There are lots of books on Amazon about how to publish your ebooks and paperbacks on Amazon KDP – but did you know that Amazon has their own extensive resources available for free to help you get published?
Free Training from KDP
Here’s the links to the KDP Jumpstart series. If you’re new to Kindle Direct Publishing, or are looking for a simple, step-by-step publishing guide, they’ve created this series to help take your from finished manuscript to published book.
Most KDP Jumpstart topics include the following sections:
| Section | What’s in it |
|---|---|
| What this topic covers | What you’ll be able to do after reading the topic |
| What you’ll need | Information to gather before going to KDP to enter it |
| Your progress | Progress bar that charts which milestones you’ve completed and which you have left |
| How to… | Videos and articles explaining what you’ll need to do to publish on KDP and why it’s important |
| Activity | Activities for you to research best practices for preparing, publishing, and promoting your book |
| Insider tip | Industry advice that introduces you to other Amazon resources that can help you reach your publishing goals |
| What to do next | Next steps at the end of each lesson, including a downloadable, printable companion guide for entering your information into KDP |
KDP Jumpstart Topics
| Step | Phase 1: Getting started |
|---|---|
| 1 | Set up your account (U.S. publishers) |
| 2 | Set up your account (non-U.S. publishers) |
| Step | Phase 2: Book details |
|---|---|
| 3 | Write your book description |
| 4 | Help readers find your book |
| 5 | Build your Amazon detail page |
| Step | Phase 3: Manuscript & cover |
|---|---|
| 6 | Introduction to book design |
| 7 | Format your eBook manuscript |
| 8 | Format your paperback manuscript |
| 9 | Design your cover |
| 10 | Upload your book |
| Step | Phase 4: Rights & pricing |
|---|---|
| 11 | eBook rights & pricing |
| 12 | Paperback rights & pricing |
So if you’re planning on publishing a book on Amazon’s KDP platform, take a look at their detailed instructions. Good luck with becoming an author, and if you have any questions, just leave them in the comments below and I’ll answer them for you.
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