Since the launch of Amazon KDP in 2007, the publishing giant-slash-mega-retailer has carved out a substantial corner in the self-publishing market. Despite Amazon’s seemingly impenetrable market share, more companies have entered the self-publishing game and are...
By David Kudler I’ve been asked a few times recently about who owns the copyright to a book that’s been uploaded to Amazon’s KDP. The answer is, as it almost always is, the author. It’s important to understand the difference between copyright and a license. Copyright...
By David Kudler Like many of you, I am a complete fangirl of Joanna Penn, author of fiction and non-fiction, podcaster, blogger, and source of much, much wonderful information regarding the joys and challenges of being a “guerrilla” indie author/publisher. At the...
By David Kudler You learn something new every day! In this case, I recently had to revise my understanding of how Amazon handles keywords. I’ve talked about keywords before; they’re an essential piece of metadata that determines how easy it is for the right reader to...
By David Kudler Congratulations! You’ve finished your manuscript and gotten it into a format ready to be uploaded for sale. Now it’s time to get your ebook ready for sale. For most of us, Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP is the first and most important...