)
Don$t be too %trict at thi% %tage2 all you nee, to ,o i% li%t all
your wor,% an, phra%e% un,er a rele&ant hea,ing) Again ,o not get
hung up on gra**ar or %pelling%) 7ou notice that 4 *ention u%ing an
A? pa,2 to be hone%t u%ing paper or your wor, proce%%or %oftware i%
fine) 4 prefer paper an, pen %ince *y typing %kill% are not that =uick)
A% you co*plete the %ubhea,ing% by a,,ing your wor,%2
cro%% out the wor,% on your writing pa,) Co*plete each %ubhea,ing
%o when fini%he, all the wor,% on your writing pa, are cro%%e, out)
1ow you %houl, ha&e plenty of wor,% li%te, un,er the %ubhea,ing%
to begin writing paragraph% an, u%ing the%e wor,% a% pro*pt%)
4f you ,o choo%e to u%e a wor, proce%%or application like 6
8or,2 %ign up for a free account at Dropbox)co* an, ,ownloa, the
%oftware to your HC or laptop) 7ou alway% want to backup your
work %o a clou, ba%e, application %uch a% Dropbox i% perfect) 4 ha&e
Dropbox %tore, on *y iHa,2 iHhone an, #aptop) @n *y Dropbox 4
ha&e create, a nu*ber of fol,er% to organi%e all *y book% an,
therefore can acce%% any of the%e file% anyti*e an, anywhere)
)reati.e 'riting - )ompleting *he %utline
1ow the real fun begin% 3 again ,on$t worry about the
gra**ar or %pelling) Tran%fer both your hea,ing% an, %ubhea,ing%
on to a 6 8or, ,ocu*ent)
!%ing the wor,% un,er the hea,ing% on your A? pa,2 we are now
going to u%e tho%e wor,% an, create paragraph% on the 6 8or,
,ocu*ent)
!n,er each %ubhea,ing we are going u%e the wor,% an,
create uni=ue an, 100D creati&e paragraph%) #ike 4 %ai, before2 u%e
the wor,% a% pro*pt% an, you %houl, fin, the %entence% are ea%y to
write) 4f you fin, the%e %entence% ,ifficult you *ay ha&e to go back
an, a,, *ore wor,% to the %ubhea,ing% to gi&e you *ore choice)
To be %ucce%%ful writing 0in,le book% you *u%t be original
an, publi%h uni=ue content) Do not rip off other author% work) By
publi%hing uni=ue content that i% aligne, with your rea,er%
expectation% you %houl, recei&e ? an, < %tar re&iew% once publi%he,)
8ithout goo, re&iew% your book will fall off the planet an, will not
generate %ale% 3 %o all your effort% will be a wa%te of ti*e) 4f you
,eci,e to write a %elf help book2 4 woul, a,&i%e not to o&er ,o the
writing with exce%%i&e %entence% an, *aking it fluffy)
0eep your writing to the point a% thi% why the rea,er bought
your book) A goo, book ,oe% not nee, to be 102 20 or 302000 wor,%
3 <2 000 wor,% will %uffice) -u%t write the a*ount of %entence% an,
paragraph% that i% nee,e, to pro&i,e enough &alue to the rea,er) 4f
you get %tuck ,uring thi% %tage 3 ,on$t get bogge, ,own 3 plea%e
*o&e on an, *ark the area %o that when you fini%h you can ea%ily go
back an, *ake the correction%)
7ou will fin, that when you fini%he, thi% %tage2 any part% that
you were pre&iou%ly %tuck on will be %o *uch ea%ier to fini%h) Thi% i%
becau%e you ha&e now fini%he, the later chapter% an, know exactly
how the book progre%%e%)
1ow you %houl, be able to write a paragraph un,er each
*ain hea,ing with ea%e) o go back an, co*plete each *ain hea,ing
en%uring that the paragraph% relate to it% %ubhea,ing%)
First 1dit !nd +raft
@k %o the fir%t ,raft of your book i% co*plete 3 now$% the ti*e
to rea, it through2 run it through a %pellchecker an, *ake any
a,;u%t*ent% to the gra**ar an, %pelling%)
Thi% i% the ti*e to a,, any extra paragraph% an, %entence% to
your book) "ea,ing your book out lou, i% alway% a goo, i,ea) 4
*ean if certain %entence% ,o not %oun, correct2 it i% far ea%ier to
correct the %entence by rea,ing the* out lou,) 4f you are planning on
inclu,ing i*age%2 thi% woul, be goo, ti*e to a,, the*)
8hen inclu,ing i*age% in your eBook2 the gol,en rule i%
alway% to in%ert the* an, not copy(pa%te) By in%erting the* u%ing
the in%ert function on 8or,2 you can then po%ition the* u%ing the
Center2 #eft2 "ight2 -u%tifie, co**an,%)
/econd 1dit !nd +raft
orry you nee, to rea, your book through again or a%k a
frien, to check your book for you) At thi% %tage2 4 prefer to ha&e
another pair of eye% to rea, through by book)
Another option i% to hire the %er&ice% of an e,itor 3 you can
fin, an e,itor for hire on 9lance)co*) The only i%%ue here i% the co%t
in&ol&e, coul, be po%%ibly B<03B1<0)
0sing ! Freelancer *o *ranscri"e Your e$ook
A% 4 pre&iou%ly *entione,2 *y typing %kill% are not that great
or %houl, 4 %ay that *y typing %pee, i% %low) Therefore *y
preference ha% alway% been to write u%ing paper an, pen) @n the o,,
occa%ion 4 ha&e type, up *y wor,% on *y laptop but now 4 prefer to
&oice recor, *y book an, hire a freelancer to tran%cribe the wor,%
into a 6 8or, ,ocu*ent)
A huge benefit hiring a freelancer i% that another pair of eye%
will check your gra**ar an, %pelling) o if you ,o hire a freelancer
to tran%cribe your work2 it$% i*perati&e that they %peak fluent 9ngli%h
an, ha&e excellent writing %kill%) 6y fa&ourite freelancer web%ite
ha% to be 9lance)co*)
There are &ariou% way% to recor, your book2 4 u%e 8in,ow% J
an, there$% a nu*ber of &oice recor,ing app% to co*plete thi% ta%k)
6o%t tran%criber% can work with 86A2 6H32 6H?2 AK42 8AK an,
DKD for*at%) Before you %earch for a freelancer2 4 %trongly %ugge%t
that you recor, your book fir%t %o you can work out the length of the
recor,ing) An experience, per%on in tran%cription will alway% want
to know the length of the recor,ing %o that they can =uote
accor,ingly)
A% a gui,e2 4 pay approxi*ately B<0 for a >2000 wor, eBook
to be tran%cribe, on 9lance)
!dditional #ages *o nclude
The following are page% that 4 %ugge%t you inclu,e at the
front of your book)
Dis%lai&er
A ,i%clai*er i% a paragraph that explain% that your book i%
copyrighte, an, that per*i%%ion nee,% to be grante, %houl, the
rea,er want to photocopy2 repro,uce it in anyway or %hare the book)
The ,i%clai*er %houl, al%o ,etail that the book i% an expre%%ion of
knowle,ge an, that you the author ,oe% not accept any for* of
liability on how the rea,er interpret% your wor,ing) Feel free to u%e
*y ,i%clai*er a% a gui,e 3 plea%e ,o not copy it wor, for wor,)
FT) *oti%e
To co*ply with the Fe,eral Tra,e Co**i%%ion2 you nee, to
inclu,e a paragraph which explain% that you are an affiliate an, that
your book contain% affiliate link% an, that you recei&e a co**i%%ion
pay*ent when %o*eone *ake% a purcha%e through your link) 7ou
al%o nee, to ,etail that any pro,uct% that you pro*ote or reco**en,
are becau%e you ha&e u%e, the* an, foun, the* u%eful) 4 will
,i%cu%% affiliate link% in a later chapter to *axi*i%e your profit%)
Intro$u%tion
4nclu,e a %hort paragraph ,e%cribing your%elf %o the rea,er
can get to know you) -u%t en%ure that your intro,uction *irror% your
A*a+on Author Central profile which we will ,i%cu%% next)
In%lu$e your A&a+on Author )entral ,ink at the (ront
5o to A*a+on Author Central Ehere$% the linkF
https!!author%entral"a&a+on"%o& an, click -oin 1ow) Click on
Hrofile an, co*plete the nece%%ary fiel,%) The e%%ential fiel,% are
Biography an, A,, A Hhoto) 6y A*a+on Author Central can be
foun, at http!!a&a+on"%o&!author!$arrensto%k"
1ow click on the Book% tab at the top) /ere you can a,, your
publi%he, book% to your author central account) 1ow go back to
Hrofile 3 on the top right %i,e you will %ee your Author Hage url)
Copy an, pa%te your uni=ue url link into your book) 4 %ugge%t
pa%ting the link near the beginning)
T-) - Ta#le o( %ontents
Following your intro,uction paragraph2 create an, a,, a
table of content%) 4f you ,on$t know how to create a T@C2 &i%it thi%
link www"support"&i%roso(t"%o&!k#!./010') A table of content% i%
a table with hyperlink% to each hea,ing an, %ubhea,ing %o that the
rea,er can click to any part of your book with ea%e)
,amp 0p Your #rofits 'ith !ffiliate 2inks
5o to the A*a+on Affiliate Hrogra* http%'((affiliate3
progra*)a*a+on)co* an, regi%ter for an affiliate account) 8hy a* 4
reco**en,ing thi%L 8ell if you$&e rea, a great book that woul, be
u%eful to your rea,er why not let the* know)
By placing an affiliate link in your book2 %houl, your rea,er
choo%e to buy the other book2 you will recei&e a %*all co**i%%ion
fro* A*a+on)
Thi% i% why you *u%t co*ply with the FTC an, inclu,e a
FTC notice at the beginning of your book) 7our rea,er nee,% to
know that your book *ay inclu,e affiliate link%)
How *o )reate !n !ffiliate 2ink
@nce you ha&e logge, into your A*a+on Affiliate A%%ociate%
Hrogra* account you will %ee thi% %creen)
1ow type the na*e of the book or author in the Brow%e For
A Hro,uct bar Ea% highlighte, abo&eF an, click 5o) The book you are
looking to pro*ote %houl, appear) Click 5et #ink next to the book
an, then copy the type of link you nee, 3 4 alway% u%e the Text @nly
link) Copy an, pa%te the link into your book)
1ow publi%h your book) 4 a* going to a%%u*e that you know
how to publi%h your book) 4f you ,on$t an, nee, gui,ance on how to
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How *o 'rite Your $ooks +escription
The ,e%cription fiel, when publi%hing your book i% one of the
key factor% in %elling your book) A*a+on allow% a *axi*u* of
?000 character% to ,e%cribe your book2 they will not allow any
i*age% or e*be,,e, 7ouTube &i,eo% 3 %o ;u%t %tick with text to
,e%cribe your ebook)
The ,e%cription% role i% to let potential rea,er% know what the
book i% about) Take your ti*e when writing your ,e%cription2 alway%
look at the be%t %eller% in your category an, get i,ea% for your
,e%cription) Be hone%t with your ,e%cription an, *ake %ure your
book% content i% relate, to the ,e%cription) 4f %o*eone buy% your
book an, the content i% not aligne, to the ,e%cription2 chance% are
they will lea&e a negati&e re&iew)
4f your book i% on a %elf help topic then 4 %ugge%t you talk
about proble*% an, how your book will %ol&e the*) 4n a,,ition2 you
nee, to a,, your keywor,% to the ,e%cription2 ,o not %tuff the
,e%cription full of keywor,%) 7ou nee, to al%o en%ure the ,e%cription
rea,% well an, it$% goo, practice to alway% inclu,e the top keywor,%
in the title)
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function on A*a+on) @n the *ain A*a+on Book% page
http!!www"a&a+on"%o&!:in$le-eBooks you can fin, the phra%e%
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ntroducing $etter $ook *ools
Better Book Tool% i% an excellent2 low price %oftware
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book ,e%cription in %econ,% u%ing an ea%y to na&igate interface) The
tool generate% the correct co,e if you are u%ing either the 0DH
Book%helf e,itor or the Author Central e,itor) The co,e *onkey
behin, the Better Book Tool ha% *a,e the generation proce%%
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Di, you notice the &i,eo trailer in *y book ,e%criptionL The &i,eo
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4 ha&e recor,e, an, publi%he, a &i,eo on how to a,, a &i,eo to the
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4f you ha&e trie, to for*at your book ,e%cription in Author
Central you will know that it$% a real pain in the butt) The trick i% to
u%e a certain type of /T6# an, copy it in the co*po%e tab an, not
the /T6# tab) /ere are the a,,itional feature% that Better Book
Tool% offer%'
Category /unter M Fin, hot %elling topic% in %econ,% with our
,etaile, category analy%i%)
Category Co*pari%on M Co*pare two categorie% to ,eter*ine which
category i% the be%t one to li%t your 0in,le book
Topic /unter M The A*a+on keywor, re%earch tool that will tell you
if a gi&en keywor, i% %elling book% or not)
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Co&er /unter M "e&iew the be%t %elling book co&er% by category or
keywor, an, %en, the* to your graphic ,e%igner to incorporate
%i*ilar co&er ,e%ign%
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/T6# book ,e%cription% for 0DH Book%helf
Author Central /T6# De%cription 9,itor M A,, i*age% an,
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How *o +esign Your e$ook )o.er
The co&er can *ake or break your ebook %ale%) The co&er
nee,% to be attracti&e to the eye %o the rea,er i% ,rawn in to fin, out
*ore) 4f you are creati&e with a flare for ,e%ign2 you coul, ha&e a go
your%elf) There are Free online %oftware2 a goo, one i%
www)eco&er)co* 3 thi% ,oe% ha&e li*ite, functionality unle%% you
pay a few ,ollar%)
Another *etho, i% to u%e A*a+on$% beta co&er ,e%igner2 thi%
can be foun, li%te, at tep ? when you publi%h your book) The *o%t
co%t effecti&e way i% u%e a profe%%ional ,e%igner on Fi&err)co*) For
a %*all fee you can get a great looking co&er on Fi&err)
The trick i% to gi&e the ,e%igner lot% of infor*ation an,
in%truction% on how you want the co&er to look) Before 4 think about
the co&er ,e%ign 4 will look at all the %i*ilar top %elling book% to get
i,ea% an, then %ketch an outline for *y new co&er) Finally you coul,
u%e a ,e%igner on www)elance)co*2 but be prepare, to pay B1003
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&+# /elect
All %ucce%%ful author% that 4 know2 regi%ter all their book%
un,er 0DH elect on A*a+on) 0DH elect i% uni=ue to A*a+on an,
the benefit% far out way the negati&e% when %elf publi%hing) Before
we ,i%cu%% the po%iti&e% an, get into utili%ing 0DH elect for profit%2
4 nee, to *ake you aware that your book will be the property of
A*a+on for C0 ,ay%2 thi% *ean% you cannot %ell the book el%ewhere)
tay with *e an, 4 will en,ea&our to explain)
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9ach *onth you will be entitle, to the %hare of the 0DH
elect 5lobal Fun,) i*ply put 3 when your book i% borrowe, by a
Hri*e 6e*ber2 you will recei&e approxi*ately B2) Thi% A*a+on
Hri*e 6e*ber i% allowe, to borrow one book per *onth 3 they *u%t
own a 0in,le to =ualify)
Apparently there$% o&er 10 *illion Hri*e 6e*ber%2 %o you
can %ee the potential here to earn a little extra) oon we will ,i%cu%%
a profit *aking %trategy u%ing pro*otion% 3 pro*otion% are when
you gi&e your book away for free for up to < ,ay%) 4f you$re new to
pro*otion% an, the wor, $free$ ring% alar* bell%2 plea%e ,o not be
concerne,) 4 will explain an ea%y to follow %trategy which will earn
you *oney)
/trategy *o /ell Your $ook - Free #romotions
To fin, the pro*otion% tab Eillu%trate, belowF you nee, to
login into your 0in,le Direct Hubli%hing account an, click on
Book%helf) The Hro*otion% %ection i% foun, un,er Action% which i%
next to your book title) Click on Hro*otion% an, you will now %ee
the Hro*otion 6anager ,a%hboar,) 1ow you nee, to create a
ca*paign an, %che,ule the ,ay% re=uire, for a *axi*u* of < ,ay%)
Fro* *y own experience an, talking to other author%2 the
general feeling i% to %elect 2 or 3 ,ay% for each pro*otion) 4t appear%
that after the 2n, pro*otion ,ay the nu*ber of ,ownloa,% rapi,ly
,ecrea%e %o to get the bigge%t bang for your buck2 it *ake% *ore
%en%e to %prea, your pro*otion ,ay% acro%% the C0 ,ay perio,) 4 ten,
to %prea, the pro*otion o&er the C0 ,ay% i)e) *onth one u%e 2 ,ay%2
*onth two u%e 2 ,ay%2 *onth three u%e 1 ,ay) Then when the next C0
,ay% %tart you can begin the proce%% again)
'hy 0se #romotions !nd Gi.e Your $ook !way For Free
4n or,er to get your book high up on the A*a+on %earch
re%ult% you nee, lot% of %ale%) The A*a+on algorith* work% on book
%ale% an, re&iew% 3 the *ore %ale% *ean% the higher your book
appear% on the %earch re%ult%) A book %ale can be a free %ale or a pai,
%ale 3 it ,oe%n$t *atter 3 we ;u%t nee, the *axi*u* a*ount of
rea,er% to ,ownloa, your book)
4f we can get our book high up on the %earch re%ult%2 when
the pro*otion en,% your book i% in a goo, po%ition to %ell a few
copie% an, *ake *oney) 4n a,,ition2 the *ore ,ownloa,% will
pro,uce *ore re&iew%) Hro&i,ing you ha&e written a great book you
%houl, recei&e ? or < %tar re&iew%) "e&iew% are crucial for your book
to %ur&i&e an, to keep earning *oney)
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pro*otional web%ite%2 twitter an, other %ocial *e,ia or web 2)0) To
get you %tarte,2 here$% a li%t of %ite% where you can pro*ote your free
book) o*e %ite% you ha&e to a,, the pro*otion on the actual ,ay2
whil%t other %ite% nee, 2 or 3 ,ay% notice)
/ere$% a li%t of 2< %ite% where you can pro*ote your book)
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http!!www"pi<elo(ink"%o&!s(k#!
http!!#ar2aine#ookhunter"%o&!(eature-your-#ook!
http!!erea$ernewsto$ay"%o&!%ate2ory!(ree-kin$le-#ooks!
http!!www"(ree#ook$u$e"%o&!p!list-your-(ree-#ook"ht&l
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http!!sni%kslist"%o&!#ooks!pla%e-a$!
http!!a$$i%te$toe#ooks"%o&!su#&ission
http!!www"kin$le#oar$s"%o&!(ree-#ook-pro&o!
http!!in$ie#ooko(the$ay"%o&!authors!(ree-on-kin$le-listin2!
http!!www"e#ooklister"net!su#&it"php
http!!$i2ital#ookto$ay"%o&!1.-top-111-su#&it-your-(ree-#ook-
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,ay%) -u%t re*e*ber to tweet like *a, *an(wo*en on your free
pro*otion ,ay%) /ere$% a tip 3 u%e Nfree before any ha%h tag i)e)
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/ocial !dr - &iller $ookmarking Marketing on !utopilot
4f you know *e or ha&e rea, any of *y book% or article% on
*arketing2 you will be fa*iliar with *y a,&ocacy for ocial A,r) 4f
you can affor, B1C per *onth2 4 %trongly reco**en, ocial A,r
www"so%iala$r"%o&)
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ocial A,r i% an auto*ate, online progra* which allow% other u%er%
to %hare an, po%t your *e%%age on their %ocial *e,ia account%) At
thi% ti*e a *e%%age can be po%te, on 30 high H" %ocial *e,ia %ite%)
4n brief ocial A,r work% by you creating a *e%%age with a
link an, the other u%er% will then %hare your *e%%age acro%% their
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when you ha&e written a few book%2 ocial A,r beco*e% &ery co%t
effecti&e)
How *o Get $ook ,e.iews
To *ake *oney fro* your har, work2 you nee, re&iew%2
re&iew% an, *ore re&iew%) 4n %aying thi%2 you can *ake a li&ing
fro* %elf publi%hing book% if you ha&e ,e&elope, a great *arketing
plan)
4 ha&e no i,ea why2 but the *a;ority of people who purcha%e
an, rea, ebook% ,o not take the ti*e an, write a re&iew) Thi% i%
extre*ely fru%trating for u% author%2 e%pecially if the rea,er en;oye,
your book an, took away &aluable a,&ice that will help the*)
8hen you %ee ebook% with a huge nu*ber of re&iew%2 4 can
guarantee that the author ,i, not recei&e the* naturally) The author
took the ti*e an, a%ke, people to re&iew their book) 4n a,,ition2
ne&er2 ne&er pay for re&iew%I 4t$% again%t A*a+on$% ter*% of
bu%ine%%)
/ere$% a few tip% on getting re&iew%'
333 earch for book blogger%2 reach out to the* an, a%k the* to
re&iew your book)
333 A%k your fa*ily an, frien,% to re&iew your book)
333 A%k your work colleague% to re&iew your book)
333 -oin 5oo,rea,%)co* an, buil, relation%hip% with fellow author%)
333 -oin author group% on #inke,4n an, 5oo,rea,% an, po%t an
up,ate with your book ,etail% re=ue%ting a re&iew)
333 Buil, relation%hip% with your Twitter an, Facebook follower%2
reach out to the* an, a%k the* to re&iew your book)
333 @n A*a+on2 reach out to re&iewer% who re&iewe, book% %i*ilar
to your%) o*eti*e% the%e re&iewer% will ,etail their web%ite or blog)
Ki%it their blog2 look for %ocial button% an, reach out to the* on
Twitter2 Facebook etc)
Check out thi% blog po%t which 4 foun, u%eful 3
http'((www)thecreati&epenn)co*(2012(0C(1G(get3a*a+on3book3
re&iew%(
A% you can %ee2 you nee, to a%k2 a%k an, a%k to get re&iew%)
$onus - How *o *rack 3isitors *o Your !ma4on $ook
+escription
A crucial part to %elling *ore book% i% to %plit te%t your book
,e%cription on A*a+on) A(B te%ting i% a *etho,ology to perfor*
%plit te%ting on a web page) 4n *arketing2 %plit te%ting i% a crucial
proce,ure to a%certain the %ale% con&er%ion of a web page2 online
ca*paign etc)
This is !hy A"B testing is imperati#e for authors
#et$% %ay that 20 pro%pecti&e rea,er% &i%ite, your book
,e%cription page on A*a+on an, 2 of the%e rea,er% went on to *ake
a purcha%e 3 that$% 2 %ale%) 0nowing thi% infor*ation i% like gol,)
1ow2 if you were to *ake a few change% to your book ,e%cription
%uch a% re&i%ing the wor,ing2 *aking %entence% bol,2 a,,ing an
i*age2 a,,ing a &i,eo2 thi% coul, re%ult in ? or < %ale%) Cha ching 3
*ore har, earne, ca%h in your pocket)
Another a,&antage of tracking i% to *ea%ure how %ucce%%ful
a *arketing pro*otion ca*paign ha% been) For exa*ple2 let$% %ay
you bought a B< Twitter gig on Fi&err) The gig wa% to po%t your
book link to the Fi&err %eller% <002000 Twitter follower%) By tracking
thi% gig2 you can in%tantly %ee how *any &i%itor% the gig generate,)
Are you !ith me so far$ %oes this sound #aluable and do you see
ho! potentially you can more money from each book&
This is how to tra%k your #ook $es%ription visitors
Fir%t off you nee, a web%ite or blog %o that you can uploa, a
photo) To uploa, a photo on 8or,pre%%2 you nee, to click on 6e,ia
button foun, in the left *enu bar an, click A,, 1ew) @nce
uploa,e, copy the url for the i*age which look% %o*ething like
http'((www),arren%tock)co*(wp3content(uploa,%(2013(10(Darren3
tock3thu*bnail3A*a+on2);pg)
4 alway% prefer to uploa, a thu*bnail picture of *y%elf an,
a,, thi% to the botto* of the book ,e%cription) Click here to %ee an
exa*ple http'((www)a*a+on)co*(,p(B00D-.D/0)
1ext you nee, to %et up a free account at http'((bitly)co* an,
pa%te your book ,e%cription% page link to create a %hortene, link)
7our link will look %o*ething like http'((on)fb)*e(1>+o47&) 8hen 4
create a %hortene, link2 4 alway% a,, a co**ent in the note %ection
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chapter)
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(entral) you !ill not be able to make any amendments in your *%+
+ublishing account& ,ake sure you copy and sa#e your current book
description as a back up&
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0in,le 9,ition )o&pose ta# 3 not the /T6# tab) 8hy 3 becau%e
for %o*e technical i%%ue on Author Central2 the /T6# tab
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%a&e, the co,e will look %trange an, will look co*pletely ,ifferent)
Don$t panic2 thi% i% nor*al) 1ow wait for A*a+on to up,ate your
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That$% it2 when you &iew your %hortene, link at bitly)co* you
will %ee the nu*ber of click% ,i%playe,) Thi% e=uate% to the nu*ber
of &i%itor% who &iewe, your book ,e%cription page) For your other
book% you will nee, to repeat the proce%% an, uploa, another i*age
%o that it ha% a uni=ue url on your blog or web%ite)
@ne cool feature at bitly)co* i% the Kiew tat% tab which i%
,i%playe, un,er each link) Thi% page %how% you the 5eographic$% of
each click %o you can %ee the country ,ata)
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there are a large nu*ber of *ake *oney 0in,le book%) 4f you like,
*y book2 plea%e2 plea%e take the ti*e an, lea&e a re&iew 3 4 woul,
be extre*ely grateful)
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your%elf fin, *y book%) To lea&e a re&iew here$% the link to thi%
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to rate thi% book an, %hare it with your frien,% on Facebook an,
Twitter) 4 woul, really appreciate it if you woul, %hare *y book)
4f you woul, like to connect on Twitter here$% *y ,etail%
https!!twitter"%o&!$arrensto%k'11 or co*e %ay hello at *y blog
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