How To Publish a Book On Amazon 2022
How To Get A Book Published On Amazon To Earn Passive Income At Home
If you want to publish a book on Amazon's KDP, there are two main steps.
First you need to create an account and upload your manuscript. Then you'll need to find cover art and write up some sort of description for your book before it goes live on Amazon's storefront.
You don't need a whole lot of technical know-how to publish a book on Amazon KDP. At the same time, it's not as easy as uploading a Word document, either.
You can write your own book and upload it yourself if you want to do that, but if you're looking for an easier way to get published on Amazon without having any programming experience or knowledge of how Amazon works in general (or even what HTML is), then this guide will show you how?.
Write Book.
Writing a book is challenging, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. With the right tools and strategies, you can write your first draft in a few months.
Start by finding a topic that interests you so much that it makes your heart race when thinking about it—a topic that inspires awe or wonderment in you. Then, don't worry about writing style; instead focus on content and ideas. Use third-person narration where appropriate (you might want to think twice about using first person).
Design a cover.
The cover of your book should be eye-catching and engaging. You can use a professional designer or use a template that includes some basic elements, like the title and author name on the front cover (if you're using one).
Don't use clip art or stock photos for your book's front cover; they won't look professional enough.
It's also important that you choose a font size small enough so people will be able to read it easily, but not so small that it looks like everything else has been blown up in size by an accident at Photoshop.
The same goes for colour: don’t go overboard with bright colours, you want them looking realistic but not too garish either.
Create An Amazon Account
To get started, you'll need to create an Amazon account if you don't already have one.
- Go here and sign up your Amazon account.
- Sign in using your email address and password from the email that was sent by Amazon when they activated your account (or click here for help). If you're having trouble logging in because it says "Something went wrong," try resetting your password again or contact support.
Create Your Kindle Direct Publishing (Kdp) Account
You can create an Amazon account at https://kdp.amazon.com/, and then sign into it using your existing Amazon credentials.
Once you are logged in, click "Add new title" on the Books tab at the top of your page:
Enter all of your details into this first step (it should only take a few minutes). Enter all necessary details such as bank details (including account number), tax details (including TIN number), address details (including street number) etc., depending on what type of income source you have available for publishing your work through Kindle Direct Publishing.
You can also provide a payment method through which users will purchase your book once they decide they want it.
If you have questions about this process or need assistance, please contact us through our website or through our contact form.
Open Book Tab
Once you've selected the title of your book, Amazon will take you to another page where you'll enter all of the relevant information about your book. This includes:
- Title - The name of your book.
- Author Name - Your name or pseudonym, if applicable. If publishing under an alias, make sure it's not too similar to any other books that already exist on Amazon today.
- Description - A short description of what makes this title unique and special compared with other books in its category (or genre). Use keywords if possible. This is important because it helps users find related titles more easily when they're browsing through their library catalogs later on down the road."
First things first, enter all your details like the title and author name. Fill out all of the fields in this first step (it should only take a few minutes).
Add A Subtitle
After you've entered all the details of your book, it's time to add a subtitle. You can choose whether or not you want one, but if you do choose one, then make sure that it's written in proper English and follows the same rules as other subtitles (e.g., no capital letters).
The title should also be unique and descriptive enough that someone browsing Amazon will know what kind of content this book contains before they even open it up.
Uploading Your EPUB File
Next up is uploading your EPUB file and adding your cover art. These are really important steps so you can ensure your book looks good when it's published.
What are EPUB Files?
EPUB files are the open-source version of the proprietary. EPUB format used by Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo Books, Barnes & Noble Nook ebook stores (and many others).
They're often just called .epub files as well so if you're already familiar with this format then feel free to skip this section.
If not: go ahead and download one here.
Once you have downloaded an EPUB file on your computer or device (we'll be using our Macs in this example), open up Adobe Digital Editions (ADEPT) on your desktop computer or laptop—you'll need ADEPT because we're going to use it later on when exporting our final copy from Amazons Kindle Direct Publishing platform.
First, you'll need to upload your book file. You can do this by going to your Manage Your Content and Devices page, clicking on the "Books" tab, and then selecting the book you want to upload.
Adding Your Cover Art
we recommend using a simple image with no text or other images that could distract from the main image of your book. If you're not sure how to add cover art check out our quick guide.
Share Your Book.
- Share your book.
- Write a blog post about your book and share it on social media.
- Invite friends and family to buy your book, or offer free copies of it in exchange for reviews on Amazon (or any other online review site).
Conclusion
So that's it – the basics of how to publish a book on Amazon KDP. If you want more information about all the things you can do with your digital writing.