Helpful Hints When Publishing Your eBook and Paperback on Amazon KDP

The process is simple, but there are things you need to prepare and watch out for

I have more than ten books published on Amazon KDP, and I could definitely say that the process gets easier each time.

The first publication will always be the hardest, but this should not prevent you from opening this door of opportunity to expose your gift to the world.

There may be many things to consider, but the process is really quite simple.

Here are the four things you need to do to publish your first book on Amazon:

1. Register for an Amazon KDP Account

2. Upload your manuscript

3. Upload your book cover

4. Fill in the book details needed by Amazon

And that’s it! If you have been thinking about it for a long time, and you have been deterred by all the details and write-ups you’ve read, now is the time to conquer your fear.

You can publish your book. It’s not an impossible task.

What many people fear are the details you need in between, but you can prepare yourself for that.

For a start, you can read Amazon’s own guidelines on publishing at KDP Jumpstart.

You can also start by reading their eBook Manuscript Formatting Guide or their Build Your Book — Format a Paperback Manuscript (Word for Windows).

Before reading them, however, you may wish to proceed with the helpful hints I have noted below. These are the things that can be useful to you even if you have already published your first book.