
Exclusivity? Sounds like a tough decision, right? It wasn’t for me. The catch: it must be exclusively sold on Amazon. (The rest of the time, it remains paid for people who aren’t part of the lending club.)

Over the next few days, sales trickled in slowly, and I even had one positive review. Soon after, an email arrived saying that I was now live on the Kindle Store. Remembering the encouragement of several ‘real’ authors much braver than I am, I hit the button. “What have I done? What if no one likes my book?” I thought, finger poised on the yellow ‘Publish’ button.Īfter 9 months of writing, the moment had finally arrived to send my book out to the world.

Step #4: Convert your MS Word Document to Amazon’s format.Step #3: Create a cover, or get one designed.

Step #2: Format it using Amazon’s quite strict but very logical Formatting Guide.Reviews bring more authenticity to your book Getting in the top twenty lists, and staying there after the promotional period People like freebies, and they like “expensive” freebies Why My Kindle Book Sales Increased By 600%.
