Want to write a Kindle eBook? You can literally complete your eBook today, upload it to Amazon, and sell it tomorrow. Here's how.
Write Your Book: Start Now
Obviously, before you can sell your book, you need to write it. Perhaps you're already well on the way to completing your book (that may be the reason you're reading this article). If so, write on -- complete your book.
If you haven't started writing, consider your own expertise. What do you know that you'd love to share in a Kindle eBook? Perhaps you're an expert on gardening, or cooking, or real estate. Go ahead, share your expertise; write your book.
If you haven't yet started writing, and you're looking for a topic, go to Amazon's Kindle book store, and look at the various sections. Fiction of all kinds is popular, as is nonfiction.
Also, visit your bookstore, and check out the bestsellers.
I've written many books, so I know that the easiest way to write is to stick with your passions. When my children were small, I wrote parenting books. When I started running my own business, I wrote books on business topics -- time management, working from home, marketing a business, and so on.
What's happening in your life? If you're a retiree, or a work from home mom, you have knowledge and insights for which others in your situation would be grateful.
If you're a storyteller, you can publish your short stories and novels on the Kindle. Pick a popular genre, like romance, or mystery, and go ahead and write your novel.
You can make money out of thin air, simply by using your imagination. One of my friends has grandchildren. She loves to make up stories for them. A year ago, she started writing down the stories. She's now publishing them on the Kindle platform.
Format Your Book As an EBook for the Kindle Platform
While you're writing, prepare for Kindle publication. Write in a word processor. Microsoft Word is fine.
Important: avoid fancy formatting, with Word Styles. Stay with the basics. While I'm writing, I like to add page numbers so that I can print out chapters and read them comfortably. However, when I'm getting the file ready for Kindle publication, I save the file to a new file, then I remove the page numbering, and fancy fonts.
Your next step is to save your book as a Web page -- use the "Save As Web Page" feature in the File menu in MS Word. Then download and install Amazon's special program for creating Kindle eBooks. You can also download the Kindle Previewer program, which lets you read your new eBook on your computer. (Both these programs are free.)
Check your book in the Kindle Previewer, and if it looks fine, you're done. Upload it to Amazon, and in 24 hours your new eBook is ready to sell in the Kindle bookstore.
The Kindle brought popularity back into eBooks. While there were other eBook readers before the Kindle, this device is the one that made these much more popular. There are common questions that people have about their Kindle devices.
Can you download your Kindle eBooks again?
If you have an account, you are allowed to download these books multiple times. This helps you have them on your phone, computer, or other versions of the Kindle that you choose to purchase. There isn't a mechanism that locks the ebook to just one device. This makes it nice because you can share with others without too much trouble.
Do Kindle eBooks work with the Sony Reader?
While it would be nice to have these devices work together, they do not. Each have formats that only work on their own devices. Once you start heavily investing into one type of format, you are probably going to have to stick with that company since your library is being built with that company. This gives the company control over their product and makes them more money in the long run.
Can you print out Kindle books?
It's not possible to print out these books. These are supposed to be electronic. The Kindle reader looks like paper so it is easy on the eyes. While it would be nice to have a printed copy, this is not what the point of these types of products are. I believe most books are already in print which would defeat the purpose of the Kindle reader.
Are there any extra costs associated with the Kindle?
Once you have the device, the only real costs are the costs of the books that you purchased. You are not charged for bandwidth while downloading books or installing files to the device. This is a nice feature since there aren't any other monthly fees.
What other devices can you read a Kindle book on?
Besides the actual devices, there are phones and computers that you can read books on. There is a free application that can be downloaded to have these books on your PC. If you want to read on your screen, this is an option to consider since there is no cost for the reader. Being able to use your PC is a plus if you have bad vision. This way you can enlarge the print to help with the reading.
The Kindle device has made eBooks popular. Learn some answers to many common questions about these books and devices. This has helped children get back into reading again. Help those young minds to learn more and have fun doing it.
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