Kindle Tips
These free articles provide valuable tips for publishing with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), from formatting the Kindle e-book to marketing Kindle Countdown Deals and KDP Select free promos.
Where to Begin?
- “Styles: The Secret for Word to Kindle” is critical toward achieving good Kindle formatting from Microsoft Word.
- Find a tutorial for how to use the new Kindle Kids’ Book Creator to produce picture books.
- Check out a handy list of promotional sites like BookBub and E-reader News Today.
- Learn how to preview your Kindle file on an actual Kindle device.
- Weigh the pros and cons of initiating a Kindle pre-order.
Free Articles:
Kindle e-book Formatting Example (FREE mini-book on how to format a Word document for Kindle)
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/kindle-ebook-formatting-example/
Styles: The Secret for Word to Kindle
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/styles-the-secret-for-word-to-kindle/
Advertising on Amazon with Amazon’s Marketing Services for KDP Select authors
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/advertise-your-book-on-amazon-new-opportunity/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/howwhere-does-your-ad-display-on-amazon/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/tracking-views-at-amazon-finally/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/sensible-advertising/
Promote Your Kindle Countdown Deal or KDP Select Free Promo
Lists promotional sites like BookBub, E-reader News Today, and More
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/promote-kindle-countdown-deal-select-free-promo/
Kindle Countdown Deals—Better than the Original KDP Select?
How to Use the New Kindle Kids’ Book Creator
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/how-to-use-the-new-kindle-kids-book-creator-tutorial/
How to Use the New Kindle Textbook Creator
To Pre-Order, or not to Pre-Order
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/to-pre-order-or-not-to-pre-order/
How to Sideload Your Kindle Preview Mobi File onto Your Kindle
Kindle Unlimited
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/kindle-unlimited-good-or-bad-for-authors/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/how-can-kindle-unlimited-improve-your-sales/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/kindle-unlimited-koll-payment-for-august-2014-1-54/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/marketing-childrens-books-with-kindle-unlimited/
Kindle MatchBook
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/get-the-most-out-of-kindle-matchbook/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/kindle-matchbook-has-launched-at-amazon/
What Size Is Best for the Kindle Book Cover?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/20/what-size-is-best-for-the-kindle-book-cover/
New Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition (& 4 More)
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/new-kindle-fire-hd-kids-edition-4-more/
KDP Select All Stars
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/wow-big-bonuses-announced-for-top-kdp-select-authors/
Short Stories & Kindle Unlimited: The Good, the Bad, and the Whacko