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Discover the 50 problems with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) that authors encounter, from limited analytics to poor vetting processes. Explore the challenges with KDP’s cover creator, DRM restrictions, and the prioritization of traditional over indie authors. Delve into the complexities of international account holders’ struggles and the lack of clear instructions provided by KDP for authors worldwide. – Written Word Media – https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/kdp-global-fund-payouts/- A Smaller Slice of a Shrinking Kindle Select Pie by Joe Solaria – https://joesolari.com/a-smaller-slice-of-a-shrinking-kindle-select-pie/- Community Guidelines – https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GLHXEX85MENUE4XF- How to Choose Amazon Book Categories in 2023 – https://youtu.be/VqPVvcqQCGk?si=eRjDYhz9UWRl5yGX- Publisher Rocket – https://DaleLinks.com/Rocket (affiliate link)- Reader Scout – https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/readerscout/ankgmhneialghlebgnocmjjemngllcgd- Comparing Self Publishing Companies’ Books Series – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXCkkWHluK4Bxge93wn7VBdQ9YVk0uvup- Amazon to shut its bookstores and other shops as its grocery chain expands – https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/exclusive-amazon-close-all-its-physical-bookstores-4-star-shops-2022-03-02/- Audiblegate – https://www.audiblegate.com- Amazon KDP (YouTube) – https://www.youtube.com/@AmazonKDP🔴 The Self-Publishing Hub – https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com🟣 Join Channel Memberships – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKv8xcrFntOERL7NUXgkypg/join 🔵Join my Discord community – http://dalelinks.com/discord🔥 Check out my podcast channel – https://www.youtube.com/@selfpubwithdale Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!- Dale L. Roberts
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In this 100% honest review, discover if Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is right for you in 2024. Learn about KDP’s book review process, how much you earn, and print options like paperback and hardcover. Explore how KDP works for self publishing your ebook and delve into its guidelines and the KDP Select program. Is KDP the right place to invest your time and money as a business? ● Amazon KDP – https://kdp.amazon.com● The Self-Publishing Hub – https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com● International ISBN Agency – https://www.isbn-international.org/agencies ● Invite-Only KDP Beta for Audiobooks – https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/Invite-Only-KDP-Beta-for-Audiobooks?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum ● When will I get paid? – https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GK2MKZUL6U3SFBPZ ● KDP Payment Options – https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GJD7DFFX6X88AK46 ● KDP Jumpstart – https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202187740 ● Amazon Author Central (video series) – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXCkkWHluK4B7c0Q-fXVEdKsyBUBQC1Ba Other self-publishing company reviews:● Kobo Writing Life Review – https://youtu.be/A7Bf2oNarhw● Draft2Digital Review – https://youtu.be/gKybgXrnyyA● 10 Best Self-Publishing Companies – https://youtu.be/H6kVCEKO41Y🔴 The Self-Publishing Hub – https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com🟣 Join Channel Memberships – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKv8xcrFntOERL7NUXgkypg/join 🔵Join my Discord community – http://dalelinks.com/discord🔥 Check out my podcast channel – https://www.youtube.com/@selfpubwithdale 0:00 Intro0:00 Intro0:32 Ebooks1:52 KDP Select5:04 Kindle Vella7:37 Paperback Books10:59 Hardcover Books12:30 KDP Print Royalties & Distribution14:29 TheSelfPublishingHub.com15:03 Audiobooks16:10 Reports Dashboard16:32 Marketing Tab16:51 Amazon Ads17:09 Amazon Advertising Certification Courses17:20 Author Central17:37 A+ Content18:07 Nominate Your eBooks18:44 Community Tab19:46 Payments20:21 The Pros & Cons of Amazon KDP23:29 WATCH THIS NEXT VIDEOWhere noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!- Dale L. Roberts—-@AmazonKDP #selfpublishing #amazonkdp #indieauthors #kdp #kdppublishing #selfpubwithdale
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How to Choose a Niche for Self-Publishing Books:There are so many niches and genres to self publish in how do you know which one to focus on?In last weeks video I mentioned that one of the big mistakes I made early on was spreading myself over too many niches/genres.That really resonated with many of you because I got an overwhelming amount of comments and emails telling me they were in the same boat and how do I pick a genre or niche.So in today’s video, I’m going to show you a super simple method that I use to choose a nice or genre to self publish in.Here’s what info we’re going to capture:Niches/GenresInterest (favorite is 1, etc)Can I publish in it consistently (1 yes, 9 no)How frequently I can publish in it (weekly, monthly, quarterly, twice a year, yearly)Average BSR (20k-50k, 51k-100k, 10k-19k, 101k+Competition list ()Comp rankAverage reviews (#)Rank reviews#keithwheelerbooks #kdppublishing #selfpublishing ===========================================================🔽🔽 Let me know what you thought of the video in the comments below. 🔽🔽✅ Subscribe for more free YouTube tips: https://www.youtube.com/c/keithwheelerbooks?sub_confirmation=1👍 Gain perks and bonuses as a channel member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcFfP0Px7cO3h6BCZUpXUQQ/join===========================================================✅ My Books & Merch: 🔥 My book on how to get book reviews: https://amzn.to/2Tvha97👕 My Author Merch: https://amzn.to/3B6RCoi💡 My Puzzle Book Domination Course: https://kwheelerbooks.com/pbcourse===========================================================✅ Tools and services, I use and recommend:🚀 The tool I use to find efficiently find profitable keywords, categories and niches:http://www.kwheelerbooks.com/rocket💰 The one-stop-shop for all things self-publishinghttp://www.kwheelerbooks.com/hub🖊️ Catch and eliminate grammatical issues and typos like, how to weite a book, using your FREE Grammarly account: https://kwheelerbooks.com/grammarly===========================================================✅ Recommended playlists:📚 How to Make a Children’s Picture Book in PowerPoint:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3bD9qci46fB7VKyrFOCv369🥰 How to Make Puzzle Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQXBpVgkF_s&list=PLxYaxZXBOC3a5FHg1XJohOK9fUoRN6faP📓 No Content and Low Content Book Interiors:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3YQgFl-WfRdOZ1vLxXLiKjm✍️ Tips for Authors:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3YFBySoUoF-PcgXc07VZL64===========================================================🎥 My Video Gear and Team: ✅ Video Thumbnail Designer: https://kwheelerbooks.com/thumbs✅ Video Editor: https://kwheelerbooks.com/VideoEditor📷 Webcam: https://amzn.to/3guZEQc💡 Lighting: https://amzn.to/38gazsd🎤 Lavalier Microphone: https://amzn.to/2WpD9VU🎙️ Mounted Microphone with Arm and pop filter: https://amzn.to/3ymDrcR===========================================================Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.===========================================================✅ For business inquiries contact me at kwheelerbooks@gmail.com✅ Let’s connect:Website – https://kwheelerbooks.comTwitter – @kwheelerbooksInstagram – /kwheelerbooks
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Self publishing books can be hard, but what if you could shave months even years off the learning curve to get you from publishing to profit a whole lot faster?Now if you’re new around here, my name is Keith Wheeler, I’m a 5-time International Bestselling Author. I’ve been self-publishing books for almost a decade and my passion is to help others, like you, go from publish to profit as quickly as possible.So, if you haven’t already, please consider subscribing to the channel and click that bell notification so you get alerted.Here are 5 Mistakes I made when I first started self-publishing books:1. Listening to “gurus” that have been out of the game for a while2. Trying to be perfect3. Spreading myself over too many genres4. Not knowing my audience5. Not setting realistic expectationsWhich of these mistakes was your favorite? Let me know in the comments.#KeithWheelerBooks #kdppublishing #selfpublishingtips ===========================================================🔽🔽 Let me know what you thought of the video in the comments below. 🔽🔽✅ Subscribe for more free YouTube tips: https://www.youtube.com/c/keithwheelerbooks?sub_confirmation=1👍 Gain perks and bonuses as a channel member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcFfP0Px7cO3h6BCZUpXUQQ/join===========================================================✅ My Books & Merch: 🔥 My book on how to get book reviews: https://amzn.to/2Tvha97👕 My Author Merch: https://amzn.to/3B6RCoi💡 My Puzzle Book Domination Course: https://kwheelerbooks.com/pbcourse===========================================================✅ Tools and services, I use and recommend:🚀 The tool I use to find efficiently find profitable keywords, categories and niches:http://www.kwheelerbooks.com/rocket💰 The one-stop-shop for all things self-publishinghttp://www.kwheelerbooks.com/hub🖊️ Catch and eliminate grammatical issues and typos like, how to weite a book, using your FREE Grammarly account: https://kwheelerbooks.com/grammarly===========================================================✅ Recommended playlists:📚 How to Make a Children’s Picture Book in PowerPoint:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3bD9qci46fB7VKyrFOCv369🥰 How to Make Puzzle Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQXBpVgkF_s&list=PLxYaxZXBOC3a5FHg1XJohOK9fUoRN6faP📓 No Content and Low Content Book Interiors:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3YQgFl-WfRdOZ1vLxXLiKjm✍️ Tips for Authors:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3YFBySoUoF-PcgXc07VZL64===========================================================🎥 My Video Gear and Team: ✅ Video Thumbnail Designer: https://kwheelerbooks.com/thumbs✅ Video Editor: https://kwheelerbooks.com/VideoEditor📷 Webcam: https://amzn.to/3guZEQc💡 Lighting: https://amzn.to/38gazsd🎤 Lavalier Microphone: https://amzn.to/2WpD9VU🎙️ Mounted Microphone with Arm and pop filter: https://amzn.to/3ymDrcR===========================================================Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.===========================================================✅ For business inquiries contact me at kwheelerbooks@gmail.com✅ Let’s connect:Website – https://kwheelerbooks.comTwitter – @kwheelerbooksInstagram – /kwheelerbooks
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Learn how I leverage the power of AI with Dibbly Create for self-publishing! From using it for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to crafting low content books, discover how artificial intelligence tools like Dibbly Create revolutionize the book publishing process much more than simply ChatGPT. Join me as I share my journey and practical tips for making the most of these AI tools in the writing and publishing life.● Dibbly Create – https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate- Get a free 7-day trial of the Professional Plan when you use the link above.Sources:● I Had AI Write My Ad Copy – https://youtube.com/live/eGtHy1K2g44 ● YouTube Domination – Boost Book Sales & Build Your Author Brand with Dale L. Roberts l Lulu Webinar – https://www.youtube.com/live/gWEcW984WFw?si=_sDFzLh0ocS81qco ● I Wrote a Book in 7 Days – https://youtu.be/xqf8TlApNyc?si=9Z1EUVRDMqFg3ZEm ● I Wrote a Book in 24 Hours – https://youtu.be/4mFds7upDIg?si=0mJ00gizokSAiD_G 🔴 The Self-Publishing Hub – https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com🟣 Join Channel Memberships – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKv8xcrFntOERL7NUXgkypg/join 🔵Join my community at: Discord – http://dalelinks.com/discordWhere noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!- Dale L. Roberts
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Find out the best practices for formatting your book for self-publishing.🔴 The Self-Publishing Hub – https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com🟣 Join Channel Memberships – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKv8xcrFntOERL7NUXgkypg/join 🔵Join my community at: Discord – http://dalelinks.com/discordWhere noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!- Dale L. Roberts