Kindle Direct Publishing in India

KDP Amazon now sells Kindle ebooks in India. This is big news for self-published Indie authors since India has over 1.2 billion people and the 2nd largest English speaking population on Earth at over 125 million people.

Hello,

We are excited to announce Kindle Direct Publishing in India!

If you have distribution rights in India for books you’ve published through Kindle Direct Publishing, they are now available in the Kindle store for India (sold to customers in India on Amazon.com). The list prices for titles sold in India are currently identical to those you’ve chosen for the Amazon.com store.

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Amazon Author Page and Book Page, Make the Most of them

Make the most of your Amazon author page and book page to sell more ebooks. It’s surprising how many little things add up. Watch this video for all the tips when you get some time.

Learn more from Amazon Author Central.
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Building Your Book For Kindle Reviewed

Just read Building Your Book for Kindle, Amazon’s basic guide for formatting and uploading MS Word 2010 documents to be made into ebooks.

Pros: Perfect for Kindle. Easy to read and short. Comprehensive for the mandatory stuff. Free.

Cons: Thin, not much but the basics. Lacking advice for where to get help with major items like cover design and editing.

Here’s the video review below.

This is actually a new book (surprising, yes) released by KDP Amazon to help Indie authors upload better books. Here’s the info from their site:

Building Your Book for Kindle

We are excited you’ve decided to design, format, and prepare your book for Kindle! We’ll walk you through the necessary steps in creating a professional digital file of your book for quick upload to Kindle Direct Publishing. (…keep reading)

And for those who want a more comprehensive book that helps writers format ebooks for every e-reading device (Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo Reader, Amazon Kindle and more), may I recommend Mark Coker’s free Style Guide from Smashwords.

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Kobo Direct Uploads for Indie Authors Self-Publishing

Kobo ebook retailer just announced Kobo Writing Life, a direct method for Indie authors and self-publishers to upload ebooks to the Canadian store’s cyber-shelves. It’s still in beta-mode and scheduled to be widely available by the end of June. Presently, Kobo is most commonly accessed by Indies via Smashwords.com or another distributor.

From their website:

How’s it work?

Bring us your Word documents, your Mobi files, your Text files! We’ll run your manuscript through our advanced open-source conversion process, transforming it into an ePub in a snap so it’s ready for instant publication to hoards of Kobo readers.

Read Freely? Write freely, too!

Unlike some self-publishing portals we could mention, Kobo doesn’t bind you to us. Publish to Kobo and take your ePub to your adoring fans, no matter where they might be. You’re free to sell your eBook the way you want.

From your computer to the world

Set up your free Kobo Writing Life account and start publishing right away. You won’t have to wait long for the accolades (and royalties) to start pouring in! Kobo Writing Life is launching soon. If you sign up now, you’ll be the first to know and get your eBooks out! Sign up link.

Okay, Kobo takes a shot at Amazon’s KDP Select program by mentioning they aren’t requiring an exclusive agreement. While I don’t like the KDP Select program either, pretty sure Amazon isn’t too worried. After all, Indies have the choice at KDP Amazon and besides, what took so long, Kobo?

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Win a Kindle Touch, Amazon Kindle Giveaway Raffle

Want to win a Kindle Touch? Simply buy any of these books by June 25th, 2012 and be entered in the Kindle giveaway raffle. Watch the video for complete details or read info below to win Amazon Kindle Touch WiFi.

Easy Way #1 – you will automatically be entered in raffle if you Buy a Novel or How-To Guide directly from these websites:

http://www.thelittleuniverse.com

to buy the novels The Little Universe or Jim’s Life. (pdf, epub, mobi)

http://ebooksuccess4free.webs.com/

to buy how-to guides How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free (pdf, epub, mobi)

or Get on Google Front Page (pdf, epub, mobi)

or How to Make Your Own Free Website: And Your Free Blog Too (pdf, epub, mobi)

(Buyers from some countries outside USA will need me to send buyers the download links after purchase.)

Next easy way #2 – buy any of these books from Amazon as ebook or paperback and email the proof of purchase to jmmatthews (at) usamedia (dot) tv to confirm purchase and get entered in contest.

The Little Universe

Jim’s Life

How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free

Get On Google Front Page

How to Make Your Own Free Website: And Your Free Blog Too

Final way #3 – buy any of the above books from any retailer as ebook or paperback and email the proof of purchase to jmmatthews (at) usamedia (dot) tv to confirm purchase and get entered in contest.

You may enter multiple times buy buying more than one book. I will pay for shipping the Kindle Touch to the winner anywhere in the world. Raffle will be held live June 25th between 6 and 7pm Pacific Standard Time on HangoutNetworks. The winner will be notified; winner does not need to be present to win. Privacy policy – no spam will result from any emails provided.

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