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Three Changes in KDP

Posted on by Brenda Poulos

There are at least three recent changes within Kindle Direct Publishing that may prove helpful.

First, there is a new version of KDP reports that allow you to gauge real-time book sales, compare performance of your titles, and estimate royalties.

Second, there is new feature “Marketing” section that has quick links to Amazon Advertising, Author Central, KDP Select, and Price Promos. They’ve also added a new tool called “Kindle Deal Nomination.” Once you sign up, and your nomination is accepted, your kindle book can be featured on the KDP website for an indefinite amount of time at a discount. (You can nominate 2 books at a time and re-nominate your book every 90 days).

Finally, they’ve made it easier to arrange your books in a series within KDP. You no longer need to reach out to customer service to do this for you, saving you a lot of time. 

I hope you’ve found the past three weeks of information about the Amazon changes helpful!

Why Do A Pre Launch?

Posted on by Brenda Poulos

I don’t know everything there is about Pre Launch, but I did learn something very interesting this week.

It seems that all the books one sells before the actual publish date are combined and the author gets “credit” for them on Amazon on the very first day of publishing.

You can use a PreLaunch format to accomplish this, or you can simply go on Facebook, Twitter, a web email list—whatever you’d like—and offer your book at a discount on Amazon until the book is actually published. 

Pre Launches help an author garner publicity early on. So do social announcements, combined with discounts.

By next week, I will have learned much more and will write a blog post about these two methods of pre-advertising.

Until then…

To Join or Not to Join

Posted on by Brenda Poulos

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Why join professional organizations? Isn’t it just a big waste of money?

It’s not money thrown away if you take advantage of all that memberships offer, such as:

Specialized training/education in the form of webinars, podcasts, tutorials, etc.

Conferences.

Networking opportunities, encouragement, relationship-building, friendships.

Discounts on products and materials

Leadership opportunities; Chances to “give back” to your profession.

Professionalism (just another way to show that you are serious about your profession).

Ways to showcase your abilities, achievements. Awards, recognition.

**Since this is tax season, let me include that the cost of association dues are often tax deductible. However, the membership must be ordinary and necessary and actually help you in your trade. If your reason for joining is only for pleasure or social purposes, the dues are not deductible.