Can You Self-Publish on Amazon for Free? Book Publishing Fees Explained

Can You Self-Publish on Amazon for Free? Book Publishing Fees Explained // Is it possible to self-publish a book on Amazon for free? And if it's not free, exactly how much should you expect to pay when you're self-publishing a book? In this video I break exactly what fees you can expect to pay when you're self-publishing your book on Amazon, and what type of costs you should prepare yourself for when you're self-publishing, whether you use Kindle Direct Publishing or IngramSpark.
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[@funetnik]

Thank you so much for all your help on my publishing journey. When I first found your account on KZbin, it was like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Thanks to all your helpful advice and content, I published my first book at 14! I really appreciate all that you share and how you inspire others to follow their dreams.

[@artworldclub3395]

Thank you so much! You explain things in a very familiar and "easy to understand" manner. Your videos are so helpful for self-publishing ☺️

[@zipfslaw3771]

Thanks for this video. I did not realize before I watched it that you can order a proof copy-that makes me feel a lot more confident about the whole thing!

[@Sonic2Chronicles]

This was very useful! Thank you so much.

[@destresswithyoga]

Have you noticed any increases in Amazon fees since the pandemic? So many things have gone up. Great info!

[@sallyalter6003]

Amazon printing costs are going up on June 20th. You may increase the price of your book to make up for the dip in royalties.

[@user-cz1ul1ws5n]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@nstix2009xitsn]

Thanks. Good, clear speaking voice, good clear acoustics. I was afraid going in that amazon was charging to publish books, beyond what Mandi Lynn mentioned, but she put my mind at ease. Now, I just have to get past the amazon censors!

[@amandaguzman3723]

Thank you so much!! I am hoping to publish to KDP soon and your video helped so much!! Also, 🐀

[@sfckriswhamiltonusaretired4015]

Very informative! Thank you for your version of "Self Publishing for Idiots." 😆 I'll be checking out the rest of your videos because yours was slow enough and not jargon loaded. I could take notes or stop the video in time to do so. I see there are hundreds of vids about this subject but my military mind tells me to just stick with one that seems qualitative and informative at a pace a retired 62-year-old man can follow. Thank you again!

[@FinanciallySavvyParent]

Your videos are very helpful. Thank you.

[@EmmaBennetAuthor]

Thanks for this.❤

[@FactsFactz]

So informative ❤

[@tanvivelmurugan9959]

luv ur videos!

[@tij6032]

Thank you.

[@ChrisMusante]

Thank you, and like... GIANT HUG! Hope you are not only fine but dandy too in this whacked out world. Shalom.

[@supernaturalwriter]

I tend to run into a lot of tech issues in general. I'd be pretty nervous to go with a company like ingram spark when it seems like you can't contact them easily.

[@Hardcastle83]

I'm bummed by your ingramsparks experience, because I felt like they were the one for my upcoming book, but is it all "preorder" stuff? I wouldn't be interested in that anyway.

[@quawannabannarbie4981]

Would you do a video on how you created your opener video

[@michaelherbert9381]

Hi how do I promote my book once it’s uploaded? Thanks

[@tasheanawyley9491]

Question, so when you sell a book on Amazon KDP, they charge for the book and charge to ship it

[@rossi23rdsub]

Thank you for this brilliant resource! Was wondering, when you mentioned the cost of hiring a cover designer, editor, etc. Are these add-on services provided through the KDP self-publishing process, or do you have to hire them seperately?

[@MandiLynnWrites]

KDP doesn't offer these services. Typically you'd hire a freelancers, so the costs can vary a lot depending on how much experience the person you hire has.

[@parapulsetv8459]

What if a person doesn't want royalties at all? If they just want to give their ebook away for free, basically just using Kindle as a free distributor? Not just as a promotion but full time I mean. I'm on a mission, don't want a dime of profit for it.

[@sergeantmajorstorytime]

Why would you not want royalties?

[@meghanfontaine]

I would advise you to put the cost extremely low and any royalties you receive you can give to charity .

[@1bluegreen2]

Use the royalties to help others then.

[@jadewatson514]

Would you say that it is best to publish an ebook first and then paperbacks once you have earned more?

[@charliesarasyoutubeadventu7539]

How long did it take to get your UTR?

[@1bluegreen2]

Will kdp print hard covers?

[@EarnWhileYouServe]

How do I use KDP but give my book away for only the cost of shipping $ handling? The purpose of my book os to build authority in my niche and to serve as a lead magnet to acquire customers for my paid course? Will KDP allow me yo put $0 as sales price then to put, say. $9.95 for S&H? I would assume the recoup their cost and royalty out of that? Or do I have to but author copies and fill orders and ship from home?

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Its not possible to do that with physical books, only ebooks.

[@winonalaird]

Thank You. You have answered my question on the cost of publishing on KDP.

[@fairyspicy]

can i upload my own book cover on KDP?

[@jadeedward2969]

Yes you can she has a video on this

[@christinec.7917]

What about a screenplay? Do you have a video on that? Thank you!

[@melindawolfUS]

...why would you publish a screenplay? Don't you want to sell it to a studio for them to produce??

[@christinec.7917]

@@melindawolfUS that’s hard to do if you’re a novice

[@melindawolfUS]

@@christinec.7917 yes... but people don't generally buy published screenplays as books. It doesn't seem like you understand the market you are writing for. As far as I know, studios don't want to use published screenplays in films because the 'surprise' would be spoiled. It's one thing to write a novel based on your screenplay to build up a fan-base that would be likely to buy tickets to that movie and therefore help you sell it to a studio, but there's a long list of reasons screenwriter's don't publish scripts. The biggest being: only film students would buy a famous published screenplay; people don't typically read those for fun. Isn't that much obvious to you? The market for a non-famous screenplay is so small it might as well not exist.

[@christinec.7917]

@@melindawolfUS Production companies just don't take scripts. There's lawyers involved and it is a big production. Looking for a more simplified way of doing it.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@christinec.7917 Do it! There are traditional ways to protect yourself (sending the finished script to yourself in a sealed envelope, in case you later find an agent or publisher stole it), but I think that publishing it yourself is the best way (though do the old-fashioned stuff, too, so production worker steals your work). Plus, you'll make some money off of it, and you'll get to refer to it as published, when you shop it to prospective agents, actors, and producers. Hals-und-Beinbruch! (Break your neck and your leg! It's an old, extra-thorough German saying from my student days that was one of the only Yiddish sayings that hadn't been killed off.)

[@tonisi7709]

Can you sell a book on KDP that’s been published through Lulu with the author’s purchased ISBN directly on Amazon without going through Lulu Global Distribution?

[@tonisi7709]

I guess my real question is: Do you bypass an extra fee if you publish straight through KDP rather than going through Lulu global distribution to sell on Amazon? Also, can you bypass fees by publishing through Lulu and buying your own ISBN and selling the already published book on Amazon KDP?

[@tasminwing8304]

So once you have ordered author copies of your book , your free to sell them as you wish?

[@mychannel-lp9iq]

I see twilight 😁

[@heikoushugo_manga]

How does KDP work for minors?

[@MandiLynnWrites]

I was technically a minor when I started, so from what I remember, it was more or less the same. However, as with anything involving a minor, parents should be involved and aware of what's going on.

[@heikoushugo_manga]

@@MandiLynnWrites Thank you so much!

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@MandiLynnWrites You looked very young in your video, but I guess you either started many years ago, or you're even younger than you look.

[@user-du9ry3gn6y]

ehhhhh, 1 week trying now with no luck. get spit back out every day saying theres an issue with the format this or that. and u can guess from these 9 pages what the issue is. amazon sucks ass

[@swoondrones]

I do not want to print m y book. I just want to sell the digital copy. What about that? Printing a book, especially for Kindle, is stupid.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

Why not do both.

[@CharmingGal]

Thanksssss⏤͟͟͞͞★