The complete guide to setting up an Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Account for Authors If you’re an Australian or New Zealand self-published author and need help creating an Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) account, this is the guide for you. If you want to sell your book through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), you’ll […]View post →
How does self-publishing work on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing? If you’ve written a book and dreamed of publishing it, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is an Amazon self publishing service available to all Australian authors. Through KDP, Australian authors can self publish ebooks, paperback, and hardcover books. In the following guide, we’ll focus on Amazon […]View post →
While it’s not a pre-order function, Amazon KDP’s new feature will allow you to schedule your paperback and hardcover releases and give self-published authors more freedom to plan around their book release marketing! Recently, on the 3rd of October, Amazon KDP sent an email to all of their self-published authors, which announced that authors […]View post →
What has changed about Amazon book categories, and how will it affect you as an author? If you didn’t know already, Amazon book categories have changed, or the way authors choose them has. The first I knew about the new Amazon category situation was when I uploaded my latest book and sent off the […]View post →
Amazon KDP announced a printing costs increase for the first time in six years, but how much and what does it mean for self-published authors? Waking up to an announcement about an Amazon KDP printing costs increase is never great for any self-publishing Australian author. According to their email, Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) […]View post →
Amazon has recently added two cool new features to their Author Central Page that every author needs to know! Amazon Author Central now displays the number of followers you have as an author, but that’s not the only new feature they added. Until recently, your number of followers on Amazon Author Central has always […]View post →
If you haven’t already set up your Goodreads account, you’re wasting valuable time! We recently spoke about the benefits of using Goodreads as an author in this blog, 5 Ways to Promote Your Book On Goodreads! But we thought we’d do a walk-through of setting up your Goodreads account. In this article, we’ll cover […]View post →
If you have a new book or an existing one, have you used Goodreads to its full potential? Promote your book on Goodreads! It’s that simple. If you’re already doing it, well done. If you aren’t, it’s never too late to start. Goodreads is easily one of the most powerful ways for any author to […]View post →
If you’re looking for a free editorial review of your book to add to your editorial sections on Amazon or other self-publishing platforms, this is how you get one! Getting a free editorial review or any reviews for your book is never easy for an author. The more books you sell, the easier it […]View post →
Here are our top suggestions for self-published Australian authors who are just entering the world of self-publishing their first book! Writing a great book and completing your manuscript is just the first part of being an author, and once you write ‘The end,’ the hard work really starts, which is why we wrote this […]View post →