Tools for Self-Publishing in 2024: Tips For Writing, Editing, Promoting Books, Covers, And More

2024 is a great year to self-publish your book, and these six tools are some of my go-tos that I recommend adding to your publishing journey prep kit:
-Planning/Writing/Editing: AutoCrit ( www.autocrit.com/ )
-Cover Design: MIBLart* ( miblart.com/?ref=katherinedgr... )
-Sending Out ARCs and Promoting Your Book: Bookfunnel ( bookfunnel.com/ )
-Bookbub ( partners.bookbub.com/ )
-Goodreads ( www.goodreads.com/ )
-E-book Publishing: Draft2Digital* ( www.draft2digital.com/katheri... )
See more in-depth walk-throughs of these tools and more on my Indie Author Behind-the-Scenes playlist here: • Indie Author Behind-th...
And check out my books here: www.amazon.com/stores/author/...
*The Draft2Digital and MIBLart links above are affiliate links, and I may receive financial compensation if you sign up for/click on those links. All other links are NOT affiliate links. None of the companies mentioned or shown in today's video are endorsing this video. All opinions and experiences expressed within are solely my own.

[@ewes824]

Thanks for the video! I use D2D for paperback only right now, so I could list my book with the Great British Bookshop without having to deal with Ingram and it's been working 🙂 I just got Autocrit mainly for the comparison tool, I still like ProwritingAid too

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

Thank you for watching, and for sharing about your experience with D2D's print book program and AutoCrit!

[@lifewith2youtubers217]

I've heard if D2D, question ... does Amazon have a problem with you using it as well? You mention all the platforms you are published, but we've been worried to do that because of Amazon's fine print 'upload elsewhere and get the ban hammer ' 😅 thoughts ?

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

Great questions! If your Amazon books are published as part of their optional 'KDP Select' program (ie: Kindle Unlimited), it is my understanding that you cannot list those books anywhere else, not even free for your own websites. If your books are not in Kindle Select, though, (which means they aren't available through Kindle Unlimited) and are just regularly published e-books on Kindle, they have a different set of terms which do not ban the use of publishing on other retailers' sites to my knowledge. That is, of course, my understanding of their terms of service, but I'd suggest taking a peek at KDP's terms yourself and double-checking which contract your books fall under before risking a ban. My KU books are not available anywhere but KU, right now. My 'wide' books that are on both D2D and Amazon are not enrolled in KU.