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ANY information you can provide here on the subject of Kindle self-publishing would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance.
1 posted on 01/11/2012 5:32:18 AM PST by PJ-Comix
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To: Yashcheritsiy

self-ping


2 posted on 01/11/2012 5:35:44 AM PST by Yashcheritsiy
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To: PJ-Comix

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing try this link and see if it helps. I publish on Kindle too. It seems to be the fastest way to get your work out in the public domain. And it is the fastest growing area of publishing now.


4 posted on 01/11/2012 5:46:55 AM PST by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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To: PJ-Comix

http://www.smashwords.com/about/how_to_publish_on_smashwords


6 posted on 01/11/2012 5:55:41 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (Obamanomics-We don't need your stinking tar sands oil, or the jobs that go with it.)
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To: PJ-Comix

You might talk to authors in the writers forums at mobileread.com that is probably the largest site dedicated to ereaders, and you could probably find the answers to most of your questions in old threads.

Great bunch of writers over there, including some very well known science fiction authors.


7 posted on 01/11/2012 5:57:40 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: PJ-Comix

There are plenty of free publications on Kindle, so it has to be possible.

Amazon also offers CreateSpace, which lets you do electronic (I believe) and on-demand digital printing, where you can set the prices to anything you want (as long as you at least cover costs on print items).


9 posted on 01/11/2012 6:21:40 AM PST by kevkrom (Note to self: proofread, then post. It's better that way.)
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To: PJ-Comix

PJ I can load and read any PDF file on my kindle.

Hope this helps.


10 posted on 01/11/2012 6:31:53 AM PST by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: PJ-Comix; blam

Talk to blam, he has published on Kindle.


11 posted on 01/11/2012 6:36:31 AM PST by FrogMom (There is no such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: PJ-Comix

Ping for later reading.


12 posted on 01/11/2012 6:38:43 AM PST by Hoosier Catholic Momma (How long till my Arkansas drawl fades into the twang of southeast Ohio?)
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To: PJ-Comix; tedw

Ping


13 posted on 01/11/2012 6:55:30 AM PST by abigail2
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To: PJ-Comix
An interesting question - and I will ask some friends who may have the answers you want.
25 posted on 01/11/2012 8:01:04 AM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: PJ-Comix

Self Publishing

I recently self-published my book “Up From Down” and it is on kindle and at all major outlets. Let me tell you what I learned.

First of all, do not use Westbow, an imprint of Thomas Nelson Publishing, the largest Christian publisher in the world. Despite calling themselves Christians, their main interest is in overcharging authors. Sad to say but their Christianity doesn’t get in the way of their greed much.

The traditonal publishers including Westbow are engaged in a conspiracy to keep E-books at high prices, $9.99 but there are ways around it.

Somebody mentioned Createspace and that is a lower cost option.

However, may I suggest you investigate Smashwords at wwww.smashwords.com They will distribute to all major outlets including Amazon and kindle so why confine yourself to just Kindle?

You can set your own price or no price at all and there is no cost to do so but they do take a small commission if you are charging for your book.

The only costs associated with Smashwords for me were new cover design (Westbow claimed rights to my cover even though I designed it and they followed my instructions). It cost me $50 to get a new cover designed for the e-book. I also payed $50 to have the book formatted to upload to Smashwords. So for $100 you can get any book published and widely distributed. If you are pretty smart you can even format the book yourself (they give instructions) but it is a lot easier to have someone else do it. So if you are talented you could design your book and even format it yourself. In that case, you could write and distribute your book widely for free.

Hope that helps.

My book is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwordsm, and just about everywhere else. You can find out more about it at www.upfromdown.info


33 posted on 01/11/2012 9:22:32 AM PST by TedAdamson
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39 posted on 01/11/2012 11:30:50 AM PST by stylecouncilor (Some minds are like soup in a poor restaurant...better left unstirred.-PG Wodehouse)
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To: Travis McGee

Ping.


45 posted on 01/11/2012 7:57:35 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: PJ-Comix

You’ll shoot your eye out!


47 posted on 01/11/2012 8:51:25 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: PJ-Comix

This post was a year or so ago. Did you ever get as far as publishing on Kindle?


53 posted on 03/25/2013 8:48:19 AM PDT by varmintman
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