It helps to review all the necessary publishing steps before you even open an account to publish your Amazon Kindle eBook.
Please note that these steps are not organized in order of importance or workflow. For example, the basic marketing items suggested here can and should be completed before you offer your book for sale.
By the way, nearly every step here also applies to the Barnes & Noble Nook Publit system.
(We have linked to related blog posts and additional resources when available.)
A) Manuscript prep
- Title/subtitle
- Images inserted
- Table of Contents (if used), linked
- Verify other hypertext links are working
- Front matter complete
- Back matter complete
- Necessary approvals and rights cleared (images too)
- Tables or charts included as jpeg images
- Saved as the correct file format for your content
- Contact information
- Tax reporting name/type/ID
- Bank account info
C) Enter your book’s details
- Book information
- ISBN if available (do not re-use a print ISBN)
- Cover image
- Upload file and review
- Key decisions
- Price
- DRM (Digital Rights Management) on/off
- Sale categories & search keywords
D) Basic marketing
- Metadata is marketing
- Use Amazon AuthorCentral
- Issue a press release
- Gift copies to contributors & reviewers
- Reviews/blurbs (secure before publishing)
E) Do you have a marketing plan?
