Okay so last month I was reviewing some of my most successful self-published books on Amazon and realized something kinda obvious but also not – the authors who actually make money doing this have like three specific things in common, and it’s not what most beginner guides tell you. The Pattern Nobody Talks About So […]
Okay so Reddit’s honestly become one of my go-to places for KDP stuff even though it can be kinda chaotic sometimes. The main subreddit you wanna know about is r/selfpublish which has like 100k+ members and it’s where most of the serious authors hang out. Not just KDP people but traditionally published folks too, which […]
Okay so Reddit is honestly one of the best places to figure out what’s actually working with KDP right now, but you gotta know which subreddits to hang out in and how to filter through the noise because there’s a LOT of it. The Main Subreddits You Should Be Checking So r/selfpublish is probably your […]
Okay so the whole Forum KDP thing… I’ve been using these communities for like 5 years now and honestly they saved me when I was completely lost with my first few books. Let me break down what’s actually useful and what’s just noise. The Main KDP Communities You Actually Need So there’s the official Amazon […]
Okay so Reddit’s been my secret weapon for KDP research since like 2019 and honestly the community there has saved me from so many stupid mistakes. Let me walk you through what actually matters on there. Finding the Right KDP Subreddits First thing – you gotta know where to actually look because Amazon KDP content […]
Okay so I was literally uploading a cover to both platforms last Tuesday and my cat knocked over my coffee right in the middle of it, but anyway—the specs are actually pretty different and it’s kinda annoying because you’d think they’d standardize this stuff but nope. The Basic Size Differences That’ll Trip You Up Right […]
Okay so I’ve been testing a bunch of Amazon alternatives for the past 18 months and Kendall Direct Publishing keeps coming up in these Facebook groups but here’s the thing – most people talking about it are confusing it with other platforms or they’re mixing up features from like three different services. Let me break […]
Okay so here’s the thing about kindle publishing companies versus doing it yourself – I literally just had this conversation with someone in my mastermind group last week and the answer isn’t what most people expect. What These Companies Actually Do Most kindle publishing companies fall into a few buckets. You’ve got the full-service ones […]
Okay so the royalty thing on KDP is actually way more nuanced than people think and I literally just had this conversation with someone in my mastermind yesterday who was leaving money on the table without realizing it. There’s basically two options: 35% and 70%. Simple right? Except not really because the 70% option has […]
Okay so here’s the deal with Seller Central versus KDP because I literally just walked someone through this yesterday and they were SO confused about which one to use. The Basic Difference Nobody Explains Right KDP is Kindle Direct Publishing. That’s where you publish books—ebooks, paperbacks, hardcovers. It’s Amazon’s publishing platform. You upload your manuscript, […]