mk82:
Good job. Try n do detailed research for ur next book. Research is key. 139 downloads is small even for 1day.

ok sir,will do. Thanks.

Boss, how do i include keywords so that my book would pop up when searched for by the specific keywords i used.
And also please, should i fill in the tax field

Appliedmaths.:
Boss, how do i include keywords so that my book would pop up when searched for by the specific keywords i used.

there is a section for adding up to 7 keywords when u are uploading ur book details. U can go back to edit it at any time.
Update the tax field in ur account. There's nothing really to add since u are a Nigerian. Just follow d simple steps.

mk82:
there is a section for adding up to 7 keywords when u are uploading ur book details. U can go back to edit it at any time.
Update the tax field in ur account. There's nothing really to add since u are a Nigerian. Just follow d simple steps.

I am on the tax field now, and it said "we are sorry the service you're trying to use is currently unavailable, we are working on the problem as quickly as possible please try again later". like seriously

Appliedmaths.:

I am on the tax field now, and it said "we are sorry the service you're trying to use is currently unavailable, we are working on the problem as quickly as possible please try again later". like seriously

It's a system error, check back in a few hours.

mk82:
It's a system error, check back in a few hours.

I'm done with the tax issue but I read on Kindle that we should save our books in HTML format. Any info on this *Thanks*

Appliedmaths.:


I'm done with the tax issue but I read on Kindle that we should save our books in HTML format. Any info on this *Thanks*

It is not necessary to save ur book in HTML format. You can upload directly as a MS Word (97-2003) file. Saving to HTML is only needed if u want to view it on ur PC b4 uploading to Amazon.

mk82:
It is not necessary to save ur book in HTML format. You can upload directly as a MS Word (97-2003) file. Saving to HTML is only needed if u want to view it on ur PC b4 uploading to Amazon.

#Bless. When I upload my 1st book, I'll keep in touch #Thanks.

@MK82 check your mail!

@op..this info is really helpful
pls can u jst send a sample of one of ur kindle books to my mail...jossymission@gmail.com

thanks in advance

@MK82: Please what do you suggest I do concerning my published book that got 2 bad reviews, one says it should be $.99 instead of $2.99, the second says it is awful and useless! Do I unpublish it totally, make all the necessary corrections and publish it again although I only used 3days out 5 days promotion?


What, what, what and what I am confused!!!

Opengates: @MK82: Please what do you suggest I do concerning my published book that got 2 bad reviews, one says it should be $.99 instead of $2.99, the second says it is awful and useless! Do I unpublish it totally, make all the necessary corrections and publish it again although I only used 3days out 5 days promotion?


What, what, what and what I am confused!!!

Eeyaa, welcome to the club. I've had my share of terrible reviews (when I was just starting) and had to unpublish one book becos I used d same author name for anoda book and it was affecting the sales of dat book.
-U do not have to unpublish d book. Just go and make the necessary corrections in the original Ms Word n upload again.
- u may have to add more material to provide satisfactory value to buyers.
-if you make necessary corrections, oda gud reviews will counter d bad ones later.
-your grammar and use of English should be checked. If you know ur level of English is not good enough, hire a proofreader or ask a friend to read n correct it for you.
-My aim is to always produce books dat have very high standards n also provide quality information.
-Before writing any book, check d books oda people published in dat niche so you can produce similar or even better standard.

Adinije: @mk82, thanks for ur reply. what about proofreading and editing

Trust, me, written English Language is a critical factor in book publishing, especially when you are looking at the international audience. Spellings, punctuations; full stop, commas, colons, semi colons etc are taken into consideration for a well published material.

Trust i have great competenses in spoken and written English.

I shall be willing to offer my services for proof reading and English tenses correction and editing.

Anyone interested should please email me @ obaconsultant@gmail.com

henrimoto: ohohh o...! thank you nwanna. i have learnt this one from you.

Most of your local newspaper journalists also use pen names. This was most prevalent in the military era. Such that even when the security operatives burst into those offices and ask of the name of the journalist they see on the newspaper or magazine, they never find the author of the article.

Pen names are allowed in publishing industry.

Mk82, How do I get a review for my book?

Bestlyf: Mk82, How do I get a review for my book?

Reviews will come naturally if the book is good. It is better not to have reviews than to have bad reviews
Some people buy reviews on fiverr or tell friends to review their books but I do not do that.

@mk82, and other contributors here, thanks for the great job. I am ready to start my Kindle publishing journey.
I will publish some ebooks this month. I just want to ask one question.

The kindle ecover Creator or maker, has anyone here used it? Is it really good and can produce nice
covers? I tried to access it and discovered, it is only available when I upload my eBook.

Pls anyone, tell me.

hamlak: @mk82, and other contributors here, thanks for the great job. I am ready to start my Kindle publishing journey.
I will publish some ebooks this month. I just want to ask one question.

The kindle ecover Creator or maker, has anyone here used it? Is it really good and can produce nice
covers? I tried to access it and discovered, it is only available when I upload my eBook.

Pls anyone, tell me.

I designed my book cover using corel draw. WhY don't you use it or get a graphic designer at a business centre to do it for you.

hamlak: @mk82, and other contributors here, thanks for the great job. I am ready to start my Kindle publishing journey.
I will publish some ebooks this month. I just want to ask one question.

The kindle ecover Creator or maker, has anyone here used it? Is it really good and can produce nice
covers? I tried to access it and discovered, it is only available when I upload my eBook.

Pls anyone, tell me.

I haven't used the kdp cover creator but I've used the one for createspace. If it is the same standard, you can only use it for simplistic covers. You will have the same images and fonts with every other user. If you want your book to stand out, make your own cover or outsource.

Ok thank you mk82 for the advice.

Another question pls. I read that I have to make the Table of content (TOC) click-able. what If I do not want to have a
TOC? I just want to publish short stories, the one you can easily read from beginning to the end in one or two days.
can I just write my stories without a TOC?

thanks for the great work.

mk82:
I haven't used the kdp cover creator but I've used the one for createspace. If it is the same standard, you can only use it for simplistic covers. You will have the same images and fonts with every other user. If you want your book to stand out, make your own cover or outsource.

Right now, i do not know how to use the corel draw and i am also on tight budget. Since you say that i may get a simple cover with the creator, I want to start with that and later get a good cover from odesk. I want to start and do not want anything to delay me anymore. i will perfect things as i go on. i plan 5 kindle ebooks this month. Thanks.

mk82:
Eeyaa, welcome to the club. I've had my share of terrible reviews (when I was just starting) and had to unpublish one book becos I used d same author name for anoda book and it was affecting the sales of dat book.
-U do not have to unpublish d book. Just go and make the necessary corrections in the original Ms Word n upload again.
- u may have to add more material to provide satisfactory value to buyers.
-if you make necessary corrections, oda gud reviews will counter d bad ones later.
-your grammar and use of English should be checked. If you know ur level of English is not good enough, hire a proofreader or ask a friend to read n correct it for you.
-My aim is to always produce books dat have very high standards n also provide quality information.
-Before writing any book, check d books oda people published in dat niche so you can produce similar or even better standard.

Thanks, you are blessed!

hamlak: Ok thank you mk82 for the advice.

Another question pls. I read that I have to make the Table of content (TOC) click-able. what If I do not want to have a
TOC? I just want to publish short stories, the one you can easily read from beginning to the end in one or two days.
can I just write my stories without a TOC?

thanks for the great work.

Yes you do not have to include a TOC for a short fiction book with very few chapters.

Can one publish a professional book like research, he has made? I mean practical/research work done by someone!

Saryea83: Can one publish a professional book like research, he has made? I mean practical/research work done by someone!

Master,i'm worken on a book now,but it nids pictural explanation.is it adviceable to add picture in my ebook?i want to know if is going to be accepted.thank u.

dombible: Master,i'm worken on a book now,but it nids pictural explanation.is it adviceable to add picture in my ebook?i want to know if is going to be accepted.thank u.

You can insert images in your book.Just make sure you don't use copyrighted images.

Saryea83: Can one publish a professional book like research, he has made? I mean practical/research work done by someone!

You can publish research books. Just check to see if it will get buyers on kindle.

Mk82, I need to understand something. Even after my promotion has expired, my account still reads "free promotion" under my transaction type and has a N/A under Royalty type. As a result my royalty for books sold is not reflected.

Bestlyf: Mk82, I need to understand something. Even after my promotion has expired, my account still reads "free promotion" under my transaction type and has a N/A under Royalty type. As a result my royalty for books sold is not reflected.

I don't know where you saw transaction type. To see your sales, borrows and free downloads, go to reports in your dashboard and click on "Month-to-Date Unit Sales"

OP, kimdly assist me by giving a detailed explanation on how I can convert my book cover which I designed in ms word/ corel draw to jpeg format. Thanks

darmochy1: OP, kimdly assist me by giving a detailed explanation on how I can convert my book cover which I designed in ms word/ corel draw to jpeg format. Thanks

I don't think you can convert to jpeg in MS Word because it's not a graphics software.
In Corel: Once your cover is ready, go to Export (can be found on the shortcut toolbar or under file). Choose a name for the file and the location you want to save it in. When you click export, you'll have the option to choose the width and height. I use 980x1260 pixels. Then click okay.