Amazon Kdp Self Publishing: A Comprehensive A-Z How To Guide

From concept to publication to marketing and sales

What you'll learn

Determine writing goals from the outset

Understand and apply the concept of 'Writing to Market'

Create book covers for eBooks, paperbacks and hard covers

Create an author brand

Create and activate an author social media platform

Build and nurture an opted-in subscriber email list

Understand the strategies to get 4 and 5 star book reviews

Format and upload a book to Amazon

Know their way around Amazon's promotional and advertising options

Organise a book launch

Requirements

A smartphone or laptop

Description

What is the title of this course?‘Amazon KDP Self Publishing: A Comprehensive A-Z How To Guide’Who is it for?You and absolutely everyone else who aspires to write, whether you are just starting out or have a part-work gathering dust in a drawer or on a half-forgotten computer file. Whether you’re retired or retiring soon and want to fulfil a long-standing ambition to write a book, or at the beginning of your writing career and looking to set up a solid foundation.What does it cover?By the time you complete the course, even if you are a complete beginner, you will be in a position to self-publish a deftly-plotted, well-written book in an attractive cover for an audience of thousands of readers in your genre who have subscribed to your author newsletter. And if you are already on your author journey, you can skim through the lecture descriptions and pick and choose whatever looks useful.Why is this course the best?The course is comprehensive. It’s well-organized. Every lecture contains need-to-know information. It’s a step-by-step guide that will take you from your original idea to print. Each section is supported by notes: summaries, useful websites and resources.Why will this information change or improve my life?It will save you time. You will make mistakes on your author journey, for sure, but at least you can avoid making the mistakes I made. It will save you money. I made some costly blunders but I also made some good decisions in subscribing to particular sites.Why should I care?If you have a burning desire to share your stories, this course is a step-by-step blueprint to get you from A to Z. You will gain a huge sense of satisfiction in seeing your work in print. The hard work will have been worth it.Why is now the time to learn this topic?In my experience, and no doubt in yours, ‘Now’ is always the best time to start. You never know what’s round the corner. Start now and you will continue. Continue and you will complete.Why are you the best teacher for this topic?Not only am I a highly qualified teacher, but I also set up and ran a successful education company for many years. Thousands of students took the courses I wrote with very high satisfaction rates. I am also on my own author journey and have self-published several books. So with my background and experience, I am well-placed to deliver a hands-on course in a serious but engaging way.Do you get excited about teaching the course?Researching, writing, revising, recording and editing this course has been a labour of love. Fortunately, I love teaching. I have been a teacher all my working life. But what is most rewarding is the success of my students.Now let me pose a question.How many sales do you need to make in your launch week for your book to take off via word of mouth?According to a niche London-based publisher, it’s 2000.This course has one paramount aim. To find those 2000 sales you need in your launch week.And here’s howFirst, I will show you how to research the market before you start writing, so you write a book that readers in your genre will love. It’s a strategy called ‘Writing to Market’.So. Step One. You now have a book that people want to read.Secondly, I will show you how to format your book beautifully so that you can upload it to Amazon without a glitch. And I will show you how to create free or bespoke book covers that will appeal to your market.So. Step Two. You now have a book just one click away from going live on Amazon.3. Thirdly, I will show you how to find thousands of readers in your genre completely legitimately who will happily subscribe to your opt-in email list.So. Step Three. When you publish your book you will already have a substantial pool of buyers, before you even start advertising.4. And fourthly, I will show you how to create buzz across the Author Platform we’re going to build leading up to your book launch on AmazonSo. Step Four. You’re a published author and your book is selling. So what next?Now you’ve been through the process once, it’s going to be so much easier to publish your second book.I’m Charles Palmer. Former Assistant Headteacher. Former CEO of a successful London-based education company. And now an independently published author and course creator.Welcome to my course.This course contains over seven hours of content on how to self-publish your book.Here’s what’s inside.How to work out what your writing goals are.How to set yourself up for success.How to write the best book you can.What the Traditional Route is.What the Independent Route is.How to overcome procrastination and minimize distractions.How to re-launch a book that bombed.How to create both free and bespoke book covers.How to create a reader magnet.How to build a large opted-in email list of subscribers interested in your genre.How to maintain your email list and keep your subscribers happy.How to create your author brand.How to create and activate your author social media platform.What to consider when creating your author website.How to upload your ebook and other book formats to Amazon.How to get 4* and 5* reviews.How to find your way round Amazon promotion and advertising tools.How to organize your book launch.If you’d like to get access to all this, then click the button to enrol. I’d love us to work together.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Your Instructor

Lecture 3 Get The Most You Can From The Course

Lecture 4 Introduction (Notes)

Section 2: Reviews

Lecture 5 Reviews

Section 3: Why Do You Want To Be A Writer?

Lecture 6 What Are Your Writing Goals? (Part One)

Lecture 7 What Are Your Writing Goals? (Part Two)

Lecture 8 Are You Motivated?

Lecture 9 Planting Your Author Flag

Lecture 10 Why Do You Want To Be A Writer ? (Notes)

Section 4: How To Set Yourself Up For Success

Lecture 11 What Is Writing To Market?

Lecture 12 BISAC, Amazon Search and K-lytics

Lecture 13 A Case Study: Reverse Harem

Lecture 14 How To Burnish Your Writing

Lecture 15 Do You Need A Ghost Writer?

Lecture 16 How To Set Yourself Up For Success (Notes)

Section 5: How To Write The Best Book You Can

Lecture 17 The Starting Point: Research

Lecture 18 Are You A Pantser Or Planner?

Lecture 19 Plotting and Planning

Lecture 20 How To Combat Plagiarism

Lecture 21 Scrutiny

Lecture 22 Self Education: Masterclass. LitReactor. Jericho Writers

Lecture 23 Editing

Lecture 24 How To Write The Best Book You Can (Notes)

Section 6: What Is The Traditional Route To Publishing?

Lecture 25 What Is The Traditional Route?

Lecture 26 Where To Find An Agent

Lecture 27 How To Get An Agent

Lecture 28 A Case Study: Rachel Heng. The Suicide Club

Section 7: What Is The Independent Route To Publishing?

Lecture 29 What Is The Independent Route?

Lecture 30 What Is The Independent Route To Publication (Notes)

Section 8: Procrastination, Interruptions and Distractions

Lecture 31 Overcoming Procrastination (Part One)

Lecture 32 Overcoming Procrastination (Part Two)

Lecture 33 Minimising Interruptions and Distractions

Lecture 34 Procrastination, Interruptions and Distractions (Notes)

Section 9: Did Your First Book Bomb?

Lecture 35 How To Re-Launch Your Book

Lecture 36 Did Your First Book Bomb? Notes

Section 10: How To Create Book Covers

Lecture 37 Introduction

Lecture 38 Using UnSplash and Canva (Part One)

Lecture 39 Using UnSplash and Canva (Part Two)

Lecture 40 Using Shutterstock and BookBrush

Lecture 41 Using 100 Covers and Custom-Made

Lecture 42 Creating Book Covers Recap

Lecture 43 How To Create Book Covers (Notes)

Section 11: How To Build An Opted-In Subscriber Email List

Lecture 44 Introduction

Lecture 45 What Is A Reader Magnet?

Lecture 46 What Is An Email Delivery Service?

Lecture 47 Using BookSweeps

Lecture 48 Using Prolific Works

Lecture 49 Using Bookfunnel

Lecture 50 Using Story Origin App

Lecture 51 Using KingSumo

Lecture 52 Recap

Lecture 53 How To Build An Opted-In Subscriber Email List (Notes)

Section 12: Nurturing Your Opted-in Subscriber Email List

Lecture 54 How To Keep Your Subscribers Happy

Lecture 55 How Happy Subscribers Will Help You

Lecture 56 Extended Recap

Lecture 57 Nurturing Your Opted-in Subscriber Email List (Notes)

Section 13: How Creating A Brand Will Save Time And Money

Lecture 58 How To Establish Your Brand Across Social Media

Lecture 59 How Creating A Brand Will Save Time And Money (Notes)

Section 14: Create And Activate Your Author Platform

Lecture 60 How This Section Is Organised

Lecture 61 Amazon

Lecture 62 Facebook Page and Group

Lecture 63 Twitter

Lecture 64 TikTok

Lecture 65 Goodreads, Wattpad and Bookbub

Lecture 66 Patreon, Kickstarter and Channillo

Lecture 67 Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr

Lecture 68 Reddit and LinkedIn

Lecture 69 Linktr.ee and Bit.ly

Lecture 70 Recap

Lecture 71 Create And Activate Your Author Platform (Notes)

Section 15: Create Your Author Website

Lecture 72 Introduction

Lecture 73 Do You Need A Website?

Lecture 74 Your Website Options

Lecture 75 Website Essentials

Lecture 76 Website Desirables

Lecture 77 Recap

Lecture 78 Create Your Author Website (Notes)

Section 16: Your Amazon Kindle eBook And Other Formats

Lecture 79 Creating Your eBook Using Vellum and Amazon Kindle

Lecture 80 Creating Paperbacks and Hard Covers

Lecture 81 Creating Audiobooks

Lecture 82 Your Amazon Kindle eBook And Other Formats (Notes)

Section 17: How To Get 4 and 5 Star Reviews

Lecture 83 How To Get Free Reviews

Lecture 84 Reviewer Sites: Pubby, Book Sirens, Story Origin App

Lecture 85 Recap

Lecture 86 How To Get 4 and 5 Star Reviews (Notes)

Section 18: Amazon: Promotion and Advertising

Lecture 87 Introduction

Lecture 88 Promotional Campaigns

Lecture 89 Sponsored Product (Automatic) Advertising

Lecture 90 Sponsored Product (Manual) Advertising

Lecture 91 Amazon Advertising Campaign Manager

Lecture 92 Recap

Lecture 93 Amazon Promotion and Marketing (Notes)

Section 19: Pre-Launch and Launch

Lecture 94 Your First 2000 Sales

Lecture 95 Public Relations, Bloggers, Podcasters and Influencers

Lecture 96 Your Author Platform

Lecture 97 Pre-Launch and Launch (Notes)

Section 20: The Finish Line

Lecture 98 Your Next Book

Lecture 99 Your Writing Career Set Up

Lecture 100 The Finish Line (Notes)

Lecture 101 Beyond The Finish Line. March 2023

Lecture 102 Beyond The Finish Line. May 2023

Section 21: Beyond The Finish Line. August 2023

Lecture 103 Thank You

Lecture 104 Sign Up For Updates. My Free Newsletter

Lecture 105 Amazon Categories Update

Authors who want to self-publish who are at or close to the beginning of their author journey