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Being a writer is a source of joy and creativity just like being a published author is a source of fulfilment and pride. But in all, being an author whose books are selling is the climax.

Thanks to digital publishing platforms like Amazon the Largest digital publishing platform and others such as StreetLib, Lulu, PublishDrive, an author can now easily monetize his/her craft. The following are five tips that will enable a Nigerian writer/author get the best in publishing on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) or any other digital publishing platform.

1. Write books that has the Potential of Selling: This is the most important factor. Ask yourself the question "Will I be willing to put my money on this book if it were written by another author?" Your answer to this question will help you to have a realistic value/potential of the book. If the book has information or entertainment value that will make you buy it, then others can too.

2. Properly edit and Proofread it: This will further enhance it value and chances of success.

3. Set a right and reasonable Price for it: qualify the book to know what price to set it at. Don't be greedy by thinking that you are targeting westerners and hence you have to prize high. Those people are as careful in spending as you do. To qualify it, compare it with similar books by other successful author in your genre.

4. Properly format the content to Amazon KDP standard and design a professional cover for it: These two components are the packaging aspects of the book product. And you know the importance of packaging in sales conversion.

5. Promotion/Marketing: This is also very important. But as a newly published author, you can successfully use Facebook book groups to great advantage in marketing your books for free. Also, once you have made enough sales, you can reinvest it into the business by making use of Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) to promote your books.

Being a writer is a source of joy and creativity just like being a published author is a source of fulfilment and pride. But in all, being an author whose books are selling is the climax.

Thanks to digital publishing platforms like Amazon the Largest digital publishing platform and others such as StreetLib, Lulu, PublishDrive, an author can now easily monetize his/her craft. The following are five tips that will enable a Nigerian writer/author get the best in publishing on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) or any other digital publishing platform.

1. Write books that has the Potential of Selling: This is the most important factor. Ask yourself the question "Will I be willing to put my money on this book if it were written by another author?" Your answer to this question will help you to have a realistic value/potential of the book. If the book has information or entertainment value that will make you buy it, then others can too.

2. Properly edit and Proofread it: This will further enhance it value and chances of success.

3. Set a right and reasonable Price for it: qualify the book to know what price to set it at. Don't be greedy by thinking that you are targeting westerners and hence you have to prize high. Those people are as careful in spending as you do. To qualify it, compare it with similar books by other successful author in your genre.

4. Properly format the content to Amazon KDP standard and design a professional cover for it: These two components are the packaging aspects of the book product. And you know the importance of packaging in sales conversion.

5. Promotion/Marketing: This is also very important. But as a newly published author, you can successfully use Facebook book groups to great advantage in marketing your books for free. Also, once you have made enough sales, you can reinvest it into the business by making use of Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) to promote your books.

You might want to know the best digital book publishing platforms you can use to publish and distribute your books. The four most common ones are:

1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
2. PublishDrive
3. StreetLib
4. Draft2Digital

Note that Amazon is the leader of the digital book publishing industry with over 60% of the publishing market share. The other 3 are Aggregators which you can use to publish and distribute your books to smaller eBook stores like Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iBook, Tolino etc. Although Smashwords also have its own in-house store.

You might want to know the best digital book publishing platforms you can use to publish and distribute your books. The four most common ones are:

1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
2. PublishDrive
3. StreetLib
4. Draft2Digital

Note that Amazon is the leader of the digital book publishing industry with over 60% of the publishing market share. The other 3 are Aggregators which you can use to publish and distribute your books to smaller eBook stores like Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iBook, Tolino etc. Although Smashwords also have its own in-house store.

As an independent author, writing a series book remains one of the best marketing strategies ever devised in the publishing industry! So, creatively apply this strategy to your publishing endeavors.

As an independent author, writing a series book remains one of the best marketing strategies ever devised in the publishing industry! So, creatively apply this strategy to your publishing endeavors.

It will interests you to know that publishing your titles as eBooks or paperback book through Amazon KDP do not require you to buy ISBN catalog numbers has Amazon will assign it their own ASIN catalog numbers for free during the publishing process.

Also note that the assigned ASIN catalog number does not in anyway contest the copyright of your book. You own the copyright of your titles 100%.

It will interests you to know that publishing your titles as eBooks or paperback book through Amazon KDP do not require you to buy ISBN catalog numbers has Amazon will assign it their own ASIN catalog numbers for free during the publishing process.

Also note that the assigned ASIN catalog number does not in anyway contest the copyright of your book. You own the copyright of your titles 100%.

You do not have to wait to finish your full length novel before you launch your eBook publishing career through Amazon KDP. In fact, it is a good marketing strategy to write and publish at least three short stories in three different genres to test the water and see which of the genres performed best for you.

You can then focus your full length novels in that genre and maximize your output. So, go ahead now and test the waters!

You do not have to wait to finish your full length novel before you launch your eBook publishing career through Amazon KDP. In fact, it is a good marketing strategy to write and publish at least three short stories in three different genres to test the water and see which of the genres performed best for you.

You can then focus your full length novels in that genre and maximize your output. So, go ahead now and test the waters!

These are what you need to do in order to independently publish your books digitally:

1. Typeset your manuscript in Microsoft Word.
2. Edit and proofread it.
3. Format the manuscript to ebook and paperback book publishing standard.
4. Design a Cover for it.
5. Go create a publishing account with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
6. You can now go ahead and publish the book through your Amazon KDP publisher account.

These are what you need to do in order to independently publish your books digitally:

1. Typeset your manuscript in Microsoft Word.
2. Edit and proofread it.
3. Format the manuscript to ebook and paperback book publishing standard.
4. Design a Cover for it.
5. Go create a publishing account with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
6. You can now go ahead and publish the book through your Amazon KDP publisher account.

There is nothing stopping you from sharing your writing with the world. Prepare your book to self-publish with KDP today.

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200635650?fbclid=IwAR32pF4qmeHqbNuRDqQeuNgipPNzp7426awNaDjNmjY4q3EE5Jafi0c4fEw

There is nothing stopping you from sharing your writing with the world. Prepare your book to self-publish with KDP today.

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200635650?fbclid=IwAR32pF4qmeHqbNuRDqQeuNgipPNzp7426awNaDjNmjY4q3EE5Jafi0c4fEw

All political parties are guilty of this.
INEC and our constitution is failing us in this respect.