WORLDPEACE:

Hello, thanks for this thread. Is your Ebook on kindle publishing still available? Is it still sold at price on page 1?

It's a DVD of all the materials I use plus more. It has training videos, PDFs etc. Also a kindle guide for Nigerians written by me as well as a mini createspace guide and templates.
The price is still N20,000 inclusive of courier to any location in Nigeria

kayo80:
Hey guys, how are you all doing. Please, when do you get your draft2digital payment. MK82...pls can you help with an answer, or anyone else.

7th to 10th of every month through Payoneer.

modath:
Mk82 .... Keep up the good work....

Thanks

justi4jesu:


#23,558 credit alert received and items purchased from Amazon

Aquarium Air Pump, Air Pump tubing and laptop battery received in good condition.
I'll definitely use your service again.

justi4jesu:

#23,558 credit alert received and items purchased from Amazon

Noted, thanks.

justi4jesu:



Hi Good morning,

Please search on only Amazon.com

Hi again justi4jesu,

Here are the amazon.com links

Items to be delivered to Lagos: Give me the price in naira and dollars (I can pay through Payoneer).

1) https://www.amazon.com/Hidom-Efficiency-Adjustable-Multi-Speed-Aquarium/dp/B00BCKT1XO/

Hidom High Efficiency Quiet Adjustable Multi-Speed Twin Outlet Aquarium Air Pump - 4W 4.0 Lpm
$23.39

2) https://www.amazon.com/Penn-Plax-Aquariums-Flexible-Standard/dp/B0002563MW/

PENN PLAX Standard Airline Tubing Air Pump Accessories, 25-Feet
$2.99

3) https://www.amazon.com/Bay-Valley-Parts-7800mAh-Replacement/dp/B00BVY6XR8/

Bay Valley Parts 9-Cell 10.8V 7800mAh New Replacement Laptop Battery for HP:EliteBook 8460p,EliteBook 8460w,EliteBook 8470p,EliteBook 8470w

$23.88

Hi justi4jesu,

I need the following items to Lagos: Give me the price in naira and dollars. I can pay through Payoneer.

1) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hidom-Aquarium-Adjustable-HD-603-Accessories/dp/B00QSJH43S/

Hidom 4.0w Aquarium Adjustable Air Pump Twin Valve HD-603 with Accessories
Price: £13.95


2) https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Fish-Aquatic-Pets/METRE-AQUARIUM-AIR-LINE-Fish-Tank-Airline/B003ZII5TC/

5 METRE of AQUARIUM AIR LINE Fish Tank Airline
£1.19

3) https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/5k6/NinjaBatt-Laptop-Battery-EliteBook-8460p-8560w-8470p/B01GE2SOX2/

Ninjabatt 9 Cell Laptop Battery for HP 628670-001 628668-001 QK642AA CC06XL 628666-001 QK643AA EliteBook 8460P 8460W 8470P 8470W 8560P 8570P 631243-001 CC06 HSTNN-F08C HSTNN-LB2H CC09 HSTNN-I90C
£20.54

Thanks

ojconfirm:
Hello All Guru In The House, Kindly Help Me. I Have 4 Photobook On Kdp And Another 4 Photobook On Creacespace But All The Photobook On Kdp And Creacespace Are Not Making Sale At Al. Please Help Me Ooo

I don't know who started this photobook story on nairaland. As far as I know (from personal research), photo books don't sell. I'm yet to see someone who made any money with them.
Sorry for the effort you put into those books. Just forget about them, go and research better niches and publish books that will sell.
Check the research method I posted on page 9 or 10 of this thread. Use it to find good keywords.

AncientTimes:


Can I set the proxy stuff on my android phone sir. I downloaded the app, but I can't see the proxy settings.

The epic browser I mentioned is for PC while opera mini is for Android (make sure it's the old version). Opera mini does not require any setting,

Ewenla202:
Thank you @MK82, pls what is correct dimension for createspace book cover.

The cover dimensions depends on the size of the book. The most common is 6" x 9". Check other books with similar number of pages in kindle then check the dimensions they used for their paperback.

AncientTimes:


MK82, wait Oh, I don't know about this. Can you educate me more on this. Does that mean that all my search for keywords has been limited that?

Yes, you have been seeing limited search results. About 2-3 years ago, Amazon started restricting search results to the services that are supported in each country or region. Kindle is not supported in Nigeria so we get paperback and audio book results when we do keyword research with Nigerian IP address.
However, if you log into Amazon with an American or European account, even if your IP address is Nigerian, you will get the full results.
You can use epic browser to get America or European IP addresses. Old opera mini on Android also gives foreign IP addresses.
These are the solutions we adopted - business must continue.

koonbey:
Hello everyone. I tried doing some keyword research and all I kept seeing was audio books and paperbacks. Some keywords even reported "no books found". I suspect it has something to do with my location being set to Nigeria. Please advise.

You are right, it has to do with your Nigerian location. Download epic browser, install it and enable the proxy (on the upper right hand). It gives you American IP address and you can go to Amazon and get the full results for your research.

Ewenla202:
Sirs, is it advisable to create a paperback on kdp . I am bit not clear about this. Thank you. Mk82, Bro1234, Ancient times your attention is urgently needed here.

I've tried the new kdp paperback feature and didn't really like it. I still prefer createspace.

Obinnaijezie:
This is quite amazing, I always see amazon as a very difficult place to make money online but from what you taught us so far, I will give it a try. I have account with some plr sites, can I sell good plr books there also?

Don't publish plr. Amazon hates content that is freely available and they won't hesitate to suspend your account.
Publish only unique materials.

All4good:
@mk82, @bros1234, @ancient times and other established authors in the house I great you.

Can I use my KDP account registered as "individual" to publish books of two different authors.
That is to say if am writing in two different niche like recipe and technology so I want to use 2 different pen name, can I use the same Amazon account to publish books by these 2 pen names. Again recall that the account is "individual" thanks.

Yes, you can use it to publish as many different authors as you want. Amazon allows you to use several pen names for books under the same account.

bros1234:


Bro, You have created a thread to sell your whatsapp seminar. I think that is enough. It will be unfair for you to derail this thread or try to exploit. This thread has raised many millionaires in the last 2 years. Pls let it enjoy its direction.

Cheers

I approve this comment. Ribechi, comply at once.

juwoonn:
Hi all,
Its been ages. Hope ya all killing it on kindle.
Recently I had a fiverr freelancer write a kindle book for me and while publishing, kdp flaged down my book for copyrighted issues despite that it's clean on copyscape. I replied the first message with this;
"Hello there,
I do not understand the documentations that I have been required to submit for this book. I hold the neccessary right to the publication of the book. I paid a writer to write for me on fiverr and she understands that I want to publish on amazon. I verified that the book content is unique with copyscape and the name Sarah....... is a pen name that I have used before on this platform.
Please kindly let me know exactly what the issue is.

Regards"
Please check the first message and their reply in the attached screenshots. kindly provide recommendations if you have encountered this kind of situation before.
mk82 please come and see o.

Juwoonn, how now? Fiverr is a very risky place to outsource books. They're a lot of desperate workers there and they can put you in trouble. I don't know how they do it, the work will pass copyscape but won't pass Amazon's test.
I wish I had seen your post before you replied them, I would have said don't bother replying. They'll just block the book after 5 days and sometimes they can decide to allow it.

Definitely don't take ribechi's advice.

If they allow the book to stay, you still have to take the trouble to rewrite it to make it more unique for the sake of your account.
Around 2014-15, I hired someone on odesk for a series of 165 recipes that had the same problem. They allowed the book when I didn't reply after 5 days but I had to take 2 weeks to rewrite every single recipe to protect my business. Those books have made several thousand dollars since.

bros1234:


Hmm. Do you see this dollar stabilized? At what point?

Economic recovery cannot happen miraculously as CBN cannot maintain the release of over $300M every week to maintain dollar liquidity. I'm waiting until end of the week before selling (of course,with my eyes on daily movements).

Godmother:


Usually I doubt people who drop such a high figure of their earnings. But I'm following two of your books and I know they are numbers 3 and 5 respectively in the niche you chose. Congrats and continue to remain another inspiration to some of us.

Madam, how've you been? $1000 per month is no longer a high figure these days. Many people here are now making multiples of that monthly.

bros1234:


lol.

It will come sha.

please do you have a reliable Payoneer buyer for good rate. I need to sell some

I have a reliable Payoneer buyer but I want the new dollar rate to stabilize before selling this week.

bros1234:


Oga Mk82, your oil will never run dry.

From November last year, I've never made anything less than 1,000$. I really need to see you, just to buy you a bottle of drink.

I remain ever grateful.

Amen to your prayer. We'll keep doing all we can to help. This your drink that you've been promising, let it not become one trailer load before we see o!

AncientTimes:
Oga MK82, God bless you for all you have done for me. For listening to me and all my disturbing emails, when I was still a baby in online business. Groping about, seeking for direction. God used you to help me. But sir, I can say that by the mercies of God, I have learned a lot from you and from others on this thread. Now, I can format my books for createspace with expertise, I can format books for kindle within 30 minutes at the most. What about cover, I design covers for both createspace and Kindle with such touch of expertise. To say the least, I have grown. When it comes to keywords, my knowledge has increased like water. I can say now that many of my books are ranking on the first page of Amazon search, which in turn is boosting sales. I thank you sir, and may I say that only God will reward you.

I will make a video of my ebook, createspace formating and book covers and put the link right here for anyone who needs help in that area as an expression of my gratitude to you. Thank You sir, MK82, with respect. See what God has used you to do for me below:.


For some people this might be small, but for me, where I am is a function of God's grace and mercies. I blessed his name for his help so far and giving me the privileged to receive income from this business.
MY earning so far.
Creatpsace
$ 135.96
£ 3.23
€ 4.29

While in KDP, so far this what has happened to my account.
Kdp U. S $ 54.60
KDP UK £ 5.07
KDP ES : € 1.67
KDP Canada: $ 5. 44
KDP AUS $ 2.77


I have over 3000 Kenp read across all my tithes.
And to tell you the least, God has not finished with my account this month yet.
Father, I pray you bless everyone doing business in this thread in Jesus name.



I SAY THIS TO ENCOURAGE SOMEBODY HERE. that this business is real. Start small, take a step. All you need is a laptop, constant Internet connectivity and ability to write, the rest, Amazon will do it for you.


NOTE BEST: I Began serious kdp online business in January. This is my second month and you can see an increase in my income. The month is not even finished yet . Praise God.

In this month, I was so busy, I didnt even publish any book as such. But see what God done with my account. Take a step, earn money online.

Thank you for becoming one of the few that have the staying power to break through their beginner's challenges. That's where many give up. Only the rugged survive in this business. If you keep it up, you'll be earning over $1000 per month in the next 6 months.

Eze2000:
guys, would u say publishing on amazon is better than blogging?

It's ten times better but I don't have time to go into explanations. I had 11 websites and several blogs before I discovered online publishing and was delivered from fruitless effort.

AncientTimes:
Thank you so much. I was thinking of how to proof for a very effective way of releasing Kindle books. MK82, what can I do that improve sells. Because, the book you guided me to produce, only sold four copies and after that, no more sales. Any tips.

Someone asked me this same question 3 days ago and below is the answer I gave her:

First, sales of books are not guaranteed. That is why we keep on publishing new books because we cannot be 100% sure of the one that will sell well. Most of my income comes from less than 20% of my books. That being said, research is the foundation of this business. If you do proper research to find out what people are buying, you will greatly increase the probability of creating a book that will bring good sales. (Do not just think up a topic in your head). Also, create a quality book that can compete favorably with other books with the same keyword.
If there are some obvious quality problems with the book (cover design, wrong title, poor proofreading, substandard content, bad English etc), you may spend little time to fix them.
But I would rather say don't worry about that book, just move on to the next and the next.
Just ensure you do proper research before every book. Check page 9 or 10 this thread for my research method."

Additionally, publish your books in draft2digital (after removing them from Kdp select.). Some keywords that are already saturated on Kindle can still generate good sales on Apple store, Barnes & Nobles etc.

AncientTimes:
Please Oh, I need help. What is the fastest way to proof read your kindle ebooks. Can I do it online.

Proofreading has to be done by a human. To my knowledge, there's no software that can provide an acceptable level of proofreading for a book. You either do it yourself, hire a freelancer or get a friend to do it.

bros1234:
MATTERS ARISING.

Pls @mk82 and others. I would like to draw your attention to something going on. While I have been following this thread, ya all aware that Iopened another thread also to keep track of my my publishing and provide updates, so that I dont clog this thread which has gone into it's 3rd year.

Thread here: https://www.nairaland.com/3269169/modified-making-money-publishing-amazon

At the 9th page of the thread, someone bumps in and says that people should beware of dealing with the OP, that his real name is Jude Ibro and that he is a scammer. His exact post in the quoted below:




I was confused for the following reasons.


1. Yes, the above usernames bros1234 and bros12345 are my monikers..(that's the monikers the complainant stated scammed him)

2. My full names are not Jude Ibro (that is the name the complainant stated scammed him)

3. I have never received money from any Nairalander in the form of payment for service or product.

4. Since I started that thread, I have only offered free advice and never asked for monetary compensation.

5. Right now, I am as confused as everyone regarding this accusation, but I'm also glad it's coming out. I want to know what's happening. Just so we can set the record straight.

Just like I stated in that thread:


I want anyone with any kind of details to come forward.

My name is not Jude Ibro. That's for real.

I'll provide my real name and link to my amazon books, payments, payoneer, all. I'll provide login details to trusted investigators willing to take this matter up.

People can also come to my office for confirmation.

Something fishy is going on and I don't know it unless I know details. My office is at Ikeja, 6 Alen Avenue.

Please who is coming and when are û coming.

Is it possible that someone hijacks another person's moniker on Nairaland and use it to sell something or solicit for funds.

I am very confused right now. Please guys come in and help

Thanks

Accuser's moniker: lobell

I have also opened another thread so we can actually know what's really happening.

https://www.nairaland.com/3463686/re-scam-alert-jude-ibro

This is really sad. When some are sweating day and night to make real money, others are looking for who to steal from. @bros1234 as shown that he's not this person so his name should be cleared from this affair.

AncientTimes:






Thank you for responding. I have tried uploading as pdf, doc, or docx and Htm(web page filtered form). You know that the problem is that the book that I an trying to upload contains a lot of pictures. Please can anyone help me. Oga MK82, Bros 1234, or any other guru in thr house.


2) My second question is, has anyone ever or published a book with pictures? How did you go about the formatting. Thank you for your anticipated response.

Send a mail to the email on my profile page. Write a step by step of your formatting process so I can point out where you are making mistakes.
I also need to know
- the version of MS word you are using
- the type of images
- the file format of the images.

bros1234:
Hi @mk82:

It looks like I cant receive pounds and EURO payments via Payoneer. Cos the payment sent to me by amazon is not coedited yet. Is that correct sir?

The USA bank account provided by Payoneer works for all marketplaces no matter the currency. Each country's earning will be converted to dollars and paid to you. Sometimes there could be delays in payment but it is always sorted out within a few days. This month, I'm still waiting for payment from Australia and some European countries.

AncientTimes:
I have been following this thread for a long time now. are books Amazon best sellers rank of 150,000 or 200,00, a profitable niches.

Amazon best sellers rank of 150,000 or 200,000 is not very profitable but also not so bad. There are almost 5 million books on Kindle Store so 150,000 or 200,000 is not so bad nowadays. However, if you want books that will really sell well, look for keywords with a good number of books with Amazon best sellers rank of below 100,000.

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If your book is in Kdp select, you can publish it on createspace and other paperback publishing companies. You are not allowed to publish it on other eBook publishing platforms (draft2digital, smashwords, iBooks etc.).

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If your book is in Kdp select, you can publish it on createspace and other paperback publishing companies. You are not allowed to publish it on other eBook publishing platforms.

jossypius:
Hello everyone in the House.

I want to publish on createspace and I need quick answers. Do I need to pay any money to create space before publishing or do I still pay any money in advance to create space. 2)Hoe do you get paid after your book has been published on createspace. Can you still use the same payonner account. Pleass o, I need quick answers to proceed.

1, Createspace is free at every stage. When you get to the proofing stage, choose digital proof.
2. Use the same Payoneer bank details. Hint: use the same email and password and names on your kindle account. This makes it easier for them to link the kindle and createspace copies of your books on Amazon.