okay so here’s the deal with kp publishing on amazon First thing you gotta understand is that KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing, not KP but everyone searches for it that way) is basically Amazon’s platform for self-publishing. I’ve been doing this since like 2017 and honestly it’s changed so much but also… not really? The core […]
Okay so Amazon KDP has two main publishing options and honestly the way they’ve set it up is pretty straightforward once you wrap your head around it. You’ve got your digital ebooks (Kindle format) and print books (paperback and hardcover), and you can do either one or both for the same content. Let me start […]
Okay so here’s the thing about KDP that nobody really explains properly – you actually have WAY more control than people think, but Amazon’s interface makes it confusing as hell at first. Setting Up Your Account The Right Way First off, when you’re creating your KDP account, use a dedicated email. I learned this the […]
Okay so the whole Amazon KDP thing is basically just Amazon’s self-publishing platform and honestly once you get past the initial setup confusion it’s pretty straightforward. I was literally helping someone set this up last Tuesday while my cat kept walking across my keyboard so let me just brain dump everything you actually need to […]
Okay so I just finished uploading three new books to KDP last week and honestly the platform has gotten way better than when I started back in 2017. Let me walk you through the actual features that matter because there’s a bunch of stuff Amazon promotes that you’ll literally never use. The Dashboard Is Where […]
Okay so I just updated my KDP dashboard last week and honestly the interface changes keep throwing me off but here’s what you actually need to know about publishing on Kindle in 2024. Setting Up Your KDP Account The Right Way First thing, you’re gonna need a regular Amazon account which you probably already have. […]
okay so here’s what KDP actually looks like in 2026 I was literally uploading a new planner last night at like 2am and realized how much has changed even from last year, so lemme break down what you actually need to know about Kindle Direct Publishing right now. First thing – KDP is still Amazon’s […]
Okay so Kindle Vella is basically Amazon’s answer to serialized fiction and honestly when it first launched I was skeptical but after publishing three different series on there, I’ve figured out what actually works versus what Amazon *says* works in their guidelines. The Basic Setup That Nobody Explains Right First thing – you need a […]
Okay so tunnel books are actually one of those formats that look way more complicated than they are, and I’ve been messing around with templates for these since like 2019 when someone in a KDP Facebook group mentioned they were selling well around holidays. The basic idea is you’ve got these layered paper scenes that […]
Okay so last week I was working with this client who literally had no idea how to break down a chapter for analysis and I realized most people overthink this whole summary thing. Let me show you exactly how I do it because once you nail this format, you can apply it to literally any […]