How-to Info for Authors and Writers
by Shelley Hitz
Lately, I have had several authors ask me how to publish a book bundle on Kindle. It really is not that difficult to do, but can have great rewards. There are several ways to put together a book bundle or book set and I will share these strategies in this post.
Before I get into the logistics behind publishing a book bundle, here are two types of book bundles you can publish. [Read more…]
by Kathleen Gage
You’ve done it! You just finished your first book, it’s up on Kindle and you’re anxiously waiting for the money to pour in.
And waiting, and waiting and waiting…all because some “expert” told you there is a fortune to be made with Kindle ebooks.
I’ve got news for you. If you do nothing more than put your book up on Kindle it’s likely you’re not going to make much money, if any at all.
That’s the bad news. The GREAT news is that if you focus on getting the word out about your Kindle book, you can make a boatload of money. Whether it be hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, there is a formula for success.
What I am about to outline pertains more to nonfiction writers rather than fiction. Yet, much of what you are going to learn can be applied to virtually any genre. [Read more…]
Kindle has been a hot topic for the past couple of years, and for good reason! Business owners are finally beginning to realize how being published on Kindle can boost their credibility and skyrocket their profits.
Ellen Britt and I invited publishing expert Kristen Eckstein to share her expertise and experience with Kindle ebook publishing. Kristen will demonstrate how you, as an online entrepreneur can benefit from digital publishing in your business. [Read more…]
This post is intended to be an update to my earlier post called: Why Your Ebook Is Really a Self-Contained Website – And How To Benefit from It
In that post I suggested, among other things, that you should include truly helpful affiliate links within your Kindle books and that if appropriate that some of those links could be Amazon affiliate links.
Two questions have surfaced since that post was published that are worth addressing:
First, The Future of Ink reader Cheryl Pickett commented that she was happy to hear that you could use affiliate links within your Kindle book. That comment got me to thinking that I really had not covered within the post what Amazon’s TOS were regarding affiliate links within Kindle books. So in reply to Cheryl’s comment and because I wanted you to consider this, I addressed the issue as follows: [Read more…]