You open your email and your stomach drops. “Your KDP account has been terminated.” The email is vague – something about “content that infringes copyright” or “does not comply with our guidelines.” No specifics. No human to call. Just your entire publishing business – years of writing, thousands in royalties – gone in an instant. […]
It’s been a little less than two months since my debut novel Fake Fish appeared. I have been lucky enough to not only have the book discussed in journals such as Low Hanging Fruit Literary Magazine, Observant, and Women Writers and Women Books, but the reviews have been very positive as well. The novel was […]
Welcome to the monthly Ask a Self-Publishing Expert column, where editor and publisher Sarah Kolb-Williams answers common questions from independent authors. Today, she’s looking at the pros and cons of KDP Select and the factors to consider when deciding whether to use it. What Is KDP Select? KDP Select is the “author side” of an […]
Ads are one of the most important elements to being a successful indie author, especially if you sell on Amazon. Nowadays, Amazon ads are getting more and more competitive, so you need to be on your A-game to make sure you’re making a positive ROI. In this article, we’re going to look at how you […]
Not in the least bit unexpected, Amazon has informed authors that its CreateSpace platform is set to merge with KDP Print soon. This has been on the horizon for more than 18 months since Amazon launched KDP Print in 2016. Authors have been receiving an alert notification on their CreateSpace dashboards over recent days and many […]
Orna Ross of the Alliance of Independent Authors interviews Darren Hardy, Amazon’s UK Manager of Kindle Direct Publishing. You can view the full interview transcript here.
Amazon’s self-publishing service, CreateSpace, is laying off staff in its editing, marketing and design division in July because the company is getting out of the business of offering full service options to indie authors. The layoffs will mostly affect customer service positions. Amazon’s long-term plan looks to be to roll the operations of CreateSpace into Kindle […]
Self-Publishing Formula recently released their video podcast with champion of indie author justice, David Gaughran. He discusses his start in self-publishing and his observations of the publishing industry and what this means for indie authors. David is correct to point out that the fundamentals of indie publishing have not changed much since 2011. Other topics included in this broadcast include: […]
Amazon.com Inc. is now up and running in Australia, offering millions of products and one-day delivery in some areas, seeking to seize a share of the nation’s growing online retail market. The e-commerce giant will offer products across more than 20 categories, including consumer electronics, clothing and sports equipment, and offer free delivery on some orders, […]
Few self-published authors ever report many sales from the CreateSpace online store to TIPM. Indeed, very few physical retailers go to the trouble of creating a trade account with CreateSpace to order books for customers. So, it is no surprise that Amazon has decided to pull down the shutters from the end of this month (October, […]
