If you have a book ready to publish, what are you waiting for? Here are a few tips for achieving success as a self-published author.
https://www.womanandhome.com/life/books/self-publishing-top-tips-347335/?linkId=82274538&fbclid=IwAR3etNiwYfHSMzmEkHZVWqXnlYRhAmLQ9b8lsy97m07xz2CD8T2f0MV1BeI

As an indie author, it is more professional to publish your books in both eBook and paperback editions rather than in only eBook edition. It will encourage potential readers to have faith in your work and hence willing to try them out.

Writing and publishing is 50% art and 50% business " Dakota Krout".

https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/misc/NDT---Self-Publishing-Success-Story-567944011.html?linkId=83156003&fbclid=IwAR3g0J4Bc13nGIFK6RmK5OQpTfWcjMCJ_rBdTuHIwsMcb77x8fQLCoLlVZY

"Self-publishing is 50% art, 50% business." Dakota Krout published his first book on KDP in 2016 and shares his journey to success.
https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/misc/NDT---Self-Publishing-Success-Story-567944011.html?linkId=83156003&fbclid=IwAR3T6bzKxYrSIwkQv1Aig4FLJgygbdAvuEpkWosvNaGh2Wfe9pH-3VDVZfM

Publish your books with KDP because it is the largest book publishing platform and where most digital book sales are made worldwide!

When you want to publish your book on Kindle (KDP eBook), know that you don't use PDF file of your manuscript to do that but you use your manuscript's formatted Microsoft Word file.

This is a list of FB groups that you can use to promote or market your Amazon KDP Published books.
https://ebookstrati..co.ke/p/book-promotion-groups-on-facebook.html?m=1

How to Add Payoneer Bank Account Details to You Draft2Digital Publishing Account:

*Click on the "My Account" menu and then click on "Payment Options".
*Fill in all the details there.
*Under where you have "Payment Information" fill in all your payoneer bank account details like name of account holder, bank account number, name of bank, routing number etc.
*For the Payment Method chose Payoneer and for the Type of Account chose Checking.
*For the Payment Threshold set it to 0.00.
*Fill in every other details there and submit it.
*You will need to take the Tax Interview too if you are yet to do that.

View this Amazon KDP free webinar to inspire you take the next step in your publishing journey: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202193670

Follow these Steps to Add Payoneer Bank Account to Your Amazon KDP Account:

*Login to your KDP account.
*Scroll down to just after the tax interview and click on the "Add Bank'' link.
*Select the country from the list which is US since Payoneer bank account is a US account.
*Enter the bank name, account number, routing number, your name as the holder in the fields provided for them and select checking as the type of account. This will automatically be added to all the national market places.
*Click on the + sign in front of each market place to confirm that EFT payment option is selected and also set the currency of your choice which should be US dollars.

One way to find out what works for you with respect to publishing on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing is writing and publishing books in different genres and see what works for you and then concentrate on it afterwards.

KDP AND PAYONEER ACCOUNT CREATION

You can use the links below to create your Amazon KDP account and the second one to register and open a US bank account through Payoneer with which to receive your royalties.

Follow the tips I provided to guide you in the process and feel free to contact me for any clarification as you create the accounts.

KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING (KDP) ACOOUNT CREATION
This is the link for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Account Creation: https://kdp.amazon.com/

Tax Interview

These are what to take note of:
1. All the part concerning "Tax Treaty" and hence TIN, leave them blank because Nigeria don't have tax treaty with America. Continue the rest till the end of the tax interview and save.
2. Towards the end of it, Tick the check box to Agree to the terms. In the place of signature, put your full name that you are using to open the Amazon account. Select individual. Fill the date. Download or Print it and keep it for reference purpose. Submit it.


PAYONEER BANK ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
This is the link to register for Payoneer US Bank Account!
https://share.payoneer.com/nav/yS0vWe6Y6e0wsp4CfaesRgh9hCSCZxL5wbwBBJPiwx87BubcMuO3nTjVJ4F97LM_hOxmhHZ-OvDeGN90XUPV3g2

NOTE:
*Note that in both the KDP publisher account creation and registering for Payoneer bank account, you will be required to input a P.O Box mailing address or the postal code of your area, hence make sure you know that correctly.
*KDP Tax Interview: When Taking the Tax Interview, Any thing that has to do with the Tax Treaty under which you have the TIN, Use the Second option of "You have applied but yet to get it" and you will be fine.
*Make sure you use the same information (Names) to open the two accounts.
*Also, for the publishing account, there is a place where you will be asked if you are a US citizen, say No. There is also a place where you will be asked if you are going to be publishing as an individual or company, you should say individual.
*Make sure you use a valid email.
*Make sure you take your Amazon tax interview which is part of the KDP account creation process.
*As for the bank account information for Amazon KDP, you will enter those details once Payoneer has provided you with the required details: Bank name, Bank country (which is US) because Payoneer bank account is a US bank account, Bank account name, Bank account number, and routing number.
If you are yet to be provided with the Payoneer Bank account details, choose the option "I don't have a bank account" on your KDP publishing profile setup and continue the process. You can then go ahead to publish your book once you are done with the account setup as you can add the payoneer account details anytime you have it.
*Once Payoneer approve your application, they will want you to prove your identity with an ID. They will also want you to prove what you want to use the account for. In that case just tell them you are an Amazon author and publisher. They will then ask you to provide a link to your online business, in that case u put in a link to your Amazon author page or ASIN of your book. That will be after you book is published and “Live”.
*To do that, once you login to your Payoneer website, click on "Global Payment" and then scroll down to submit the proof of Identity and answer the Questionnaire.

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KDP AND PAYONEER ACCOUNT CREATION

You can use the links below to create your Amazon KDP account and the second one to register and open a US bank account through Payoneer with which to receive your royalties.

Follow the tips I provided to guide you in the process and feel free to contact me for any clarification as you create the accounts.

KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING (KDP) ACOOUNT CREATION
This is the link for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Account Creation: https://kdp.amazon.com/

Tax Interview

These are what to take note of:
1. All the part concerning "Tax Treaty" and hence TIN, leave them blank because Nigeria don't have tax treaty with America. Continue the rest till the end of the tax interview and save.
2. Towards the end of it, Tick the check box to Agree to the terms. In the place of signature, put your full name that you are using to open the Amazon account. Select individual. Fill the date. Download or Print it and keep it for reference purpose. Submit it.


PAYONEER BANK ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
This is the link to register for Payoneer US Bank Account!
https://share.payoneer.com/nav/yS0vWe6Y6e0wsp4CfaesRgh9hCSCZxL5wbwBBJPiwx87BubcMuO3nTjVJ4F97LM_hOxmhHZ-OvDeGN90XUPV3g2

NOTE:
*Note that in both the KDP publisher account creation and registering for Payoneer bank account, you will be required to input a P.O Box mailing address or the postal code of your area, hence make sure you know that correctly.
*KDP Tax Interview: When Taking the Tax Interview, Any thing that has to do with the Tax Treaty under which you have the TIN, Use the Second option of "You have applied but yet to get it" and you will be fine.
*Make sure you use the same information (Names) to open the two accounts.
*Also, for the publishing account, there is a place where you will be asked if you are a US citizen, say No. There is also a place where you will be asked if you are going to be publishing as an individual or company, you should say individual.
*Make sure you use a valid email.
*Make sure you take your Amazon tax interview which is part of the KDP account creation process.
*As for the bank account information for Amazon KDP, you will enter those details once Payoneer has provided you with the required details: Bank name, Bank country (which is US) because Payoneer bank account is a US bank account, Bank account name, Bank account number, and routing number.
If you are yet to be provided with the Payoneer Bank account details, choose the option "I don't have a bank account" on your KDP publishing profile setup and continue the process. You can then go ahead to publish your book once you are done with the account setup as you can add the payoneer account details anytime you have it.
*Once Payoneer approve your application, they will want you to prove your identity with an ID. They will also want you to prove what you want to use the account for. In that case just tell them you are an Amazon author and publisher. They will then ask you to provide a link to your online business, in that case u put in a link to your Amazon author page or ASIN of your book. That will be after you book is published and “Live”.
*To do that, once you login to your Payoneer website, click on "Global Payment" and then scroll down to submit the proof of Identity and answer the Questionnaire.

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If you are ready to take the next step in your publishing journey, here is an Amazon kindle direct publishing free webinars you can watch to bring you up to speed: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202193670

A good alternative publishing platform to Amazon kindle direct publishing is Draft2Digital. It is quite reliable and distributes books to many digital publishing and sales companies including Amazon kindle direct publishing.

So, you can try it out too and see how it works out for you and your publishing endeavor.

If you are still procrastinating on launching your publishing adventure because you are not sure of being able to finish or write a full novel as your first book, then you can start out by writing and publishing short stories. After your have mastered the fundamentals of writing and publishing through these short stories, you can then start writing and publishing full novels.

People normally ask questions on keywords when publishing their books. To get your keywords right, you need to have an understanding of search engine optimization.

Secondly, you need to put yourself in the place of a potential buyer and imagine what appropriate keywords you will used in searching for the book if you were searching for it on the Internet.

If you have been focusing your publishing endeavor only on Amazon KDP, it is high time you try out Draft2Digital too. Yes, I mean Draft2Digital!

Don't get me wrong! Amazon is great, it is the best and leader out there. But Draft2Digital is a bae too. Guest what? In whatever you do, multiple sources is always the best. So, strategize your writing and publishing such that you simultaneously publish your books through both platforms. For this to be possible, avoid the KDP's KU program!

How to Add a New Book to Your Published books Backlist in your Amazon Authorcentral profile:

While on Amazon author central, click on the menu "Books" and you will see a link "Add more books" click on it, input the ASIN of the book in the field provided, click on the "Add" button and it will be added to the catalog of your published books.

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words). Regional winners each receive £2,500 and the opportunity to be published online by Granta magazine, and the overall winner receives £5,000. 

The competition is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country who is aged 18 and over. 

The 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is open for online entries until 1 November 2020.

https://www.commonwealthwriters.org/cssp-2021/?q=%2Fr%2F4eaefda3a9cb663b6cc38397b&utm_source=September+2020+-+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter+-+Readers&utm_campaign=Weekly+Email

ON KEYWORDS
People normally ask questions on keywords when publishing their books. To get your keywords right, you need to have an understanding of search engine optimization.
Secondly, you need to put yourself in the place of a potential buyer and imagine what appropriate keywords you will used in searching for the book if you were searching for it on the Internet.

What do you think was responsible for DRAFT2DIGITAL purging Nigerians from their publishing platform and refusing to pay them their already earned royalties?

You can use this message format to inform Amazon KDP to help link both eBook and paperback editions of your published books:

Hello, hope you are great? My books have been published for more than a week now, but the ebook and paperback editions have not been linked and I will appreciate if you help out with this. Below are the ASIN details for both editions of the book.
ebook ASIN is .... and Print ASIN is .....

Thanks!

Success in book writing and publishing be it through Amazon KDP or any other digital platform is a game of numbers that is the more books you published, the greater your chances of financial success.

Please I was sent this mail... amazon Kdp gurus... what should I do?

Tgis is how KDP works:
You write the manuscript, edit it, format it, and design a professional Cover for it. You then create account with KDP and publish it. You are paid Royalties on each unit sales.
There are two types of royalties 35% and 70% of the list price.
As for receiving the payment, you use Payoneer.

When writing nonfiction books that you will publish through Amazon KDP, make sure you don't do mindless lifting of content from the Internet to avoid problems that can lead to termination of your publishing account.

How to Claim your book and add to your Amazon AuthoCentral profile: You can go to Amazon AuthoCentral through this link https://authorcentral.amazon.com/

While on author central, click on the menu "Books" and you will see a link "Add more books" click on it, input the ASIN and click on the Add button and it will be added to the catalog of your published books. Do this for both edition of your book (eBook and paperback).

When designing the print or paperback cover of a book, the most important parameters or required information are: Trim size and number of pages of the book.