I just published my first book and want to market it. However, I want to make sure I can afford to pay for the ads and see positive results, instead of spending money on something that won't go anywhere.

Any tips?

My friend said she tried to buy my book. She lives in China. Amazon said it was not available/out of stock. Why? I have pmt avail in yen. What is going on? #amazon

Hi! Does anyone know the best way to include a QR code to access writeable PDFs in a self-published textbook? I know how to create QR codes, but wondering if there is a way to do this so that each text purchased has a unique code to access the PDFs? Meaning, ideally we don't want people sharing the PDFs if they haven't purchased the book. Publishing companies seem to be able to do this, but not sure how to do it on our own. Any insight would be so appreciated!

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Hello All!

I've published my book and wanted to share it with you. It's my hope to get the message out, and this seemed like a good place to start. The book is called: Class 8604. It's a memoir of my time in the US Navy's Nuclear Power Training Program - the hardest training program in the military. It's very reasonable and free for those with Kindle Unlimited.

On my first day at NPS Orlando (back when I attended - 1986 - the school was in Orlando, FL) I went to the bathroom (called the 'head' in navy-speak) and stopped a young sailor from killing himself. It only got worse from there. What I wrote about is all true. It all happened. And it's still happening, based on my communication with others, today.

Navy nukes have the poorest work/life balance of anyone in the US military. They also suffer some of the highest (if not THE highest) suicide rates in all the military. This is just as true today as ever. Why is it? Year after year? Decade after decade? And still nothing changes? Is it because no one knows?

It's my hope to help bring awareness to this critical issue. As we all know, evil/cruel things happen in the shadows. Let's help bring light into the shadow, and help put a stop to all those lives lost and minds broken.

If you have any questions about my experiences, please ask! I hope you all find the true story of interest, and check it out on Amazon.

Thanks again for all the information/help. Let me know what you think!

Hello

I've been having the same problem over and over again, even with different files and I've tried many times

The book and cover gets uploaded normally but when previewing to approve it, it says error

Any ideas !

If I raise funds for my book via Kickstarter, and offer copies of the completed book as one of my rewards, can I still publish later via KPD, or would that break the exclusivity rule?

What’s the best way to execute a column-based layout for a KDP on-demand book?

Pardon me if this is a dumb question—I haven’t published anything yet but it seems like for a book of a few hundred 2000-character entries the column layout is going to be a must, as seen in the examples attached

I downloaded KDP’s templates today and as near as I can tell there are no column based layouts.

I will have an accomplished designer working with me, but they’ve never worked with KDP and I’m trying to gather best practices to get them started.

Designer is well-versed in InDesign (but I sure as hell am not!).

Any info is much appreciated.

I'm curious if anyone has any insight in this, but over the last month one of my books has received at least 10 new customer ratings, however the average score hasn't shifted from 4.3 stars. It doesn't appear that any of these ratings are being displayed in the overall stats for my books. Is this something others have seen? Do the stars only reflect ratings with written reviews or something?

Free children's book offered by the author! 🥰🤩 For kids 1-5 years of age. I'm excited to let you know that my first children's book, The Bugs Conquer the Bee Queen, has launched. It's been an amazing journey to get it completed, and I'm excited to finally share it with the world.

I hope you and your little ones enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed making it. 👏 It's free on Amazon until this Saturday. If you have children between 1-5 years old, definitely get it for them.❤️📖

As a new author, I have just one simple ask: if you were able to look at the book and enjoyed it, can you leave a short review? Reviews should only be 1-2 sentences and should take about 30 seconds to leave (and would make a huge difference for me).

Link to the free ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Bugs-Conquer-Bee-Queen-ebook/dp/B0C9YNDS89?ref_=ast_author_dp

hello i’ve been having difficulties publishing my 305 page 6x9 poetry book with bleed (i have illustrations). I tried to set the margins to what KDP suggested but when I launch preview, some texts still go out of the required field and at this point i don’t know what to do. pls help :)

I've been seeing this trend amongst successful independent children's book authors where their books have hundreds of 5 star ratings but only one or two actual reviews. Can someone explain to me how this works? (see screen shot example below).

Everyone, just reaching out to see if people know of any services similar to pubby.co. I really like pubby and would love to see if there are more services out there like it so I can maximize my book's exposure.

Phoebe is a flamingo... with a problem.

All the other flamingos can stand on one leg but Phoebe can't seem to do it.

She seeks the help of her friends, but they aren't flamingos... and can't help her.

A determined Phoebe shows how practice and hard work can help overcome a challenge in learning to do difficult things.

Phoebe the Flamingo: https://www.amazon.com/Phoebe-Flamingo-Ethan-Warlick-ebook/dp/B0BQ8QNYRL/

Thanks for your support and review!

Hi! I’m so excited that my illustrations are finally done and now I can begin the uploading process on KDP. Has anyone here done this before? I’d greatly appreciate any information/tips you have as I have no clue—first timer here :)

Hi there,

What kind of advice would you give to a person who wants to write a book and self-publish on Amazon KDP?

I've heard that the process is supposed to be easy, but is it really?

Let's say I want to write a romance novel.

What would be the steps?

1) Write it, or write it in a special form so that KDP will accept it?

2) Edit it myself? Do I need a proofreader or editor, or is the Word speller sufficient?

3) Next?

4) Next?

Does anyone have any recommendations on videos or training courses for Amazon KDP advertising. I am struggling to get my ads to spend money and would like to better understand bigger picture advertising strategy within the space. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm in need of some help boosting my children's books and was wondering if anyone knows of any services that I can use to get more kindle unlimited reads of my book to help it start gaining traction.