Getting a book published used to be hard. Not so today thanks to resources like Kindle Direct Publishing. Amateur writers no longer have to struggle to get a publisher to accept their work. They also don’t have to spend a fortune to self-publish their work, only to wind up with a garage full of books no one will buy.
You can literally get your work published by Amazon as an E-book and a paperback for zero cost. That’s right, zero, zilch, nada!
All you need to do is upload your manuscript to Kindle Direct Publishing at Self Publishing | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. The app will walk you through the process by formatting your work for publishing. You can add pictures if you like. Your work will appear on Amazon in a couple of days. Your readers can download the e-book or order a printed copy of the paperback. Amazon prints your book as they are sold, so there is no inventory to manage. Thanks to electronic publishing, any changes you make become live in a couple of days.
Few of us are going to write the great American novel, but we do have thoughts to share. E-publishing gives us a way to do that, no matter how limited our audience may be. Do you want to share your recipes with your kids? Your hundred page illustrated cookbook can be printed for 5 bucks or less. How about a family history with all those old photos? You write poetry or essays? Put them in a book for all to remember your quirky (or not so quirky) views. Got a unique skill or hobby? Share your techniques in an illustrated book.
In the off chance that your book finds a broad market, you might want to copyright it. That will cost you sixty-five bucks if you do it yourself. You’ll have to sell a few dozen copies to recoup that. Who knows, you could have a best-seller on your hands. With nothing to lose but your time, give it a shot.
LDT Sep 3, ‘21
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