Upload e-book to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

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Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is an online platform of the Amazon group of companies that enables self-publishers and authors to sell or sell their e-books via the Kindle store. Offer to download. These can be read using Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac and various devices based on Android. There are no costs for uploading and making available in the Kindle shop. The author or publisher retains the rights to his book and can also offer it for sale through other publishers and dealers.

Using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), e-books are made available in the Kindle Shop
Using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), e-books are made available in the Kindle Shop

Sell ​​digital books through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

  • If you want to offer your book in digital form, offers you Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) a platform to make your book available in the Kindle shop.
  • The customer can download the work directly into the respective reader.
  • You can determine the price yourself, as well as the amount of the royalties, which are either 35 or 70 percent of the profit. You can change the prices at any time - however, a statutory fixed book price has been set for Germany, which must be observed.
  • You keep the rights to your book, so you can offer it through other dealers at any time or you can remove it from the sale altogether. There are no costs.
  • You can also place your e-book in the Kindle lending library. The royalties are based, among other things, on the number of loans your e-book achieved. However, the use of Kindle Select is subject to contractual conditions.
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KDP Select - Kindle Lending Library

  • By activating "KDP Select", the book will be offered for 3 months in the Kindle lending library and you can make the e-book available for free in the Kindle shop for up to 5 days.
  • Every digital book that is registered with "KDP Select" is subject to a 90-day exclusive right and may only be offered in the Kindle shop. The agreement is automatically extended by 3 months if you fail to uncheck the box. To do this, you have to uncheck "Register this title with KDP Select".
  • If a Prime subscriber borrows the book, you will receive a share. Amazon announces the amount of the distribution amount on a monthly basis. From this sum, the author receives a fee that is based on the loan process.

Get started with KDP

  1. After registering with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and entering your personal information, you can start uploading the e-book.
  2. In the "bookshelf" you have to enter the title of your e-book and click on the button "Add a new title".
  3. You can then decide whether you want to list your book in the Kindle lending library (Select).
  4. The "Book Details" include, for example, the book title. If it is a series, information about this must be provided.
  5. Authors and self-publishers enter their names under the item "Publisher".
  6. This is followed by a description of the book's content and an indication of whether another author may have contributed.
  7. Subsequently, the language and date of publication are entered and the "International Standard Book Number" is given if an ISBN has already been assigned to the book.
  8. As the penultimate step, you have to "check publication rights": Click on "This work is not in the public domain".
  9. The genre of the book is selected in the menu item "Address target customers".

Upload or create a book cover

  1. You can either upload your own picture in JPEG or TIFF format or click on "Edit this cover" and work with a CoverCreator.
  2. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) provides a free picture gallery and automatically formats the cover of the e-book. Follow the instructions, save your cover and then click the "x" in the top right corner to return to the dashboard.
  3. The following applies to your own pictures: The ratio of height to width should be 1000 x 1600 pixels. Long sides, however, must be at least 1000 pixels. KDP recommends 2500 pixels for better quality.

Upload e-book to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

  1. First the "digital rights management" must be activated.
  2. The manuscript can then be uploaded in DOC, docx or HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) formats. If you choose HTML, you have to move all images and the HTML file into a folder, compress it using "ZIP" and upload the ZIP file.
  3. A click on the "book preview" gives you an impression of how the book will ultimately look on Kindle.
  4. If you are satisfied with the result, click "Save and Continue". A new page will open. There you have to select the areas in which you have the rights for the e-book.
  5. You can then set the royalties and calculate the net sales price.
  6. After you have clicked on "Save and publish", the e-book will be checked and will be available for sale or sale in the Kindle shop within three days. Download provided.

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