Publishing Kindle Books – Free And Easy
Is publishing your own book something that you’ve always wanted to do. Perhaps you have the next great American novel in the top drawer of your desk? Or maybe you have a collection of short stories? Possibly you would like to publish the life story of one of your relatives?
If any of the aforementioned scenarios sound familiar then you might be happy to learn that, not only are you far from alone, but that the options available to you are increasing every day. It has never been so easy to publish a book. Not only is it easier, it is also cheaper – and there are some options available which are completely free. As a matter of fact, you can even make money should your book sell well.
For example, Amazon are a company who have a very strong Association with books and reading. After the launch of the original Amazon website in 1995, the way that many people bought books and had them delivered changed significantly.
With the launch of the Amazon Kindle reader in 2007, the way that people read books also began to change. The release of the enhanced Kindle 2 in February 2009, swiftly followed by the large format Kindle DX in the summer of the same year, facilitated the acceptance of e-book readers by the general public. Even although the market was still fairly new and in a developmental stage, sales of e-book readers and e-books really started to take off.
Apart from the fact that the Kindle was an excellent, well designed piece of hardware, which satisfied customer needs, one of the important features in its success was the large amount of Kindle books available for readers to choose from. There are currently well over 400,000 titles on offer – and this is growing by, on average 500 titles daily.
The Kindle reader, as well is changing the manner in which books are bought, delivered and read, affords would-be authors the opportunity to have their work published, showcased and sold by the largest bookseller in the world. Having a book published in Kindle format is easy, quick and free. Additionally – as long as you select a price for your book that is somewhere between $1 and $9.99, you will receive 70% of any book sales made. There is a small deduction for delivery. This depends upon the size, in kilobytes, of your book and is typically no more than a few cents.
In order to publish a Kindle book, you need an Amazon account. This is free, in fact, if you’ve ever bought something from Amazon, you already have one. Then it’s simply a matter of formatting your book and uploading it to the Amazon website. One very easy way to do this is to write it in Microsoft Word and then save it as an HTML file (you’ll find this option when you choose “save as”). Other methods exist, but the Word option is one of the easiest. It’s a good idea to choose a suitable cover illustration as well – this will make your book more appealing. Again this is a simple case of uploading your selected image to the Amazon site. After that, all you have to do is fill in a few fields, choose a title and take your selling price and you will be a published author!
Discover the Amazon Kindle reader for yourself – there are over 400,000 Kindle books to choose from.
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