jossypius:
Mk82 the Honourable creator of this group. Please I need help from all the Gurus in the house. How do I go on publishing on create space.
2) what are the possible advantages of publishing create space books through Draft2digital.
3) I Need serious help for creating create space book covers. Please I have no idea on the use of Photopshop. Secondly, I want to be able to make basic book covers for create space to reduce cost. Especially on this book covers, I need help.
4) How do I know the best niches to write on. I mean hot selling niches.
5) I read a post by Derek Murphy online here is his website.http://www.creativindie.com/how-to-make-a-full-print-book-cover-in-microsoft-word-for-createspace-lulu-or-lightning-source/ He said you can make Create space book covers in word. I saw the cover he made and it was really great and excellent.

1. To publish on createspace, go to createspace and search for book interior templates (Ms word). Download the size that is applicable to your book then paste your content in it. The tricky part is numbering the pages but Google can help.
2. I think if you publish to createspace through D2D, they will do the formatting for you but you may still have to design the cover. However, they will take 15% of your income.
3. Find someone to teach you Corel draw. It is easier and faster to learn than Photoshop. Any business center or small computer school in your area will do. Then you can make all your covers easily.
4. For niche or keyword research, check my post around page 9 to 11 of this thread.

bros1234:
So this is how we fared in September:

CreateSpace - $26.90 (Comment: I started createspace in the middle of Sep. Wish I had started much earlier)
KDP (US ) - $264.63
KDP (UK) - #51.93 (Pounds)
KDP (CAD) - $13.44
KDP (AUS) - $2.74


I will just assume that all of this is dollars and say that we pulled in: $359.64.

This is not much but I give God praise for it and hope for better days ahead.

Please note that I gave out over 1000 free books in the free downloads promo.

My goal now is to build a website along my niche and put all books there and then do some basic marketing for the books too, not just waiting for amazon.

This is very nice, although 30% will still go to tax (except UK). Also, you will get more money when pages read are calculated. Congrats.
You have a good start and you'll make more as we move into winter. Keep publishing and make sure you put them all in createspace (there's more money there).

Edetson:
Hi everyone, please is it safe to register as an Amazon Associate and still sell books on Amazon Kindle Publishers?

I'll appreciate all answers...

It is very safe. I started with Amazon as an Amazon associate, running 11 websites before I discovered Kindle Publishing. It's the same Amazon associate email that I'm using for Kdp as well as createspace.

Hello, I now have a team of 6 writers. I will not be hiring new people for a while. Thanks for all who responded.

ranson:
Hi mk82, Please help me!!! Which is routine number on Payoneer card. Amazon is asking for it.

First, it's routing number and it is not on the Payoneer card. It is in your payoneer account.
Has Payoneer given you an American bank account? It comes with a bank account number and a routing number. That is what you'll fill into your Amazon account.

Hello, I still need more writers. Send in your applications with a sample of your previous writing.

elmatino:
Hello House.

thanks for all the info.

I am having a challenge and I dont know how to go about it.

In doing my niche research, I try to type a keyword into the kindle store search bar and it gives me results that contain only audio books when I am actually particularly interested in ebooks. When I search under Kindle ebooks, its tells me 0 results and brings other results that are not related to what I have searched for.

I dont know what I am doing wrong. Even when I find a book already and type the name in the search bar in kindle ebooks, it still tells me 0 results.

Can someone help me with this please

Send an email to the gmail on my profile.

profdotcom:
1) Pls somebody should help, I am done publishing my book and is in amazon live....but my problem is that I can't find it any where both in Amazon and Google, I have search every where but can't see it apart from my bookshelf.

2) I uploaded a picture in my profile when I registered newly in Amazon, but now I want to delete the picture entirely but no option for that, the only option there is "upload'' that is to change pic.,.I hope my picture won't affect my sell as a "black man''

3) pls I wrote a book in German (translation)....in my key word option, should I also translate in German?

4) In one of my books, there is this table that no matter what i do in the name of formatting and arrangement, any time I try to preview my work it will still scatter, abeg I don tire, any clue on how to make it stable...... Thanks BOSS, God bless You....AMEN
Cc
Mk82

1. There is something called ""domain propagation" in website design. It is the time it takes for the website's information to travel to the appropriate DNS servers, search engines and so on. The same thing applies to a book published on Amazon. The information will propagate gradually on Amazon and to other websites over time. In the next few days, few weeks and months, you will see more information about your book on Amazon and around the internet.
2. Simply upload a blank image, flower, inanimate object or abstract design to replace your picture.
3. If the book is in German, then the keywords should also be German.
4. Tables don't convert well in kindle. Convert the table to a jpeg or PNG image and your problem is solved!

profdotcom:
Pls my good pple..... Is there any thing wrong with this screenshots.....I am not comfortable with what dey wrote there....thanks

Cc
Mk82

My friend, you are worrying too much about this your book. Leave it alone and go and publish other books. You need several books to make real money from this business. That screen shot is the same for every book. But to reduce your bp, here is the explanation:
1. Your book is currently ineligible for a countdown deal because you have done a free book promotion. You can choose only one free benefit within every 3-month enrollment period.
2. The explanation for the ad campaign is there so read it.
3. Kindle edition normalized page count is the number of pages your book will show in a kindle device. The 47 presently there is an estimate because they have not set the start reading location. This will be done later. It is the page where your real content begins after title, copyright, table of contents etc. Once the start reading location is set, the pages will reduce.

Godmother:
I logged into my account today and saw that I have some free price match units for some books I uploaded few days ago. I tried googling it but didn't understand what its about. Who has any experience with this price match thing?


Cc
Mk82

[Free Units-Price Match: Number of free units sold
while a book is made available for free due to
matching a competitor's free promotion. 0 (zero)
means this book did not have free units sold.
Note: No royalties are due for free units sold due
to matching a competitor's free promotion. See
the Pricing Page for details.]

This simply means when Amazon detects that your book is free on a competitor's website, they drop the price on Amazon to $0. You won't get any money since they sold at $0.

Johncrown80:

thanks bro have set it now
again sir where do i see amount of free download that my book got through kdp select free promotion

Login to your account and click on Month-to-Date Unit Sales.

profdotcom:
@mk82...May God reward u for what ur doing, ur a God's sent
Pls I have small question, I wrote a book and I have published it but I want to interpret the same book into different languages.... Pls is it acceptable..... Will Amazon publish it with different language and different author name....Thanks bro

You are free to interpret your book and publish in different languages but I don't think it's necessary to use different author names. When publishing the version for each language, choose the appropriate marketplace (country).

Olamarkjoel:
@mk82 i want to ask about recipe cook book, i have researched on some keywords but my concerns is must those recipe have picture in the book?
thanks for the responses.

No, you don't have to put pictures but a few pictures here and there will not hurt.

emmanuelbrown26:

Good day, what of freelancer, writing online for you

No, I want people I can have direct contact with.

I have replied every application I got. Please check your emails.

olatemitayo:
I cant find your gmail ad. in the post but then i just want to recommend someone to you. She is good! Her gmail ad. is obalizabeth@gmail.com. You can just send a message with the subject 'recommended'. I will ask her to forward d required details to you.

The gmail is on my profile page.

Those who already sent applications to my email, I will reply everybody tomorrow morning.

I need Experienced Writers For Regular Work
Please check the details on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3282709/experienced-writers-needed-regular-work and apply if you fit the description.

EXPERIENCED WRITERS NEEDED FOR REGULAR WORK

I need a team of at least 4 excellent writers for ongoing work. Basically, you will be producing material (content) for books in the cooking, health and fitness as well as crafts categories.

I have been hiring writers online but I have now decided to bring the money home to Nigeria. I need people I can depend on to work for me month to month. Basic training will be provided in writing style and presentation.

I will provide more details about the specific types of topics that you will write when you are hired.

**This Job Is For Writers With Perfect Command Of English. Do not apply if your written English is not good. I do not have the time for correcting mistakes.

Payment will be per job that you do as will be agreed. Each writer will make a minimum of N30,000 to N45,000 per month.

You will be responsible for necessary research after a topic has been given to you. Your work should be unique and must pass the Copyscape duplicate content check and other online plagiarism checkers. (Proper rewriting and paraphrasing skills will help you to overcome this hurdle.)

**Again, I want only writers that have perfect English. If your English is bad, do not waste my time and yours. You should be ready to take time to proofread your work before submission. I don't want to see any awkward sentences, bad grammar and spelling errors.

**Send your application to the Gmail on my profile page. Please include samples of similar work you have done previously. Use EXPERIENCED WRITER as the subject line of the email.

This project is ongoing, so if your work is good and your price is right, you will get other jobs from me immediately after the first project.

Mk82

Segunnairaland:
Pls what do u mean by wrong key word?

Basically, The keyword is the topic your book is based on. It is the foundation of success in online publishing. I think I recognize this username. If you're the person I think you are, ask Sunday to explain to you.

Nerdychica:
Guys payoneer keeps declining my application , and I need the bank account number to update my amazon kdp details before I can upload a book , is there another way pls ?

1. You don't need a bank account to start uploading books. The default setting is cheque for those who don't have American bank accounts. Start publishing. You can always add the bank account when you get it.
2. Send an email to the gmail on my profile page explaining the details of your payoneer account problem so we can sort it.

Johncrown80:

I did not oo
Pls how do I set it

TO SET FREE PROMOTION:
Go to your dashboard. Look to the right side of the book and click on Promote and Advertise. On the next page choose Free Book Promotion then click on the yellow bar that says create free book promotion. Set your preferred dates and save.

bros1234:

Hey bro, what do you recommend? The free download or countdown deal or ad campaign.
By the way, i have uploaded 6 books so far, with only 15 sales, in 10 days. I really need to improve the results.
Thanks

1. I do only free downloads.
2. If your books are not selling, it's likely you chose wrong keywords.

Johncrown80:

pls sir my book has gone live for the past 3weeks and enrolled in kdp select but their was no single free kdp select download talkless of having purchase
and when i check my kdp select status i saw smthn lk this 'the start reading page of your book is not yet set' could this be the reason of having no download and if yes how do i set it??

Did you set a free book promotion?

bros1234:


Thanks.

Do you suggest I enroll all my books on KDP select?

Yes, then promote them for 2-3 days.

ranson:
Hi mk82, is it possible to publish both on Amazon and Draft2digital at the same time? I know you can promote your books on amazon, is it possible to do the same thing on Draft2digital? Thanks for the anticipated response.

1. Yes, you can as long as the book as been removed from Kdp select and the enrollment period has elapsed. 2. On draft2digital, you don't "promote" books but you can make your book free for a few days to get some attention.

Olamarkjoel:

ok bro, Must i apply for a new one after it expires or payoneer will contact me to apply for a new card like our local bank here?
Thank you for your response.

A few months before it expires, they'll send you a reminder email to apply for a new card. It will also include details of how to go about it.

bros1234:
@mk82
I just started acting on this. I would really need some motivation. I just published 4 books and hope to publish 10 more before month end. As a blogger and web designer I have built my writing capacity very strongly and can finish a 5000-word material in just 10 hours.
How do I go about getting reviews? I believe a book will not sell much without reviews.
Any way we can meet, I would be grateful. My office is at Allen Avenue Ikeja, let's talk one on one please.
Thanks

1. I don't do anything to get reviews. All my reviews are natural.
2. No we can't meet unless you want the one on one training. You can ask your questions here or send them to the email on my profile page. I do my best to answer everybody's questions.

Olamarkjoel:
@Mk82, i want to ask you a question concerning my payoneer card which is going to expire on October 2016, my question is that, can i use my card bank details for my kdp amazon and when my card expires, will i retain my previous card bank details? Or should i wait for my card to expire or go ahead and use it like that? Am confuse bro.

The bank details are always retained whenever a card expires and a new one is issued.

Frankicent:
@mk82 I need your WhatsApp number got some problems...

Send your request to the gmail on my profile page. I'll reply as soon as I can.

juwoonn:
Who has withdrawn from the ATM recently?
I have been selling my funds to exchangers but I heard a rumour that some banks ATMs now give payoneer withdrawal N380 per dollar.
Specifically Stanbic and UBA... Please who can verify this

Current ATM withdrawal rate at about 5:00 pm today 28/7/2016 is N290 at Zenith Bank And Eco Bank (they both give same rates and they are the highest). Stambic charges you extra N500 per withdrawal which makes their rate currently 283.

Godwin616:
Is there a way you can organise a seminar for group of people say like 50 people since you have discontinued with one-on-one training.
I also want to know if the DVD contains A-z of what a beginer need to know to start kindle publishing. Thanks for the good job.

1. I did not stop the one-on-one training. I only increased the money to N50,000 so it will attract only people who know the value of what they are getting and are serious about pursuing it..
2. Yes, I can conduct a seminar for a group of any size. I actually did 2 seminars last year for such groups. I once tried to put together a seminar for followers of this thread but the response was very poor.
3. Yes, the DVD contains more than enough information for beginners. It also includes a PDF guide that I wrote specifically for Nigerians. I recently added some material for createspace publishing.

Bestlyf:
@Mk82 How should one price books published with draft2digital? Can one use the same pricing for Kdp on this platform as well?

Yes, use the same price since they are all eBook platforms.

Tweak2k:
Hey good day Have been following your writeup for. while now. Decided to create my own eBook using a pen name. I have questions to ask the eBook am creating is on weight loss.. Since am using a pen name do I need a copyright page? if yes please how do I write one..
2:how do i write Dedication and Acknowledgements? without your help I can't complete my eBook...

1. Every book must have a copyright page. And a disclaimer statement if the book is health related.
2. Google sample copyright statements for ebooks. Or just copy from any eBook you have.
3. Dedication and acknowledgement are not really necessary. I include dedication only in my paperback editions. Just a line that says this book is dedicated to so and so person.

MULLAH123:
Wonderful thread yet lost in thousands. @ mk82 how is business going, kdp to be precise. We started but along the way, the passion died down, its really for the hardworkers. Just a reharsh, is kindle publishing still profitable as those days. though I only published 7 books back then, I do see sales once in a blue moon nowadays. What wll you advise if one is to continue this path, thanks. this thread miss u though

a quick question pls, I want to go the route of paying writers, which site wl you recommend, upwork or fiverr and for a book of 5000 words, around what region of $$$ will i get that. thanks.

@ MULLAH123 business is great and is bigger now. We have expanded to draft2digital and createspace and there is more money than before. People are becoming landlords. I recently went with one of us to buy a 2004 tokunbo Toyota Matrix - all from this business.
Don't work because of passion. Passion is overrated - success is really for determined people who continue to work hard when passion has died.
TO CONTINUE
1. Sit down and do thorough research to find a lot of good non-fiction keywords then create quality content and start publishing. Bigger books perform better now.
2. Remove all your old books from KDP select and when the select enrollment period has expired, publish them in draft2digital. They will be given a new life. Tip- you can do a final 3 days free book promotion to see whether you can get some more sales on kindle.
3. Publish your books on createspace immediately (those that are not too small). Createspace gives us more money now.
4. Outsourcing - The best site is still Upwork. A 5000 words book can still be gotten for about $30. However, 5000 words is small now for most good niches. If you outsource a 5000 word book, take some time to work on it and expand it to 7000-10000 words. So you are actually doing partial outsourcing - which is what I do.

EroticDesigns:
Does anybody undestand knepc 2.0?
Mk82.
Gurus in the house.

Knepc 2.0 is just Amazon's attempt to tighten the lapses in the kenp read program. Some people are trying to game the system by using larger fonts, adding empty pages to their books etc.
With the new system, the page count of many books will reduce by 10-15% while a few will increase in page count.

juwoonn:
hello my brothers and sisters..i believe we're all progressing in this business.

@mk82..honestly your help here is priceless.

It pains me so much to see that the CBN is cheating us with their official rate. I feel cheated when i withdraw with my payonner card at the rate of N197 per dollar and i sell my neteller(gamble) funds to exchangers at N280 per dollar the same day. Obviously we are being cheated by the system.

Oga mk82 is there any Payoneer exchanger in Nigeria? I believe the exchangers buys and sell at unofficial rates which are apparently higher.

I'm still your loyal student.

Someone told me there are now payoneer exchangers on nairaland. She exchanged for N205 to $1. Maybe there will be others that can offer better rates. I am still withdrawing at N186 because I haven't found a better way to get an amount close to street value. Again, one has to consider the issue of trust.
If you know someone who has payoneer account in the USA or Europe, you can transfer your funds to them
They will then withdraw and send foreign currency to you which you can sell in black market.

kdcextra:
This forum is quite a good one and it's heart warming to see people help each other to succeed!

@mk82 God bless you tremendously! Please is this business still lucrative seeing this post started in 2013? Though more book are published daily but in your opinion, can someone still make a good profit monthly based on the lessons learnt from this forum? God bless you all!

Online publishing (Kindle and other channels) is even more profitable now. What has changed is the "quality barrier" for getting to the top of the market. Now, you need better quality books if you want to make good sales. If you can provide the current quality demanded by buyers, they will flock to your books and you will make a lot of money.
That is what we do!

juwoonn:
@mk82 long time... good to know this thread is still doing great. i want to publish my old kindle books on draft2digital. Please is d2d formatting the same with kindle? or should i submit the files for my createspace store to d2d?

secondly, i filled in my account details and tax info on d2d but i got a 500 error msg which has persisted for 2 days now; could it be because i'm yet to publish a title on d2d?

i anticipate your prompt response boss.

How're you doing Juwoonn?
To publish on D2D, simply upload the same MS Word files (and cover) you used for kindle. No further formating required.
The 500 error problem may be from the browser. Try using another browser. Also, are you using a browsing hack? Tor browser, psiphon etc can cause such issues.