kay29000: Thanks MK82 for starting this thread. I got my first payment last week...$100. Not so much, but going to the ATM in Nigeria to withdraw N10,000 left me speechless, and it opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of this money making system. It is not a 'get rich quick' scheme, so it is almost guaranteed that anyone that puts in the time and work will make money. No Food For Lazy Man.


I am still thinking of that day last week when I withdrew that ten thousand Naira...as I said, it is not much, but you don't know the feeling of holding money you know you made with your BRAIN.

CosmicJames:
There is something I'm confuse of, or wondering about here. The 10k withdrawal of $100?
Is 10k equivalent to $100 on Kindle?
Is 10k all that was left on you after all the fees?
Or you just decide to withdraw 10k and leave part of the money in your kdp account.

What I actually want to understand is whether 10k is all that comes out of that $100?

kay29000:

There is a yearly access fee of $29 you pay to payoneer, so that was deducted, and I was left with $70. Sorry guys, I should have specified this.

henrimoto: @kay, didn't amazon kdp. Remove their own fee ?

kay29000:

Yea, they removed their 30%. The money I earned was like $150 or saw, and d deduction brought it down to like $110 or there about.

stardragon:
eeeeewuuo.....
A very good nigerian by heart!
God bless u.

Krak:

Pls how long did it take before you got your Payoneer Card?

G12: After I stumbled on this thread last week, I had to read from page to page to get all the info that are stored in it. Why doing that, I decided to follow up on the procedures discussed and did a little work which I uploaded last night. I woke up this morning to see that it has been published. You know that feeling when you see result! The fact that it got published at all makes me happy.

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It's just a collection of African proverbs. It's just to test the system. Now I can go and do the my original work!

G12: After I stumbled on this thread last week, I had to read from page to page to get all the info that are stored in it. Why doing that, I decided to follow up on the procedures discussed and did a little work which I uploaded last night. I woke up this morning to see that it has been published. You know that feeling when you see result! The fact that it got published at all makes me happy.

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It's just a collection of African proverbs. It's just to test the system. Now I can go and do the my original work!

Here's the link to the book

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLFW9J2


Pls, how do I go about the 5 days promotion program?

hamlak:

Bro, congrats for taking action. I checked your book and I want to say it was a nice effort. Just consider taking the price to $2.99 for a start. When sales picks up, then you can raise the price - my 2 cents.

mk82:
Welcome to the club...
To Set Free Promotions:
Go to your dashboard and click on Manage Benefits on the right side of the book you want to promote. On the page that opens, you will see where it shows Kindle Countdown Deal with an up and down arrow beside it. Click on the arrow to change to Free Book Promotion. Click on Create A New Free Book Promotion Deal For This book, choose the days that you want then click on Save Changes.

kay29000: Thanks MK82 for starting this thread. I got my first payment last week...$100. Not so much, but going to the ATM in Nigeria to withdraw N10,000 left me speechless, and it opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of this money making system. It is not a 'get rich quick' scheme, so it is almost guaranteed that anyone that puts in the time and work will make money. No Food For Lazy Man.


I am still thinking of that day last week when I withdrew that ten thousand Naira...as I said, it is not much, but you don't know the feeling of holding money you know you made with your BRAIN.


I am going to grow gradually. My next target is to start making $200 a month, with time, I will expand my target till I reach a thousand dollars target a week. That is my ultimate goal, so I want to go gradually so I don't overwhelm myself. Anything is possible GUYS! Go for it. Make that money. This is real.


Another reason why I advise anyone reading this to give this his 100% is that he/she will keep receiving passive income for months for work (good work) done just once, and also because this income stream doesn't depend on the Nigerian economy. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY EXCUSE NOT TO MAKE MONEY.

mk82: Hello, I am opening this thread to create a meeting point for people who are publishing books on Kindle –Amazon’s Direct Publishing Platform. Those who want to learn about it are also welcome.

I’ve been on KDP for over a year now and I can honestly say it is the most convenient way to make money on the internet. It has more advantages than any other online money making system that I know (I know what I’m saying). Started internet business in 2009 and I’ve done almost everything, Adsense, Adsense domain, blogging, CPA, affiliate marketing, article writing and more.

Kindle will not make you rich overnight but IT CAN MAKE YOU RICH. I love it because it is a set-it-and-forget-it system. Once your books are up, you do not have to do anything again. Amazon will publish it, market it and send you your monthly payments for life and I really mean for life. The books I put up in 2012 are still generating sales up till today.

I uploaded my first book middle of June 2012 and another one a week later. My sales that month were $151 in the USA marketplace and £9 in UK and I have not stopped since. Now I have close to 30 books in the system. They would have been more but there were some challenges on the way – all of which we have overcome as of now. (By the way I had 11 Adsense websites up till 2012 but I had to let the hosting expire because I discovered KDP).

I have books that sold more than 400 copies in one month (at $2+ profit per sale) and some that only sold a few. However, it has been an interesting journey and we are still going on. I started by doing most of the work by myself but later moved into outsourcing.

I have searched on Nairaland and I am surprised that people are not talking about Kindle publishing. If you have been struggling to make some cash online, this may be the thing that will give you your first taste of success.

Kindle publishing is completely legal, you will use your real names, no changing of IP address and your money will be sent to you here in Nigeria.

If you are ready to do the work and get good books into the KDP system, the rewards are truly tremendous. I sleep and wake up to check the number of people that have bought my books in countries I have never been to.


UPDATE: 7:58 pm 31/10/13

QUICK TIPS
One thing I like about Kindle Publishing is that no one can swindle you – no apologies to our so called Naija information marketers.

I am going to make a few more points before we continue. If I get a lot of responses on this thread, we are going to have an interesting journey together.

1) Get Ready To Do Some Work. Kindle publishing is not for people who are not ready to work. If you do not have money to outsource the books, you must be ready to research, write, format, design covers and upload all by yourself. Even if you have the cash of outsourcing, you must cross-check every material carefully before uploading to KDP.

2) Be Patient. You can make some good money with your first book but it is not always so. I usually advice beginners to go for 5 books at the start. The internet marketing world is filled with people who want to make $1000 overnight. No matter how good the system you are using is, time is needed to perfect your skills and make the system work for you. At the end of the day the rewards will be tremendous.

3) Don’t Cut Corners. In the IM world, we have what we call White hat, Grey hat and Black hat. I am happy to tell you that KDP is totally WHITE HAT. You cannot cut any corners. If you mess with them by trying to upload stolen materials, you will be banned (Some of you may remember the Adsense Domain Mass banning). Of course, they will give you the chance to defend yourself but since you will not have any proof, your account may be suspended.

PS- You don’t need to play any tricks with KDP. If you do it right, you will be greatly rewarded. There are many stories I can tell you. There was a particular book I uploaded around September 2012. It was selling the normal 30 to 40 copies per month. Suddenly in December, the sales picked up and it continued up till March this year with the lowest month bringing in about 259 sales.

4) Your Income Is Guaranteed. Once your book is uploaded, you will continue to get paid as long as it sells. All the work you will do is at the beginning then you continue to have recurrent income.

5) You Do Not Have To Do Any Marketing. I have books in various genres and no external marketing has been done on them. Nothing like Twitter, Facebook, blogging bla bla bla. Everything you need is inside the Amazon system.

6) Starting Is the Hardest Part – Once you understand the system, you can be uploading as many books as you like per week or per month. One of the people that started with me has over 50 books already and all his income comes from Amazon (here in Nigeria). Imagine 50 books making just 10 sales each per month. If your profit is $2 per book, that is $1000/month. The more books you upload, the more money you will make. One of my American friends has over 100 books in his account and he’s presently building up his wife’s account to the same number.


UPDATE 2 02/11/2013

THE BASICS OF KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING

Step 1. Register
Go over to kdp.amazondotcom (replace dot with .) and open an account. This first step is necessary so you can commit yourself to the project.
-Use an email that you open frequently because they will communicate with you.
-Use your real names, real Nigerian address and other relevant details.

Step 2. Research
Research is one of the crucial aspects of success with Kindle Direct Publishing
Go to Google and enter Amazon Bestsellers in the search box. Click on the Amazon bestseller result to go to Amazon.
Once you are there, click on the kindle category, then kindle eBooks and start searching for books that are selling.
There are other research methods but this is my favorite.

Step 3. Write Or Outsource The Content
Get materials and write quality content for your books. The content must be original or your book will not be published. Ensure you proofread properly. Kindle readers will kill you with bad reviews if there are a lot of errors.

Step 4. Design A Cover
Just check other books in the category you chose and make a similar cover.

Step 5. Format The Book Properly
Formatting is another aspect that can easily mar your work. In fact some people are offering this service online and they are making a lot of money from it. You need to know the right way to format so the book will work well on different types of mobile devices apart from the Kindle Reader. Amazon provides extensive information on this topic.

Step 6. Write A Good Description

This is self explanatory. Your description could be two or three paragraphs or more. This is what will represent your sales page so you need to do it well.

Step 7. Upload Your Book To KDP

At This Point I Will Need Questions So We Can Continue.
This is just a 5% summary of what it takes to make it in Kindle.
If you are following this thread, you can start your own Kindle journey immediately and I’ll assist as much as I can. If you just want to “gist”, I will not have much time for you


UPDATE 2 08/11/2013

ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING

I have been receiving several emails from people who want one-on-one training so I've decided to provide the information here.
Previously, this training was N25,000. However, in the spirit of what we are doing on this thread, a lower price will be accepted.
This training is for those that want KDP to pay their salary every month.


FEE For One Day One-On-One Training: N20,000
BENEFITS:

About 8 hours of practical training covering

1. Research for finding the right keywords for creating books that sell
2. Getting content for your books
3. Writing skills and tricks
4. How to avoid plagiarism
5. Professional kindle formatting
-page setup, font, clickable table of content etc
6. Simple but effective cover design
7. Simple marketing tricks that will ensure every book gives you money each month.
8. Outsourcing
-Putting up a good job post on the freelance website
- how to get good writers at low prices
-how to check their work properly
9. Easy way to get your payment in Nigeria every month.
10. A DVD of over 2GIG of the best kindle publishing training materials that I have. (Includes videos and eBooks)
11. Follow up support for the first 3 months after your training

I am located in Lagos
Contact 247article@gmail.com
My phone number will be given to those who are ready.

G12: Good day house, Please I am a little bit worried. I just noticed that my books have this "Pricing information not available" in the U.S Store. It seems my books are not up for sale there. Any idea about what I must have done wrong or what I did not do and how I can correct it?

Pls, help!

mk82:
You have done nothing wrong and your book is on sale in the US marketplace.
Sometimes the pricing information does not show when you are on the display page of the book.
Copy the name of your book and search for it through the search box. You will see the price displayed alongside the name of the book in the search result.

kay29000:

Exactly 4 weeks.

G12:

I just did as you said still the same thing showing at the book page. At the top right hand side of the page, close to the title is written
"This title is not currently available for purchase".

The same book generated a few sales from the UK store.

Why is "pricing information not available" and "This title is not currently available for purchase" only displaying at the U.S store for my titles?

Goldenboy842:
Pls bros wat re d requiremnt to get d card. Tnks alot.

henrimoto: international passport or national i.d or driver's license or voters' card

mk82:

Go to your dashboard and click on "Edit Rights, Royalty and Pricing" for the book concerned. Check whether you selected "Worldwide rights - all territories". If it is not selected, select it and save to republish.
If it is selected, then you have to send an email to support to resolve the problem.

Zico0: please i have finished a manuscript of my first book. it has conservatively 10000 words. i intend to fix the price at $10 each.... it is my life time work. Before i have it typewritten i have some questions as: how can i get the service to design a cover and format my work and how does it work? what is the Payoneer card for, how much does it cost, and how do i get one?

Zico0: please i have finished a manuscript of my first book. it has conservatively 10000 words. i intend to fix the price at $10 each.... it is my life time work. Before i have it typewritten i have some questions as: how can i get the service to design a cover and format my work and how does it work? what is the Payoneer card for, how much does it cost, and how do i get one?

Zico0: ok o no wahala. On the list of countries' bank accounts accepted, Nigeria is not listed. Somebody said kindle publish issues royalty by check,... how do i use such a check in Nigeria? Another strives for a payoneer card, is a payoneer account the alternative for Nigerians? Do i upload a copyright too or not?, if i have to consent to reproduction of my work at their discretion by the terms. If not, how do i prevent plagerism? Besides, does a Nigerian copyright apply in other countries? So many questions

mk82:



1. $10 is not a good price on KDP. Books below $2.99 and above $9.99 get 35% royalty. Books between $2.99-$9.99 get 70% royalty. This is designed to prevent over- and under-pricing.
2. For the cover, you can use the simple cover designer inside KDP, you can hire someone on odesk or fiver or do it at a business center. Just a flat design in jpeg height to width ratio 1:6.
3. Amazon pays by check to Nigerians through post. However, the unreliability of our postal system makes this a bad choice. Payoneer operates a US payment system that enables you to get an American bank account for receiving your payment through EFT (electronic fund transfer). You will be given a Mastercard and you simply withdraw your cash here in Nigeria through Zenith or GTB ATMs.
4. You do not have to worry about plagiarism. Just insert a copyright statement at the beginning of your book.