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What a great video! I'm starting my own self-publishing journey for my short story collection and your video gave me so many ideas on how to market it before it releases. Marketing can be the most overwhelming thing for any writer, so thank you for this overview. I can't wait to check out your other videos!☺

Question - As a first time author how long should you wait before writing the next book

Hi Bethany, could you please recommend any good editors? Do you edit others manuscripts? 🤞🏽♥️

Can someone please tell me what she meant by website? 0:51

I ordered 30 author copies from KDP (in the UK) and they came in a quite flimsy cardboard box with no protection at all inside. The box had had a small knock on one corner. It wasn't much, but the total lack of protection was that quite a few books were damaged - the ones at the corner significantly, getting better away from the corner. But if I were buying a book in a bookshop it would be enough for me to not buy that copy. I did a test print (a single book) from Bookvault, again in the UK (another comment notes that their US printing isn't so good). The overall quality was better than KDP and (I've been led to believe) they protect the books better. The single book was fine. Also, the cover did not curl in the way KDP paperbacks tend to. They were more expensive than KDP, BUT I'd rather pay a bit more for better protection and non-curling covers. Also you can get books sent from them directly to buyers. That's a big hassle and cost saver over having to order and then distribute yourself, even though the headline price is higher.

Thank for your transparency in your explanation.

Thanks for taking time to explain

What about bookformattinggurus?

What do you think about Publish Drive? I want to publish a hard or soft-cover book, not an ebook. Can you do Amazon KDP for Amazon and the rest through an aggregator? I appreciate your advice in advance!

Love the "adventure" music.perfect for the storyi am writing

will the reviews be verified review? and is this approved by amazon guidelines? so do I do this before I upload my book to amazon? thank you.

I know this old but is there a script that you use? I'm so nervous about my book signing and I feel like I don't know what to say to sell my books in person.

Thank you so much!

My book is not scary.

Aah! I'm 28 weeks pregnant with my second child AND writing a book 😂😂😂😭 bestie?

More to know, thumbs up

Excellent video! Truly great info and put together well. But, Author name and Title being at the top of the pages has nothing to do with being able to take a photo of the page - it's been standard printing practice for a very long time, before cameras or social media came into being. It's called a 'Running Head' and has been used since the 16th century, but became standard practice in the 19th century. They were/are used for several reasons, but primarily so a reader can easily identify what book they are reading and the title.

I see that the individual hardcovers have dust jackets so they weren't KDP published. I'm interested in knowing which group you published them through and how that works having already published the paperback sthrough KDP.

Going to look into Draft2Digital, because its a hardcover.

We have written a book, done the design through Canva (hardcopy) and tried to publish through KDP. Our book keeps being sent back from KDP for editing of the cover. . . not in the line in the line. So frustrating. . its been done from 6 months. so frustrating.

Scrivener saves PDF and EPUB too

❤️Thank you, very helpful.

Enjoy your maternity leave and good luck on the move! Also girl, hire an editor, outsource!!

"We started praying"...best way to begin. Congratulations on ALL the things! You can do this, take a breath, you are doing AMAZING!!!! Take your time to take care of you and the kids!

There are lovely new challenges since the nano scandal. Rough draft challenge from Sarah Cannon (10k 25k or 50k you choose as goal) or Kate's 100k Challenge where you write up to 100k in 3months .

I get what you mean. A plot is too organised. Idea/question collection notebook is super important for me as panser. Plots stress me when they are detailed. Yet when I am get stuck I can have a look at that notebook and I have a way to get unstuck.

I'll definitely keep an eye for more of these kinds of video. Being in the Philippines, I really need affordable - not cheaper because apparently, it's hard to find that here 🤣 - options 🌻

I've only seen a few of your videos so far, but they have been so very helpful to me as an indie author. It is also great to see how you handle a writing hustle while being a wife and mother, because I have wondered what that might look like for me one day, and seeing you has been very inspirational.

can I do this for online magazines too? I have one I'm editor of....

Does draft2digital literally format your book for you?, put manuscript in correct dimensions, such as for typical novel 6"x9" dimensions, does it do it for you?

This is amazing. I’ve watched this today whilst formatting my first murder mystery book. Thank you sooo much ❤

Thanks for all of these videos!!!

Such great information that you have displayed here, publishing with KDP Kindle Direct. Thanks

I DID move in the last two months of pregnancy and it is HARD. Take care of your little family in whatever way works best for you! Good luck mama!

Hey Bethany, do you publish across the different platforms simultaneously?

This video was such a wild ride! Lol. I'm having the exact same experience with my debut. Only got 2 ebook pre-orders on kdp but over 70 hardcover sales through Ingram. I felt this video on another level haha. Congratulations on all those orders at the end 🎉!!!

As a French, your view on maternity leave is blowing my mind. What do you mean 6 WEEKS??? WHAT? take however long you need! Months! If you can afford to, and as long as it keeps you fulfiled as a person, go for it! The US view is insane, when so many countries give 1 year!

I like it when the main problem is not mentioned in the summary. The description starts off with the protagonist being oblivious and their biggest problem at the time is normal social or academic problems. That's it. The reader then thinks, "No way, there has to be more to it than that!" What is the book hiding? They have to find out! The possibility of it being anything will peak their curiosity. Though the cover of the book can hint at what kind of genre it is. I have a very intuitive mind and can guess the ending of a film or book just by seeing a teaser trailer or book description. Though film makers have mixed up there trailers to depict a different conclusion than the real ending, it still doesn't help because they put all of their funniest jokes or scenes which takes the fun of discovering them away from the viewer. It is the same for book descriptions. If the author includes the main villain or main catastrophe in the back of the book, it takes away the thrill of discovery for the reader. It's like delivering the punchline to a joke before the lead up... It will fall flat. The other factor is the price of the book. If the cover and back is good, but the price is too high, the reader might pass on it even though they were hooked. Sometimes they return when they have more to spend, though. I have several books in my Amazon list that I plan to buy later. Usually I buy the first book in the series to see if the story is actually good, then I save the rest in the series until later.

Yes, definitely. When I look for an interesting book to read, I always judge it based on the description on the back. I look for some specific things like; is it fantasy or sci-fi? Is it another trope? What interesting and unique features does it have? I typically like stories about sci-fi, fantasy, traveling or being transported to another world, and time travel. I dislike stories that are too slice-of-life, but some of it in the beginning does provide a good contrast. Like a calm before the storm. A lot of the decision making depends if it is an original work or based on someone else's work. There needs to be a hook in the description. But some times I'm not feeling that kind of story at the time. So it is some times hit or miss, and depends on the reader's mood. At the very least, they read the back and now it is going to come back to their memory once their mood changes and they crave something like your book. Other times, they pick it up out of boredom and then realize it is actually a gem. :)

I respect your decision, good logic and positive energy as a writer.

Good information is so timeless. This was one of the best videos I have watched. Watching it almost seven years later didn't change that fact. Thank you

hi :) thanks for your video. can you please tell me how much money can be made by self publishing?

when you use cover creator , can you download that cover

What size is your the stolen kingdom book because I'm writing a fantasy novel

I want to do an special edition when my book turn 10 years, I want to add a lot of pictures, funfacst or whatever funny thing, but I can't do a coletcor edition because each book would have 100 000 words and are 6 books for the first arc.

Hi, so I wanted to know how much long after you published your first book did you redo the cover to match the genre. I'm having the same problem but I'm not sure if I should change my cover or leave it since family members already bought the original copy.

This might sound like a crazy comment, I'm not sure... but is it possible to print books at like a local print shop and just sell and ship them yourself? Maybe you'd still be able to sell them on amazon? But take on more of the work to get more of the return?

Good to meet you, I will look up your books, starting with The Queen's Rise. Liked and subscribed

Thank you, it seems a lot more managable now.