Step by Step Self-Publishing with KDP: Book Publishing on Amazon

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Step by Step Self-Publishing with KDP: Book Publishing on Amazon // Welcome to the second video in my new series, A Beginners Guide to Self-Publishing a Book. In this video, we’re talking about Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to publish your book to Amazon KDP. This is a self-publishing tutorial that will show you exactly how to upload your book to Kindle Direct Publishing. Learn how to self-publish your ebook, paperback, or even hardcover! See what the upload process is like, what files you need, and more!
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0:00 - Intro
1:41 - What to know before uploading to KDP
2:07 - Uploading to KDP
3:05 - Book details
6:30 - Coming up with keywords and categories
10:49 - Setting book for pre-order
11:47 - Digital Right Management (DRM)
13:20 - Uploading book content
16:38 - Book pricing
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[@MandiLynnWrites]

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[@sandraoboh8273]

Yes Mandi

[@cyrilemilia8675]

What happens when I unpublish my book and then re-publish?

[@friedfrog5447]

Will I have to worry about being charged refund money if a buyer returns an ebook I publish?

[@shibsankarmaitra-ig8xe]

Tell me how to publish e-book in bengali language through KDP? I am from India.

[@davidclark573]

I was scammed for close to 4 thousand dollars by Amazon KDP Publications

[@camryn1388]

I’m 12, and I enjoy writing short stories. I showed some of them to my ELA teacher, and she said that I should try self publishing, so this video helped a lot! Thank you! Edit: I’m sorry to everybody who’s been waiting for me to say that I’ve published, but I’m a really slow writer. I’ve decided to not go with the short story from school, and instead write a completely new book. This one won’t be a short story, it will be an average size book, so that is another reason why it is taking me so long to finish writing. I’m currently only 7 chapters into writing it, so this might take a little while. Also, thank you to everyone who has commented! It means a lot, and I wish you all luck. Edit 2: as I’m a pretty indecisive person, I just ditched that book and started writing a new one a couple days ago because I lost interest in the original. I’m currently a chapter and a half into this one, so we’ll see how far this goes. Sorry to keep everyone waiting for so long

[@amandaknape8968]

Do it! I wish I could have self published at that age! Start now and keep writing. :)

[@camryn1388]

@@amandaknape8968 thank you so much!!!! :)

[@danb7601]

Incredible, best of luck!

[@camryn1388]

@@danb7601 thank you:)

[@JessG_20]

Awesome! Yes do it! Good luck

[@ladonnayoung676]

Yes I plan on publishing on KDP. I love you showing the process.

[@littletodger7008]

I published with KDP and ordered Author paperback and hardback copies to help promote the Novel. I had to reorder three times, and still, the box of books arrived with absolutely no packaging inside each time. Every book was floating in the mailing box and damaged. It happened three times. There is no way of contacting KDP with photographs of the damaged package and the damaged books. All I could do was return the books. So, I then published the novel with Draft2Digital. Their author copies arrived in tightly packaged boxes and in mint condition. Their printing is also quite superior to KDP - and they publish to many different outlets - including Amazon. Will I ever use KDP as my primary publisher and printer again - not likely! The last box of books I had to return forced me to cancel a full-on pre-booked promotion and left me with seriously diminished credibility. I trusted Amazon - they let me down big time. They cost me real income and a decent promotion and credibilty.

[@SuperMaaam]

Thanks for the feedback! I love watching the videos, but sometimes the comments are the gold nuggets. I want to self publish so badly, but I don’t want to throw money to the wind.

[@davidclark573]

Amazon KDP{ publications scammed me for 4 thousand dollars.

[@steveshalot7714]

I went crazy / At the very start, I published a NINE book series - 10 days later, (after MONTHS of learning 😮)- your videos inc., I am selling all nine - at 400-500K sales rank. Thank you! ❤🙏🏻😉

[@huuthonguyen5343]

how can i get the profit from the book?

[@SheikhZedoo]

@@huuthonguyen5343 You get paid royalties. let's say the net profit is between 5% to 10% So, if you are selling the book for 10 Dollars , you probably get 0.7 to 1 dollar.

[@nduthyuf]

Did you have to market like crazy yourself?

[@fratersol]

​@@SheikhZedooyou get 70% if the book is listed 2.99 to 9.99

[@AyomideAbdulmalik-yy2bc]

The last step please how do I go about it, it’s giving me the same issue that I am not done with the process

[@ashleerodgers1880]

This is the MOST HELPFUL video I have seen on this process! Thank you for the amazing tutorial!

[@hiwezart]

This is such a helpful series of vids, thanks Mandi 🙌

[@doremilamus]

Thank you so much for all the insights! I'm new to KDP and your tutorials are priceless!

[@FCSchaefer]

I am a huge fan of Publisher Rocket. It's worth every penny I paid for it.

[@PhillyDom]

THANKS SO MUCH AMAZING INFO DROPPING MY FIRST BOOK TODAY

[@keeweefabulous7094]

Thank you for being so thorough🤌🏾🥰

[@midgekirk328]

Fabulous! Thanks so much. I needed that!

[@hannahshumway1344]

Very professional video! (I loved the intro jam) Absolutely love it, so helpful, thank you so much!

[@riverdeedesigns9915]

Your information was sequential, succinct and very helpful! Thank You!

[@newnarrative8575]

Super helpful….straightforward tutorial ❤❤❤

[@cleopatra308]

You’re awesome. Appreciate the content you always put out. 🤓

[@amandaknape8968]

I felt so out of my depth trying to wrap my mind around self publishing. Your videos are so helpful!

[@thebalancedwoman7532]

A million thanks for the tips

[@sillychairbear]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I am a visual learner and I was able to follow the steps and feel comfortable going forward.

[@masud-theultimatenicherese7245]

Invite all the publishers to join with us. kzbin.infolKICNhSCWxM

[@arifmirzatv]

this was very helpful i am about to launch my first book which i pre-sold to over 4000 people in my network before posting it online, thanks for the step by step guide.

[@kennedymwenda3357]

Awesome your teaching is on another level

[@patriciadanna7433]

Excellent information; great explanation. Thanks.

[@lorirougely8559]

Very detailed and informative. So helpful and visual. This helps to much and I appreciate the breakdowns you provided. THANK YOU!!!

[@masud-theultimatenicherese7245]

Invite all the publishers to join with us. kzbin.infolKICNhSCWxM

[@gynarchicawakening]

Thank you so much! It really helped me work towards publishing my verse novel.

[@frankiegee5260]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽✌🏼

[@benjaminmahon9388]

Thank you for this video. Very helpful.

[@Killith956]

Gonna be working on this stuff soon. Super helpful thank you!

[@jesicalindor]

This was so helpful! I can’t wait to publish my self-care book🤗

[@dawnemile7499]

Thank you for your video. I am new to KDP and this helped a lot.

[@yasinkocaduz1807]

😍😍😍 This is very helpful. Thanks for this clear presentation.

[@derxiong8304]

Thank you. God bless you ❤️

[@elainephinn9539]

Thank you for this knowledge, i am getting ready to publish my 1st book of poems and this is going to help me a great deal. Your tutorials are great.

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Glad the videos have been helpful!

[@321Cedar]

Why does no one talk on the problems relating to uploading the manuscript into the cover. That's where you're found out.

[@mellow-3059]

thank you so much! I really needed this info

[@queenchiomaofficial]

Can’t wait to get my books up on Amazon. I have one on there so far but I have 2 more that I’ve been working on for a who now. Thanks for the intimation. ❤

[@dorteweber3682]

I cant tell you helpful this information has been. Next video for me is formatting. Thank you, Mandi.

[@IAmVincentiu]

Appreciate the info! I’m publishing a memoir soon and this was very helpful ! Keep up the great work!

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nikkik2648]

Extremely helpful thank you

[@queerdanceaustin]

thanks so much for this!!

[@burtclemons5438]

great instructional video. Just what I was looking for, as a 78 yrs young ebook guy, smile

[@ElisiasEvolution]

This was amazing, Thank you!!

[@01Paulsgirl]

Wow! What a helpful video for a newbie! Thank you for being so thorough and organized. I feel like I have a place to start now. Subscribed!

[@Derek.Joseph]

I just published my first book thank you to this guide. Thank you!!

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SacrosanctStories]

Yes please for publisher rocket!

[@michaelwinkler7841]

much appreciated, thank you!

[@lucaschihuahuas]

Yes, thank you for doing this video. I am just getting started. Stephanie Lucas

[@cynthiacarlos-david6517]

Publisher rocket, yes please.

[@evildevil364]

I think discovering this video just altered my entire timeline. I'll come back in a few years to report progress

[@DaleLRoberts]

Hey, Mandi! I left KZbin on autoplay and listened in on this tutorial. Nice job! At 16:34, you mention the ISBN and Publisher spot for ebooks. Did you know you could enter a publishing name and it'll replace the "Independently published" tag? Just a random fact. Now you can add Stone Ridge Books to your listing. I'm not sure it'll give you any huge benefit other than impressing the one random person who pays attention to imprints of ebooks.

[@AndrewAlliance]

Thank you, this helped me a lot!

[@studio72creative]

Thank you. This was a great video

[@hockeytown334]

Thank you so much for the info

[@paulbeckmann]

Brilliant info! Thanks! Very helpful:)

[@chibicakes6321]

Super helpful!! Took a lot of notes and will be checking out other videos as well! :)

[@user-uv1tj9ml6k]

Thank you for the information

[@roslyndouglas2184]

This was excellent

[@christianarttherapy]

Hi, thank you for this great video.

[@SamG-cz2br]

Hi, this was great so informative and very articulate presenter. Thank you

[@MadeAnotherchannel]

Thank you for this walkthrough. For years I've wanted to write a zombie novel and decided to make it into a series of short reads leading up to the full book instead. Launching today. :D

[@serenapudelski3958]

I just got your book!!

[@hide_and_go_sikh]

Thanks

[@DanMunteanuAtipic]

very good, very helpful, much appreciated

[@LifestylewithSharon]

Super helpful. Thanks very much

[@PastorTerranceRhodes]

Great video, very educational

[@heatherkirchhoffwritesya]

I would love a video on Publisher Rocket. Great video! 🧡

[@PiyashaSarkar-xy2kv]

Thank you so much for sharing this vedio...

[@Belushi87]

this is very helpful. thank you.

[@kidort4601]

this video is perfect! I will be publishing my debut novel in a few weeks time, so this video came at the right time! Thank you algorithm!

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alwagner9722]

How did publishing your first novel go? Success?!

[@kidort4601]

@@alwagner9722 Yes it very much was! Not commercially, but that was never the goal. I got it out there, and got some people to read it. It's a success to me!

[@alwagner9722]

@@kidort4601 that is awesome, congrats! I guess it takes a lot of homework/ research to get it done? I've just started looking into self publishing, I didn't realize there were so many options and different publishing companies! It really makes my kinda spin.

[@kidort4601]

@@alwagner9722 ty! And yes there is a ton that goes into it.

[@Offsprings4You]

Yes

[@dudukubabangida]

Good evening sister I am enjoying your lectures

[@smartreach5326]

Great tutorial, very informative, thankyou this should help me launch my upcoming book successfully on Amazon

[@kingdomboy237]

Thank you. this really helped me to understand the uploading process for KDP

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Glad to hear that!

[@StevenComicBookLover]

Thank you for the video. I used this to upload my memoir yesterday. Hopefully it sells.

[@user-rv8wr2iz2r]

Thank you so much

[@antoniodossantos5960]

Thanks Mandi 🌎 Thanks

[@shawnsbookbabees922]

Such helpful insight n info thank u so much

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Glad it was helpful!

[@toni986]

Thank you

[@priority19]

another great video

[@timhmelar7642]

Thanks!

[@WinmanDesigner]

You're Awesome

[@studentoftheword6115]

Hey she loves Publisher Rocket!

[@dexwriterwritertips8916]

👍 I would love to see a tutorial on Publisher Rocket!

[@rogerquinn6325]

Informative.

wowoo, very great tutorial.

[@mastervee7918]

My first book is ready for publishing now, wish me luck. And thanks for your videos, found them helpful.

[@MandiLynnWrites]

Best of luck!

[@davidclark573]

Amazon KDP scammed me out of nearly $4000 dollars. They never provided the media promotion that I spent thousands on because Amazon did not accept my book and they knew Amazon did not accept my book. They weren't done they tried to scam me for $1100. to get a copyright that only costs $125. It was all scam.

[@sidnatureview310]

Yes Mam, Please doing it simple .

[@jayspeijer614]

Thank you for this very thorough, and clearly presented, information Mandi. I’m muddling through my first project with KDP, and so far so good. This video gives me a heads up for steps that I’ve not yet reached. I’m actually taking some time and effort in coming up with a good pseudonym and while I have found some good information online, I wonder if you have any resources you might recommend on this particular topic.

[@masud-theultimatenicherese7245]

Invite all the publishers to join with us. kzbin.infolKICNhSCWxM

[@ChancyFit]

Thank you so so much! I have all the above just need some help loading it all up 🎉

[@ChancyFit]

DO YOU DO ONE ON ONE LESSONS?

[@joseromero9933]

Good morning young lady happy New years

[@josephswift3174]

I want the easy process of kdp to publish my book (or LuLu for the ease as well) but you mentioned in this series I can use LuLu to make my book available for sale on my own site. Selling my book on my own site is ideal for me! Please upload a vid on the steps to upload to my own site; with the legal concern/steps to sell also on kdp or use of KDP or LuLu to build my book. My main concern is that my book is written to help finance a HUGE goal I have for the mid-term future. The sales need to be substantial at 12.13 per copy. Any of your Awesome advice to do this is greatly appreciated. Keep up the Magnificent Work!

[@Thatoneapollokid7]

After nearly two years of work, I am finally ready to publish my very first book, The Mindoryx Protecsy. I'm twelve, and I've been writing stories since kindergarten. I am so thrilled to be able to have this opportunity to share my passion with the world and hopefully be able to inspire other kids as well. Thank you for this video, it was extremely helpful in teaching me how to publish my book.

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

Awesome! Good luck on your book!

[@Thatoneapollokid7]

@@rocksreviewsreactions337 Thank you!

[@user-ez5zn9qn3z]

I’m also twelve and publishing my book

[@Thatoneapollokid7]

@@user-ez5zn9qn3z ooo, I wish u good luck :D As of now I'm on my second novel, and it's currently 193 pages and counting

[@davidclark573]

Amazon KDP took $4000 from me and then said amazon will not handle my book.

[@gracechinecherem4951]

Yeah

[@kevinlane2365]

Great and helpful video Mandi. Any advice on publishing a kindle book from a public domain book?

[@jwilkens1221]

Please do a tutorial on how to use Publisher Rocket! I have it and I've been working with it, but getting a tutorial on how to use it in the most effective way would be so helpful :)

[@MandiLynnWrites]

A tutorial is coming soon!

[@dlucas527]

KDP Select? Interesting. Your information is very helpful. On paperback books do we need the blank pages? How do I get the copywrite information fo my books? What are the lengths of ebooks vs paperback books? How do you think of it?

[@user-gh4oc9sy7w]

would love to see video on publisher rocket please

[@amanda-thepersonalfinancec5836]

this was really informative, thank you! for publishing paperbacks, do they have an option during this process to request a proof copy before officially publishing?

[@alexischurley4375]

Thank you so much this was very helpful!! However I know this video is 10 months old now but on the table of contents page table is spelled wrong as “tabel”. ❤

[@bbstriker]

Thank you for the video. What size should the cover be?

[@TheYogaHomewithAlyPaws]

Thank you this is amazing! When uploading does kindle only take jpeg? Do you have a video on taking a piece of artwork like a drawing and painting original to digital so it can covert to jpeg? Thanks!