If you use image(s) in you book cover design, make sure you snapped or created it yourself or download a commercial free ones from a photo stock website or buy premium images from such photo stock websites. This will help you avoid copyright issues.

The major determinants of the success of a book are: 1. The Storyline and how engaging it is. 2. Professional formatting 3. Nichie and professional cover. 4. Planned Launching (Initial buzz). 5. Marketing.

The three Best Book Publishing Platforms that can make it easy for you to launch a publishing career.

http://ebookstrati..com/2017/06/The-Three-Best-eBook-Publishing-Platforms.html?m=1

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If you published books through Amazon KDP, I do want to inform you that you can now delete an unpublished book from your Bookshelf. This will help cleanup your bookshelf.

It is a new feature. To delete an unpunished book, click on the three dots to the right of the "Promote and Advertise" button to access the option list. From there, click on "delete".

If you don't want to publish your books exclusively on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, then you can use Draft2Digital to go wide with them to get them distributed to iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd, etc.

Continue writing and publishing as many books as possible as that will ensure you get consistent sales since if one book doesn't sell, another will do.

Stop looking for publishing agents or publishers, and go independent through Amazon or Draft2Digital if you are targeting foreign audience and Nigeria's OkadaBooks if your are targeting local audience.

HOW TO BECOME A PROFICIENT WRITER:

These steps will be of great help to you in your desire to improve your writing.

1. Read good books in the genre you are interested in to understand the basic structure and rhythm used by established authors whose books you are reading. Also put into consideration your purpose of writing and be passionate about it too!!

2. Learn and perfect how to express your thought through outlining.

3. Write every day. Your writing will improve as you write.

4. Acquire basic editing and proofreading skills.

5. Get feedbacks on your writing by sharing it with people.

It will interest you to know that if you are currently working on any book which you intend to publish through Amazon KDP, it will be advisable to publish it early January or in February. This is because there will be a lot of new Kindle users (those you just got their first Kindle) and hence there will be good chance of sales for even new authors as these set of buyers are more likely to try books from new authors.

It is good you also publish the Paperback edition of your Kindle (ebooks) through KDP Print as it gives you an additional unit of product with the potential of increasing your earnings.

On eBook and Print (Paperback) Editions:
Paperback edition is the book format that will be printed and delivered to a buyer just like the textbooks or novels you are used to. the eBook will be delivered electronically to the buyers device (Kindle reader or phone). Paperback cover has both front and back while eBook cover is only a front cover.
It is not compulsory to publish your book in both editions. You can decide to publish it as only an eBook.

Ensure you write everyday. This is because this consistent, determined, and concentrated effort will help enhance your creative writing skills and productivity!

One good method you can use to improve your writing is to find and join author or writing forums where you will meet and socialize with other authors.

This will give you the opportunity to ask questions and get relevant responses. You can also get beta readers or accountability partners from such forums.

Some of these media include Facebook book groups, Kboards, and Goodreads.

Researching Best Categories for your Book:

The best way to know the best fit categories for you new book is to Google something that describe the niche of the book like "best selling health books on Amazon" for a health book. Click on anyone of the book on the list that is like your book. Scroll down on its sales page until you get to where its categories are listed.

This is a typical example of a book's categories as listed on its sales page:

#2286 in Kindle Store > Kindle Short
Reads > 30 minutes (12-21 pages) > Health, Fitness & Dieting
#5154 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks >
Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine
> Alternative Therapies
#7766 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks >
Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diets & Weight Loss >
Diets > Weight Maintenance


And this is the Information you need from it:

Health ,Fitness & Dieting

Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Alternative Therapies

Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diets & Weight Loss > Diets > Weight Maintenance

Being a prolific writer is the only sure way to be able to make a good gain from publishing books through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).

You want to know what is Copyediting or the detailed processes of copyediting, then read up this article:

http://amazonauthorinsights.com/post/165267666240/a-conversation-with-my-copyeditor-by-edan?ref=aai_ts_write

Writing and publishing under two or three different pen names and if possible under different genre is a good way to ensure greater visibility and sales if you are a prolific writer.

According to Amazon AuthorInsight, it has never been this easier to be a published author.

http://amazonauthorinsights.com/post/152570326265/it-has-never-been-easier-to-be-an-author-by?ref=aai_ts_write

According to Amazon AuthorInsight, as a writer keep tab on these things and more as detailed in the article below:

1.Always be ready to write
2.Start with why
3.Keep track and focus only on progress

http://amazonauthorinsights.com/post/158183581457/developing-a-powerful-writing-habit-by-honorée?ref=aai_ts_write

Here are Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Print Formatting Tips and Tricks:

https://ebookstrati..com.ng/2018/05/amazon-kindle-direct-publishing-print.html?m=1

No writer is perfect! Discover what process works best for you with this insight from Honorée Corder .

http://honoreecorder.com/p-is-for-perfection/

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Print Formatting Tips and Tricks
https://ebookstrati..com.ng/2018/05/amazon-kindle-direct-publishing-print.html?m=1